Valkyrie (New Zealand band)

Valkyrie performing at Splore Festival, February 2018

Valkyrie is a New Zealand rock/hip-hop band based in South Auckland.[1][2] In 2017 the band was nominated for Best Video by a Māori Artist at the Waiata Māori Music Awards.[3][4]

The band members are vocalist Omer Gilroy (Ngā Puhi, Ngāi Tahu), guitarist Rebel Reid (Nga Puhi) and drummer/keyboardist Brandon Haru (Nga Puhi, Tainui).[5][6] Reid and Gilroy were childhood friends who attended Papatoetoe High School together and also studied together at the New Zealand Radio Training School at Whitireia New Zealand.[7] In 2012 they started making music together, and were joined by Haru in 2015. The band members draw creative inspiration from their Māori cultural heritage, Norse mythology and gothic rock.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Feature - Vallkyrie: Stirring The Pot". NZ Musician. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  2. ^ "Valkyrie | NZ Artist Directory | NZ Music Commission". nzmusic.org.nz. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  3. ^ "Finalists announced for 2017 Waiata Māori Music Awards". Māori Television. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  4. ^ "Maori music shines bright at Waiata Maori Music Awards". Stuff. 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  5. ^ "VIDEO PREMIERE: Valkyrie perform 'Closer' live at Huia Point". RNZ. 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  6. ^ Staff Writers. "Valkyrie Have A \'Good Thing\' Going On With Their New Single". Frooty. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  7. ^ Auckland Museum. "Rising Stars". Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Valkyrie - New Zealand Musicians & Bands". www.muzic.net.nz. Retrieved 2020-08-22.