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Kiwi psyche-pop sensation Benee performs at a packed Shed 6 in Wellington last year. She admits she is a little bit nervous about working with the orchestras. Stella Bennett, known to her fans as Benee, admitted to being a little nervous about the chance to reimagine her award-winning songs with full orchestral backing. “It’s going to be a little bit scary. I have no idea how it’ll go, but hopefully great,” she said. The experience would take Benee and her band out of their comfort zone, but the singer was ready to dive in headfirst. “It’ll be really different from anything I’ve ever done. We’re going to take out most of the tracking stuff and kind of like, fully commit,” she said.
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Something To Feel : Soul singer Teeks opens up on his success
14 Dec, 2020 01:28 AM
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Before beginning a career in music, Teeks taught Te Reo Māori at Unitec in Auckland. Photo / File
Before beginning a career in music, Teeks taught Te Reo Māori at Unitec in Auckland. Photo / File
RNZ
Northland soul singer Teeks seems on the expressway to success.
His 2017 debut EP The Grapefruit Skies was met with critical acclaim; this year Vogue named him one of the music industry s most promising talents ; and he s currently on a sold-out tour of New Zealand.
The 27-year-old is set to release his first full-length album Something To Feel in February, and joins Kim Hill to discuss it.