9 Dec 2016

Introducing: Te Huhu

From Introducing, 1:00 pm on 9 December 2016
Te Huhu (L-to-R Cameron Willicott, Dave Weir, Samuel Smith)

Te Huhu (L-to-R Cameron Willicott, Dave Weir, Samuel Smith) Photo: Courtesy of Te Huhu

Name of project: Te Huhu
Real names: Ben Mortensen, Cameron Willicott, Dave Weir, Mason Fairey, Samuel Smith.
Age (of project): 3 Years
Hometown: Auckland
Associated acts: The Rise and the Fall of the Pterodactyl, Sang, Nada Labyrinth, Space Creeps, New Gum Sarn, Dave Weir, Bozo, The Naenae Express, The Jury & The Saints, Streetwise Scarlet, The Red Sea Buoys, Steve Mandrake & the Lead Singers. 
Formative musical experience:
Ben - Queen St riots.
Cam - Quit rugby, picked up a guitar, started playing along with MTV.
Dave - Was fully formed musically in the womb.
Mason - Grew up in Asia and was forced to practice piano 6 hours a day
Sam - Collecting the mail with my younger brother Jesse and then posting it inside Dad's double bass. 1984.
Musical Guilty Pleasure: We don't feel guilty about any of the music we enjoy.

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Music Details

Artist: Te Huhu
Song: Cruising Around
Composer: Te Huhu
Album: N/A
Label: Banished

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