Up-and-coming Nelson band SØLACE is climbing the next milestone on their path towards becoming professional musicians.
Being between college Years 10 and 13, they are doing something most couldn’t imagine: working on their first EP. To make this dream possible, they have started fundraising and are counting on the support of the close-knit Nelson community.
With five to seven original songs in the making, they hope to head up to Wellington for a studio recording.
“One of us comes up with an idea for our own songs, and when we share it with the band, it comes to life. I can have a base of a song, and then with all the different instruments we collaborate to bring it together,” says acoustic guitarist and singer Mia Coldicott about their songwriting process.
Oscar Walsh, singer and guitarist in the band, also emphasises that he has always dreamed of having an EP as a project out there and doing it with people that he loves. He feels grateful that it is coming true so early in his life finding awesome friends who are also amazing musicians.
They describe their music style as indie-pop-rock and similar to early 2000s songs, which fits, considering that even the story of how they came together sounds straight out of a movie from that time. Lucky enough for all fans and listeners, Oscar got caught up in a white lie, stating to Summer Sounds that he had a band to get a gig he really wanted to play.
While at this point there was no band in sight, he quickly found the other members, Mia Coldicott (acoustic guitar and vocals), Daniel MacBrayne (keyboard), Oscar Begg (drums), and Boston Harvey (bass), that gig was only the start of many more performances.
The next chance to see them live will be an unplugged at NCMA on 31 October. All earnings will go towards the $7000 needed for their EP.
Check out their crowdfundingboosted.org.nz/projects/support-solace-help-us-record-our-first-ep and prepare for their newest single “Rich Kid” coming out soon.
