Supergroove is a New Zealand

funk rock Funk rock is a fusion genre that mixes elements of funk and rock. James Brown and others declared that Little Richard and his mid-1950s road band, The Upsetters, were the first to put the funk in the rock and roll beat, with a biographer sta ...

music group. Their debut album '' Traction'' was released in 1994. The group disbanded in 1997 but reformed in 2007.

History

The band was founded on New Year's Eve 1989/1990, having previously been named the Low-Down Dirty Blues Band. Supergroove's first release was the single ''Here Comes the Supergroove'', which wasn't added to either of their original albums. Supergroove released two albums of original content – '' Traction'', from which four singles were taken, and '' Backspacer'', which yielded two singles. Between the two they recorded the EP ''Tractor'', and put out an EP of remixes, '' GreatMixes''. Prior to Supergroove's second album Backspacer, singer Che Fu and trumpeter Tim Stewart were fired from the band.https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/41008/Che-Fu-fired-up-and-ready-to-Supergroove, "I didn't leave the band I was asked to resign. I was kind of fired from the band," The band then entirely split up in 1997 over creative differences. Seven years after the group split a 'Best Of' compilation, ''

Postage The mail or post is a system for physically transporting postcards, letters, and parcels. A postal service can be private or public, though many governments place restrictions on private systems. Since the mid-19th century, national postal syste ...

'', was released.

Performance

* In 1990 Supergroove were the support act for

New Kids on the Block New Kids on the Block (also initialized as NKOTB) is an American boy band from Dorchester, Massachusetts. The band consists of brothers Jonathan and Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood. New Kids on the Block enjoy ...

Mount Smart Stadium Mount Smart Stadium (formerly known as Ericsson Stadium) is a multipurpose stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the main home ground of the New Zealand Warriors of the National Rugby League, and occasionally hosts rugby union and internati ...

. * Saturday, 15 January 1994, Supergroove played at Mountain Rock III, Mountain Rock Music Festival.

Solo careers

Notable former members include Che Ness, aka

Che Fu Che Kuo Eruera Ness (born 1974), better known by his stage name Che Fu, is a New Zealand hip hop, R&B and reggae artist, songwriter and producer. A founding member of the band Supergroove, as a solo artist he has gone on to sell thousands o ...

, now with a successful solo career, Paul Russell, who still studio drums with Che Fu and

Brooke Fraser Brooke Gabrielle Ligertwood (née Fraser; born 15 December 1983) better known by her maiden name Brooke Fraser, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter best known for her hit single "Something in the Water (Brooke Fraser song), Something in the W ...

. Two other ex-members, Tim Stewart (trumpet) and Ben Sciascia (guitar) formed a new band in late 2005 called Svelte with Tim on Lead vocals and Bass. Ian Jones joined upcoming Sydney band

Lost Valentinos Lost Valentinos are a band from Sydney, Australia. They released two EPs under the band name The Valentinos but changed their name in mid-2007 to Lost Valentinos due to the threat of legal action by soul artists from the 1950s, Bobby Womack & ...

on drums.

Reunion

Despite what was widely considered to be a less than amicable break up, Supergroove supported

Crowded House Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 1985. Its founding members were New Zealander Neil Finn (vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter) and Australians Paul Hester (drums) and Nick Seymour (bass). Later ...

for the three shows of their October 2007 New Zealand tour. This reunion included Che Fu, Jo Lonie, Tim Stewart, Ben Sciascia, Ian Jones, Nick Atkinson and Karl Steven. Supergroove continued in 2007 on a summer tour, playing alongside popular New Zealand bands such as

Atlas An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a bundle of maps of Earth or of a region of Earth. Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form, but today many atlases are in multimedia formats. In addition to presenting geograp ...

, Elemeno P,

The Feelers The Feelers is a New Zealand pop rock band formed in the early 1990s in Christchurch by James Reid (singer/guitarist) and Hamish Gee (drums/guitar). History The Feelers was signed by Warner Music and released their first album, '' Supersys ...

and were one of the headline Kiwi acts of the

Big Day Out The Big Day Out (BDO) was an annual music festival that was held in five Australian cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Adelaide, and Perth, as well as Auckland, New Zealand. The festival was held during summer, typically in January of ea ...

2008 in Auckland. The band featured in the

University of Otago , image_name = University of Otago Registry Building2.jpg , image_size = , caption = University clock tower , motto = la, Sapere aude , mottoeng = Dare to be wise , established = 1869; 152 years ago , type = Public research collegiate u ...

's, the

University of Canterbury The University of Canterbury ( mi, Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha; postnominal abbreviation ''Cantuar.'' or ''Cant.'' for ''Cantuariensis'', the Latin name for Canterbury) is a public research university based in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was ...

's and the

University of Waikato The University of Waikato ( mi, Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato), is a Public university, public research university in Hamilton, New Zealand, Hamilton, New Zealand established in 1964. An additional campus is located in Tauranga. The university perfo ...

's 2008 orientation weeks. Supergroove played at the Groove in the Park 2010 festival held on New Zealand's

Waitangi Day Waitangi Day ( mi, Te Rā o Waitangi), the national day of New Zealand, marks the anniversary of the initial signing – on 6 February 1840 – of the Treaty of Waitangi, which is regarded as the founding document of the nation. The first Wait ...

(6 February), at the Western Springs in Auckland. Supergroove also played at the Homegrown Festival in Wellington on 14 March 2009. In February 2015, Supergroove reunited to play in all shows of The Winery Tour – 12 shows at various vineyards around New Zealand. http://thewinerytour.co.nz

Members

Current members * Che Ness – vocals * Karl Steven – vocals, keyboards, harmonica http://www.sciascia.co.nz/files/3914/0909/7151/supergroove-14.jpg * Ben Sciascia – guitar * Joe Lonie – bass * Tim Stewart – trumpet * Nick Atkinson – saxophone , keyboards * Ian Jones – drums Former members * Paul Russell – drums

Timeline

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

Awards

New Zealand Music Awards

! Ref , - , align="center" ,

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson Ma ...

, Malcolm Welsford – "You Gotta Know" , Best Engineer , , align="center" , , - , align="center" rowspan="6" ,

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake strike ...

, ''Traction'' , Album of the Year , , align="center" rowspan="6" , , - , "Can't Get Enough" , Single of the Year , , - , Supergroove , Best Group , , - , Jo Fischer and Matt Noonan – "Can't Get Enough" , Best Video , , - , Karl Steven & Malcolm Welsford – ''Traction'' , Best Producer , , - , Malcolm Welsford – ''Traction'' , Best Engineer , , - , align="center" rowspan="2" ,

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on b ...

, Supergroove , International Achievement , , rowspan="2" align="center" , , - , Sigi Spath and Jo Fisher – "You Gotta Know" , Best Video , , - , rowspan="3" align="center" , 1997 , Sigi Spath and Joe Lonie – "If I Had My Way" , Best Video , , align="center" rowspan="3" , , - , Malcolm Welsford and Karl Steven – ''Backspacer'' , Best Producer , , - , Malcolm Welsford – ''Backspacer'' , Best Engineer , , - , align="center" ,

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

, Supergroove , Legacy Award , , align="center" ,

References

External links

AudioCulture profile
{{Authority control APRA Award winners New Zealand funk musical groups Funk rock musical groups Musical groups from Auckland