The Electric Confectionaires

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The Electric Confectionaires
Birth name	Early 2005
Origin	New Zealand
Genre(s)	rock and roll
Years active	2005-
Label(s)	SonyBMG
Associated acts	The Checks, White birds and lemons, The Coshercot honeys, Cuesta
Website	Myspace Page
Members
Haddon Smith Jaisi Sheehan Rob Fenton Hamish Bode
Former members
Toby McLennan Calum Gunn

The Electric Confectionaires are a four-piece from Auckland’s North Shore whose sound is heavily influenced by music of the '60s and '70s, particularly the Beatles, the Doors, the Kinks and Funk Brothers. This is often reflected in their choice of instruments, favouring vintage gear such as '73 Ludwig drumkits, Juno keyboards and Wurlitzer pianos.^{[citation needed]} The band also frequently uses distinctive and complex arrangements of close-harmony vocals, honed by barbershop quartet and choral singing during their schooldays.^{[citation needed]}

The band originally formed while studying at Takapuna Grammar School on Auckland's North Shore. Shortly afterwards the Confectionaires entered and won the 2005 Smokefree Rockquest, a nationwide competition for high school students which featured free recording of a debut album as a first prize.^[1] The album, Sweet Tooth, was released in late 2007 through SonyBMG.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Public appearances

The group performed at 2006 and 2008's Big Day Out and Rhythm and Vines festivals. They have supported The Fray, and fellow New Zealand rock band Evermore. The band have written and performed the theme music for the national broadcast of the 2007 Rockquest, and played at 2007's New Zealand Fashion Week in Wellington.^{[citation needed]}