JUNE FRI 17
SAN FRAN WGTN
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KITA in AOTEA SQUARE
AUCKLAND LIVE and NZ MUSIC MONTH present KITA and ZUKE with a free show outside in AOTEA SQUARE to celebrate NZ Music Month. A visual collaboration between the artists KITA and ZUKE and visual artist Naomi Lamb of Wandering Productions.
6pm ZUKE
7pm KITA
DIG DEEP
Official Music Video
OUT NOW
12th October 2021
"Dig Deep'' was written during Aotearoa's first lockdown in 2021 when we were in isolation. A song about entering into those dark parts of ourselves we often choose not to visit. A needed deep excavation to come out a better more evolved version of self. Once again, we find ourselves in another lockdown, and so with the emerging Spring; so will we all emerge from our chrysalis. This is DIG DEEP.
Director/Producer - Kelly Gilbride
DOP/Edit/Colour Grade - Sash Samaratunga
Set & Costume Design and Construction - Kate Brown
Projection Art - Sam Caldwell
Special thanks to Freida Margolis for letting us film in their beautiful caravan. Matt Thomas painting our set. Lana Petrovic and Bella Davis for lending a hand in costume construction.
Flora Reilly-Davis @flora_bird_ for loaning us some beautiful jewellery.
Written by KITA
Recorded at The Armoury Studios, Wellington, NZ
Produced, engineered and mixed by Tommaso Colliva
Co-produced by Ed Zuccollo
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis
Assistant engineer: Troy Kelly
Remain, in Love.
❤️🌱❤️
DEBUT ALBUM OUT NOW
ALBUM RELEASE TOUR AOTEAROA
BANISHED MUSIC & UNDER THE RADAR PRESENTS:
• KITA • Album Release Tour
Following hot on the heels of their recently released single Private Lives, Wellington-based KITA are delighted to announce a tour around Aotearoa in support of their debut self-titled album, visiting 8 centres this June.
Firmly on the ‘ones-to-watch’ list in a vibrant local music scene, KITA's sound builds a dreamscape of synth-pop, with stunning melodies layered over soulful beats. The three-piece – consisting of vocalist, guitarist, and writer Nikita 雅涵 Tu-Bryant, keyboardist Ed Zuccollo (The Black Seeds, Trinity Roots, Troy Kingi, Hollie Smith), and drummer Rick Cranson (Little Bushman) – happily play in the space between genre, melding a distinctive style peppered with moments of modern jazz, vintage rock, polished pop, and grounding soul.
Fri June 4 - Tauranga, Jam Factory"
Sat June 5 - Raglan, The Yard*
Sun June 6 - Auckland, Neck Of The Woods w/ ZUKE*
Fri June 11 - Christchurch, Flux w/ ZUKE*
Sat June 12 - Dunedin, Dive*
Sun June 13 - Queenstown, Sherwood*
Fri June 18 - Napier, Paisley Stage*
Sat June 19 - Wellington, San Fran, w/ ZUKE*
KITA will be joined at Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch shows by band-member Ed Zuccollo’s other project ZUKE, an electronic-based exploratory journey into the physicality of deep bass, aimed at unleashing the immersive power of large sound-systems.
Special guests for other shows are still to be announced.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW here
EVERY DAY
Single and Music Video
OUT NOW
May 21st 2021
"Every Day we are dying - to be loved." The making of this one-shot music video was made possible with the aroha and awhi of an amazing collection of dancers choreographed by Kia Jewell. The amazing whānau Laundry Cuba St who pulled through last minute going above and beyond the call of duty to make us feel welcome and supported. Our amazing first time camera operator Alex Wong directed by our own Nikita 雅涵 Tu-Bryant, the incredible art Projectionist Erica Sklenars (aka Lady Lazer Light) and a one man production team James Cottrell along with make up and hair artist Veronica Zhou.
Directed by: Nikita 雅涵 Tu-Bryant
Camera Operator: Alex Wong
Choreographer: Kia Jewell
KITA: Nikita 雅涵 Tu-Bryant, Ed Zuccollo, Rick Cranson
Dancers: Bjorn Aslund, Christina Guieb, Ella Williams, Kia Jewell
Lighting and Projections: Erica Sklenars
Production Manager and backstage crew: James Cottrell
Make-up: Veronica Zhou
Costumes: Nikita 雅涵 Tu-Bryant
Edited by: Kenneth Chapman
This album is collectively our time capsule of 2020, most of the songs written in isolation from each other during lockdown. It has been a beautiful and emotional journey piecing these together.
PRIVATE LIVES
Single and Music Video
OUT NOW
April 7th 2021
In the same vein as Massive Attack’s suburban groove and social commentary in the mid 90’s, KITA have captured the rhythm and heartbeat of suburban Pōneke; a city abuzz with a vibrant music and dramatic performance scene in their brand new track and official video, ‘Private Lives’.
Weaving together elements of vintage rock, pop and soul, and warm hints of synth, KITA have created a skin-prickling piece of magic with ‘Private Lives’, a deeply beautiful track penned in 2020’s lockdown, that delves into the unknown of what happens when the blinds are shut – the parts of life that are unseen by others.
"Standing from my kitchen window during lockdown in Aotearoa, sinister thoughts entered my mind about what could be happening behind closed doors for people”, says front-woman Nikita 雅涵 Tu- Bryant.
The video tells the story of a father and daughter’s relationship amongst snapshots of everyday life and its monotonous anonymity, while things aren’t always what they appear on the surface. Late at night the father can finally reveal his true self, adorning makeup and sequins, only to be spied by his daughter. The two then share a special moment of dressing up and dancing together, a true celebration of individuality, selflove and the beauty of self-expression.
The band, featuring exceptionally talented members Nikita 雅涵 Tu- Bryant, Ed Zuccollo (The Black Seeds, Trinity Roots, Troy Kingi, Hollie Smith), and Rick Cranson (Little Bushman), generate a beguiling sound formed of their many experiences and influences, a perfect example of multi-genre fusion with deep roots. Their self-titled debut album, produced by Grammy Award-winning Tommaso Colliva (Muse, Razorlight), is due for release May 2021.
KITA, IMUGI 이무기 & ZUKE
KITA and Zuke will be sharing a night with Imugi 이무기 at Auckland Fringe Town as part of the Auckland Fringe Festival. It will be held in the Auckland Town Hall and will be a look into some of the new material that will be released on the upcoming KITA album, due later this year, as well as some new material from the bass-wizard Zuke. The Town Hall will be transformed into a visual spectacle with projections by Naomi Lamb of The Wanderer Productions and lighting design by Auckland Live.
EP OUT NOW!
July 17th 2020
We kicked off our EP Release July 17th with a tour of the North Island hitting Napier at Paisley Stage on the Friday, and a home show in Wellington at San Fran. These were our first shows since pre-lockdown to a live audience, and we were absolutely blown away by the energy in the room.
Thank you for sharing the space with us, and for supporting music made in Aotearoa.
We will be back in studio straight after our Auckland show 1st of August, to finish our upcoming album.
Listen here on multiple platforms:
https://linktr.ee/kitasoundz
• KITA •
♡
‘Foggy Town’ official music video
July 11th 2020
‘Foggy Town’ music video directed by Mumu Moore. Forthcoming on the ‘Try to Find a Way’ EP, out July 17th, 2020.
KITA stands with GREENPEACE & GLASTONBURY
June 19th 2020
There's a lot of mahi (work) to be done in our World.
It became even more apparent during our time in Isolation with this Pandemic sweeping across our Planet.
Whether it be to plant more trees, the air clearing due to a pause on the traffic, or simply to be more compassionate to one another despite our differences.
There's a lot of mahi to be done in our World with ethnic relations, discrimination, understanding of different circumstances and a willingness to learn or to be challenged - and I believe it always begins with the individual. We continue to Hope for a better World even when we aren’t quite sure what a Better might look like.
We are proud to be celebrating the 50th birthday of GREENPEACE and GLASTONBURY with their online Greenpeace at Glastonbury Online Festival - Action All Areas. A festival that has had to be put on hold in its’ physical form due to the pandemic.
We hope to continue to spread our ideas of Hope and Love to as many people around the World.
Here is us opening the Festival after the Launch on DAY 1 of Action All Areas, shot by Shyam Patel, lit by Nic Cave-Lynch and Kat of Many Hands Lighting, from Ed’s room in Newtown, Wellington.
Pitch up a Virtual Tent and support the cause!
From Aotearoa, NZ
With Love
• KITA •
♡
‘Try To Find a Way’ official music video launch
May 12th 2020
The ‘Try To Find a Way’ music video was made whilst NZ was in Level 4 of the COVID-19 related lockdown. What that meant for many of us was that we were isolated from friends and family, and unable to travel far from home. Supermarket trips and chats to the checkout operator could bring an energy that we hadn’t felt in some weeks - that feeling of getting along with someone you just met. Far out. We missed each other a lot. This music video is the result of people sending videos of themselves in their lockdown situations for us to use; edited together by the wonderful Mark Russell of Renegade Peach. Seeing these videos gave us the feeling of togetherness in this time of enforced isolation. That we were all contributing to the same hopeful end of seeing each other again - dancing together, eating together. Friends and community were sorely missed but we also wanted to be careful and make sure that this wasn’t all for nothing - nobody wanted to head back into full isolation again. 'Try To Find a Way’ is a song about perseverance, hope and finding a way through. We wanted to show the group effort of staying home, which was evident by the eerily empty streets. We wanted to see our friends and know how they were spending their time. It was a lovely process, receiving videos from all around the world. A huge thank you to all the contributors for making this video what it is - a document of togetherness through mass isolation. Lots of love and wishing you all the best things in these challenging times.
• KITA •
♡
Recording with Grammy award winning producer Tommaso Colliva
Feb 4th 2020
In December we had renowned record producer Tommaso Colliva come to NZ to work on a recording with us. We spent six days in The Armoury studio and tracked five songs. Working with Tommaso was amazing! We learned so much from the way he prioritised things, streamlined workflow and added in his own ideas whilst retaining our vibe and flavour. Currently the tracks are in mix stage and we are loving the results and are so looking forward to sharing them.
Images by Mark Russell and Nick Crarer
Splore Festival 2020
We are stoked to announce our debut appearance at one of our favourite festivals in the country. As Splore Festival turns 21, we’ll be gracing the Living Lounge stage for an hour from 9:30pm on Friday the 21st of February.
Confirmed to play Newtown Festival
Thanks Newtown Festival!
Set time and stage TBC
Debut show as •KITA• at Rogue & Vagabond
The Rogue & Vagabond have been a staple venue for us all to play over the years, so it’s only fitting that we return to it with a free show. Nic Cave-Lynch will be joining us on lights to make it pretty and we look forward to seeing you all there before we head off for our first appearance at Splore Festival. Exciting times!
9:30pm start
Free of charge