Music is my love and soul, "Life is beautiful" and I try my best to feel and embrace it through my music, With life's stories, loves and losses they have a message to tell. I just want to share that to any it might resonate to :)
Much Love, Peace & Unity To All Who Embrace It
~ZVI XxX 

Static Era is an Auckland-based rock band (think Evanescence meets Stone Sour) that formed in late 2010 and features a stellar lineup of musicians. 

Since starting out, they have released two EPs and five music videos independently, featured on the NZ On Air Kiwi Hit Disc twice, achieved airplay on C4, Juice TV and The Rock FM, toured the north island of New Zealand twice and headlined Music in Parks 2014.

*** Member background ***

Double-platinum selling guitarist Chris Yong (Tadpole, Redline, Alt TV) has performed internationally and toured with Disturbed, P.O.D, Alter Bridge and Evanescence.

Vocalist Emma G is a New Zealander of the Year Local Hero award recipient, honoured in 2012 for inspiring others through her music. Despite living with a health condition that has challenged her through twenty three surgeries, including ten brain surgeries, she established a successful singing career at a young age and placed top ten in the Inaugural Play It Strange songwriting competition in 2004. Emma G also teaches tertiary level music and was a vocal coach for eight years.

Award winning drummer Dave Rhodes (Stylus, 29 Blackbirds) received a New Zealand Music Award for his work on the triple-platinum self-titled Blindspott album and has toured with Alien Ant Farm and Hoobastank.

Rounding out the lineup is bassist Victor Pesch, who has performed in numerous punk/metal bands in his hometown of Hamilton. He brings his solid rhythm and experience to help complete the Static Era sound.

*** Band background ***

Static Era originally formed as a backing band for Emma G’s solo shows in late 2010. Having recently moved from Hamilton to Auckland, Emma G met Chris and Dave at an open mic night where after some fast talking, they agreed to work together. The band started writing songs together and the sound evolved from Emma’s acoustic singer/songwriter style to a heavier rock sound. With the new sound came a more focused direction and the name change to Static Era in 2012.

The Rock FM featured So Sore on Off The Record in April 2012 and the debut EP The Start was released shortly after in May 2012.

Static Era’s performance highlights include headlining Music in Parks (Auckland’s largest free concert series) with The Datsuns, Kora, I Am Giant, Midge Marsden and Avalanche City, several north island tours, supporting I Am Giant and Sinclarity (USA), the RNZAF and an SPCA fundraiser to benefit abandoned animals.

Fire Away, the first single from the follow-up EP Dare To Fail, featured on NZ On Air Kiwi Disc 163 in September 2013.

Dare To Fail was released in October 2013 supported by a north island tour.

Static Era’s latest single Nobody’s Toy was produced by Dave Rhodes and mastered at Sterling Sound in New York City. It’s the second release from Dare To Fail, featured on the NZ On Air Kiwi Hit Disc 167, followed by another north island in February 2014.

ALT ROCK GROUP, CITY OF SOULS, RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM -

SYNÆSTHESIA

Auckland alt-rock outfit City Of Souls have dropped their mammoth 16 track debut album

The band has been teasing the album with the singles ‘Sleep’, ‘Water’, ‘Long Gone’, ‘Wolf’, ‘Ferryman’, ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’, ‘Shimmer’ and ‘Cruelty’. Now with therelease comes the brand new single ‘Whispers’.

A collaboration between City of Souls guitarists Trajan Schwencke and Marcus Powell,‘Whispers’ is a dramatic soundscape that depicts the memory of a friend who took her own
life.
SYNAESTHESIA has been an album five years in the making. Marcus Powell elaborates:  
“City of Souls have hit every single obstacle and block you can imagine. For us, this album is about endurance, passion, and a deep love for music.
“We have had these songs written and recorded with (producer) Forrester Savell for a long time but for whatever reason our timelines and plans kept changing. What I love is the solidarity and persistence within the City of Souls family has pushed through. No matter what happened with the cancelled tours, shows, album deals and record labels we, as a collective, have stayed strong and loyal,” Powell says.
“To say we are excited to release this album is an understatement,” Powell continues.
“I am so proud of the boys and the extended families for sticking this out and being here for each other. I am grateful for the support of the fans for carrying us through as well. I can not wait for everyone to hear and experience our journey to date. Thank you to City of Souls, the Street teams, the fans and everyone involved to bring this Taonga (treasure) to life!”

City of Souls have built a solid reputation as a live act to be reckoned with and developed astrong fanbase in New Zealand and across the world. With support locally including The Rock and Radio Hauraki, the band continue to push the envelope with their sound single by single, resulting in a solid collection of 16 tracks for the debut album. City Of Souls formed in August 2015 by guitarists Trajan Schwencke (Cold by Winter, In Dread Response) and Steve Boag (In Dread Response, Blacklistt). Vocalist Richie Simpson (New Way Home) found their existing tracks immediately captivating and joined the band. Guitarist Marcus Powell (founding member of multi-platinum bands Blindspott and
Blacklistt) then joined, and the line-up was complete with Daniel Insley on Bass (Solstate)and Drummer Corey Friedlander (In Dread Response / 8 Foot Sativa).

The City Of Souls sound is a true amalgamation of the members bringing something from each of their projects. Creating one of New Zealand’s heaviest and most loved rock bands.

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