"The Pack"

Fleur Jack, a singer/songwriter based in Auckland, New Zealand, is heading north to Canada & The USA this coming  September for a North American tour.

Fleur has  performed her music  in Hong Kong, Canada, Australia, and has toured throughout her homeland of New Zealand.  She earned her diploma in Contemporary Performance from the Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand (MAINZ) and holds awards for Songwriter of the Year and Performer of the Year.

Her debut album was recently recorded at The Lab Studios in Auckland, late April, and is currently waiting to be mixed and mastered.  Fleur has been invited to play the International Pop Overthrow Festival in Vancouver, Canada in early September.  Afterwards, she plans to purchase a van and head south, down America’s West coast.  Fleur will be taking her special brand of Kiwi Folk/ Country and Pop to as many people as possible on her journey.

The tour starts in Vancouver and heads south through Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, New Mexico, and Colorado.  She will be bringing her Kiwi Folk, Country, and Pop style to audiences up and down the West Coast of Canada and the United States.

Fleur is currently raising funds to offset the cost of the tour and your help will be greatly appreciated and rewarded.  Enjoy this video and then please visit her project on IndieGoGo and help if you can.  Even a $10 investment will help greatly.

Thank you.

Having recently returned from her European tour…Aly Cook is preparing her 2nd music video off her debut album, “Brand New Day“.  This time, Aly will be making a video for her latest single, “Midnight Sun“.  Read on…

UPDATE:  Katie Thompson has won the popular vote and will be the opening act for Sir Elton John on November 25, 2011 at Forsyth Barr Stadium!  Thank you to everyone who participated and voted for Katie.

A nationwide search has been happening throughout July to find a band to open for Sir Elton John on November 25, 2011, in the newly built Forsyth Barr Stadium and West Coast singer/songwriter Katie Thompson is one of the top 4 finalists.

The competition was specifically designed to find an accomplished band or artist capable of playing for 30-40 minutes at the start of the concert in the new Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, to a crowd of over 30,000 people.

The “OPEN 4 ELTON” promotion will offer the successful band a CV opportunity that few have ever experienced, plus their airfares, accommodations, and a $5000 cash prize.  The final four were selected from over 60 bands throughout New Zealand.

The On Air & Online promotion supported by Classic Hits FM with a judge’s panel and a big public participation element.  To support Katie Thompson,  head to classichits.co.nz and vote for Katie Thompson. Voting end Sunday 31st July.

Fleur Jack and The Twitch are going on tour at the end of October to promote the release of their 2nd album, “Time For Change“.  The name of the tour is “The Tattoot Tour” and for good reason…it is being sponsored by numerous tattooists who will be tattooing the members of “The Twitch” in every town.  The Tattoo Tour will be playing shows throughout New Zealand and Melbourne Australia.

So here’s the cool part – they would like to take a camera man on tour with them to capture footage of the shows, tattoo sessions, and the road trips, and then have it edited to make a professional music video.  This is where they could sure use your help and if you like this concept and the video below, you can become a part of this video by supporting their “Tattoo Tour Project” at http://www.indiegogo.com/TheTwitch.  They have 57 days remaining to raise the $4,000 US necessary to fund this project and would love to have you join them on this exciting project.

“Time For Change” was produced by Jimmy Christmas (The D4, Luger Boa), mixed by Andrew Buckton and mastered by Zed Brookes in Auckland City.  The Twitch are renowned for their high energy live shows and inspired by the true Rock’n'Roll lifestyle they lead.  The band have etched themselves indelibly, like a fine red wine stain on the New Zealand music scene, winning the NZ Battle of the bands in 2005 and touring New Zealand three times in 2007.

The Twitch are: Fleur Jack, vocals, bass and all-round rock star; Jesus, guitar, vocals and legendary party messiah; and Josh Crowther, drums, vocals and captain of chaos juice.