DatsUs are an Auckland based covers band playing all the songs you know and love.
John first started playing music in secondary school, his first performance being the 7th form end of year ball. Since those early years John has diver experience from performing in a “big band” and at the same time playing a mixture of covers and original music on Auckland’s live music pub scene. John released a double single back in the ’80s with Waterline, followed by the recording of an E.P. After a long break from performing John got back into the Auckland music scene and greatly enjoys entertaining the crowd. More recently John performed with Flare and then joined Ultrasound, a band that has played at high profile vineyard weddings on Waiheke. Now, with Datsus, John enjoys rock, funk, disco, swing – almost anything that has a guitar in it. But the most important thing is to get the dance floor full and to make sure everyone is having a good time.
Amanda first started playing music at age 7. Initially delving into classical music on both piano and recorder. She then later moved away from classical to more popular music focusing on piano and keys and became a music teacher at a piano school at the early age of 16. After taking a break from music for many years, she is now focusing on the bass guitar. Her musical preferences is anything that grooves and makes people have a good time. She covers various genres from classic rock, disco, funk, reggae to pop. She loves performing and also co-hosts a successful Auckland open mic session . She is also a bass and piano teacher and is actively involved in various projects from originals, acoustic covers to the rockin’ party band that DatsUs is.
Andy has been playing drums and percussion for over 30 years. During that time he has experience playing at major events in NZ and the UK. Most of his earlier years were spent playing snare drum for military and pipe bands in the UK and NZ. He has been an active member of the New Zealand Pipe band scene and has competed at the world championships. He has been a key member of cover bands in the UK and NZ and has been involved in many musical projects and recordings. He has been a member of the NZ world music band “Many Hands” and has worked with artists “The Rabble” on their 2009 album ‘The battles almost over’.
He has been involved in teaching drums with the Auckland Pipe band college and recently with Drum school (NZ) under the direction of Glen Child.
Recently, apart from being the drummer for Datsus, Andy has been involved with the Auckland Covers band ‘Easy Tiger’ and in 2017 released the Album ‘Fight On from NZ hard rock band ‘Thirty Years Late’.
“Playing drums for me is everything, seeing the reaction and enjoyment music has on people is priceless”.
Josh first started playing music at age 6 with his Mum who has been in hobby bands for several years. After exhausting her skills, she passed Josh onto her friends who actively played guitar in bands around the region. Josh received contemporary piano tuition at an early age and after some private guitar tuition in primary school, Josh was part of several bands in college and branched into playing harmonica and a bit of drums and toured the local schools giving concerts in a harmonica group.
Upon leaving his home town and moving to Auckland to study audio engineering at MAINZ, Josh joined bands in Auckland largely as a hobby before moving to Australia for 6 years, in which the first he created an acoustic duo in the gold coast that played at local restaurants. After moving back home in 2015, Josh joined an originals and 2 covers bands, one of which is DatsUs.
Music is in Josh’s blood stream. He enjoys sharing music live and in the studio and seeing people having fun enjoying it.
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