Harbour City Electric

Harbour City Electric are a live seven piece based in Wellington, New Zealand. Drawing on influences from the legendary Funk and Soul of the 60s and 70s, through to boundary pushing Hip hop and Electronica from current contemporary artists, the band have crafted there own blend of 'Acid Funk and Heavy Break beat Soul'.

Starting out as a rotating line up of top Wellington musicians, based at home in the lounge bar of Sandwiches throughout 07/08 (Winner: Best Music Offering 2007 NZ Bar Awards) the group had the pleasure of sharing the stage weekly with a whole host of heavy weight Wellington musicians. Members of The Black Seeds, Recloose Live Band, Solaa, Olmecha Supreme and Rhombus made appearances to name a few. The weekly Sandwiches residency defined Harbour City Electric's place within Wellington's competitive music scene.

Formed late 2006 as a five piece jam band, things have been on the up ever since. The now permanent seven piece line up has built profile steadily in Wellington and around the Country through a variety of festivals and gigs. The sound blends Fender Rhodes, funky guitar and soulful vocals, with a tight horn section and some subtle synthesizers. Top it off with a heavy hitting rhythm section and you've created the Harbour City Electric sound.

April 2009 sees the release of their first EP, with engineering by local legend Mike Gibson, mixing by Benny Tones (Electric Wire Hustle, Pacific Heights) at Newtown's Organik Muzik Workz and mastering by Dave Cooley (J Dilla, Madlib, D'Angelo) at Elysian Masters in Los Angeles. The EP features guest singer extraordinaire Lisa Tomlins (Fat Freddy's Drop, Recloose, Rhombus) and 5 superbly crafted tracks, which will build on the bands already solid nation-wide following.