Daniel Champagne Brings the Snap Shot Tour to NZ
Daniel Champagne Brings the Snap Shot Tour to New Zealand
Australian Singer songwriter and guitar virtuoso
Daniel Champagne will bring his Snap Shot Tour to New
Zealand this April for his most extensive tour in the
country to date. With his captivating performances,
characterized by his beautiful lyrics and unique guitar
style, Daniel will enchant audiences from Auckland, to
Christchurch, and everywhere in between.
“Daniel
Champagne exudes a natural ease on stage, as he sings
poignant lyrics and beautifully crafted melodies that
invariably whisk the heart up with grand romanticism.
Coupled with an exhilarating guitar talent that transcends
mere acoustic playing to replicate a whole band, Champagne
is just magic.” (themusic.com.au)
Daniel Champagne is
established as a world class and internationally renowned
performer. How many Australian-born artists can spend the
majority of their year touring the globe and selling out
show after show in North America, Canada and Europe? And
doing it tour after tour after tour?
Not many is the
answer.
And in between Champagne finds just enough time
to broaden his following in Japan, South America, Mexico and
other countries. Oh yes, and then return to Australia and
New Zealand for the sort of touring that virtually no other
artist can do in 2018.
This comes after Daniel completed
a sold out Canadian tour, was a finalist in the
International Songwriting Competition, and officially
showcased at the recent Folk Alliance international
conference in Kansas City.
And this headlining national
tour starts almost immediately after a run of Australian
theatre shows as special guest with Rodrigo Y Gabriela.
Here is a recent review from those shows:
"...Daniel
Champagne, now living in Nashville, opened proceedings with
an impressive solo set of song and instrumentation that
verged on an almost dislike for the acoustic guitar that he
was playing. In an entertaining, full body performance,
Champagne punched, scratched and physically wrestled beats
and harmonics from his instrument to build beautiful
atmospheric and sonic landscapes in a completely unique way.
At times his exaggerated movements were Peter Garrett-esque
as his body contorted and limbs flailed wildly while he
ambushed his guitar. Even the mundane task of tuning his
guitar was made entertaining. This was a super talented
musician that was as mesmerising to watch as hear. This was
a great way to warm up an already eager crowd and worth the
entry fee alone."
Daniel Champagne is not afraid to –
and in fact loves – playing both the biggest and smallest
stages, cities and towns. That’s perfectly evidenced by
his exhaustive April/May/June tour where he plays a
seemingly endless array of diverse locations – from
capital cities to regional areas.
That’s what Daniel
Champagne does. He takes an astonishing live show – he
really is one of THE finest guitarists on the planet –
hops in cars and planes and takes that show to people who
want to see him.
Daniel Champagne has evolved naturally
and through relentless hard work into a truly international
performer with an intensely devoted audience – people who
love real music, astonishing guitar playing, great songs,
and an artist who knows how to combine all these elements
into a magnificent live show.
And it’s the same show on
a tiny makeshift stage in a remote country town as it is at
any of the world’s major festivals, or on concert stages
with the likes of Lucinda Williams, Judy Collins, the John
Butler Trio or any of the other artists Champagne has
performed alongside.
The SNAP SHOT TOUR will see
Champagne performing songs from his acclaimed Fault Lines
album plus other favourites and new songs.
As an added
bonus a Snap Shot album will be sold at this shows. There
will only be 1000 copies of this limited edition mix tape of
location recordings captured live and real over three days
in early January on the far south coast of New South Wales.
It includes some new songs, some new versions of old songs
and some covers.
NEW ZEALAND SNAP SHOT TOUR
April 11 ~ The Wine Cellar ~ AUCKLAND, NZ - http://bit.ly/2GGyAJs
April 12 ~ Town
Hall ~ WHANGATEAU, NZ - http://bit.ly/2F2VoWy
April 13 ~ The
Butter Factory ~ WHANGAREI, NZ - http://bit.ly/2F1JBb2
April 14 ~ The
Station ~ TAURANGA, NZ - http://bit.ly/2H6IDrg
April 15 ~
Monarch Room ~ ROTORUA, NZ - http://bit.ly/2CFRZrs
April 16 ~ Meow
~ WELLINGTON, NZ - http://bit.ly/2sOM5V9
April 18 ~
Tsunami Studios ~ LEVIN, NZ - http://bit.ly/2I3kuDc
April 19 ~ Le
Cafe ~ PICTON, NZ - http://bit.ly/2HDQxJM
April 20 ~
Sherwood ~ QUEENSTOWN, NZ - http://bit.ly/2I5bw8y
April 21 ~ Dog
With Two Tails ~ DUNEDIN, NZ - http://bit.ly/2GHbimH
April 22 ~ Blue
Smoke ~ CHRISTCHURCH, NZ - http://bit.ly/2CEfXTS
Quotes:
“One
of the more amazing young percussive guitarists touring the
world right now”
– Blank, Gold Coast,
Australia
“The word Prodigy seems to entirely fall short
of this soft-spoken young man’s skills, he coaxes sounds
and melodies out of his instrument that literally drop
jaws.”
– The Calgary Herald, Canada
“Today I saw
the future of Folk – Festival goers flocking in their
thousands towards the main stage to witness the young
musical phenomenon from Australia dish out an absolute
show-stopper at the evening’ send.”
– Firefly
Column, USA
“Still in his … twenties, the distances he
has been would be more frequently associated with veterans
of the Folk scene”
– The
Dwarf
Videos:
Supernova:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d_unCtXtCw
Fade To
Black:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SHQekwX6qs
All of My
Stars:
https://youtu.be/iLyfPzlAGkU
Links:
Website:
http://www.danielchampagnemusic.com/
Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/danielchampagnemusic
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5VbD0260te11AgTgTs5odC
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/danielchampagnemusic/
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/danielchampagnemusic/?hl=en
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/dchampagnemusic
Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/user/Champagnemusic1/featured
Songkick:
https://www.songkick.com/artists/3092476-daniel-champagne/calendar
Bandsintown:
http://www.bandsintown.com/DanielChampagneMusic
EPK:
http://bit.ly/2j1BPR9