Bad Peter LIVE at Atmosvuur
Fri May 11, 19:30 - Fri May 11, 22:30
Atmosvuur
ABOUT
BAD PETER is an independent singer/songwriter duo made up of PG Badenhorst and Alwyn Bekker.
Both members picked up guitars for the first time in high school and like so many others started
jamming riffs by Metallica, Blink etc. but this soon developed into a preference for acoustic guitar
playing. To start off with, the motivation was purely to have fun, they never thought about making
music for a living! PG says:
“Alwyn is quite the genius, playing drums and violin in high school but when he got to guitar; that was it!
PG picked up a few chords and started entertaining friends every once in a while...”
The two first met at a performing arts company, and even though their musical partnership didn’t start
immediately, it wasn’t long before BAD PETER was born. Alwyn first went to work in Thailand for 9
months, playing shows weekly with PG doing the exact same thing in South Africa. Upon Alwyn’s return
the two realised that together they could create something special and formed the band in March 2014.
They say: “We really wanted to pick a name that has a meaning for the both of us.” So they played
around with various combinations of song lyrics, where they’d lived and their names and surnames...
They eventually stumbled upon Bad Peter by using PG's surname which is (Bad)enhorst and Alwyn's
middle name, Petrus(Peter).
From playing mostly covers to gradually building a repertoire of original music together and gigging
more and more, BAD PETER was soon travelling the country and winning fans on a daily basis.
BAD PETER released their debut single ‘Month of May’ in April 2015 and within 24 hours secured
themselves a Top 30 single on the iTunes Chart in South Africa. Their 5-track EP, LET GO, was released in
November 2015 under label David Gresham Records and reached the Top 20 on the iTunes chart in
South Africa. The duo found inspiration for their debut offering in day-to-day struggles and experiences
and the influences of Country, Folk and Blues are evident in tracks like ‘Month of May’ and ‘On This
River’ other tracks like ‘Brother’ explores African guitar sounds combined with melodic rapping and a
theme of living together in this beautiful diverse country of ours. Their third single ‘Faithful Lover’ is a
song about a one night stand, disguised as a love song. As a live act they quickly became in demand and
gigged relentlessly, playing at major festivals in South Africa.
With the band no longer under label, Bad Peter is proud to present their first independent release. The
duo released their new 6 song EP titled ‘Need to Hear’ on 1 September 2017. The two singles from the
new EP: ‘Need to Hear’ and ‘For Now This Is Me’ both reached top 40 iTunes chart placements.
“We don't like to limit ourselves to a specific genre. Being singer-songwriters gives us that freedom”
says PG. “You'll hear country, Latin, blues, African, pop and reggae sounds in our songs. We prefer
writing songs that can make people dance, groove and feel good!”
BAD PETER is an energetic band that really has a passion for jamming, performing and making music
live! They often tell one another if neither one of their guitars break during this performance they're not
giving it their all. This might sound like a strange thing to hear from guys playing acoustic but they love
putting all their energy into performing, and that’s what makes them such a joy to watch.
According to the band, “It's been the raddest, funnest 4 years of our lives and we couldn't be happier. A
thought that really blows our minds is that we've just started and we have no idea and can't wait to see
what happens!”
DIRECTIONS
Bad Peter LIVE at Atmosvuur
Atmosvuur
13A Van Der Merwe St, Bethlehem, 9701, South Africa
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