NEW Zealand brother-sister duo Broods are excited to venture out of the cities while they tour the Groovin the Moo circuit.
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Broods, who played in New York before GTM began in Oakbank last week, are made up of Caleb and Georgia Nott.
But despite the success they have had in the two years Broods are remaining humble.
“When I talk to friends and they say ‘where are you’, saying New York sounds arrogant. But maybe I’m a little paranoid,’ Georgia said.
“Every time we go on tour, the venues get bigger and the crowds get more excited.
“When we played in Montreal last year it was to 80 people. This year it was more than 1000.
“It feels weird because the time has gone so quickly and it feels like we have been doing this forever. So much has happened.”
The brother and sister, who have two more musically talented sisters in the family, have been performing together since they were young.
“I was nervous to perform solo and mum convinced us to team up for a talent quest when we were nine and 11,” Georgia said.
“At the time it was the most amazing thing. It was meant to be.
“When we were young we joked we were becoming The Corrs. We were really little kids and mum listened to The Corrs. We felt like it was a path for three sisters and a brother.”
Caleb and Georgia became Broods at high school. Georgia said the pair owe a lot to their music teacher.
“He understood that people who love music love to play and write music,” she said.
“Instead of making us learn other musicians songs he got students to perform and write their own music, not just covers.”
Georgia said Caleb’s acoustic guitar talents and her own love for playing acoustic songs that bare soul were how the pair’s music began.
“We fell across an electronic sound because we really liked it. You can potentially break the rules and play everything for yourself. That was a beautiful thing when we found the electronic sound, so we kept experimenting with it.”
Broods will jet over to the UK in mid May after they have traversed regional Australia with GTM.
“We mostly go to the same places for shows but it will be cool to see places we wouldn’t normally think to go,” Georgia said.
“There’s nothing cooler than a festival in the middle of nowhere and we are really excited for the circuit and to play shows with the same group of bands.
“It’s an awesome novelty we haven’t had before. There’s a couple of bands like Charli XCX that we are curious to see live.
“It’s an educational experience as well but it’s hard to be calm when you see people you’re influenced by.
“You just have to remember they are human beings and try to be chilled”
Broods play in the Moolin Rouge at Bendigo GTM at 7.50pm.
