Bret McKenzie

Bret McKenzie is a Grammy and Academy Award-winning artist, most well-known for his band Flight of the Conchords and their eponymous television show. McKenzie is internationally renowned for singing and writing funny, strange, and unique songs primarily for film and television. Bret’s songs have been sung by Kermit the Frog, Celine Dion, Lizzo, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brittany Howard, Homer and Lisa Simpson, Fred Armisen, Miss Piggy, Amy Adams, Jason Segel, Ricky Gervais, Benee, Isabela Merced, Spongebob Squarepants, Tony Bennett, Mickey Rooney, and more. The Flight of the Conchords emerged from the prolific Wellington artistic community, and Bret spent several years touring comedy festivals in Australia, Canada, and the UK with his bandmate Jemaine. They made a radio show for the BBC, followed by a TV show for HBO that became a cult classic and propelled the pair to international fame. They released one EP and three albums with Sub Pop Records, winning the Grammy Award for “Best Comedy Album” in 2008. He has consistently worked on film and television projects since. In 2012 he won the Academy Award for “Best Original Song” for his ballad “Man or Muppet” from the Disney film The Muppets. In 2022, Bret released a solo album called Songs Without Jokes that saw him explore songwriting without punch lines. Earlier this year, he contributed a new song to the cultural phenomenon Minecraft movie. McKenzie’s second solo album, Freak Out City, is out now.