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Knox, along with drummer Jarrod Hooper, bassist Matthew Mahood and guitarist Wakaia Tamehana formed the band straight after lockdown last year. They d only performed live a couple of times when they decided to play in front of hundreds of people at local music gig The Koru Project last weekend. They were named the project s ‘Spotlight Winner’, which gained them a $500 RockShop voucher and one whole day at Rhythm Ace Recording Studio in Oakura, which is booked out until August. “It s actually huge. It’s a really big deal,” Knox said. SIMON O CONNOR/Stuff Knox said winning the recording opportunity was a “big deal” and would help the band put out an EP. ....
GLENN JEFFREY/Stuff Kaia Prince, 9, dances for her Mum and Dad at the Stratford Summer Nights concert at the Ted McCullough Rhododendron Dell on Saturday. It was a weekend of tunes and community fun around Taranaki Maunga, and visual journalist Glenn Jeffrey captured some of it. The weather was fine and so was the music. GLENN JEFFREY/Stuff Tony Hansen, Bev Tatham, Andy Bassett and Wayne Morris of OK Boomers performed at Koru Project 2021. It all kicked off on Saturday around 3pm with the Koru Project hitting two stages at the Huatoki Plaza in New Plymouth. A wide range of musicians and dancers including OK Boomers, Tansi Productions School of Entertainment and Mireya Ramos and Friends, took the stages and wowed the crowds. ....