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New Empire | |
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| Origin | Australia |
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| Years active | 2005–2015 |
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| Members | Jeremy Fowler Kale Kneale Kyle Lane Nate Cairns |
| Past members | Sam Walker Peter Gillies |
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/newempireband |
New Empire was an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 2005. The band members were Jeremy Fowler, Kale Kneale, Kyle Lane, Nate Cairns, Sam Walker and Peter Gillies. [1]
New Empire released their debut album, Come with Me Tonight, in August 2008. The band played at Black Stump Music and Arts Festival between 2005 and 2009; they also appeared at Big Exo Day for a number of years. In 2009, they opened for Relient K. In 2010, they opened for Stan Walker and Hillsong United as part of the Youth Alive tour.
On 27 December 2010, New Empire announced on their Myspace and Facebook pages that bassist Sam Walker had left the band. [2] Throughout April 2011, they toured Australia as a supporting act for Good Charlotte. [3] They also supported Switchfoot at their Sydney show. [4] They played as the supporting act for Owl City during its "All Things Bright And Beautiful" tour in Australia. [5]
On Monday, 14 March 2011, New Empire released the song "Here in Your Eyes" on YouTube and iTunes; it belonged to their upcoming album Give Me the World. On Wednesday, 29 June 2011, their second single from the upcoming album was released on YouTube and iTunes. New Empire announced that Kyle Lane would be their new bass player on Thursday, 7 July 2011.
On Saturday, 9 July 2011, Jeremy Fowler unofficially announced the name of their upcoming second album at their Brisbane concert. On 14 July, they officially announced the new album would be titled Symmetry. It was released on 16 September. In October and November 2011, they toured Australia to promote the album. They were accompanied by supporting acts For Our Hero and A Sleepless Melody. [6]
Thom William left as their touring guitarist and keyboardist in late 2011 to work on his career as a producer and writer.
In January 2012, New Empire performed in New Zealand at the annual Parachute Music Festival along with The Almost, The Rocket Summer, Relient K and Casting Crowns. On 7 April 2012, while at Easterfest, Jeremy announced that their song "One Heart/Million Voices" had been selected as the official theme song for the 2012 Summer Olympics on Australian TV. [7] The band made a surprise appearance at the Black Stump Music and Arts Festival in 2012.
On Tuesday, 6 November 2012, New Empire officially released a statement regarding the departure of Peter Gillies from the band. Kyle Lane, originally their bassist, became the new lead guitarist, as guitar was his preferred instrument. Kyle Lane and Jeremy Fowler played a secret acoustic show for Easterfest 2013 at Bon Amici Cafe.
In February 2014, New Empire officially signed with the record label Tooth and Nail Records. [8] In April 2014, New Empire released their third full album, titled In A Breath. As part of the promotion, New Empire held the "In A Breath Australian Tour" from June to July 2014. [9] The band also joined the "Hope Revolution Tour" in North America as front act. [10]
On 11 August 2015, New Empire announced on Facebook that it was "time to call it a day for New Empire. The past ten years have been by far the best, most rewarding (and the most challenging) times of our lives." [11] Their final tour was announced for October 2015.
New Empire's final tour, "Give Me the World," concluded at the Factory Theatre in Sydney on 24 October, where they played to a sold-out crowd. Their supporting acts were Gus & Iggy and I am Apollo. The set list included songs from each of the band's three albums, some of which were performed in their original, pre-recording formats. Inaburra Media filmed their final concert and made it into a live DVD.
The show also had a special guest performance: Peter Gillies, their manager and former guitarist, played with New Empire for their song "Across the Oceans." The show finished with "One Heart/Million Voices", their most famous piece. There was an official signing outside by the band members, past and present, with dedicated fans queuing for hours.[ citation needed ]
"From the day New Empire began as 19-year-old kids in Kale's Cronulla garage, we have seen the band totally as a gift from God to create music we love, inspire others to do likewise, and hopefully love everyone we encounter along the way. I can't begin to describe our love and respect for our fans and friends - you who have shared in this journey with us around the world - from road tripping in an RV around North America rotating night driving shifts and trying not to die, to touring with many artists we admire, to unforgettable weekends camping at Parachute and Easterfest festival communities back home. It's been a privilege to rock out with you in your car, through headphones during the morning run, or at a venue late into the night. We love you.
So now you are invited to join us for one last time, 'The Final Tour' as a final celebration together in Australia and New Zealand. We're determined to make this tour the best we've ever done, and we'll be playing many songs from all three albums this October. We're also really excited to be partnering with Love Mercy Foundation [12] who are an incredible charity organisation doing phenomenal work changing lives in Uganda, Africa.
Our final music video and single 'In a Breath' will be released today. It is dedicated to you, and especially anyone who has lost a loved one far too early in this life. To our parents - Robyn, Karen, Janice and Ross - we love and miss you. Thank you for your love and support. It's been wild. Jeremy, Kale, Kyle and Nate."[ citation needed ]
New Empire's songs "Across The Oceans" and "A Little Braver" were both featured as original soundtracks in the Korean drama Uncontrollably Fond , which aired in 2016. [13]
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