Bonjah Explained

Bonjah
Origin:Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Genre:Blues & Roots, Alternative Rock
Years Active:2006 - 2016
Label:Independent
Current Members:Glenn Mossop
Regan Lethbridge
David Morgan
Dan Chisholm

Bonjah were a four-piece band based in Melbourne, Australia. Bonjah was formed in 2006 in Tauranga New Zealand by Glenn Mossop, Regan Lethbridge, David Morgan, and Dan Chisholm. The band's tours include Japan, England, Germany, New Zealand and have toured Australia extensively through numerous national tours.[1] The group have been nominated for various awards and supported major artists such as The Who, G Love & special Sauce, The Beautiful Girls, Paul Kelly, Raggamuffin, Arrested Development, The Black Seeds, Trinity Roots, Eskimo Joe. Most commonly known for their blues roots element of music the group have progressively moved towards a soulful rock infused style which is evident in the 2011 Go Go Chaos album.[2]

Festivals

Bonjah have featured at numerous Australian and International major festivals including Big Day Out, Woodford Folk Festival, Pyramid Rock Festival, Festival of the Sun, Apollo Bay Music Festival, West Coast Blues & Roots Festival & featured at various International festivals including Germany's JUWI FESTin 2012[3] & Greenroom Festival in Japan.[4] [5]

In 2013, BONJAH released their first track from the Beautiful Wild album titled Evolution. March 2014 saw the group release their second single from the album titled Honey with an anticipated album release in early April.[6]

History

Glenn Mossop, Regan Lethbridge, David Morgan, Dan Chisholm first met at school in Tauranga, New Zealand and in 2004 when the members were studying at university in Dunedin, New Zealand the group went under the moniker Bonjahbango.[7]

In later 2006 Bonjahbango was shortened to BONJAH and the members relocated to Melbourne, Australia.[8] In 2009 Bonjah's track Fly was featured through various promotional campaigns[9] and in March the band released Until Dawn[10] with lead single Bring Back The Fire[11] receiving an Apra Nomination for best Blues & Roots song of the year[12] and was later followed with Fly[13] the second single which was also inducted for Apra nominations.

During the summer of 2009 BONJAH toured Australia extensively and supported major artists such as The Who,[14] The Beautiful Girls, Paul Kelly, Raggamuffin and played at many Australian festivals including Pyramid Rock Festival, Festival of the Sun, One Movement Festival and Moomba Festival. The lead single from the Album Bring Back The Fire was re released in 2010 and later featured on a 20th Century Fox movie Matching Jack which was a film based on an unfilmed script by Renew entitled Love and Mortar[15] Matching jack opened at number eight at the Australian box office in its opening weekend, taking in total $258,011.

Following Bring Back The Fire's national release BONJAH ended up donating all of their proceeds to the Leukemia cause[16] and was later invited to play "light the night"[17] which was a leukaemia benefit showcase that also featured multi ARIA award winner Wendy Mathews and members of the Jersey Boys at Sydney's recital hall on behalf of the Leukemia Foundation.

In 2011 BONJAH released Go Go Chaos box collection set through Shock Records[18] and toured Australia extensively on the back of their release with Triple J presenting the national tour.[19]

The group ended the Go Go Chaos tour in 2012 with a sell out showcase at The Corner Hotel in Melbourne[20] where they partnered with Make a wish foundation Australia and ended up donating $1 of every ticket sold raising hundreds of dollars for the charitable foundation[21]

Discography

Albums

Singles

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

|-|rowspan="1"| 2010 ||rowspan="1"| Fly || Best Blues & Roots Single[23] || |-|rowspan="1"| 2010 ||rowspan="1"| Bring Back The Fire || Best Blues & Roots Single[24] || |-

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.|-|2009 || Until Dawn || Best Blues & Roots Album[25] || |- |2011 || Go Go Chaos || Best Blues & Roots Album[26] || |-

Rolling Stone Awards

|-|rowspan="1"| 2011 ||rowspan="1"| Artist Nomination || Artist To Watch[27] || |-

See also

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tonedeaf . 5 June 2012 . Anne-Louise Hill . Tonedeaf . June 2012 .
  2. Web site: Chaos Theory . https://archive.today/20121231035353/http://www.xpressmag.com.au/index.php/interviews/music-interviews/1060-bonjah . dead . 2012-12-31 . 5 August 2011 . Xpress Magazine . August 2011 .
  3. Web site: http://www.soundandscene.com/juwi-fest-2012-music-festival-münster-germany-[6883861/ Festival Lineup ]. 3 October 2012 . Juwi Fest 2012 . Juwi Festival . November 2012.
  4. Web site: Good Vibes . 5 August 2010 . Ian . Tearaway . August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120922070541/http://tearaway.co.nz/2011/09/good-vibes/ . 22 September 2012 . dead .
  5. Web site: Bio . 9 November 2012 . Bonjah Webpage . Bonjah Website . November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140223022650/http://www.bonjahmusic.com/bio.html . 23 February 2014 . dead .
  6. Web site: Bonjah Website . 17 March 2014 . Bonjah . Bonjah . March 2014.
  7. Web site: 2006 Bonjahbango . 13 September 2008 . Bonjah Bio . Bonjah Bio . September 2008.
  8. Web site: Bonjah Official Facebook Page . 11 September 2012. Facebook . November 2012 .
  9. Web site: Bonjah Interview and performance on sunrise . 20 February 2010 . Channel 3 . 3news . February 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120929125719/http://www.3news.co.nz/Bonjah-Interview-and-performance/tabid/312/articleID/91985/Default.aspx . 29 September 2012 . dead .
  10. Web site: State Library of Australia Archives . 3 September 2009 . Library's Australia . Australia Trove . May 2009.
  11. Web site: MTV Nominations Review . 18 October 2010 . Sophie Barnett . MTV . May 2010 . 12 March 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110312233707/http://www.mtv.com.au/news/d489a86a-apra-nominations-mtv-classic/ . dead .
  12. Web site: APRA/AMCOS Nominations . 18 October 2010 . Library's Australia . Australia Trove . May 2010.
  13. Web site: Daily Telegraph Nominations Report. 18 October 2010 . Ross Purdie . Australia Trove . May 2010.
  14. Web site: Apra Awards . 3 February 2010 . RMIT University . RMIT University . February 2010.
  15. Web site: Matching Jack: Nadia Tass, hard to match. 18 October 2010. Encore From Script To Screen. August 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100829161043/http://www.encoremagazine.com.au/matching-jack-nadia-tass-hard-to-match-4325. 29 August 2010.
  16. Web site: Nova FM Bonjah Charity . 25 October 2010 . Nova FM . DMG . October 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100828223731/http://www.novafm.com.au/article_melbourne-s-bonjah-have-a-fire-for-charity_103926 . 28 August 2010 . dead .
  17. Web site: Light The Night. 25 October 2010. Nova FM. DMG. October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101021060826/http://www.lightthenight.com.au/thisyear.html. 21 October 2010. dead.
  18. Web site: Shock . 9 November 2011 . Shock Records . Shock . June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326063646/http://www.shock.com.au/blog/australian-music/2011/06/bonjah-announce-go-chaos-national-album-tour-exclusive-jb-hifi-preorder-dexule-set/ . 26 March 2012 . dead .
  19. Web site: AU Review . 28 June 2011 . The AU Review . The AU Review Website . June 2011.
  20. Web site: Beat . 5 June 2012 . Beat . Beat Magazine . June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130510163258/http://www.beat.com.au/music/go-go-bonjah . 10 May 2013 . dead .
  21. Web site: Video. 7 June 2012 . NME . NME Magazine . June 2012 .
  22. Web site: ARIA Charts Discography.
  23. Web site: Apra Awards. 26 May 2010. Rip It Up. Rip It Up. May 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110310012721/http://www.ripitup.com.au/article/990. 10 March 2011. dead.
  24. Web site: Apra Awards. 23 May 2010. Apra/Amcos. Apra Amcos. May 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110308002437/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/BluesandRootsWorkoftheYear2010.aspx. 8 March 2011.
  25. Web site: Air Awards. 23 September 2009. Sarah Hanne. Faster Louder. May 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20121006151542/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/21075/AIR-Awards-nominations. 6 October 2012. dead.
  26. Web site: 2011 Independent Music Awards Nominations . https://archive.today/20121231025728/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/30034/2011-Independent-Music-Awards-nominations . dead . 2012-12-31 . 13 September 2011 . Sarah Smith . Fasterlouder . September 2011 .
  27. Web site: Rolling Stone Artist To Watch . 26 January 2011 . AU Review . AU Review . January 2011.
  28. http://www.thegroovemerchants.com/artist/19217
  29. http://www.matchingjack.com/latest-news/bonjah-join-20th-century-fox-with-the-release-of-matching-jack/ 22 August 2010.
  30. http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/news/allnews/2010APRAMusicAwardsNomineesAnnounced.aspx 25 May 2010.

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