Hailing from the murky swamp of Palmerston North, Grayson Gilmour began his solo recordings at age 16. Having released an album, which received such a positive response Grayson was convinced to record a second and it all just snowballed from there. Now, in 2010, he finds himself joining the Flying Nun stable with his new album ‘No Constellation’.

So, perhaps we could tell a story about some kid who turns to music during their early teens in an effort to save themselves from the boredom of swampy small town New Zealand. A couple of albums later they pack their bags for the big smoke, chasing the dream. Soon they are touring the world on a shoestring, juggling records, releases and reveling in some form of underground success etc etc…

For many, Grayson is better known as one quarter of New Zealand band So So Modern, and has spent the last years juggling between playing and recording with band and his own ‘bedroom/studio recluse’ projects. After moving to Wellington, he recorded and released Behind Locked Doors (2003/4) following some time spent playing lobby piano in Japanese hotels.

In 2005 he released his third album Phantom Limbs. The album was well received in New Zealand and Australia, so well in fact that Grayson had to say goodbye to his signature self assembled, burnt CDs and have the album re-mastered and pressed.


Close on the heels was You Sleep, We Creep (2006/7) an album that reflected the end of Grayson’s compositional and electro-acoustic studies with its vast textures, arrangements and electronic interludes. You Sleep, We Creep spread far and wide around the world, winning over ears alongside the seemingly endless international touring schedule of So So Modern.


Despite the new-found nomadic lifestyle, Grayson managed to write and record the stripped back Chapters EP in 2008, compose a handful of film scores and received an APRA Professional Development Award in 2009. His new album No Constellation is out to much acclaim.

Indeed much has changed since those first self-produced CDRs, with having Grayson also developed a full band live show, but the approach and attitude remains the same. So, where to from here…?