User:Kendoboy

The Dusk
Still convinced that true love is found when picnicing with a beautiful woman under a blue sky or curled up in blankets in front of a fire when the weathers cold; The Dusk has been holding hands since 2007. http://www.smokefreerockquest.co.nz/thedusk

The Dusk was founded by Ari Nuttall-Parton, Stenn Francis-Deare and Tashi Hope under the name The Doom Merchants. Ari is quoted to have said The Doom Merchants played "a blend of jazz, garage and surf" http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=734529615. The Doom Merchants played several gigs at The Terrace and The Waldorf Hall while still in their formative stages. The Doom Merchants changed their name to The Dusk after they moved away from their jazz roots and began playing more garage and indie rock.

Shortly after their name change, Tashi Hope left The Dusk saying he was sick of the stresses and the ego's of the band. Tashi has since collaborated with The Dusk to make music videos and manage recordings. It was soon after Tashi left the band that Stenn and Ari discovered saxophonist and trumpet player Josh Coombridge. Josh premiered with The Dusk at a private "Garfield st" gig and made his first public appearance with the band at the infamous RockQuest performance. It was after the "dark days" of the RockQuest that Stenn meet the accomplished drummer Liam Clancy. Liam is currently drumming for The Dusk but is yet to confirm his position as a permanent band member.

Roles
Ari Nuttall-Parton and Stenn Francis-Deare sing and write most of the music in The Dusk. Ari plays lead guitar and kazoo, Stenn plays organ, piano, bass and guitar, Josh plays saxophone, trumpet and tuba and Liam drums.

The Infamous Rock Quest
The "RockQuest gig" is largely ignored by The Dusk but is famous amoung fans. It's famous for being the most catastrophic and badly played gig in the entire history of The Dusk. All of the strings of Ari's guitar broke in the middle the perfomance of their song "Bogan Hunting" as well an unwanted distortion pedal being turned on, a complete lack of practice and the desperate need for a drummer. It was a performance likely to go down as the "one you were lucky to miss" in rock history.

--Kendoboy (talk) 09:15, 17 June 2008 (UTC)