- The Phoenix Foundation (band)
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Origin =Wellington ,New Zealand
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Genre =Indie rock
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Years_active = 1997-present
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Current_members =Samuel Flynn Scott Luke Buda Conrad Wedde Warner Emery Will Ricketts Richie Singleton
Past_members =Tim Hansen Noel Phear Tui Langford The Phoenix Foundation are an
indie rock band formed inWellington ,New Zealand .History
Founded by Conrad Wedde, Samuel Flynn Scott, and Luke Buda in
1997 while students atWellington High School , they were joined by Tim Hansen (bass), Richie Singleton (drums) and Will Ricketts (percussion) in2001 . The band gets their name from a fictional organization on the popular television show "MacGyver ." Fact|date=January 2008After playing for several years they released the "China Cove" EP.
Their first full length
album " Horsepower" was released byCapital Recordings in mid2003 to critical acclaim, and was moderately successful. "Horsepower" included such singles as "This Charming Van" and "Let Me Die A Woman" which received extensive airplay on alternative radio stations such as95bFM andRDU-FM .The Phoenix Foundation's second album " Pegasus" was released in early
2005 and again gathered further plaudits. The album was met with some commercial success, eventually obtaining Gold status inNew Zealand . Warner Emery replaced Tim on bass before the recording of "Pegasus". Fact|date=January 2008 It had sold 1100 units by July 2006. Fact|date=January 2008 It was released byRemote Control Records inAustralia in October 2006.In
2005 , the Phoenix Foundation toured with theFinn Brothers and put on their own theatre tour which included shows at theWellington Opera House and Auckland's grandSt James Theatre .In June 2005 producer Jet Jaguar released remixes of songs from "Horsepower" on his website which are available for download [ [http://www.nonwrestler.com/phoenix.html Jet Jaguar remixes The Phoenix Foundation] ] .
Luke Buda was the first of the group to release solo material. His 2003 EP "The C-Sides " met with positive critical response in local music reviews. This recording features the long time live favourite from the early days of the Phoenix Foundation "Television Songs". Band membersLuke Buda andSamuel Flynn Scott both released solo records in2006 . Luke's "Special Surprise " came out onArch Hill Recordings , and showcases his love of synth pop and carefully crafted melody. Samuel's record "The Hunt Brings Us Life" was released on Loop. It has a more ramshackle feel than The Phoenix Foundation and delves deeper into theAmericana that Samuel's songs on "Pegasus" hinted at.Warner Emery andConrad Wedde also planned to release solo albums in2006 . Fact|date=January 2008The band recorded the original score to the
Taika Waititi filmEagle vs Shark in early 2006. The film was released world-wide onMiramax at theSundance Film Festival in2007 .The Phoenix Foundation signed a deal with US label
Young American Recordings to release their records. The first American release was "Horsepower", released March 13th 2007.The Phoenix Foundation released " Happy Ending", their third album, in New Zealand in September 2007. This release was a switch from the Festival arm of
Warner Music Group to Flying Nun, and features the single "Bright Grey".The Phoenix Foundation played support to the Split Enz tour of 2008.
Members
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Samuel Flynn Scott - Vocals/Guitar
*Luke Buda - Vocals/Guitar/Keys
*Conrad Wedde - Guitar/Keys
*Warner Emery - Bass
*Will Ricketts - Percussion
*Richie Singleton - DrumsFormer Members
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Noel Phear - Drums
*Tui Langford - Bass
*Tim Hansen - BassDiscography
External links
* [http://www.thephoenixfoundation.co.nz Official Website of The Phoenix Foundation]
* [http://www.amplifier.co.nz/artist/2170/the_phoenix_foundation.html Amplifier's Phoenix Foundation page]
* [http://www.nzmusician.co.nz/index.php/ps_pagename/articledetail/pi_articleid/583 NZ Musician Phoenix Foundation interview]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thephoenixfoundationnz Official myspace page of The Phoenix Foundation]References
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