Coterie-thefastestgrowingactinAusandNZrightnow!It’spossiblemanyofyoumaynothaveheardofCoterie12monthsago,orareevennowwonderingwhoareCoterie?Butifthenumbersareanythingtogoby,itlookslikethiscouldbethefastestgrowingactoneithersideoftheTasmanrightnowandyouneedtogetonthattrain!Sohere’salittlestoryaboutCoterie,thebandof4brothersfromPerthwhohadadreamyearin2022,goingfromzeroto110in12monthsandshownosignsofslowingdown!December2021,AnindependentbandwhohadbuiltquitethebuzzamongsttheirhometownsceneontheWestCoast(butnevertouredoutsideWA)releasedalittlesongcalled‘Coolitdown’,afunsurfkankanthemthatwasalovelettertotheir2homes,Perth’sWestCoastbeachesandAotearoa(NewZealand),thehomeoftheirMaoriheritageandbirthplaceofeldestbrotherTyler.ThesongbuiltsomegroundleveltractiononbothsidesoftheTasmanandmadeitswayontoradio,rapidlyclimbingtothe#1radiospotinNZwhichinturnsawthesongbecomethe#1mostShazammedsonginthecountryforover3months!AcleversocialmediacampaignwouldensuetargetingNZmusiciconsSix60andtheirfansandbeforetheyknewit,CoteriehadtheeyeballsofeveryoneinNewZealandanda#1platinumsellingsinglewithover5millionstreamsand1.2millionYouTubeviews.ByApril22’CoterieweretouringAustraliaplayingtocrowdsofupto10,000peopleanightsupportingSix60andbyJunewereagainontheroad,thistimeheadliningtheirownAustraliantour,sellingout5ofthe7dates,concludingwithaselloutshowatPerthsiconicAstortheatre(1100cap).ComeAugustthebandhadinkedadealwithSix60’snewlyformedMassiveRecords(SonyMusicNZ),thepowerhouse’sfansdemandingCoteriejointhemontheirNZstadiumtour(6stadiumdatesacrossNZ)nottomentionthegroupwerebeginningtoarousetheinterestoffestivalpromotersinbothterritorieswith2022performancesatBytheC,Summersalt,Caloundra,Promiseland,MountTunes,OakuraGroove,Woodford,NYEonthehillandmore.SeptemberthebandwinSongwritersoftheyearatthe2022WaiataMaoriMusicAwardsandinOctoberareawardedliveactoftheyearattheWestAustralianMusicAwards.InNovemberCoteriearetop3nomineesforawardsatboththeNZMusicAwards(Breakthroughartistoftheyear)andMTV’sEMA’s(BestNZact).December,Coteriereleasetheirdebutselfitledalbumdebutingat#1ontheNewZealandalbumchartsand#4ontheARIAAustralianalbumcharts,nosmallfeatforalocalactduringtheyears