Elemeno P
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Elemeno P is a New Zealand rock band
. The band's first album, Love & Disrespect
was released on 4 July 2003, and reached number one on the RIANZ albums chart. Their second album, Trouble in Paradise
was released on 24 November 2005 and includes the singles 11:57
, Burn, One Left Standing and You Are
. Their third album, Elemeno P
was released on 26 May 2008.
Elemeno P has been referred to as New Zealand's biggest selling rock band and in 2006 won Best Group at the New Zealand Music Awards
.
Former members
Live performance members
During Elemeno P's set at the 2009 Big Day Out it was announced that founding member Justyn Pilbrow would be leaving the band to seek opportunities overseas. The guitarist standing in for the live shows is Dave Goodison, formerly of Garageland
and the City Newton Bombers.
As of May 2009, Elemeno P have announced they are currently writing new material for a new album (described by Pearson as a "story-so-far album"), a timeframe for release is yet to be confirmed.
March is the expected time for the first of the new material to be released
. Elemeno P toured New Zealand to promote their album Trouble In Paradise in late 2005/early 2006. This was part of the Summer Burn Tour which included New Zealand bands Deja Voodoo
, Steriogram
and Shihad
(Christchurch show only).
The band has also toured with Goodnight Nurse
, performing all age gigs around New Zealand. In the 2007/08 summer, Elemeno P toured New Zealand with The Feelers
and Atlas
.
Winter 2008 saw Elemeno P, Streetwise Scarlett and Deja Voodoo tour New Zealand playing all the main centres and many small towns.
Elemeno P teamed up with New Zealand music legends Supergroove
in the summer of 2008/2009 for the Rock and Roll Caravan tour, playing all the summer hotspots such as the Coroglen Tavern, Riwaka Hotel, and (with Shihad and The Datsuns) the Lake Hawea Motor Inn.
In January 2011 they were a headliner for the annual Christian Parachute Music Festival
.
In March 2011 they played at Jim Beam Homegrown.
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
. The band's first album, Love & Disrespect
Love & Disrespect
Love & Disrespect is the debut album of New Zealand band, Elemeno P. It was released 4 July, 2003 through Universal Records. Love & Disrespect debuted at #1 on the New Zealand Album charts....
was released on 4 July 2003, and reached number one on the RIANZ albums chart. Their second album, Trouble in Paradise
Trouble In Paradise (Elemeno P album)
Trouble in Paradise is the second album released by New Zealand rock band, Elemeno P. A Deluxe edition was later released, featuring the single 2006 "S.O.S".-Track listing:#"You Are"#"Pardon Me"#"Ohio"#"Burn"#"One Left Standing"#"11:57"...
was released on 24 November 2005 and includes the singles 11:57
11:57
"11:57" is a single by Elemeno P released in 2005. The song went to number ten on the New Zealand charts.-Video:Two cuts of the video were created for "11:57". Both feature the band playing on a roof, more-so in the TV cut, and black and white messages with words such as "Submit", "Don't Think" and...
, Burn, One Left Standing and You Are
You Are (Elemeno P song)
"You Are" is a song by New Zealand band, Elemeno P released in 2006.-Track listing:#You Are#Verona #You Are ...
. Their third album, Elemeno P
Elemeno P (album)
Elemeno P is the self-titled third studio album of New Zealand rock band Elemeno P. It was released on May 26, 2008. The band say that they "decided to make this record self titled as it really felt like it's the most honest and elemeno p-ish record to date."A week before the release date, Elemeno...
was released on 26 May 2008.
Elemeno P has been referred to as New Zealand's biggest selling rock band and in 2006 won Best Group at the New Zealand Music Awards
New Zealand Music Awards
The New Zealand Music Awards show, is a major annual New Zealand music event where musical acts and singers are awarded each year. It has occurred every year since 1965 to outstanding New Zealand musicians and groups....
.
Band members
Current- Scotty Pearson - drums, backing vocals
- Dave Gibson - vocals, (baritoneBaritoneBaritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...
) - Lani Purkis - bass, backing vocals
Former members
- Justyn Pilbrow
Live performance members
- Dave Goodison - guitar, backing vocals
- Godfrey DeGrut - guitar, keyboard, saxophone, percussion
During Elemeno P's set at the 2009 Big Day Out it was announced that founding member Justyn Pilbrow would be leaving the band to seek opportunities overseas. The guitarist standing in for the live shows is Dave Goodison, formerly of Garageland
Garageland
Garageland was an indie rock band on New Zealand's Flying Nun record label. Influenced by Pixies, Pavement, The Clean and The Velvet Underground, they were critically acclaimed in the UK and US for their well-crafted and catchy pop songs...
and the City Newton Bombers.
As of May 2009, Elemeno P have announced they are currently writing new material for a new album (described by Pearson as a "story-so-far album"), a timeframe for release is yet to be confirmed.
March is the expected time for the first of the new material to be released
Tours
The band have toured with the Australian band End Of FashionEnd of Fashion
End of Fashion are an Australian power pop band from Perth, Western Australia. The band consists of singer and guitarist Justin Burford, guitarist Rodney Aravena, bassist Simon Fasolo, and drummer Mike Hobbs. The group gained mainstream attention with their 2005 single "O Yeah", which reached...
. Elemeno P toured New Zealand to promote their album Trouble In Paradise in late 2005/early 2006. This was part of the Summer Burn Tour which included New Zealand bands Deja Voodoo
Deja Voodoo (New Zealand band)
-History:Deja Voodoo began as the fictional house band in the New Zealand television show Back Of The Y Masterpiece Television, which featured them in 15 seconds of mimed rock n' roll at the start of each episode. This led to a nationwide tour, which featured a finale where the band members smashed...
, Steriogram
Steriogram
Steriogram is a rock band that formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1999. Their 2004 song "Walkie Talkie Man" was used in an advertisement for the iPod and a number of films and video games.-Formation and first album, 1999–2005:...
and Shihad
Shihad
Shihad is a New Zealand hard/alternative rock band, currently based in Melbourne, Australia. During Shihad's recording career, they have produced four number-one studio albums and three top-ten singles in their home country of New Zealand....
(Christchurch show only).
The band has also toured with Goodnight Nurse
Goodnight Nurse
Goodnight Nurse was a pop punk band from New Zealand, formed in Auckland, in 2001. The group originally began as a trio, but later changed to a four-piece prior to the release of their second album...
, performing all age gigs around New Zealand. In the 2007/08 summer, Elemeno P toured New Zealand with The Feelers
The Feelers
The Feelers are a New Zealand rock band formed in the early 1990s in Christchurch by James Reid , Matthew Thomas and Hamish Gee .-History:...
and Atlas
Atlas (band)
Atlas were a New Zealand rock band which originally formed in 2005 but disbanded in late 2008.In April 2005, in Hollywood, California, producer Hank Linderman introduced NZ rocker Ben Campbell and his sister Beth Campbell, to 19 year old American solo artist Sean Cunningham...
.
Winter 2008 saw Elemeno P, Streetwise Scarlett and Deja Voodoo tour New Zealand playing all the main centres and many small towns.
Elemeno P teamed up with New Zealand music legends Supergroove
Supergroove
Supergroove is a New Zealand funk rock music group. Their debut album Traction was released in 1994. The group disbanded in 1997 but recently reformed in 2007.- History :...
in the summer of 2008/2009 for the Rock and Roll Caravan tour, playing all the summer hotspots such as the Coroglen Tavern, Riwaka Hotel, and (with Shihad and The Datsuns) the Lake Hawea Motor Inn.
In January 2011 they were a headliner for the annual Christian Parachute Music Festival
Parachute music festival
The Parachute Music Festival is a Christian music festival held annually at Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand.The festival is run by Parachute Music and lasts for four days and three nights. 'Parachute' is the Southern Hemisphere's largest Christian music festival, primarily...
.
In March 2011 they played at Jim Beam Homegrown.
Trivia
- Dave Gibson is also an actor, and had a supporting part in the New Zealand made horror filmHorror filmHorror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
The LocalsThe LocalsThe Locals is a low budget 2003 New Zealand made horror film directed by Greg Page and starring Kate Elliott. The film took in a modest sum at the box-office following negative reviews....
in addition to a short stint on New Zealand soap Shortland StreetShortland StreetShortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera, first broadcast on Television New Zealand's TV2 on 25 May 1992. It is the country's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for over 4500 episodes and 19 years, and is one of the most watched television programs in...
. - Pilbrow was the sober driver in the New Zealand anti-drink driving advertisement which featured the line "Good after-bull consta-noon".
- Gibson is a feature host of The LowdownThe LowdownThe Lowdown is a New Zealand website developed by the New Zealand Ministry of Health's National Depression Initiative . The website launched on December 3, 2007.- Mission :...
, a New Zealand youth depression website. - Purkis is also the bass player in Foamy EdFoamy EdFoamy Ed is a New Zealand pop punk girl band.They formed in high school in 1996, since then the band released their debut EP Go Where U Know in 2000 and another EP A Moment's Need. They have performed in the Big Day Out and many national gigs...
. - Pearson owns a construction company and has been on Downsize Me!Downsize Me!Downsize Me! is a New Zealand weight and diet reality series that screens on TV3. The show focuses on informing and helping overweight/obese, New Zealanders make healthy life options, lose weight and get back into shape.-Show format:...
due to being overweight. After being on Downsize Me!Downsize Me!Downsize Me! is a New Zealand weight and diet reality series that screens on TV3. The show focuses on informing and helping overweight/obese, New Zealanders make healthy life options, lose weight and get back into shape.-Show format:...
Pearson has been eating healthily and doing exercise regularly.
Albums
| Date of Release | Title | Label | Charted | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Love & Disrespect Love & Disrespect Love & Disrespect is the debut album of New Zealand band, Elemeno P. It was released 4 July, 2003 through Universal Records. Love & Disrespect debuted at #1 on the New Zealand Album charts.... |
Universal Universal Music Group Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations... |
1 | 2x Platinum |
| 2005 | Trouble in Paradise Trouble In Paradise (Elemeno P album) Trouble in Paradise is the second album released by New Zealand rock band, Elemeno P. A Deluxe edition was later released, featuring the single 2006 "S.O.S".-Track listing:#"You Are"#"Pardon Me"#"Ohio"#"Burn"#"One Left Standing"#"11:57"... |
2 | Gold | |
| 2008 | Elemeno P Elemeno P (album) Elemeno P is the self-titled third studio album of New Zealand rock band Elemeno P. It was released on May 26, 2008. The band say that they "decided to make this record self titled as it really felt like it's the most honest and elemeno p-ish record to date."A week before the release date, Elemeno... |
3 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles | |||
| 2002 | "Fast Times in Tahoe Fast Times in Tahoe "Fast Times in Tahoe" is a single by Elemeno P released in 2002.-Track listing:#Fast Times In Tahoe#Mickey#Lullaby... " |
32 | Love & Disrespect Love & Disrespect Love & Disrespect is the debut album of New Zealand band, Elemeno P. It was released 4 July, 2003 through Universal Records. Love & Disrespect debuted at #1 on the New Zealand Album charts.... |
| "Nirvana" | - | ||
| "Every Day's a Saturday Every Day's A Saturday "Every Day's a Saturday" is a single by Elemeno P released in 2002.It has been used in both KFC and Coca-Cola New Zealand TV ads, as has the track "You Are" off their latest album Trouble in Paradise, being used on a Coca-Cola ad.-Track listing:... " |
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| 2003 | "Verona Verona (Elemeno P) "Verona" is a single by Elemeno P released in 2002 and re-released in 2005. The song is about a café / bar on Karangahape Road, Auckland, New Zealand.-Track listing:#Verona #Burn#Death And The Maiden#Trouble In Paradise... " |
10 | |
| "Urban Getaway Urban Getaway "Urban Getaway" is a single by Elemeno P released in 2003.-Track listing:#Urban Getaway#Sister#Hiphop Verona#Verona ... " |
27 | ||
| 2004 | "Claim to Fame Claim to Fame Claim to Fame is a novel by Margaret Peterson Haddix published by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing in 2009.-Plot summary:It was a talent that came out of nowhere. One day, Lindsay Scott was on the top of the world, the child star of a hit TV show. The next day her fame had turned into torture... " |
38 | |
| 2005 | "Verona Verona (Elemeno P) "Verona" is a single by Elemeno P released in 2002 and re-released in 2005. The song is about a café / bar on Karangahape Road, Auckland, New Zealand.-Track listing:#Verona #Burn#Death And The Maiden#Trouble In Paradise... " (re-release) |
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| "11:57 11:57 "11:57" is a single by Elemeno P released in 2005. The song went to number ten on the New Zealand charts.-Video:Two cuts of the video were created for "11:57". Both feature the band playing on a roof, more-so in the TV cut, and black and white messages with words such as "Submit", "Don't Think" and... " |
10 | Trouble in Paradise Trouble In Paradise (Elemeno P album) Trouble in Paradise is the second album released by New Zealand rock band, Elemeno P. A Deluxe edition was later released, featuring the single 2006 "S.O.S".-Track listing:#"You Are"#"Pardon Me"#"Ohio"#"Burn"#"One Left Standing"#"11:57"... |
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| "Burn Burn (Elemeno P Song) "Burn" is a single from New Zealand Band, Elemeno P it came from their second album, Trouble in Paradise. The video for this single is set mainly in the satan's paradise casino.-Track listing:#Burn#Trouble In Paradise#Burn ... " |
20 | ||
| 2006 | "You Are You Are (Elemeno P song) "You Are" is a song by New Zealand band, Elemeno P released in 2006.-Track listing:#You Are#Verona #You Are ... " |
35 | Trouble in Paradise: Special Edition |
| "One Left Standing" | - | Trouble in Paradise | |
| "S.O.S" | - | ||
| 2007 | "Baby Come On Baby Come On (Elemeno P song) "Baby Come On" is the first single by Elemeno P from their self-titled third studio album Elemeno P, released on 26 May 2008 .The song was available as a free download from ZM and Edge Radio station websites.... " |
13 | Elemeno P Elemeno P (album) Elemeno P is the self-titled third studio album of New Zealand rock band Elemeno P. It was released on May 26, 2008. The band say that they "decided to make this record self titled as it really felt like it's the most honest and elemeno p-ish record to date."A week before the release date, Elemeno... |
| 2008 | "Take The High Road Take The High Road (Elemeno P song) "Take The High Road" is the second single by Elemeno P from their self-titled third studio album Elemeno P. It was released on 17 March, 2008.... " |
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| "Better Days" | - | ||
| "Louder Louder" | - |
External links
- Elemeno P at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- muzic.net.nz - Elemeno P
- Elemeno P Online (Fansite)
- Elemeno P Interview at NZRock.com