Bio

A message to our fans:

'When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.’

— Jimi Hendrix

First and foremost we put every inch of our heart & soul into our music. We write what we consider to be the absolute truth – a message of love, hope, and self belief. The five members of Diesel Phoenix were brought together by a shared passion for great music. Together, and with the help of our fans, we believe we can use our music to make a difference in this world. We create music together in the hope that our message will reach those who need it most; our art is our arm for reaching our fans. We are proudly a 100% independent act, not signed to any record label and treading new ground by becoming one of the first acts from New Zealand to give away free copys of our debut album "White Lies & Black Hearts" from our homepage @ www.dieselphoenix.com

What people say about us:

'Im happy to admit I was wrong about them - These guys are good... The songs are well written, tightly performed & draw you in... Diesel Phoenix definitely have the potential to do well' - New Zealand Musician Magazine
'Are you searching for a live band with energy and bounce that will leave you craving for more? Then look no further...' -The Truth Magazine
'Everyone should sit up and take notice of this band; they're doing great things...' -Feed The Band.org
'From start to finish you are taken on a wild wild ride and believe me you wont want to get off... the band put their heart and soul into every song on the album' -Tigs
'You have a fan here for life in me in Sydney Australia cause of that song...' - xxxxx Mitchy xxx
'I was so happy you guys are amazing ... For once in like two years I would actually rather listen to another band other than AFI or Paramore... If I had died on Wednesday night after seeing you guys perform live I would've been quite satisfied with my life... I love you guys.' - Amber
'Wow... This is like gonna be the highlight of my year :D move over fall out boy'!!' - Rebecca
'You guys are amazing... After a 5 year obsession of Marilyn Manson you are OFFICIALLY my favourite band! - Tess
'I think you'd be one of the very few bands who would go out of their way for a fan... It just makes you that much awesomer' – Stephanie

Some of that commercial stuff:

­- Diesel Phoenix formed in the autumn of 2006

­- Originally named 'DonkeyPunk', the group re­launched as 'Diesel Phoenix' after the addition of Carlos Voight on keyboard in 2008.

­- January 2007 released debut single 'You're Yuck' ­ Achieved #1 on Kiwi download charts for 11 straight weeks. Outvoted Brittany Spears as favoured track on commercial broadcaster 91ZM. Voted #1 rock track online through internet distributor & online broadcaster AMPLIFIER.COM.

­- First national Tour summer 2007

­- October 31st 2007 ­ Debut album 'White Lies & Black Hearts' released. First NZ act to allow entire album to be downloaded for free.

­- Summer 2008, First Tour of Australia

­- Summer 2008, Second single 'MissConception' released. Corresponding music video rotated on all 3 major commercial television networks in NZ.

­- TO DATE: Still 100% independent & Still making music.

Band Members:
Sam Polwart (vocals)
Nick Arnell (guitar)
Logan Wedgwood (drums)
Alan Grainger (bass)

Links

• Artist Website
• Facebook Page
• Twitter Page
• Youtube Page