No Wyld (formerly known as The Wyld) is a
New Zealand
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alternative hip hop band, formed in 2010.
History
Mo and Joe met while studying architecture at university in 2007. They joined Brandon two years later through Mo's older brother, Moomin Kheir. They began covering tracks they liked, and performing at open mic nights.
"Revolution" was the first single that attracted attention online. The track earned praise from MTV Iggy in the
United States
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and was subsequently included in United States TV show
90210.
The band attracted the interest of major sponsors like
Red Bull, who included them in a major campaign. In August 2013, they began recording their first EP, ''Abstract'', at Red Bull Studios.
The Wyld relocated to the United States where Band Manager, Michelle Bakker secured a recording contract with Columbia records in 2013 and then a Publishing deal with Sony ATV in April 2014.
The track "Odyssey" was used in a commercial for
McDonald's
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during
Sochi 2014
, ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'')
, nations = 88
, events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
, athletes = 2,873
, opening = 7 February 2014
, closing = 23 February 2014
, opened_by = President Vladimir Putin
, cauldron =
, stadium = Fisht Olympic ...
secured by Band Manager Michelle Bakker, and later included in the soundtrack for ''
NHL 15'', ''
Madden NFL 16
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'' and ''
Need for Speed
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''. "Odyssey" was also featured in the pregame video played before the
West Virginia University
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Mountaineers
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football team took the field for home games during the 2015 season. In addition, "Let Me Know" was included in the soundtrack for ''
FIFA 16
''FIFA 16'' is a football simulation video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports label. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Android and iOS.
The ga ...
''.
This song also appeared in
EA Sports
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game, ''
FIFA 17'' with "Justfayu" featuring
KAMAU
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It is primarily a masculine name in the Kikuyu, belonging to the Bantu group who migrated from the Congo region. The name was given to a group of young men who went through initiation togeth ...
. Their song "Air" was used as the official theme song for
WWE
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's
Elimination Chamber event in 2017.
Band members
* Mohamed "Mo" Kheir – Vocals
(2010–present)
* Brandon Black – Vocals, Production
(2010–present)
* Joseph Pascoe – Guitar, Production
(2010–present)
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Music videos
References
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New Zealand indie rock groups