The Tutts
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The Tutts are a five-piece New Zealand
rock band. They released their first single, titled "K
", on 21 November 2006. The song is featured on C4, a New Zealand music television station, as the C4 "theme song".
..2006 also saw The Tutts support both The Lemonheads
& The Strokes
on their New Zealand tours.
The Tutts were nominated for single of the year with "K" at the 2007 New Zealand Music Awards
. They also performed at the Auckland Big Day Out 2007 & 2009
.
The Tutts are known for the varying quality of their live shows. This can be partly attributed to the on stage antics of lead singer Scott Allen.
Their first,(and last) album, Get in the Club, was released on 20 October 2008.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
rock band. They released their first single, titled "K
K (The Tutts single)
The Tutts are a five-piece New Zealand rock band who, on the 21 November 2006, released their first single, titled "K". The song "K" is featured on C4, a New Zealand music television station, as the C4 "theme song". Also featured on the CD single is "WhiteOut", the Tutts second single...
", on 21 November 2006. The song is featured on C4, a New Zealand music television station, as the C4 "theme song".
..2006 also saw The Tutts support both The Lemonheads
The Lemonheads
The Lemonheads are an American alternative rock band first formed in 1986 by Evan Dando, Ben Deily and Jesse Peretz. Dando has remained the band's only constant member....
& The Strokes
The Strokes
The Strokes are an American indie rock band formed in 1999 in New York City. Consisting of Julian Casablancas , Nick Valensi , Albert Hammond, Jr. , Nikolai Fraiture and Fabrizio Moretti ....
on their New Zealand tours.
The Tutts were nominated for single of the year with "K" at the 2007 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....
. They also performed at the Auckland Big Day Out 2007 & 2009
Big Day Out
The Big Day Out is an annual music festival held in several cities in Australia and New Zealand in late January. It started in Sydney in 1992, spread to Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth by 1993, with the Gold Coast and Auckland joining in 1994...
.
The Tutts are known for the varying quality of their live shows. This can be partly attributed to the on stage antics of lead singer Scott Allen.
Their first,(and last) album, Get in the Club, was released on 20 October 2008.
Band members
- Scott Allen - Singer/synthSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
- Mat Robertson - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Dan McLaughlin - Guitar/synth
- John McNab - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- James Percy - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....