Weird Together releases "Ready For This"

Weird Together is a musical melting pot of talent. The 8-piece ensemble consists of two DJs, a vocalist, a two-piece horn section, a guitarist, a percussionist, and steel pannist. Their ethnic roots have global origins in Nigeria, South Sudan, South Africa, Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, and New Zealand.

Today, Weird Together joins forces with Feel Up Records (label co-owned by Jillionaire of Major Lazer fame) to release their new single, "Ready For This." OkayPlayer premieres the song, stating that it "exemplifies global awesomeness."

Listen to song: https://soundcloud.com/feeluprecords/sets/weird-together-ready-for-this/

Weird Together represents a seamless blend of organic music discovery and collaboration. New Zealand radio host/DJ/music connoisseur Nick Dwyer, in tandem with legendary Auckland-based UK producer/DJ Dick "Magik" Johnson are at the helm curating the group's eclectic sound. The two had a fortuitous recording session where they experimented with music that Nick collected on his worldly travels fronting the National Geographic TV series about global music culture — Making Tracks. Ethiopian jazz records, contemporary club from Ghana’s streets of Accra, plus dance music from the Caribbean and South America found their way into the studio and Weird Together was born.

In 2011, translating their formative collaboration into a live show meant adding more bandmates, and as Nick & Dick continue to explore new sounds and rhythms, the band has evolved and grown. Their latest recruit is Bianca Paulus, from New Zealand by way of South Africa. In 2015, they headlined NZ's premiere South Island New Year's festival Rhythm & Alps, and Raglan's Soundsplash Festival. Their performances at Auckland's George FM In The Park festival, and a tour with Six60 (currently NZ's biggest music act) expanded Weird Together’s support in their homeland.

On Weird Together’s “Ready For This,” lead vocalist Bianca passionately motivates the song’s call to action over the minimal backdrop of guitar plucking by The Gaza Tripp, the band’s string player. As the beat builds momentum, the percussion section strikes their booming hybrid sound: steel pans by New Zealander Izak Chads fuse with a digital melody and an all-out assault of drums that trigger a neck-breaking reaction.

Weird Together earned reputable co-signs from a number of the finest purveyors of new global rhythms such as DJ Nickodemus and Daniel Haaksman. British DJ/producer Miles Cleret signed Weird Together to his London-based Soundway Records label to release their debut EP and remix EP in 2015. The group caught the attention of Jillionaire from Major Lazer, who released their free single 'Bounce To The Beat,' which prompted him to sign Weird Together to his Feel Up Records label. This year, Weird Together is prepping a number of releases through Feel Up with “Ready For This” being the first of the press for 2016.

Purchase Weird Together’s “Ready For This” now on iTunes. Listen now on Spotify.