Twelve Foot Ninja is an alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 band formed in 2008 in Melbourne, Victoria. The band consists of Kin (Vocals), Russ (Drums), Stevic (Guitar) and Damon (Bass).

The band has released 2 EPs. The first, New Dawn, resulted in the band earning a Triple J Unearthed Number 1 with the track ‘Dark Passenger’, sold out headline shows, and an appearance at Sydney's Come Together Festival. Their second EP, Smoke Bomb, was released in November 2010. Produced by the band’s guitarist Steve “Stevic” Mackay in his Melbourne home studio, the EP was mixed by respected local producer/engineer Hadyn Buxton (Trial Kennedy

Trial Kennedy

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, Jonesez, Blueline Medic

Blueline Medic

-History:The group formed in mid 1999 after the downfall of bands Caustic Soda and Mid Youth Crisis from which guitarists Donnie Dureau and Adrian Lombardi were members...

, Dukes of Windsor

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Dukes of Windsor are a Berlin-based Australian Electro/Rock group most noted for their single It's A War, released in Australia in 2008 and in Europe in early 2010, as well as their song The Others, remixed by Australian dance act TV Rock.-Biography:...

, Felix Riebl

Felix Riebl

Felix Riebl is an Australian singer-songwriter and percussionist. He is one of the lead vocalists in the Melbourne band The Cat Empire along with Harry James Angus...

) and mastered by Howie Weinberg

Howie Weinberg

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 (Deftones

Deftones

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, Nirvana

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, Jeff Buckley

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) at Masterdisk

Masterdisk

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, New York

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. Guest musicians on the release include Bär McKinnon (Mr.Bungle) on
Saxophone and Ollie McGill

Ollie McGill

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 (Cat Empire) on Keyboards.

Achievements and debut EP (2008-2009)

• Release of their debut EP ‘NEW DAWN'
• Tour support with Mammal
  Mammal (band)
  Mammal were an Australian band that formed in March 2006. Mammal rose up the ranks of the Australian music scene very quickly. Their first self titled EP was recorded soon after the band came together. Their debut live album "Vol:1 The Aural Underground" was recorded just 4 months after the band...
  
  
• Independently sold 2,000 copies of debut EP 'New Dawn' via gigs & website
• At both Rock The Bay & Showdown Festivals in 2009, sold twice as much merchandise as the next highest selling band
• Booked by Premier Artist Agency & Managed by Dave MacGregor (Macsta Music)
• Fans get Twelve Foot Ninja's logo tattooed on their bodies
• 3 tracks in the Top 5 on the overall Triple J Unearthed Chart in June 2009, with 'Dark Passenger' holding the #1 position for two consecutive weeks
• 5 consecutive nights as champions of Triple M's 'Battle of the Unsigned Bands' - with 'Molotov Brother' gaining Triple M airplay in Sydney & Melbourne
• Tracks 'Beneath The Smiles' & 'Molotov Brother' finalists in the 2009/2010 Musicoz Awards - Alternative Category.

Smoke Bomb EP (2010)

• Most recent Youtube video attracted 10,000+ views in its first week
• 3000 fans on Facebook
• Twelve Foot Ninja featured in Surfing Life DVD and magazine (reaching over 100,000)

Festival Appearances

• Appeared at Come Together Festival 2010
• Pyramid Rock Festival '08/'09
• Blueprint Festival '09
• Showdown Festival '09 & ‘10
• Rock The Bay Festival '09 & '10
• Mooney Valley Youth Festival '09
• Plus interstate tours with Mammal
  Mammal (band)
  Mammal were an Australian band that formed in March 2006. Mammal rose up the ranks of the Australian music scene very quickly. Their first self titled EP was recorded soon after the band came together. Their debut live album "Vol:1 The Aural Underground" was recorded just 4 months after the band...
  
  , Behind Crimson Eyes
  Behind Crimson Eyes
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  & Breaking Orbit.

EPs

• New Dawn (2008)
• Smoke Bomb (2010)

YouTube Videos

• Twelve Foot Ninja Revealed (2010)
• Twelve Foot Ninja (2010)

External links

• http://www.twelvefootninja.com
• http://www.myspace.com/twelvefootninja
• http://www.facebook.com/twelvefootninja
• http://www.triplejunearthed.com/artists/twelvefootninja
• http://www.liveguide.com.au/Tours/681251/Twelve_Foot_Ninja/Twelve_Foot_Ninja_Smoke_Bomb_Tour_2010
• http://itunes.apple.com/au/artist/twelve-foot-ninja/id295867173
• http://www.mtv.com.au/music/artists/twelve-foot-ninja
• http://www.macsta.com/twelve-foot-ninja/
• http://www.premierartists.com.au/roster/Twelve_Foot_Ninja
• http://www.beat.com.au/content/new-dawn-twelve-foot-ninja