Bio

To be an action, or be active, seems appropriate for a band that also sports a visual musician. You might not hear Kim Newall on the band’s forthcoming album even though he is listed in the songwriting credits. But you will see his “response to the music” if you catch the band live or one of their videos. Like any other member of the band, Kim is at every SoccerPractise rehearsal, but “instead of making sounds I’m making images. So instead of banging a drum, I sometimes have some little puppets or drawings I move. I also play the sampling as well, I do some puppetry or animation and play it back. In response or in conjunction to the music. It’s quite an improvised performance.”

Another unique aspect to the band comes from Geneva. Of Ng?ti Kahungungu ki Wairoa descent, she is fluent in te reo M?ori from her education in k?hanga reo and kura kaupapa M?ori. Acutely aware that her grasp of the language is not as strong as it once was, SoccerPractise is a meaningful way to maintain her reo.

Their new single, Amene is a rework of the Morvin Simon composed Piriponotia and they’ve also penned their own te reo M?ori waiata, Haere Mai Tama.

Geneva reckons “it’s privilege to be able to share that with people and hopefully it will encourage more people to incorporate te reo M?ori and even learn te reo M?ori.”

Guitarist Leo Horgan adds,“There’s just a huge positive response from around New Zealand. It’s really nice for us to be able to do that.”

Band Members:
Thom Burton
Geneva Alexander-Marsters
Leo Horgan
Kim Newall

Links

• Artist Website
• Facebook Page
• Twitter Page
• Youtube Page
• Instagram Page
• Bandcamp Page