Biography
Slick Auckland-based soul-funk-pop collective led by vocalist/guitarist Richard Setford. They made a big impression with their live performances, including quite a bit of television exposure around the nationwide National Anthem charity event, plus supporting Black Eyed Peas and high profile festival slots overseas.
Spent a year and a half recording their debut LP at the Sugarlicks studio, churning through members along the way, with only 3 members returning for sophomore release ‘Soup Kitchen‘ in 2006.
A live-to-the-desk 3rd LP ‘Stand up to the shakedown’ was recorded and released in 2007 as a bookend to the group. Singer/bandleader Setford turned his attention to his other projects (Batucada Sound Machine and the solo project Bannerman) before moving to Berlin in 2013.
Members
- Richie Setford (vocals / guitar, Bannerman, Batucada Sound Machine, Bliss Creek, One Million Dollars, The Hot Grits)
- Bex Peterson (vocals, One Million Dollars, The Caitlin Smith Group)
- Robson Santos (vocals / harmonica, birimbao, One Million Dollars)
- Finn Scholes (trumpet, Carnivorous Plant Society, fugelhorn, One Million Dollars)
- Pete France (New Bop Quintet, One Million Dollars, sax)
- Keith Milbank (keys, One Million Dollars)
- Tom Atkinson (drums, One Million Dollars)
- Ben Anderson (percussion, One Million Dollars)
- Cass ‘Fresh’ Mitchell (bass, Carnivorous Plant Society, One Million Dollars, Paquin, Tiny Ruins)
- Hadyn Godfrey (trombone, Batucada Sound Machine, Dystopia, One Million Dollars, The Shades)
- Jonathan Goss (drums, One Million Dollars)
- Stephen Dakars (One Million Dollars, sax)
- Marko Los (drums, One Million Dollars)
- Amos Clarke (bass, Eric & The Wabe, One Million Dollars)
- Alex Urlich (bass, One Million Dollars)
- Steph Brown (keys, One Million Dollars)
- Paddy Geddes (keys, One Million Dollars)
- Richard Cotman (trumpet / flugelhorn, One Million Dollars)
- Nick Tempest (trumpet, One Million Dollars)
- Eamonn Deverall (flute, One Million Dollars, sax)
- Kelly Kahkiwa (One Million Dollars, sax)
- Cherie Elliot (trombone, One Million Dollars)
- Hayley Barker (trombone, One Million Dollars)
- Paul Taylor (percussion, One Million Dollars)
Discography
- Who you are CDr single (2003, Sugarlicks Records)
- Energy State (2004, Sugarlicks Records, SUGARCD005)
- The original CDr single (2005, Sugarlicks Records)
- Soup Kitchen (2006, Tardus Music)
- Stand up to the shakedown (2007, Rhythmethod)