Six60

SIX60
SIX60
Background information
Origin	Dunedin, New Zealand
Genres	Soul; R&B; electronica; alternative rock; indietronica; synthpop;
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Massive
Members	Eli Paewai (drums); Chris Mac (bass, synths); Ji Fraser (lead guitar); Marlon Gerbes (synths, samples); Matiu Walters (vocals, guitar)
Past members	Hoani Matenga (bass)

SIX60 is a five piece New Zealand band that formed in 2008. Their self-titled debut album was released on 10 October 2011 on their own label Massive Entertainment. The album debuted at number one in the New Zealand charts and was certified gold within its first week of release^[2] Their first two singles "Rise Up 2.0" and "Don't Forget Your Roots" reached number one and number two respectively on the RIANZ singles chart and were both certified double and triple platinum.^[3]

History

SIX60 was formed in Dunedin, the founding members met while attending the University of Otago. The band created their name from the street number of the house they lived at in Dunedin.^[4]

Their local following developed from Dunedin to other student hubs around the country such as Auckland, Waikato, Christchurch and Wellington.

SIX60's original EP (released 2009) contained a track called "Someone to Be Around".^[5] This track was left off their debut album but remains one of the most popular songs.

SIX60 have a quadruple platinum number one debut album with triple platinum selling single "Don't Forget Your Roots", two double platinum selling singles "Only To Be" and "Rise Up", two platinum selling singles "Forever" and "Special", and one gold selling single "Lost".

In early March 2013 the band was featured on George FM Breakfast's 'Damn! I Wish I Was Your Cover' series covering Rudimental's "Feel the Love".

In 2014, their song "Run For It" was featured on the trailer of ITV drama series Prey, starring John Simm.^[6]^[7]

Chris uses a MOOG Voyager / Ernie ball Musicman Sting Ray Bass. Matiu and Ji both play Fender Strats, while Marlon uses an MS2000 / Muse VIP / Fender Strat. Eli plays KDrums [kdrums.co.nz].

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
Title	Album details	NZ ^[3]	Certifications
Six60	Released: 10 October 2011 (2011-10-10) Label: Massive Entertainment Format: CD, digital download	1	RMNZ: 4× Platinum^[8]
Six60 (2)	Released: 27 February 2015 (2015-02-27) Label: Massive Entertainment Format: CD, digital download	1	RMNZ: Platinum^[8]
"—" denotes an album that did not chart in that country.

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
Title	Album details	NZ ^[3]	Certifications
Rise Up 2.0 EP	Released: 4 October 2010 (2010-10-04) Label: Massive Entertainment Format: CD, digital download	—
iTunes Session EP	Released: 20 December 2013 (2013-12-20) Label: Massive Entertainment Format: Digital download	15
Forever EP	Released: 7 February 2014 (2014-02-07) Label: Four Music Format: Digital download	—
"—" denotes an album that did not chart in that country.

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
Title	Year	NZ ^[3]	Certifications	Album
"Rise Up 2.0"	2010	1	RMNZ: 2× Platinum	Six60
"Don't Forget Your Roots"	2011	2	RMNZ: 4× Platinum
"Only to Be"	2011	5	RMNZ: 3× Platinum
"Forever"	2012	11	RMNZ: 2× Platinum
"In the Clear" (featuring Paul Mac)		12
"Lost" (featuring APO)		20	RMNZ: Gold
"Forever (Movie Version)"	2013	—		Vaterfreuden (Original Soundtrack)
"Special"	10 November 2014	1	RMNZ: 2× Platinum^[9]	Six60 (2)
"So High"	27 February 2015	10	RMNZ: Platinum^[10]
"White Lines"	4 May 2015	5	RMNZ: 2× Platinum^[11]
"Purple"	2015	—^[A]	RMNZ: Platinum^[12]
"Stay Together"		—	RMNZ: Platinum^[12]
"Exhale"		—	RMNZ: Platinum^[12]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
Title	Year	NZ ^[13]	Certifications	Album
"Lost"	2011	12		Six60
"Finest Wine"	2011	5	RMNZ: Gold	Six60
"Home"	2013	9		iTunes Session
"Waterfalls"		6
"Someone to Be Around"		17
"Stay Together"	2015	-	RMNZ: Gold	Six60 (2)

Awards and nominations

Awards	Year	Type	Song or album	Notes
New Zealand Music Awards	2011	Single of the Year	"Rise Up 2.0"	Nominated
		Breakthrough Artist of the Year	"Rise Up 2.0"	Nominated
		Peoples' Choice Award		Nominated
New Zealand Music Awards	2012	Single of the Year	"Don't Forget Your Roots"	Won
		Best Group	Six60	Won
		Peoples' Choice Award		Won
		Highest selling New Zealand Single	"Don't Forget Your Roots"	Won
		Highest selling New Zealand Album	"Six60"	Won
		Radio Airplay Record of the Year	"Don't Forget Your Roots"	Won
		Album of the Year	"Six60"	Nominated
		Best Electronica Album	"Six60"	Nominated

Notes

^ "Purple" did not reach the top 40 of the New Zealand Singles Chart, but peaked at number 3 on the Heatseekers chart.^[12]

References

^ Hepburn, Steve (11 September 2010). "Rugby: Field Matenga's chosen stage". Otago Daily Times. Allied Press. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
^ Weaser, Laura. "Interview: Matiu Walters - SIX60". http://www.ripitup.co.nz/music/interview-matiu-walters-six60/. Rip it Up. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Discography Six60". Recorded Music NZ. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
^ Bailey, Thomas. "Six60". http://www.beat.com.au/music/six60. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
^ "Six60 EP". http://www.last.fm/music/Six60/Six60+EP. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJzvbTTpYGQ
^ http://open.spotify.com/track/2PNW6xeakw8dWGVnkKXRr3
^ ^a ^b "New Zealand album certifications – Six60 – Six60 [2]". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 May 2015.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "New Zealand single certifications – Six60 – Special". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 30 January 2015.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "New Zealand single certifications – Six60 – So High". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 5 June 2015.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "New Zealand single certifications – Six60 – White Lines". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 8 January 2016.^{[dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2 October 2015.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Top 20 New Zealand Single Chart – The Official New Zealand Music Chart". charts.org.nz. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

[13] "Purple" did not reach the top 40 of the New Zealand Singles Chart, but peaked at number 3 on the Heatseekers chart.^[12]

[1] Hepburn, Steve (11 September 2010). "Rugby: Field Matenga's chosen stage". Otago Daily Times. Allied Press. Retrieved 19 June 2015.

[2] Weaser, Laura. "Interview: Matiu Walters - SIX60". http://www.ripitup.co.nz/music/interview-matiu-walters-six60/. Rip it Up. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)

[NZ-3] "Discography Six60". Recorded Music NZ. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 January 2014.

[4] Bailey, Thomas. "Six60". http://www.beat.com.au/music/six60. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)

[5] "Six60 EP". http://www.last.fm/music/Six60/Six60+EP. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)

[6] ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJzvbTTpYGQ

[7] ttp://open.spotify.com/track/2PNW6xeakw8dWGVnkKXRr3

[NZ-cert-8] "New Zealand album certifications – Six60 – Six60 [2]". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 May 2015.^{[dead link‍]}

[9] "New Zealand single certifications – Six60 – Special". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 30 January 2015.^{[dead link‍]}

[10] "New Zealand single certifications – Six60 – So High". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 5 June 2015.^{[dead link‍]}

[11] "New Zealand single certifications – Six60 – White Lines". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 8 January 2016.^{[dead link‍]}

[Purple-12] "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2 October 2015.^{[dead link‍]}

[nztop1-14] "Top 20 New Zealand Single Chart – The Official New Zealand Music Chart". charts.org.nz. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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v t e Six60
Eli Paewai Chris Mac Ji Fraser Marlon Gerbes Matiu Walters
Albums	Six60 (2011) Six60 (2015) Six60 (2019) Castle St (2022)
EPs	Six60 (2017)
Songs	"Someone to Be Around" "Rise Up 2.0" "Don't Forget Your Roots" "Only to Be" "Forever" "Don't Give It Up" "Rivers" "Closer" "Rolling Stone" "Vibes" "Up There" "The Greatest" "Catching Feelings" "Please Don't Go" "Raining" "Never Enough" "Long Gone" "Sundown" "Fade Away" "All She Wrote" "Pepeha" "Before You Leave" "Always Beside You"