Undoubtedly one of the most exciting acts to emerge from Aotearoa New Zealand’s bubbling modern music scene, Church & AP have taken the industry by storm. Their breakout single ‘Ready or Not’ continues to do damage on streaming platforms and radio, making its way from heavy rotate on NZ’s biggest hip-hop and R’n’B station Mai FM to the UK’s famed BBC Radio 1xtra via tastemaking radio presenter and DJ Jamz Supernova, and clocking up over 5 million streams in the process.

In October 2020, they released At Thy Feet (Side A), the first half of a two part album which has been described by Auckland music platform Nah Zone as “highly anticipated”. Around these releases, Church & AP have been performing headline shows around New Zealand, recording with their YKK crew (Dera Meelan, Deadforest, etc) and gigging on the summer festival circuit. 

In the same tradition as South Auckland’s legendary pop act OMC, who formed at the Otara Music and Arts Centre, Church & AP came together as a duo through taking part in local community hall music programs in Auckland’s Mount Roskill and Te Atatu suburbs. There, they were tutored by a generation of New Zealand hip-hop and reggae artists including Tom Scott (Avantdale Bowling Club, Homebrew), Melodownz and Iron Will.

At just 20 and 21 years of age, and staunchly independent, Church & AP have the world at their feet

The Garden Party appearance
Saturday 20 Feb:
2.30pm, Soundshell, Wellington Botanic Garden (with Leonie Hayden)