CHORES
Chores are a music-making duo from New Zealand whose feel-good, dance-floor fillers have established them as one of the most exciting new electronic acts south of the equator.
Thommy Simmons and Sam Saunders cut their teeth on Auckland’s DJing circuit in 2014. Two years later, they turned their talents to producing their own material and have since evolved into the mesmerising live act that exists today.
Enlisting an impressive cast of vocalists from across Australasia, Chores are known for pairing soulful vocals with infectious deep house and pop melodies.
Since 2016 they’ve released a string of winning singles, including their latest ‘Surrender’, featuring Abby Wolfe, which was added to rotation on Bali’s Top 40 radio station Hard Rock FM and Australia’s famed Triple J Unearthed, which also premiered the song’s video, made by motion graphics artist Mardo El Noor.
“Surplus energy beaming outta this track from Chores. Handy too cos you'll expend a bit of your own bouncing to this” - Dave Ruby Howe, Triple J Unearthed Music Director
In their homeland of New Zealand, ‘Surrender’ was added to leading dance and pop stations, ZM, The Edge and George FM. It also debuted at #4 on the New Zealand Heatseekers Chart and climbed Spotify’s Viral Chart.
Chores’ other tracks have also charted well, with all of their releases in 2017 making the Top 5 in the Heatseekers chart. They include ’Away’ featuring Omega Levine, ‘By Your Side’ featuring Red London and ‘Losing You’, which also debuted on seven New Music Fridays upon release. Cumulatively their songs have now notched up close to 2 million streams across Spotify, Soundcloud and YouTube.
In September 2017, the duo was awarded ‘Breakthrough Artist of the Year’ at NZ premier dance music radio station, George FM's inaugural Georgies Awards.
Meanwhile, Chores have continued to push the envelope when it comes to performance, alternating between playing DJ sets and their high-energy live show, which brings together their infectious get-up-and-move beats and grooves with kick-ass visuals.
Their reputation on the live circuit has earned them opening slots for a host of international acts, including Peking Duk, A-Trak, Duke Dumont and The Chainsmokers, as well as spots on some of the most popular festivals in the southern hemisphere, from R&V, Your Paradise ( Fiji) and Northern Bass to Deep, Hard and Funky, Mudtopia, Our House, Spring Break, Britomart Block Party and Homegrown.
Prolific in the studio and always scouting out new vocal talent to help bring their distinctive blend of dance and pop to life, this dynamic double act is a force to be reckoned with.
PREVIOUS EVENTS & FESTIVALS - Rhythm & Vines, Northern Bass, Bay Dreams, Deep, Hard N Funky, Springbreak Fiji, Mudtopia. Support for the following Chainsmokers, A-Trak, Dusky, Tensnake, What So Not, Dj Koze, Hannah Wants, Waze and Odyssey, Peking Duk, Motez, Indian Summer, Hayden James, Oneman, Detroit, Swindle, T. Williams, Chris Lorenzo, KLP, Benson, Cut Snake & Touch Sensitive.
Thommy Simmons and Sam Saunders cut their teeth on Auckland’s DJing circuit in 2014. Two years later, they turned their talents to producing their own material and have since evolved into the mesmerising live act that exists today.
Enlisting an impressive cast of vocalists from across Australasia, Chores are known for pairing soulful vocals with infectious deep house and pop melodies.
Since 2016 they’ve released a string of winning singles, including their latest ‘Surrender’, featuring Abby Wolfe, which was added to rotation on Bali’s Top 40 radio station Hard Rock FM and Australia’s famed Triple J Unearthed, which also premiered the song’s video, made by motion graphics artist Mardo El Noor.
“Surplus energy beaming outta this track from Chores. Handy too cos you'll expend a bit of your own bouncing to this” - Dave Ruby Howe, Triple J Unearthed Music Director
In their homeland of New Zealand, ‘Surrender’ was added to leading dance and pop stations, ZM, The Edge and George FM. It also debuted at #4 on the New Zealand Heatseekers Chart and climbed Spotify’s Viral Chart.
Chores’ other tracks have also charted well, with all of their releases in 2017 making the Top 5 in the Heatseekers chart. They include ’Away’ featuring Omega Levine, ‘By Your Side’ featuring Red London and ‘Losing You’, which also debuted on seven New Music Fridays upon release. Cumulatively their songs have now notched up close to 2 million streams across Spotify, Soundcloud and YouTube.
In September 2017, the duo was awarded ‘Breakthrough Artist of the Year’ at NZ premier dance music radio station, George FM's inaugural Georgies Awards.
Meanwhile, Chores have continued to push the envelope when it comes to performance, alternating between playing DJ sets and their high-energy live show, which brings together their infectious get-up-and-move beats and grooves with kick-ass visuals.
Their reputation on the live circuit has earned them opening slots for a host of international acts, including Peking Duk, A-Trak, Duke Dumont and The Chainsmokers, as well as spots on some of the most popular festivals in the southern hemisphere, from R&V, Your Paradise ( Fiji) and Northern Bass to Deep, Hard and Funky, Mudtopia, Our House, Spring Break, Britomart Block Party and Homegrown.
Prolific in the studio and always scouting out new vocal talent to help bring their distinctive blend of dance and pop to life, this dynamic double act is a force to be reckoned with.
PREVIOUS EVENTS & FESTIVALS - Rhythm & Vines, Northern Bass, Bay Dreams, Deep, Hard N Funky, Springbreak Fiji, Mudtopia. Support for the following Chainsmokers, A-Trak, Dusky, Tensnake, What So Not, Dj Koze, Hannah Wants, Waze and Odyssey, Peking Duk, Motez, Indian Summer, Hayden James, Oneman, Detroit, Swindle, T. Williams, Chris Lorenzo, KLP, Benson, Cut Snake & Touch Sensitive.
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PRESS
ZM Online, January 18
George FM, August 2017
NZ Music, August 2017
ZM, August 2017
George FM, May 2017
Stoney Roads, May 2016
Sniffers Blog, May 2016
This Song Slaps, May 2016
Acid Stag, May 2016
George FM, August 2017
NZ Music, August 2017
ZM, August 2017
George FM, May 2017
Stoney Roads, May 2016
Sniffers Blog, May 2016
This Song Slaps, May 2016
Acid Stag, May 2016
BOOKINGS/MORE INFO
JAZ KAPOW / FENELLA STRATTON
E: jaz@twicethehype.co.nz / fenella@twicethehype.co.nz
P: +64 21 128 7475 / +64 21 054 0699
