Death By Butterflies

Death By Butterflies is a rock duo from the Te Atatu Peninsula, West Auckland. Consisting of Keegan Tunks (vocals, guitar, drums) and Izak Kennedy (vocals, guitar, bass, drums). The band is currently on hiatus.

Formation (2013)
Death By Butterflies formed in response to Tunks and Kennedy growing bored of playing the instruments they were playing in their other bands, and deciding to jam together as a two-piece where they could regularly switch between instruments.undefined On the 17th of February 2013, Kennedy made the band's Facebook page. On the 7th of October 2013, the band posted a "Rough and Unmixed" 2:43 preview of their EP; the EP is still as yet unreleased.undefined

Smokefree Rockquest & Auckland all-ages scene (2014-2016)
The band won first place at the 2014 Smokefree Rockquest West Auckland regional finals at ZEAL West, and on the 15th of July 2014, the band uploaded their video submission for the finals; recorded and filmed by Marcus Powell from the Crescendo Trust of Aotearoa at Canfly Studios, and containing the songs "I Dunno", "Desire", "Scared of the Dance Floor", "Post-Party Stress Disorder", "Saved in Drafts", and "To Keep the Intrigue in Place".undefined

The band was a regular part of the Auckland all-ages scene, playing alongside The Moots,undefined Joe Says No,undefined Indotestudo, The Big Gus,  Poqurial,undefined Fields*,undefined Courtney Hate,undefined and Title Pending.undefined

Hiatus & other projects (2016-Present)
Tunks was the drummer of alternative rock quartet Live Poets from 2016 to 2017, and performs solo under the alias Velveteen Shakes and is currently working on his debut funk rock EP. Kennedy is a DJ and producer under the name Shallows, he has worked with acts such as Church & AP.

Links

 * Facebook
 * Instagram
 * Bandcamp
 * YouTube