Rendon Thomas & The Vibes play at The Brew Bar tonight, performing material from their new EP, Wrap You In The Sun.
The Vibes were already a seasoned outfit before last year's appearance on X Factor NZ, but Thomas says the show was good for the band as they became tighter.
"Although we were not playing our own original music, it grew us because we could still put our own influence and style on other people's music. It was bootcamp for learning about the industry because I had no clue about that side of things."
The band was picked up by Sony after the show and Thomas says initial nervousness about Sony's plans for the band were unfounded.
"After X-Factor we thought Sony would want us to be one sound. But they heard all the other songs we had written and wanted to utilise all that we have to give. "That's the beautiful part - they are not limiting us by saying we have to be one thing."