Early Beginnings

Dan Gibson (vocals) and Scott Cleary (guitar

Guitar

The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

) attended the same high school and wrote songs together as teens. Dan met Shohan Hustwick (Bass

Bass guitar

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) at a youth camp in 2005 and invited her to practice as they wanted to form a band. The trio heard of Ben Barter (drums) through the local music scene and they had their first practise as a band in Ben's Mum's sewing room.

First Singles and Gaining Popularity

Kingston are steadily climbing up the New Zealand music scene. Their music has been featured on television

Television

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 ads for V

V (drink)

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 and promotion for Pepsi

Pepsi

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 both in New Zealand and Australia

Australia

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.
They have had two indepently released singles, Good Good Feeling and Round We Go, both which have placed in the New Zealand Official Top 40.

Kingston have also played to thousands at many international music festivals around the world such as Parachute Music Festival

Parachute music festival

The Parachute Music Festival is a Christian music festival held annually at Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand.The festival is run by Parachute Music and lasts for four days and three nights. 'Parachute' is the Southern Hemisphere's largest Christian music festival, primarily...

, One Movement Festival in Perth

Perth, Western Australia

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, CMJ Festival in New York

New York

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, and many other local gigs in countries around the world.

Kingston's debut album (title unknown) is set to be released in New Zealand in 2011.

At BETA Records TV

BETA Records TV

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, Kingston performed "Good Good Feeling" in May 2009.

Singles

Year	Title	NZ Chart	Album
2008	"Good Good Feeling"	18	non-album single
2009	"Round We Go"	-		-

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