Spacifix
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Spacifix is a New Zealand Funk
/Soul
/Blues
/R&B and Reggae
boy group from West Auckland
, New Zealand
. They formed in April 2003 with the view of entering the Smoke Free Pacifika Beats national competition. Aged between 13 and 18 years they won the competition first time up. Until April 2005 the band played a number of festival
s and concert
s and increased their fan base in West Auckland.
In March 2006 Spacifix signed a management agreement with Ocean Entertainment Ltd, a management team dedicated to taking Kiwi
music on to the world stage.
World Vision commissioned Spacifix to write and record the 2006 40-hour Famine soundtrack – Spread da Word. A television series commissioned with TVNZ was produced - Henderson To Hollywood - following the band's preparation for a major opportunity in Los Angeles
, U.S.
.
Spacifix have recorded Sunshine Day and it has been released to radio and television.
Sunshine Day was selected by NZ on Air to be distributed to all radio programmers on their February Hit Disc release.
On March 8, 2006 Spacifix supported UB40 in their Tongan concert and performed to a crowd of over 10,000 people. Telecom chose Spacifix to launch the Telecom Music Store to promote the new cellphone download phenomenon. Spacifix appeared as virtual holograms in Telecom's downtown store in Queen Street throughout May, June and July in the hours of darkness.
They have released two more singles; "Gotta get Like This", and more recently, "Make things Right" released on Tuesday 20 February 2007.
In August 2007 Spacifix released 'Old Skool Remix (feat. AMG). The song received heavy radio support.
July 2008: Spacifix have just returned from touring Europe, UK and Australia. They performed to a huge audience of around 34,000 at EO Youth Day in the Netherlands and the show was also broadcast to over 1,000,000 viewers throughout Holland.
Upon their visit, the band's self-titled EP has become available in stores throughout Holland.
2009 has seen the band move to Brisbane, Australia.
Plus many more...
Sunshine Day
Gotta Get Like This
Make Things Right
Old Skool REMIX (feat. AMG)
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
/Soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
/Blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
/R&B and Reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
boy group from West Auckland
West Auckland
West Auckland is a village in County Durham, in North East England. It is situated to the west of Bishop Auckland, on the A688 road.It is not known exactly when West Auckland was first inhabited, but there is evidence of Auckland West in the history of St. Cuthbert in the 11th century...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. They formed in April 2003 with the view of entering the Smoke Free Pacifika Beats national competition. Aged between 13 and 18 years they won the competition first time up. Until April 2005 the band played a number of festival
Festival
A festival or gala is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community and the Festival....
s and concert
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
s and increased their fan base in West Auckland.
In March 2006 Spacifix signed a management agreement with Ocean Entertainment Ltd, a management team dedicated to taking Kiwi
Kiwi (people)
Kiwi is the nickname used internationally for people from New Zealand, as well as being a relatively common self-reference. The name derives from the kiwi, a flightless bird, which is native to, and the national symbol of, New Zealand...
music on to the world stage.
World Vision commissioned Spacifix to write and record the 2006 40-hour Famine soundtrack – Spread da Word. A television series commissioned with TVNZ was produced - Henderson To Hollywood - following the band's preparation for a major opportunity in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, U.S.
United States
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.
Spacifix have recorded Sunshine Day and it has been released to radio and television.
Sunshine Day was selected by NZ on Air to be distributed to all radio programmers on their February Hit Disc release.
On March 8, 2006 Spacifix supported UB40 in their Tongan concert and performed to a crowd of over 10,000 people. Telecom chose Spacifix to launch the Telecom Music Store to promote the new cellphone download phenomenon. Spacifix appeared as virtual holograms in Telecom's downtown store in Queen Street throughout May, June and July in the hours of darkness.
They have released two more singles; "Gotta get Like This", and more recently, "Make things Right" released on Tuesday 20 February 2007.
In August 2007 Spacifix released 'Old Skool Remix (feat. AMG). The song received heavy radio support.
July 2008: Spacifix have just returned from touring Europe, UK and Australia. They performed to a huge audience of around 34,000 at EO Youth Day in the Netherlands and the show was also broadcast to over 1,000,000 viewers throughout Holland.
Upon their visit, the band's self-titled EP has become available in stores throughout Holland.
2009 has seen the band move to Brisbane, Australia.
Television appearances
During the first half of 2006 Spacifix performed on the following television shows:- December 2005: Tagata Pacifica – TV2
- January 2006: Disney TV – TV2
- February 2006: Mai Time – TV2
- March 2006: Coast TV – Maori TV and TV3
- April 2006: Pacific Beat Street – TV3
- May 2006: Studio 2 – TV2
- April 2007: Good Morning - TV1
- April 2007: Parachute 2007 Highlights - C4
- June 2007: Good Morning - TV1
- June 2007: Studio 2 Saturdays - TV2
Plus many more...
Performances
Spacifix live performances are electric, known for their quirky flair, upbeat funky sound and groovy dance moves. 2006 gigs include:- March 2006: Pasifika 2006 - Air New Zealand stage and APRAAustralasian Performing Right AssociationThe Australasian Performing Right Association is a copyright collective representing New Zealand and Australian composers, lyricists and music publishers. The association's head offices located in Sydney Australia, and it has branch offices in Auckland, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth...
stage. - April 2006: Titirangi Music Festival
- May 2006: Spacifix performed as live in-flight entertainment on a chartered Air New Zealand flight to celebrate the beginning of NZ Music Month. This had never been done before in New Zealand.
- May 2006: Thrive conference – Performed at closing.
- May 2006: Pacific Music Awards
- August/Oct 2006: Smokefree Pacifica Beats competition – Guest performance at regional competitions and finals.
- April 2007: Official Opening, Vector Arena, Auckland. Appearing on the same bill as Daniel Bedingfield, Goldenhorse, Che Fu, Don McGlashan and Hollie Smith, Sir Howard Morrison (performed "I Believe I Can Fly" with him)
- July/August 2007: Christina AguileraChristina AguileraChristina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...
's Back to Basics TourBack to Basics TourThe Back to Basics Tour was the fourth concert tour by American recording artist Christina Aguilera. The tour supported her third studio album Back to Basics. It grossed over $90 million worldwide with 82 shows...
, they will be the support act for the two dates in Auckland. - December 2007: Spacifix performed at the 20th annual Woodford Folk Festival in Queensland, Australia.
- June 2008: EO Youth Day - expected audience of 35,000 people in the Gelredome Soccer Stadium, The Netherlands. They performed together with Delirious?Delirious?Delirious? were an English Christian rock and worship band. For the majority of their career, the lineup featured Martin Smith on vocals and guitar, Stu G on guitar and backing vocals, Jon Thatcher on bass guitar, Tim Jupp on keys and piano, and Stew Smith on drums and percussion...
and Starfield. - October 2011: Polyfest, Australia - Performed alongside Katchafire, Nesian Mystik, 1814, Che Fu, J. Boog, Maisey Rika, Three Doors Down, Hot Rain, Sons of Zion and Mark Lowndes for Australia's biggest Polynesian Music Festival.
Discography
| Date of Release | Title | Label | Charted | Country | Catalog Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 2006 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band.... |
Much Love | Worldfresh Records | - | - | |
Sunshine Day
Gotta Get Like This
Make Things Right
Old Skool REMIX (feat. AMG)
External links
- Spacifix Official Site
- Spacifix Myspace Site
- Local music video wins at prestigious LA awards, New Zealand Musician Magazine, 14 July 2006