Christchurch Artists


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A comprehensive list of Christchurch Artists and Bands can be found here as well links to ex-pat ChCh muso's around the world.

Are you a locally based active artist and would you like to be listed in this directory? Its free!
Simply email us with your contact details, website/MySpace profile link and your genre.

ChCh Artist Links
3rd inertia - rock
4letterwordz - metal
4manbob
80 proof - hard rock
a bridge between - emo rock
a flight to blackout - rock
a million lights - experimental
a trick of the light: the pink floyd project - classic rock/covers
ace spacely - psychedelic rock
acoustic solution - acoustic pop
adam mcgrath - country/folk
adelle - hard trance dj
aeries - dj hiphop
aesthetic outbreak - indie
after the wake - metal
aleon - electro dub/reggae
alien nation - punk rock
alison lake - pop punk
ambrosia - indie
amplitude - rock
amy bowie - folk pop
andrew morriss - acoustic folk
androidss- post punk
andy pulzar - house dj
andy thompson - folk
angry old man- folk rock
anneka thwaites - acoustic folk pop
anthesiac - alt rock
anthropophagus - death metal
aphelon - death metal
ariana tikao - maori folk reggae
arkitype - electronica
ashei - alt rock
athenic - metal
atlas - rock
aviatour - alt rock
babelfish - folk
bachelorette - electro pop
band theft auto
- rock
bang! bang! eche! - post punk pop
barnaby carter - acoustic rock
bazuki joe - celtic folk electronic
beneath the silence - metal
beyond days - rock
bhakti p - electro-indian
billysitch - rock
billy wilson - rap hip hop
black market art - blues rock
blackout - grunge metal
blast blast noise - indie electro
blood money - jazz rock
blutopia - blues rock
bonjour monsoon - prog rock
break mission kills - electro
brockdin barr - alt-country
broken mirror - alt rock
bryce carter - acoustic rock
cairo knife fight - indie
captain buzzkill & the bringdowns - blues rock
captain tinrib - hard house
caroline joy - pop
cassie baker - alt country
caterpillar march - rock
charlie baars - country
charlie bones - garage punk
charlotte caunce - acoustic
cherry black - alt rock
chester travis - acoustic
chickenyard - indie garage
christopher orczy - ambient electronica
coal - noise rock
cold comfort - rock
confuscious - electronica
cowboy machine - folk rock
craig payne - pop
craig smith - acoustic / kids
crimson metal dragon - prog rock
crisis - hard dance / techno dj
cruise control - dub/alternative
cry baby jo - rockabilly/alt country
cyber nine - electronica
d tain - german rap
dagon - death metal
damage done - mellow pop
damm money - hiphop
dance academy - ghettotec rock
dangerbatt - indi rock
danya sanerivi - electro soul
dark tower - hiphop
dave anderson band - blues rock
david mulcahy - indie pop
debbie maples - pop
deborah wilding - folk
denmark street - blues rock
desmadore - alt rock
dissolution - metal
distorted reaction - rock
dmand - hip hop
dogfighter - alt rock
domino - electro/breaks dj
doppler - alt rock
dose - drum'n'bass
doug caldwell - jazz
dr hitchcock - electro-rock dj
dr sanchez - latin guitar
duality - jazz guitar
dub fire - roots reggae
dubwize - roots reggae
duke mule - electronica
dukes - country blues rock
dumptruck - metal
ed muzik - new wave electro
eddie simon - christian rock
electro pussy posse - experimental
elizabeth braggins - jazz soul
emanate - rock
emeralds & greenstone - folk jazz
enverton drive - emo indie
equiliberate - metal
equus - indie
eskimo - fuzz pop
everyman for herself - alternative
ex 25 cents - punk
facecutters - drum & bass
falter - emo
ffg - hardcore
fiddlesticks - country swing blues
fingerprint - indie rock
fiona pears - jazz
firefly - breakbeat hardcore dj
fisting mary - thrash punk
flabotunum - ambient jazz
flek c - breakbeat hardcore dj

flip grater - acoustic, alt country
flip top head - funk metal
fluent - beatbox rap
fluidity - alt rock
flying solo - punk rock
foliage falling - alt rock
forever scarlett - rap
frankly mauve - indie
frase + bri - electronic dance
funk'n'slocuts - breakbeat dj
gearloose - acoustic pop
get set play! - 2 step
gideon - rock pop
global recall - neo-retro rock
godmode - hip hop
going nowhere fast - pop punk
goosestep - rock
gorehouse - metal
grant beedie - acoustic folk
greg malcolm - experimental
groove patriots - funk rock
habit - metal
happy palace - dirty pop
harley williams - indie acoustic
harm - rock
harry harrison - nu-jazz acoustic
hazam - abient electro
hell comes to frogtown
- swamp rock
hell science dept - exp dub
hennessey love machine - jazz rock
henpect - garage rock
her final sunset - hardcore/screamo
hera - icelandic folk pop
hold your breath - folk rock
hollowed - alt rock
holster - alt rock
honey onion - folk
house of dolls - post punk
human - death metal
humblewagon - indie pop
ill received - punk rock
iml - ambient electronica
incarna - rock
indie slut - indie dance dj
ink! - pop punk
into the void - groove metal
invader tron - psychedelic dub
jacqui williams - soul
jae bedford band - country rock
jagermeister - metal
james wilkinson - acoustic
jane doe - heavy pop
jason wilcox - jazz/reggae/funk/rock
jay roacher - hiphop rap
jennine bailey - jazz pop
jenny blackadder - banjo
jetpilot - electro dj
jimmy zoom & the beytown grifters - rockabilly folk
joker - pop rock
johnny and the children - post punk
johnny possums's good time hootin' band - bluegrass/country
juliet reynolds-midgley - cabaret
kalisma - hip hop
kasper lake - indie folk
kate gorgeous - zouk
kate taylor - jazz
kaye bassett - country
kharamello - groove covers
king al - house dj
kib simpson - acoustic folk-pop
kim k - folk pop
kimo - alt pop
kings would rise - rock
kommikal - hiphop mc
lady die - indie
larry bell - techno rock
latter day sinners - rock
lauren mitchell & the nativa band - lounge jazz
lee devenish - indie
leith macvey - indie acoustic
life is swell - punk metal
lincoln colm - alt country
lindon puffin
- folk punk
lo liners - rock
lonely harris club - indie
lota - reggae rock
locean - soul / other
lynette diaz - acoustic folk-rock
magnetic funk - funk soul
maha maya - electro-roots
majiika - drum n bass dj
march on the capital - alt/hardcore
mark vanilau - soul funk
masorah - metal
matt deacon - acoustic rock
mea - country folk
meerkat suicide - rock metal
meet joe black - afro-beat/rap
memory of simon - reggae rock
mike fudakowski - jazz funk
millionaire debrofski - punk
minisnap - indie rock
mission - hip hop mc
missy g - electro dj
mixtape connection - electro dj

 

mollan - acoustic
molydenum - alt rock
mona vale falls - rock screamo
moscomusic - disco house
moses - acoustic rock
mountains of murray - alt rock
mr diggler - hip hop
much too much - alt rock
mustard - psychedelic blues rock
mynor star - dark rock
nacoa - nu jazz dub fusion dj
nafarious - alt rock
nanako & groobirds - jazz pop
naomi ferguson - jazz folk pop
naquadah - alt rock
natalie elms - folk pop
neil robinson - summer rock
nettsmoney - hip hop
neverdead - rock
nick vassar - gothic rock
ninja grind - metal
no exit - rock
no heroes - hardcore
nomex - concrete breakcore
none left standing - hard rock
noose - funk rock
not so experimental - thrash punk
o.g. (aka oakley grenell) - jazz funk
oi's II men - punk
offal stench - death metal/grindcore
ola abaza - experimental
old man butterfly - post-punk experimental
omega point theory - emo rock
one left standing - hardcore
one trick pony - indie
orakle - hip hop mc
orkid - experimental reggae groove
our fallen - metal hardcore
oval office - jazz
pacific underground - pacific rap
pandora's bucket - acoustic art rock
paper creatures - electronica downbeat
partido - funk soul jazz
paul ubana jones - acoustic folk blues
pbass expressway - soul funk
pene kingsford - acoustic
phil garland - country folk
philter - drum'n'bass
phoenix88 - post punk
phyllasoma - alt rock

pigeon family - disco house
pine - indie pop
pneumatic respirator - power pop
poisonous youth - hiphop rap
poncho san pedro
- breakbeat funk
pop hits city - indie pop
powerlounge - power pop
powershred - rock
prolfik - hip hop mc
propellant - acoustic rock
pumpkinhead - hard rock
rabato - hardcore
radio ron - funk rock
ragamuffin children - folk
rando california - rock
rare shot blue - electronica/trip hop
red river - psychobilly
red letter eyes - indie
red mcelvie - country bluegrass
regress - goth punk industrial dj
reinvented - christian rock
renee maurice - country
restoration - hip hop, rnb, urban
reuben derrick - alt jazz
revelator - alt guitar pop
rhinoceros = riot - experimental pop
richard ashby quartet - jazz funk
richard grist - pop
richard james & the teachers pets - indie rock
richie venus - rock'n'roll
rockarder - rock
rock my soul - rock pop
robot dance party - indie
dj rosco - hip-rock
ruffians - experimental
rufio - drum'n'bass
runway - indie powerpop
sacha van beek - jazz
sacrament - death metal
salmonella dub - reggae dub
saint jude - indie rock
sam blakelock - acoustic
samuel and joseph - electro
sanction - rock/metal
scribe - hip hop
second gear grind - blues rock

seeds of sound - alt rock
seka - hip hop mc
sekht - hellcore
shocking pinks - electro indie
sick cycle - drum'n'bass
sideshow bob - swing jazz
silencio ensemble - classical jazz
simon kerr - acoustic folk
simon tester - alt rock
sixlip - hardcore
skinny boy breaks - breakbeat
slack alice - skacore
slipstream - alt rock
smith the alien - indie experimental
sockpuppet picnic - experimental
solaa - jazz hip hop soul
solace - rock

solar vibes
- psychedelic rock
something contagious - rock
sonitus - prog rock
sophie rose - folk rock
soulfuric - funk rock
soulsystem - soul, reggae, dub
sparky's cosmic journey - glam rock
splendour white - metal
split and image - experimental
spoonerism - punk
stanier black-five - experimental
stenray - noise/surf rock
strange brew - blues funk
subsidence - metal
subtle impression - indie pop
suede arcade - alt blues rock
sunburn - rock
sunswitch - alt rock
supercharger - rock
surfing ussr - surf pop
sweet animosity - metal/hardcore
sweet saxsess - jazz pop
synthetic decay - metal
tainted - metal
taos - reggae
tashi station - pop punk
teke & craig - acoustic folk
teknik - drum'n'bass
the akoostic cartel - acoustic soul
the bats - jangle pop
the beagle boys - blues
the black dahlia - alt rock
the black velvet band - irish
the bladesmen - comedy
the bob lazar story - prog rock
the brothers grimm - blues pop
the bubble gums - surf pop
the chaos theory - rock
the chaperones - punk rock
the crystal set - rock covers
the damned evangelist - surf big beat
the dead toys - indie
the deceivers - funk groove
the delorians - blugrass folk rock
the dellburgoes
- alt rock
the desert states - folk rock
the dialtones - country folk rock

the dusty vinyls - blues
the hatemen - garage punk
the eastern - county folk blues
the easy hearts - acoustic country
the enright house - indie ambient
the exchange - indie rock
the frank woo - rock
the fulcrum kid - electro

the implications - alt rock
the incredible breaking wheel - blues rap
the insurgents - alt pop
the isosceles lock - noiserock
the kaizen mofos - punk rock
the klap - rockabilly folk
the knackered - punk
the l.e.d's - indie electro pop
the lapelles - folk rock
the malcolms - no fi
the microdots - psychadelic rock
the muldoons - rock
the music fairy
- children's
the o'lovelys - indie pop
the pickups - indie
the red corner - hard core
the renderers - alt country rock
the stoutfellows - celtic rock
the sudden tan air hostesses - alt powerpop
the terminals - dark pop-rock
the tiger tones - electro punk
the transistors - post punk
the trillion band - folk funk rap
the sophistry - alt rock
the steffan van soest hit machine - indie rock
the steve parr slide - rock
the undercurrents - indie rock
the valves - rock
the young souls - reggae rock
theeama deus - drum'n'bass
theresa nolan - acoustic
thomas coffey - acoustic indie
tiki taane - dub
tobiaz - indie rock/electro dj
tom cosm - electro trance
topaz - hip hop pop
torlesse supergroup - experimental
tragedy of the commons - alt punk
tribalincs - reggae funk soul
trikky trikkstah - hip hop
trillion - downbeat/alternative hiphop
tricq - dj/hiphop
tui - jazz
tuchul linguists - hiphop
turnspike - rock/metal
tweak - rock
unclestix - gospel pop
undermingus - alt rock
urban notion - drum n' bass
vaemu fidow - r'n'b
valdera - minimalist
velocity scene - rock
vixen execution - metal/grindcore
vorpal blade - hardcore/punk
quintroon - urban/trip-hop
we have all been wandering troubadours - folk rock
waiting 4 wilson - ambient rock
we! will fight you? - post rock
weaponised - fusion
what action - indie
whiplash - metal

winterdawn - metal
without constraint - metal
woosh - drum'n'bass dj
worthless son-in-laws - acoustic rock
yuhei kubo - electro/breakbeat dj
yulia
- pop opera
zero fire - rock

Ex-pats
 
aeneas jones - acoustic folk (nelson)
anika moa
- acoustic soul (akl)

attica - metal
bailter space - noise rock (ny)
bic runga - guitar pop (akl)
brain science - rock
chants r&b - garage r&b (melb)
charlie ash - electro pop (wltn)
clap clap riot - indie pop rock (akl)
cripple mr onion - metal (akl)
dallas tamaira - funk soul jazz (wltn)
degrees k - indie rock (melb)
delany davison - experimental (bern, switz)
dictaphone blues - indie pop (akl)
donald reid - rock pop (akl)
dudley benson - indie pop (akl)
gasoline cowboy - alt pop rock (akl)
hayley westernra - pop opera

heavy jones trio - alt country rock (akl)
henry thomson - folk rock (berlin)
ivy lies - alt pop (akl)
jeremy taylor - indie (wltn)
joe sampson - post punk (melb)
julia deans - rock (melb)
ladi6 - hip hop soul (wltn)
lawrence arabia - indie pop (ldn)
leigh franklin - acoustic/pop (ldn)
luminous - rock (hawaii)
maitreya - hip hop (ny)
mara tk - hiphop soul (wltn)
mart graham - blues roots (whangarei)
max merritt - soul blues