Six60

Six60 (2012)

Six60 is a New Zealand fusion rock band from Dunedin who mix their music with drum and bass and reggae , among other things .

Band history

Matiu Walters and James Fraser went to Dunedin in 2005 to study music. They teamed up with three other musicians and eventually formed the band Six60, named after the number of their shared apartment at 660 Castle Street.

Their first EP with seven titles came in 2008. They took Campbell Smith from RIANZ, a professional manager, who got them a record deal with Universal . In August 2010 her debut single Rise Up 2.0 was released there , which went straight to number 5. However, it took a second attempt at the end of the year so that the song rose to number 1 in January 2011. With the second single Don't Forget Your Roots they were able to confirm their success in the summer and reached number 2 for two weeks. The first single achieved platinum status, the second even double platinum status .

Their debut album, named after the band, was released in October 2011 and jumped straight to the top of the New Zealand charts . It was in the hit parade for over a year and a half and was awarded four times platinum. After that, with the exception of a live EP from iTunes, things got quieter around Six60, until they reported back at the end of 2014 in anticipation of a new album. With the single special they had their second number one hit in November. The second album Six60 (2) followed at the beginning of 2015 and also entered the charts at number 1 in March.

Members

Matiu Walters, singer / rhythm guitarist
James "Ji" Fraser, lead guitarist
Marlon Gerbes, keyboard / synthesizer / samples
Chris "Mac" McDonough, bass player
Eli Paewai, drums

former member

Hoani Matenga, bass player

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
year	title	NZ	AU	Remarks
2011	Six60	NZ1 × 8 Eight times platinum (… Where.)NZ	-
2015	Six60 (2)	NZ1 × 6 Six-fold platinum (… Where.)NZ	-
2019	Six60 (3)	NZ1 × 2 Double platinum (… Where.)NZ	AU8 (2 weeks) AU

EPs

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
year	title	NZ	Remarks
2013	iTunes session	NZ15 (4 weeks) NZ
2017	Six60	NZ2 × 4 Quadruple platinum (… Where.)NZ

More EPs

2010: Rise Up 2.0 EP
2014: Forever EP

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
year	Title album	NZ	Remarks
2010	Rise Up 2.0 Six60	NZ1 platinum (20 weeks)NZ
2011	Don't Forget Your Roots Six60	NZ2 × 4 Quadruple platinum (29 weeks)NZ
2011	Only to Be Six60	NZ5 × 3 Triple platinum (24 weeks)NZ
2012	Forever Six60	NZ11 × 2 Double platinum (15 weeks)NZ
	In the Clear Six 60	NZ12 (1 week) NZ	feat. Paul Mac
	Lost Six60	NZ20 (12 weeks) NZ	with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
2014	Special Six60 (2)	NZ1 × 3 Triple platinum (24 weeks)NZ
2014	So High Six60 (2)	NZ10 × 2 Double platinum (18 weeks)NZ
2015	White Lines Six60 (2)	NZ5 × 2 Double platinum (24 weeks)NZ
2017	Don't Give It Up Six60 (EP)	NZ4th × 3 Triple platinum (28 weeks)NZ
	Rivers Six60 (EP)	NZ32 platinum (4 weeks)NZ
	Closer Six60 (EP)	NZ14th × 2 Double platinum (30 weeks)NZ
	Rolling Stone Six60 (EP)	NZ20th platinum (5 weeks)NZ
	Vibes Six60 (EP)	NZ9 × 3 Triple platinum (41 weeks)NZ
	Up There Six60 (EP)	NZ37 gold (1 week)NZ
2019	The Greatest Six60 (3)	NZ3 × 3 Triple platinum (40 weeks)NZ
	Kia mau ki tō ūkaipō / Don't Forget Your Roots Waiata / Anthems	NZ10 gold (3 weeks)NZ
	Please Don't Go Six60 (3)	NZ2 × 2 Double platinum (27 weeks)NZ
	Raining Six60 (3)	NZ8th platinum (19 weeks)NZ
2020	Never Enough Six60 (3)	NZ10 platinum (4 weeks)NZ
The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement:
2019	Long Gone Six60 (3)	NZ5 × 2 Double platinum (… Where.)NZ
	Ghosts Six60 (3)	NZ21st gold (2 weeks)NZ
	Tomorrow Six60 (3)	NZ28 gold (2 weeks)NZ

More singles

2012: Lost (Six60 and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra)
2016: Purple (NZ:platinum)
2016: Mother's Eyes (NZ:gold)
2019: Sundown (NZ:gold)

Guest Posts

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
year	Title album	NZ	AU	Remarks
2019	Catching Feelings Drax Project	NZ3 × 3 Triple platinum (… Where.)NZ	AU43 platinum (4 weeks)AU	Drax Project feat. Six60

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↑ Q&A with Matiu Walters of Six60 , Play Jone $, November 28, 2011
^ Moving on from Six60 Castle , Otago Daily Times, October 8, 2011
↑ cf. Chart lists from the RMNZ , accessed on December 29, 2011
^ After flat start Six60 steps up , The Southland Times, October 13, 2011
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Chart sources: Solo NZ guest posts NZ AU
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Awards for Music Sales: NZ AU

Web links

Commons : Six60 - collection of images, videos and audio files

official website (English)
MySpace page (English)

[1] Q&A with Matiu Walters of Six60 , Play Jone $, November 28, 2011

[2] Moving on from Six60 Castle , Otago Daily Times, October 8, 2011

[3] . Chart lists from the RMNZ , accessed on December 29, 2011

[4] After flat start Six60 steps up , The Southland Times, October 13, 2011

[charts-5] Chart sources: Solo NZ guest posts NZ AU

[Ausz.-6] Awards for Music Sales: NZ AU