Breathe (New Zealand band)

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Breathe
Origin	Wellington, New Zealand
Years active	1995-2001
Associated acts	Dead End Beat
Former members
Andrew Tilby Richard Small Pet Johnson Steve Gallagher Guy Fisher

The Breathe were a rock band from Wellington, New Zealand. The group consisted of Andrew Tilby (vocals, guitar), Richard Small (guitar, vocals), Pet Johnson (bass), Steve Gallagher (keyboards) & Guy Fisher (drums) Breathe began when long time school friends, Richard Small, Andrew Tilby, Guy Fisher and Steve Gallagher formed the group with bassist Pet Johnson, in Wellington during the late nineties. The band recorded two EPs, Things Like These and Smiley Hands before signing to the indie label Felix and releasing their debut album Pop Life. The band toured NZ for seven months in 1998 eventually gaining the support slot on the Exponents summer tour. It was on this tour that their live show captured the attention of Sony Music NZ who signed the band a few weeks after the end of their tour.

While Breathe were signed to Sony they released their second album Don't Stop The Revolution in 2000. They had a number 6 charting song in NZ with the title track Don't Stop The Revolution.

Breathe called it quits in 2001, when drummer Guy Fisher decided to leave the band. The remaining members formed Dead End Beat.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Date	Title	Label	Charted	Country	Catalog Number
Albums
2000	Don't Stop the Revolution	Sony Music	-	-	4989447.2
EPs
1995	Things Like These		-	-
1998	Pop Life		-	-

[edit] Singles

Year	Single	Album	NZ Singles Chart	Certification
2000	"Don't Stop the Revolution"	Don't Stop the Revolution	-	-
2000	"When The Sun Comes"	Don't Stop the Revolution	-	-