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Instigators Profile

Andrew Schmidt
9 May 2013
The Instigators – Ed Geddes (vocals, sax), Sonya Waters (keyboards, vocals), Tarewai Wesley (bass), Eddie Olsen (drums) and Tom Rothsey (guitar) – were a hard touring Auckland ska/punk group, whose first single release 'Not Really Bad' arrived in 1981.

Their second single for Auckland indie Ripper Records added the fine staccato punk of ‘Hope She’s Alright’ to their legacy. The song can be found on the Propeller compilation Bigger Than Both Of Us.

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The Not The 1978 Tour lineup - The Instigators with Andrew Boak (No Tag), Eric Marsden (Androidss), Nick Hanson (Spelling Mistakes) and Yoh (Screaming Meemees), 1982
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Sonya Waters
Photo credit: Photo by Bryan Staff
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'Hope She's Alright', 1982
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1982 Canterbury University Orientation gig, with Desperate Measures, Instigators and Riot 111
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The Instigators
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The Instigators at Sweetwaters, 1982 on the Ariel Railway Stage
Photo credit: Photo by Gordon William Bartram
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'Hope She's Alright' - Rob Mayes Collection
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The Instigators first lineup: Tarewai Wesley, Sonya Waters, Ed Geddes and Eddie Olsen
Photo credit: Sonya Waters archive
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Members:

Ed Geddes - sax, vocals

Sonya Waters - keyboards, vocals

Tarewai Wesley - bass

Eddie Olson - drums

Tom Rothsey - guitar

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Labels:

Ripper

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Related:

Blam Blam Blam

The Screaming Meemees

Riot 111

Desperate Measures

The Androidss

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Trivia:

Don McGlashan produced The Instigators first single Not Really Bad for Ripper Records in 1981.

Sonya Waters released a solo EP No Pain through Ripper Records in 1983. She is a music teacher in Auckland and has played in Fang and White Swan Black Swan.