Paquin

From one man to four, Auckland act Paquin play a poppy and synth-heavy brand of shoegaze-slash-dance pop. It’s hard to be specific because they seem to be on a continuum of change, away from rocky guitar origins towards the increasingly commercial EDM of the fashionable likes of Hot Chip. Guitarist and producer Tom Healy first used the name Paquin for his solo output but now, as he tells Tomas Nelson, it represents a band who are pro-actively developing their sound and exploring the potential provided by their Lab Studio-based rehearsal facilities. Tom Healy, may not be a name many have come across outside of his involvement with Paquin, however he has been working behind the veil with a variety of local acts, including Die! Die! Die!, The Naked and Famous, Popstrangers and Annah Mac, in a variety of roles. He describes his experiences with others as "…part engineering, advice, ideas, learning, problem solving and friendship”. "Production sits somewhere in all these things. It’s helped me build a wide screen view of music and when you work with great bands / songwriters it is always a kick in the backside to step up your own contribution. I am thankful I’m constantly working on records, and with artists whose music I love.” Taking his involvement with other musicians and making a natural transition from engineer/friend etc. has enabled Healy to pursue his own musical creative outlet in Paquin, whose music was early on described as shoegaze dance pop. http://www.paquin.tv https://soundcloud.com/paquinsounds https://www.facebook.com/Paquin-126834247391741