The Gary Harvey Band are a rock band based in Auckland, New Zealand. The band has become known for its strong blues roots, steeped in the sounds emanating along Highway 61 and inspired musically by both American and British blues rock music. In an interview, they cited some of the bands that had the biggest influence on them, which included Free, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Tom Petty, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Joe Bonamassa,The Foo Fighters, Allman Brothers, The Rolling Stones, ZZ Top and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Wilde Taylor is an Auckland acoustic duo which performs it’s own exciting brand of original and non-original ‘Americana’ music. ‘Americana’ can be described as a musical amalgamation of Folk, Blues and Country styles from across USA. Artists like Bob Dylan, The Eagles, Tom Petty, John Mellencamp are example of musicians who fall into this genre. Wilde Taylor consists of vocalist and multi instrumentalist, Jesse Wilde, and guitarist, Ed Taylor
