Emerging local musicians are given two minutes to introduce one of their songs and say whatever they like about themselves and their music.
Élan Vital (L-to-R Renée Catherine, Nikolai Sim, Danny Brady). Photo: Nina Harrap
Name: Élan Vital (Renee Barrance, Danny Brady, Nikolai Sim).
Age (of project): Five months.
Hometown: Dunedin.
Associated acts:
Danny: Death and The Maiden, Thought Creature.
Renee: The Hairdos, Canyon Spree.
Nikolai: Terrified, Koyla, Scatterd Brains Of The Lovely Union.
Sounds like: Cold wave, post punk, dark disco.
Musical guilty pleasure:
Danny: Cheesy house music, U2's Joshua Tree. (The production though). The chipmunks pitched down.
Renee: Paula Abdul.
Formative musical experience:
Danny: Watching Nirvana tear s***t up at the MTV Music Awards.
Renee: Being an '80s baby growing up with '80s music videos and dancing along.
Links: Facebook
