TENORS
Rock Tenors is a collective of vocalists who have appeared nationally in smash hit musicals including We Will Rock You, Jersey Boys, Grease - The Arena Spectacular, Phantom of the Opera, WICKED, Les Miserables, Miss Saigon and many more!
Their vocal ability crosses multiple music genres from opera to musical theatre and contemporary rock to thrash metal allowing them to reinvent the standard rock vocal arrangements with harmonic complexity that creates an incredibly immersive, exciting and nostalgic rock experience!
The Rock Tenors are supported by the very best professional session musicians who collectively have performed, recorded and toured with multiple award winning international artists and continue to lend their talent to a long list of bands around New Zealand.
Luke is one of the original Rock Tenor vocalists having performed in the 2022 Mayfair Season, 2023 South Island Tour and St Pauls - Best of Pink Floyd concerts.
Musical Theatre credits include Galileo in ‘We Will Rock You’ Fiyero in both the Dunedin and Invercargill sesons of ‘Wicked’, ‘Les Miserables' 'Grease the Arena Spectacular' ‘Priscilla Queen of the Desert' and 'The Highlights'.
Luke has also been a featured artist in the DSO’s ‘All You Need is Love’ a tribute to The Beatles and has performed for DKCM in shows such as Rock to Motown, The Midtown Boys & The Naughty Horror-Ball.
As a songwriter, and guitarist with 30 years of performing under his belt, Justin is no stranger to an audience. His band, local metal stalwarts "Freakshow 57", released their 30th anniversary album, Trial by Swarm, in 2022.
In 2021 Justin performed in his first musical since high school, joining the acclaimed Musical Theatre Dunedin production of Les Misérables in the roles of Grantaire/Brujon/Ensemble. He returned to the stage in 2022 as one of the Rock Tenors, who enjoyed an extremely successful season at Dunedin's Mayfair Theatre.
In 2023, Justin was cast as Four Season, Nick Massi, in the Musical Theatre Dunedin production of Jersey Boys, an experience he describes as "transformative".
Justin is an original Rock Tenor cast member and says: "Rock Tenor audiences are unlike any other. We are all at the show for the same reason: to have a good time, connect, and celebrate this legendary music in a new way. What could be better?”.
Ben is an original member of the Rock Tenors.
Previous musical theatre credits include: Galileo in Invercargill Musical Theatre’s “We Will Rock You” (2022), Edward Lyons in Taieri Musical Society’s “Blood Brothers” (2019), Sky in Musical Theatre Oamaru’s “Mamma Mia” (2018), ensemble in Musical Theatre Dunedin’s “Les Mis” (2021), “Priscilla: Queen of the Desert” (2018), “Wicked” (2019), ensemble in Taieri Musical’s “Ovation” (2018).
James’ experience on the stage covers many musical theatre and opera classics.
A versatile performer, his roles have ranged from “The Phantom” in Dunedin Musical Theatre’s production of The Phantom of the Opera, through music hall and oratorio, to “Scrooge” in Opera Otago’s production of Philip Norman’s A Christmas Carol.
In 2021 he hit the stage (sometimes literally) as Jean Valjean in Musical Theatre Dunedin's 2021 production of Les Miserables. Other career highlights include “Chris” in Miss Saigon, “Mark” in Rent, and the dual role of "Samuel Marsden/King George" in the Opera Otago premier of Anthony Richie's This other Eden.
James also performs in corporate entertainment for DKCM.
Original Rock Tenor member, Steve was originally from Christchurch and heavily involved in musical theatre and choral productions in his younger years, with noteable performances at the Christchurch Basilica, and four years being selected in the special choir for the Christchurch Schools Music Festival.
Musical theatre performances include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Robert Hyman's, Hackback. Les Miserables and Jersey Boys.
Being a product of the 80' and 90's in New Zealand, Steve's musical influences include Queen, Bon Jovi, Metallica, Kiss, and Nirvana, just to name a few absolutely legendary artist's. This early exposure and Steve's belting vocal range are sure to provide an enthralling and entertaining performance in Rock Tenors.
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Michael is delighted to be part of the team to bring Rock Tenors back on stage for The Anthems Tour and to have another opportunity to perform some of the best classic rock songs to enthusiastic audiences.
Michael combines the roles of part-time secondary school music teacher and Director of Music at St Paul’s Cathedral with a busy freelance career arranging, performing and directing in a wide ranging variety of musical genres. He has had extensive involvement in musical theatre - on stage, in the pit, and as Musical Director, including of the recent Regent Theatre productions of Les Miserablés, Highlights and Mary Poppins.
Most recently, Michael performed with the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra on keys and backing vocals for the Beatles tribute concert All You Need is Love.
He is a regular member of Funk Foundation, a band well known to Dunedin audiences backing numerous DKCM productions, including Rock to Motown.
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Che Long is a UK Born guitarist, who has spent the last 30 years playing, touring and recording with bands covering many genres including Funk, Latin, Blues, Country, Irish folk, RnB and Rock.
He currently resides in Dunedin and teaches guitar and ukelele at various schools across Dunedin.
Che performs regularly across the city in various bands/projects such as The Plus Ones, Niche and The Funk Foundation.
Recent show highlights have included DKCM’s Mayfair season of Rock to Motown as well as the 2022 season of Rock Tenors and 2023 Musical Theatre Dunedin production of Jersey Boys.
Steven is joining the Rock Tenors team for the first time, and is excited to be a part of the Anthems Reloaded tour. He has experience performing on guitar in a wide range of musical theatre shows in Dunedin and beyond over the last decade, including Little Shop of Horrors, Mamma Mia, Footloose, and The Last Five Years, through to Taieri Musical’s recent production of Jesus Christ Superstar.
With a background in contemporary progressive rock, metal, jazz and electronic music production, he primarily works on self-produced original music combining these styles in his home studio.
After graduating with a Bachelor of Music and Master of Teaching and Learning at the University of Otago, he has since been a full-time secondary school music teacher and head of department in Dunedin.
On low-end duties playing bass we have Sam Healey
After a ten year stint in Australia playing in major festivals, tours and local venues all over the country he's back and digging deep in to the Aotearoa music scene.
You can see his classic bass face on stage in Dunedin with Kāhu Rōpū, Ed and the Shadow Boys, Flying Man, Julian Temple, Dubious Groove and every Thursday at Pequenõs for Jazz night with The Funk Soul brothers.
He also runs a boutique recording studio in Dunedin called Turbine Sound.
Performing for over 20 years, Jack has been dedicated to continually growing as a musician in Aotearoa New Zealand.
During this pursuit, Jack has done multiple tours of the country for acts such as Miakie, The Slinks, and Man Ray. As well as performing locally and nationally as a hired gun for musical projects based in Otepoti. These include, Ed and the Shadow Boys, Flying Man, Ollie Crooks, Niche, Bo & the Constrictors, Funk Soul Brothers, Funk Foundation, and DKCM.
Jack has returned from teaching drums privately in Toronto Canada and now teaches at various school across Dunedin.
Having done the first season of Rock Tenors, Jack is excited to return to support the successful powerhouse group of fantastic musicians, incredible vocalists, and a dedicated crew solely focused to give you a night of high caliber entertainment.
