Fat Freddy’s Drop is a seven-piece band from Wellington. Their sound pays homage to almost every part of the black music spectrum, from soul and dub to jazz and Detroit techno. Growing from the already established career of DJ Mu (Chris Faiumu, aka DJ Fitchie), Freddy’s formed in 1999, following Faiumu’s experimentation with live instrumentation and vocals in his DJ sets – most notably with Bongmaster and The Crackhead Experience.
The Drop
Mu - production, percussion, DJ
Toby Laing - trumpet
Tehimana Kerr - guitar
Iain Gordon - keyboards
Scott Towers - saxophone
Mark Williams - MC, vocals
Warren Maxwell - saxophone
Tom Bilkey - guitar
Dallas Tamaira - vocals
Joe Lindsay - trombone, tuba