I’ll be playing bass with PJay Nyex on electronics and Connor Slattery on guitar for a live tech house set, Saturday September 10th at George Seuffert, Sr. Bandshell Queens.
Diamond Field Live at Arlene's Grocery NYC
Diamond Field feat. Jenny Bates will be performing live at Arlene's Grocery New York City, Wednesday September 21st.
21+ / Advance tickets $10 / $15 on the door
Livestream available for $10
Show is at 9pm sharp
Arlene's Grocery is located at 95 Stanton St, New York, NY 10002
Late Slip - NYC July Weekend!
Late Slip make a NYC appearance with two shows on July 16 and 17!
Late Slip’s Chelsea Nenni makes the trip to NYC from Austin TX for two shows in July!
We’ll be playing Brooklyn’s Mama Tried, an outer venue in Sunset Park on Saturday July 16 with support from Emily Fenton. Show Time is 8pm / no cover!
On Sunday July 17th we’ll be playing the annual Rock Away! Music Festival at Rockaway Beach in Queens. Location is Beach #97 and we are on at 5pm. The festival is FREE!
Chelsea Nenni: Vocals, guitar
Janet LaBelle: Drums
Doug Austin: Guitar
Andrew B. White: Bass
Photo: Brandon Riley Millar, Art: Andrew B. White
Photo & Artwork: Andrew B. White
Diamond Field "RTR Countdown Theme"
Out now - the 2022 remake of Peter Blake's mid-1980s "RTR" (Ready To Roll) TV show theme by Diamond Field.
Peter Blake is an acclaimed New Zealand musician and composer. His work at Television New Zealand over four decades saw him produce many local music shows as well as composing theme music for TV drama and documentaries, and opening titles.
Starting in the mid-1970s, local Top 20 chart show Ready to Roll (or RTR for short) became one of New Zealand’s most watched shows. The original theme music for RTR was the 1974 Commodores’ instrumental track ‘Machine Gun’. In 1983 Blake created a new and contemporary theme for the show using synthesizers which was used up until 1987, when it was updated. The 20 second intro which was quickly scored to a supplied animation concept and featured state-of-the-art video game style graphics. The titles build up to the appearance of the RTR logo and end with a preview of artist clips that would be featured that night. The music was created with a MIDI’d Mini Moog, a Roland MSQ-700 sequencer, Roland 808 drum machine and Prophet 5 synthesizer. The RTR theme, like much of Blake’s other work, became ingrained in New Zealand’s pop culture psyche and for anyone who grew up hearing it, will instantly trigger a shot of nostalgia.
That nostalgia is also the reason why this 2022 remake exists. The RTR theme was only ever 20 seconds in length but I always wondered what a full length version may sound like. In 2020 I got in touch with Peter and asked if I could do a remake of the theme, adding to it and creating a full track. He was cool with it here it is finally. I tried to keep as close as possible to the original sounds and vibe used in the original and simply flesh it out. I’ve also made this fun video with the opening titles that were used between 1983 and 1987, featuring the Top 20 countdowns from September 10th 1983 and February 23rd 1985, and the Top 10 from September 24th 1985. I hope you enjoy it!
• Watch the original RTR opening sequences courtesy Rob McConnell on YouTube
• RTR opening titles overview at NZ On Screen
Artmageddon Ditmas Park June 25th
Artmageddon takes place Sunday June 25th in Brooklyn’s Ditmas Park neighborhood. Over 180 artists and musicians will be taking part! A great day and free for everyone!
I’ll be playing with both Abby Holden and Mike Cobb & The Crevulators at 252 Westminster Road between 4-7pm
Abby Holden at Brooklyn Music Kitchen June 25th
New Zealand singer/songwriter Abby Holden plays Brooklyn Music Kitchen on Saturday June 25th.
The band features three New Zealanders – Abby on vocals and guitar, Stan Mitchell on drums and myself on bass. NYC’s only full NZ band!
$10 advance sales from Eventbrite
Brooklyn Music Kitchen is located at 177 Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205
The Love Hangover - Mama Tried June 25th
Diamond Field featuring Jenny Bates on vocals will be playing a couple of songs at the Love Hangover show at Brooklyn’s Mama Tried venue.
A variety of acts well be performing between 4-7pm.
Come on down for some summer love songs!
Mama Tried is located at 787 3rd Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11232
Diamond Field at Brooklyn Music Kitchen
Diamond Field played their debut live show at Brooklyn Music Kitchen on June 10th with Bunny X, Parlour Magic and Power Rob. What a great night it was! More shows to be announced soon!
Check out the photos by Abby Holden:
Abby Holden at Rockwood Music Hall
New Zealand singer/songwriter Abby Holden plays Rockwood Music Hall Stage 1 on Saturday June 4th.
Show is at 8pm and entry is free. 21+
The band features three New Zealanders – Abby on vocals and guitar, Stan Mitchell on drums, myself on bass, and Brooklyn’s Julia Veinblat on backing vocals.
Rockwood Music Hall is located at 196 Allen St, New York NY, 10002
Diamond Field Live - Friday June 10th 2022
It’s official - Diamond Field is hitting the stage for a live show in NYC on Friday June 10th 2022!
Diamond Field will be joined by Beckerton’s Jenny Bates on vocal duties and the lineup also features Baltimores’ Power Rob along with NYC’s Bunny X and Parlour Magic! Your host for the night is Kal-Elle Jagger!
The “Night of the Synths” show is at Brooklyn Music Kitchen and tickets are on sale now from Eventbrite! Get ‘em quick as it’s a small venue!
Watch the promo video:
