As a band, Six60 originally formed while at University in Dunedin in 2008. Inspired by the vibrant culture of soul, rock and bass heavy electronica that defined late 2000s student life down south, they began jamming out at their infamous flat, 660 Castle Street. Bedroom practices quickly became small living room concerts for friends and family, which lead them to playing flat-warming's, parties and eventually local bars.
Pressured into recording a demo EP by friends and family, they sold their music online through their website and setup some fan pages on various online social networks. As the saying goes, if you give, you get back, and as word about their high-octane live shows, and copies of their songs spread around New Zealand and Australia, they were rewarded with a burgeoning fan base, both in real life and online.
Blending soul, rock, dubstep and drum and bass, their music is as dynamic, versatile and unexpected as their back story. Extended singer/songwriter jams incorporate dubstep sections as bridges, hard rocking guitar work duels with robust synthetics and thunderous low end bass over vibrant percussive rhythms, and in both voice and, instrumentation infectious melody consistently shines through.
Sitting at 100,000 plus fans on facebook, Six60 also have to their credit, two double platinum selling singles 'Rise Up 2.0' and 'Don't Forget Your Roots', one platinum selling single ‘Only To Be’ and a triple platinum Number One debut album.
They have toured nationally to sold out crowds for several years now, playing at consistently larger venues every cycle – this summer they played to over 15, 000 fans in just 7 dates. Along the way they've scored prized time slots at key summer festivals such as La De Da, Rhythm and Vines, Splore, Homegrown and Big Day Out, topped the commercial singles charts, and built a strong, robust audience.
In Australia they are about to do their 4th headline tour, and are releasing their debut album via MGM on April 20th featuring their first Australian single ‘Forever’ which has a remix by legendary dance producer Paul Mac.
After Australia Six60 are headed to Europe and the USA, where they have sold out 3 of their London gigs and have had to upgrade one of the dates to The Forum to meet the demand for tickets.
The debut Self-titled album from Six60 is available from 20th April 2012, through Massive Entertainment / MGM
TOUR DATES:
Thursday April 19th, 2012 - Gold Coast, Coolangatta Hotel – QLD
Cnr Warner Street & Marine Parade
Support KOBRA KA | tickets from Venue or Oz Tix www.oztix.com.au
Friday April 20th, 2012 - Brisbane, The Hifi – QLD
01 Only To be
02 Forever
03 Beside You
05 Run For It
06 Hard For Me
07 Get
08 Lost
09 Rest of You
10 In The Clear
11 Green Bottles
12 Dont Forget Your Roots
13 Finest Wine
14 Money
15 Take It From Here
16 Rise Up 2.0
BIOGRAPHY:
• Genre breaking band mixing Soul, Rock, Roots, Electronica.
• Six60 October 2011 tour SOLD OUT every show; Sydney The Standard, Melbourne The Hifi, Brisbane The Zoo, Coolangatta Hotel and Perth Capital. • Album debuted No 1 and knocked Adele of her 26 week run at the top of the charts. • Went double platinum in 2.5 months with no album marketing. • Broke NZ iTunes record for highest first week sales (no 2 is Foo Fighters at half the sales). • Two double platinum number 1 singles. One platinum single. • Fat Freddys Drop produced second single 'Don't Forget Your Roots' Number1 airplay single. • Massive live appeal – last NZ tour sold over 15, 000 tickets over 7 dates. • Debuted No 13 in Aust iTunes chart, No 2 Aust Itunes Electronic chart, No 18 UK Itunes Electronic chart, No 82 USA iTunes Electronic chart.
As a band, Six60 originally formed in Dunedin in 2008. Inspired by the vibrant culture of soul, rock and bass, heavy electronica that defined late 2000s student life, down south, they began jamming out at their infamous flat, 660 Castle Street. Bedroom practices quickly, became small living room concerts for friends and family, which lead them to playing flat-warming's parties and eventually local bars.
Pressured into recording a demo EP by friends and, family they sold their music online through their website, and setup some fan pages on various online social, networks. As the saying goes, if you give, you get back, and as word about their high-octane live shows, and copies of their songs spread around New Zealand and Australia they were rewarded with a burgeoning fan base, both in real life and online.
Sitting at 100,000 plus fans on facebook, Six60 also have to their credit two double platinum selling singles 'Rise, Up 2.0' and 'Don't Forget Your Roots', one platinum selling single ‘Only To Be and a double platinum Number One debut album. They have toured nationally to sold out crowds for several years now, playing at consistently larger venues every cycle – this summer they played to over 15,000 fans in just 7 dates. Along the way they've, scored prized time slots at key summer festivals such as, La De Da, Rhythm and Vines, Splore, Homegrown and Big Day Out, topped the commercial singles charts and built a strong, robust audience on both sides of the Tasman, (in Australia they are now playing 1,000 plus venues).
Blending soul, rock, dubstep and drum and bass, their music is as dynamic, versatile and unexpected as their back story. Extended singer/songwriter jams incorporate dubstep sections as bridges, hard rocking guitar work, duels with robust synthetics and thunderous low end bass over vibrant percussive rhythms, and in both voice and instrumentation infectious melody consistently shines through.
They're a band with songs that make just as much sense when listened to with headphones strapped on, as they do in the heat of a capacity concert moment. And with Tiki Taane as co-producer on their self-titled debut album, they have married what they're known for with, where they're going. Leave your preconceptions at the door and let Six60 show you the world as they see it, one song at a time.
