Bryce Wastney
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Bio
From humble beginnings (busking on the streets of Sydney) Bryce has turned his love for music into a full time career 2006. This home grown kiwi musician performs beautiful acoustic songs that draw on life experience, emotion, faith, rawness and honesty.
His latest album, ‘ A Perfect Day for Travel ‘ is beautifully written and recorded journey of songs.
“ It's pure ear-candy wrapped in ballad-perfection. ” amplifier.co.nz
Bryce tours and performs regularly in NZ and Australia.
For bookings and info visit www.brycewastney.com
About
Inspired by the likes of Damien Rice, Neil Finn, Cold Play & Bob Dylan, Bryce’s music shows depth and is drawn from an interesting journey of life experience.
In 2001 Bryce was reluctantly forced to leave his boat building career behind, due to toxic poisoning from fiberglass. He moved to Sydney where he won a scholarship and completed a visual arts/teaching degree, and began learning the guitar. Skills remembered from piano lessons taken as early as 6 yrs old paid off, combined with a solid work ethic , Bryce honed his craft while busking and playing at open mic nights- then things started to happen..
His live show is LIKE NO OTHER, featuring a stunning background visual show featuring epic aerial helicopter footage filmed whilst flying over beautiful New Zealand scenic locations.
" His amazing sound of musical compositions, amused the audience with awesome groove & rhythm." Kellie Tamiti
“ It's pure ear-candy wrapped in ballad-perfection. ” amplifier album review
" Bryce is a talented artist of great integrity working the NZ scene." Paul Ubana Jones
Based in New Zealand’s west coast town of New Plymouth, he teaches guitar part time, and shares his music nationwide in bars, cafes, festivals, wineries, schools, radio stations & churches- where he is building a respectable following.
Some notable achievements include:
- 2007 Independently releasing a well respected debut album “A Perfect Day for Travel” of which 5 songs were recently selected for the movie sound track - The Last Paradise (awaiting release)
-Currently ranked #1 in the NZ Reverbnation Independent charts, which has over 1000 bands and #80 world wide out of over 12,ooo bands.
- ' Surf the Sky ' won HOT PIC award in the Pacific Songwriting competition 2009.
- Signing a Music works endorsement deal.
- Released a successful acoustic self titled EP in 2005 which sold out quickly.
- Performing with some of NZ’s & Australia's finest artists - Paul Ubana Jones, Anna Coddington, Stu Larsen, Brandon Reihana (ex Blind Spot), Luke Thompson, Chris Cope, Lauren Thomson, Karen Hunter, Dale Willis...
- Toured NZ & Australia, and performs at music festivals incl Parachute, Black Stump (Australia), Parihaka, Festival of the Lights, Taste Tasman festival, the Playhouse Theatre, has featured as a guest musician for 1 month on a luxury American cruise ship, guest presenter at GTARANAKI festival, TEAR FUND NZ ‘ sponsor a child’ tour with Australia’s Stu Larsen (Sept 2008) and Acoustic Volumes NZ tour with Chris Cope (March 2009).
2009 looks promising for this professional and hardworking independent artist who is currently writing songs for a second album for release 2010.
For bookings email: info@brycewastney.com
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