Capital Theatre (band)
{{Short description|New Zealand rock band}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Capital Theatre
| image =
| genre = Rock, Alternative
| years_active = 2020–present
| label = Reslau Records
| current_members = Paul Reid, Adam Stevenson, Roy Oliver
| website = http://capital-theatre.com
}}
Capital Theatre (kAp-uh-tl thEE-uh-tuhr) is a rock band based in New Zealand made up of vocalist, pianist, and guitarist Adam Stevenson, vocalist and guitarist Roy Oliver, and vocalist and drummer Paul Reid.{{Cite web |author=TV News Desk |title=Capital Theatre Announces 'A Hero's Journey' Album |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Capital-Theatre-Announces-A-Heros-Journey-Album-20210728 |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}
Career
= Beginnings and formation =
Stevenson, Oliver, and Reid met at a band jam night called Sing Sing at the Pony Club, a disguised, underground gentlemen's club. The owner, Brooke Howard-Smith, established the club in 2007 in Auckland, New Zealand, as a space for concerts he was hosting.{{Cite web |title=Mr show pony - Entertainment News |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/mr-show-pony/AUUFTLOMJDWGXFS7TK7446R6AQ/ |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=NZ Herald |language=en-NZ}} The venue received criticism in the press including “a decrepit cesspool” and a “70s porn den”.
= ''A Hero’s Journey'' =
The band started recording their original songs in early 2020 with Guns N' Roses music producer, Mike Clink, out of NRG Studios in Los Angeles.{{Cite web |title=PipemanRadio Interviews Capital Theatre - The Adventures of Pipeman |url=https://www.iheart.com/podcast/the-adventures-of-pipeman-24939517/episode/pipemanradio-interviews-capital-theatre-94024517/ |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=iHeart |language=en}} Due to the COVID-19 shutdown, they were forced to relocate back to New Zealand where, after a six-week lockdown, they reconnected with Clink virtually, and worked remotely out of Neil Finn's Roundhead Studios using FaceTime and a live audio stream.{{Cite web |title=New Zealand Rock Band Capital Theatre Release Debut Single {{!}} Artist News {{!}} NZ Music Commission |url=https://nzmusic.org.nz/news/artist/new-zealand-rock-band-capital-theatre-release-debu/ |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=nzmusic.org.nz}} The band finished the recording process and released the single, “Force To Fight”, on November 3 of the same year.
The debut album from Capital Theatre, A Hero’s Journey, was released on June 24, 2022.
Since then, they released four additional singles off the album, one of which (titled "Delicately Poised") they shot a music video for in Barcelona due to New Zealand being under lockdown restrictions. The video was shot at the underground adult entertainment club, Bagdad, while the band recorded their part back at home in New Zealand. The footage was merged to create the final video, which was co-directed by the band, along with Bruno Amaral Pereira and Julie Gomez of Kalapa Studios, and Alex Hargreaves (responsible for shooting the New Zealand footage).{{Cite web |title=New Zealand Alternative Rock Trio Capital Theatre Share Provocative Video For "Delicately Poised" |url=https://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=173799 |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=Top40-Charts.com |language=en}}
Capital Theatre is signed to Reslau Records.{{Cite web |title=Capital Theatre |url=https://www.reslaurecords.com/capital-theatre |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=Reslau Records |language=en-US}}