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.
History[]
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.[1] 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.[2]
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".[3]
The band was a regular part of the Auckland all-ages scene, playing alongside The Moots,[4] Joe Says No,[4] Indotestudo,[4][5] The Big Gus,[5][6][7] Poqurial,[5][6] Fields*,[5] Courtney Hate,[7][8] and Title Pending.[7]
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.
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References[]
- ↑ Bandcamp bio, Death By Butterflies, https://deathbybutterflies.bandcamp.com/
- ↑ Death By Butterflies - (Rough and Unmixed) EP Preview, Bandcamp, 7/10/2013, http://deathbybutterflies.bandcamp.com/track/rough-and-unmixed-ep-preview
- ↑ SmokeFree Rockqueset 2014 Video Submission, DeathByButterfliesNZ, 15/7/2014, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZsNQjDDNh0&list=PL5koF6yifPWCCfS0ohb6x5sY89KghzmfX
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Authentic Stereo Party (The Moots, Joe Says No, The Paradise Stone, ASL, Death By Butterflies, Indotestudo), Facebook event page, 10/4/2015, https://www.facebook.com/events/1643607589192146/
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Christmas in Space! INDOTESTUDO|FIELDS|THE-BIG-GUS|POQURIAL|DEATH-BY-BUTTERFLIES, DWS Productions, 19/12/2014, Facebook event page, https://www.facebook.com/events/382247651940842/
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 School's Out! THE-BIG-GUS|DEATH-BY-BUTTERFLIES|POQURIAL, DWS Productions, Facebook event page, 12/12/2014, https://www.facebook.com/events/810863072269846/
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 UFO Holidaze, DWS Productions, Facebook event page, 10/10/2014, https://www.facebook.com/events/777241172332720/
- ↑ Put it in your diary!, The Crescendo Trust of Aotearoa, 10/8/2015, https://www.facebook.com/CrescendoTrust/photos/p.950135895009029/950135895009029/