Phoenix Foundation (band)

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Phoenix Foundation
Background information
Origin	Wellington, New Zealand
Years active	1997-present
Members
Samuel Flynn Scott Luke Buda Conrad Wedde Warner Emery Will Ricketts Richie Singleton

The Phoenix Foundation are an indie rock band formed in Wellington, New Zealand.

1 History
2 Members
3 Discography
4 External links

[edit] History

Founded by Conrad Wedde, Samuel Flynn Scott and Luke Buda in 1997 while students at Wellington High School. They were joined by Tim Hansen (bass), Richie Singleton (drums) and Will Ricketts (percussion) in 2001.

After playing for several years they released the China Cove EP.

Their first full length album Horsepower was released in mid 2003 to critical acclaim, and was moderately successful. Horsepower included such singles as "This Charming Van" and "Let Me Die A Woman" which received extensive airplay on alternative radio stations such as 95bFM and RDU-FM.

Their second album Pegasus was released in early 2005 and again gathered further plaudits. The album was met with some commercial success, eventually obtaining Gold status in New Zealand. Warner Emery replaced Tim on bass before the recording of Pegasus. It had sold 1100 units by July 2006. Pegasus is to be released by Remote Control Records in Australia in October 2006.

In 2005, the Phoenix Foundation toured with the Finn Brothers and put on their own theatre tour which included shows at the Wellington Opera House and Auckland's grand St James Theatre.

Band members Luke Buda and Samuel Flynn Scott have released solo records in 2006. Luke's Special Surprise came out on Arch Hill, and showcases his love of synth pop and carefully crafted melody. Samuel's record The Hunt Brings Us Life was released on Loop. It has a more ramshackle feel than The Phoenix Foundation and delves deeper into the americana that Samuels songs on Pegasus hinted at. Warner Emery and Conrad Wedde both have solo albums coming out later in 2006.

The band recorded the original score to the Taika Waititi film Eagle vs Shark in early 2006. The film will released world wide on Miramax at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007.

The Phoenix Foundation recently signed a deal with US label Young American Recordings.