From humble beginnings (busking in the streets of Sydney), Bryce has turned his love for music into a full time career since 2006. This home grown kiwi musician performs beautiful acoustic songs that draw on personal experiences, emotion, faith, rawness and honesty.
This guy has a heart for people and a musical passion larger than life. He naturally interacts with his audience with real life stories that will warm your heart and make you feel at ease.
Inspired by the likes of Damien Rice, Neil Finn, Cold Play & Bob Dylan, Bryce’s music shows depth and is drawn from an interesting journey of life experience.
In 2001 Bryce was reluctantly forced to leave his boat building career behind, due to toxic poisoning from fiberglass. He moved to Sydney where he won a scholarship and completed a visual arts/teaching degree, and began learning the guitar. Skills remembered from piano lessons taken as early as 6 yrs old paid off, combined with a solid work ethic , Bryce honed his craft while busking and playing at open mic nights- then things started to happen..
His live show is like no other, featuring a stunning background visual show featuring aerial helicopter footage filmed flying over beautiful New Zealand scenic locations. Bryce performs solo, with guests and leads a talented backing band in some settings. There's no doubt, solo with his trusty acoustic, Bryce is ' at home ' on the stage.
" His amazing sound of musical compositions, amused the audience with awesome groove & rhythm." Kellie Tamiti
“ It's pure ear-candy wrapped in ballad-perfection. ” amplifier album review
" Bryce is a talented artist of great integrity working the NZ scene." Paul Ubana Jones
Based in New Zealand’s west coast town of New Plymouth, he teaches guitar part time, and shares his music nationwide in bars, cafes, festivals, wineries, schools, radio stations & churches- where he is building a respectable following.
Some notable achievements include:
- 2007 Independently releasing a well respected debut album “A Perfect Day for Travel” of which 5 songs were recently selected for the movie sound track - The Last Paradise (awaiting release)
-Currently ranked 1 in the NZ Reverbnation Independent charts, which has over 1000 bands registered.
- ' Surf the Sky ' won HOT PIC award in the Pacific Songwriting competition recently.
- Signing a Music works endorsement deal.
- Released a successful acoustic self titled EP in 2005 which sold out.
- Performing with some of NZ’s & Australia's finest artists - Paul Ubana Jones, Anna Coddington, Stu Larsen, Brandon Reihana (ex Blind Spot), Luke Thompson, Chris Cope, Lauren Thomson, Karen Hunter, Dale Willis...
- Toured NZ & Australia, and performs at music festivals incl Parachute, Black Stump (Australia), Parihaka, Festival of the Lights, Taste Tasman festival, the Playhouse Theatre, has featured as a guest musician for 1 month on a luxury American cruise ship, guest presenter at GTARANAKI festival, TEAR FUND NZ ‘ sponsor a child’ tour with Australia’s Stu Larsen (Sept 2008) and Acoustic Volumes tour with Chris Cope (March 2009).
2009 looks promising for this professional and hardworking independent artist who is currently writing songs for a second album.
For bookings and info email: info@brycewastney.com
hey Bryce, hope things are going well, I wanted to show my support and drop by and also ask you a quick favour, see message...
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Thanks for always stoppin' by and leavin' a comment whenever you can and wherever you are. I'm so excited and so lookin' forward for the new songs...but hey do you still have room for three more songs...will you be able to listen to them if send them as attachments on an email? Let me know if you are interested! Give me until Sunday night, I'm just so busy with personal things right now.... I'll talk to you again my friend and give my big hugs to the Kiwis and kisses to New Zealand. See you soon! The beers been chilled for a long time now! And I am getting thirstier and thirstier each day...haha... C h e e r s!
I can't wait to hear them! So, did you ever watch John Mayer's cover for Free Falling? I hope things are going well for you. I haven't see the sun in days and its making me depressed.:( It's been raining here a lot that's why. Talk to you later.
Hiya Bryce, Just thought we'd let you know how things are going. We landed a big gig for the central BYM Easter Camp 2009 - we are the 2nd main band (theres another called Epidemic as well) - we are pretty excited - especially since the northern Easter Camp has all the big name bands like mumsdollar and lt. Funk and many others, and then you see central and its us! pretty sweet aye! we are still pumping out some new songs, oh and josh and keiran are doing an acoustic set in the cafe at Easter Camp too ! Catch ya round = )
Hey Bryce! Enjoyed your gig at the Cornish Arms in Melbourne! This was some time ago, maybe you're due for another Melbourne visit soon? We'd love to play with you when that's the case.
I live in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Well I hope everything works out and you get to come. How's the music going? Have you listened to John Mayer's cover for Free Falling? If you haven't you should definitely check it out. John Mayer's voice is so awesome. Talk to you later!
Hey Bryce!!! I just got back from my 10 day mission trip to Belize. I went with a youth group from the church. I've never been to New York but if you were there that would be a great time to see you and visit NY. When are thinking of coming to the U.S.? What have you been up to? I hope you're doing good! Talk to you later.
yea man.. acoustic edge was reall good.. real welcoming audience.. was stoked that I got to go first coz everyone was really listening which was awesome.. it got a little bit more rowdy later on into it..
Hey man.. yea my gats getting the workout alright. finally starting to get some gigs under the belt.. just played at acoustic edge last thursday..I'll deffinitly have to try get to your gig bro..chris copes a wicked guy to be plaing with...
Hey Bryce, Sorry its taken so long to comment back to you. Us boys checked out your video and thought it was pretty awesome. Love the way it had the whole Kiwi DIY personality to it, yet it still captured some beautiful images.
Were all back to school (and uni) now but so far for 2009 (up until easter) we're averaging a gig once every three weeks which is pretty encouraging.
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