So then, Kramit in a nutshell... Covers band and Original Music as required... "Folk to Funk and everything in between"
Originally from Southland, now happily based in “Sunny Nelson” NZ! Kramit are always busy (between gigs) recording original music, with the latest all original album "Ship Together" due for release in October 2021. "Electric Chocolate” was released in 2017, and reached No. 8 on the New Zealand Album Charts in it's first week. Their 2009 award winning album "The House of Kramit - The Next Session" also recieved a digital release in 2018. Whether playing original music or their diverse repertoire as a covers band, sweet harmonies and groovy bass lines drive their sound.
Exciting stuff! Keep looking at www.kramit.co.nz & for more info!
Kramit - Acoustic Duo - LUXLife Magazine - Best Acoustic Wedding Band 2021 - New Zealand
The House of Kramit - The Next Session (CD) - Southland album of the year 2010
Kramit - Acoustic Duo - Southland Band of the year 2009
John Hendry - Southland Bass Player of the year 2001 & 2010
- Southland Vocalist of the year 2006 & 2009
Candy Blair - Southland Vocalist of the year 2003
Candy and John began performing original material during the year 2000 while they were attending the Southland Polytechnic, now Southern Institute of Technology. They released their first studio album, Purely Secrets, in December of 2003. During 2007 “Kramit” became “The House of Kramit” due to the involvement of other artists in the band, ranging from a 5 piece rock band to the 11 piece line up featured in the Past & Present DVD which was recorded in April of 2007. Due to many technical problems The House of Kramit - Past & Present wasn’t released until November of 2009. That year also saw Kramit returning to the studio to record their second album, The Next Session, a collection of Kramit songs arranged for a full rock band. The Next Session was released in December of 2009 and at the Southland Entertainer of the Year Awards, 2010, it was awarded "Southland Original Album of the Year". “Electric Chocolate” took the world by storm in 2017, and they have just released part 3 of a 4 part EP series, "GET"! The evolution of Kramit getting their "Ship Together"