Steve Roche (Stephen) (born 1964) is a New Zealand composer and performer. He is principally known for his involvement in

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and as a creator of film soundtrack and ambient music.

Early life

Roche was raised in Wellington and attended

St Patrick's College, Wellington St Patrick's College is a Roman Catholic boys' secondary school in New Zealand. History Founded by Archbishop Francis Redwood SM, St Patrick's opened on 1 June 1885 with nine day-boys and twelve boarders. The College represents one of the e ...

Composing

Plan 9 has also been involved in designing the soundtracks of the New Zealand Pavilion at World Expo Shanghai 2010.

Recording

Steve Roche and David Donaldson and Janet Roddick have been part of the eclectic Wellington music scene for over twenty-five years. They first collaborated as members of the

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1980s band Six Volts and continued with the Brainchilds. Roche and Donaldson are involved in a band called The Labcoats with David Long, Anthony Donaldson, Riki Gooch and Toby Laing. They also comprise a band called "Thrashing Marlin". The band made a big splash in 1996 with their debut, and was followed by a second release, ''Garage Sailors'' in 1999. In 2006, they produced their third album, ''Wit’s end'' which is a collection of lo-fi, experimental pop music which ranges from a take on a

Len Lye Leonard Charles Huia Lye (; 5 July 1901 – 15 May 1980) was a New Zealand artist known primarily for his experimental films and kinetic sculpture. His films are held in archives including the New Zealand Film Archive, British Film Institute, M ...

vocal sample ''All You've Got Someday'' to a Janet Roddick composition ''Sea of Tranquility''. "The finished project is always an envelope-pushing but accessible blend of pop songwriting instincts within the sprawl of free-improvisational jazz and collage-rock. Early

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and

The Mutton Birds The Mutton Birds were a New Zealand rock music group formed in Auckland in 1991 by Ross Burge, David Long and Don McGlashan, with Alan Gregg joining a year later. Four of their albums reached the top 10 on the New Zealand Albums Char ...

spring to mind as obvious touchstones".Simon Sweetman (25/05/2010) More of the Best Albums I have reviewed - Stuff website
(Retrieved 6 October 2010).

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* 1964 births Living people Industrial musicians New Zealand composers Male composers New Zealand film score composers Musicians from Wellington People educated at St. Patrick's College, Wellington Male film score composers {{NewZealand-musician-stub