Capital Theatre

The New Zealand based trio, Capital Theatre recently released their new single, “People.” The music video for the track takes place in an art gallery where the art comes to life during the band’s inarguably powerful performance. Accompanying the single release, the band also launched an NFT art exhibit that features memes from the video. Selected works will be auctioned later next month with proceeds donated to Auckland City Mission. Produced by the legendary Mike Clink, lyrically, the song is inspired by Shakespeare’s famous quote from “As You Like It,” saying, “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players.” The song and video lean heavily into theatrical themes but with the incorporation of digital art comes a unique standoff between the traditional and futuristic. Indeed, the digital currency and artform nowadays is a far cry from the stages and characters Shakespeare could have ever imagined.

Discussing the NFT’s in the video vocalist, pianist and guitarist, Adam Stevenson said, “NFT artwork is selling for millions, being bought using inflated crypto currency owned by meme-stock investors, this is an age of true Capital Theatre. So naturally we’ve jumped onboard. We spent two days filming real actors on set, only to digitise them into NFTs. We do see real potential in releasing music and its associated art as NFTs and will keep exploring these avenues for the album release.”

Capital Theatre is currently made up of Adam Stevenson (vocalist/piano/guitarist), Paul Reid (vocals/drummer) and Roy Oliver (vocals/guitarist). They began playing music together in 2006 in an Auckland covers band known as the DC3. The members have all had previous success in various bands in Australia and New Zealand. 

The group spent 2019 writing material for their first studio album for which recording began in March 2020 in Los Angeles with legendary rock producer Mike Clink (Guns N Roses, Whitesnake, Metallica). After approximately nine days in the studio the record was put on hold due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the band was forced to return home. Capital Theatre worked remotely with Clink to get the album finished. The album, A Hero's Journey, will be released October 15th via Reslau.

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