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Elemeno P
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| Elemeno P | |
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 Elemeno P at the 2007 Big Day Out
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| Background information | |
| Origin | New Zealand |
| Genre(s) | Rock Punk |
| Years active | 2003 - present |
| Members | |
| Scotty Pearson Dave Gibson Lani Purkis Justyn Pilbrow |
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Elemeno P are a New Zealand based band. Their sound is guitar driven rock, With strong backing vocals from the other band members. Their first album, Love & Disrespect, was released on July 4, 2003 at the number one spot and has since sold over 45,000 copies. Their second album, Trouble in Paradise was released on November 24, 2005 and includes the singles "11:57", "Burn", "One Left Standing", and "You Are". Elemeno P have been named "New Zealand's biggest selling rockband"[citation needed] and recently won Best group in the New Zealand Music Awards.
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- Scotty Pearson - Drums
- Dave Gibson - Vocals
- Lani Purkis - Bass, Backing Vocals
- Justyn Pilbrow - Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Godfrey DeGrut - Guitar, Keyboard, Backing Vocals (Live Performance Member)
- Two of the band members are also actors. Dave had a supporting part in the New Zealand made horror film The Locals, whereas Justyn was the sober driver in the New Zealand anti-drink driving advertisement made famous by the quote "Good after-bull consta-noon".
- Lani is also the bass player in New Zealand band Foamy Ed.
- Scotty owns a construction company.
| Date of Release | Title | Label | Charted | Country | Catalog Number |
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| 2003 | Love & Disrespect | Universal | #1 | NZ | |
| 2005 | Trouble In Paradise | Universal | #2 | NZ |
| Year | Single | Album | Charted | Certification |
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| 2002 | "Fast Times in Tahoe" | Love & Disrespect | - | |
| 2002 | "Nirvana" | Love & Disrespect | - | - |
| 2002 | "Every Day's A Saturday" | Love & Disrespect | - | |
| 2003 | "Verona" | Love & Disrespect | -#10 (NZ) | - |
| 2003 | "Urban Getaway" | Love & Disrespect | - | |
| 2004 | "Claim To Fame" | -#38(NZ) | - | |
| 2005 | "Verona" (rerelease) |
Love & Disrespect | - | - |
| 2005 | "11:57" | Trouble in Paradise | #10 (NZ) | - |
| 2005 | "Burn" | Trouble in Paradise | #20 (NZ) | - |
| 2006 | "You Are" | Trouble in Paradise | #35 (NZ) | - |
| 2006 | "One Left Standing" | Trouble in Paradise | - | - |
| 2006 | "S.O.S" | Trouble in Paradise Special Edition | - | - |
| 2007 | "Baby Come On" | - | - |
The band have recently toured Australia with the Australian band, End Of Fashion. Elemeno P also toured around New Zealand to promote their new album, Trouble In Paradise, in late 2005/early 2006. This was part of the Summer Burn Tour and also included the NZ bands Deja Voodoo, Steriogram and Shihad - Christchurch show only. The Band have also toured with Goodnight Nurse, performing all age gigs around New Zealand. In the 2007/08 smmer, Elemeno P toured New Zealand with The Feelers, and Atlas