2005 New Zealand Air Guitar Championships Report

2005 NZ Air Guitar Champ air-sult on World titles...

Miss Giesela ‘Gizzy Guitar’ Visser (pic above), 2005 NZ Air Guitar Championships (NZAGC) National Champ from Auckland, was beaten by a bee's dick at the 2005 10^th Annual Air Guitar World Championships (AGWC), Oulu, Finland, Saturday 27/8/05.

'Gizzy' scored 34.1 pt's to take out second place to new World champ Michael "Destroyer" Heffels (Holland) 34.3 pt's.

Now etched in history, ‘Gizzy’s’ 2005 NZAGC win was sweet but not easy due to very stiff competition from fellow regional champions including: Josh ‘Black Betty’ Betty (WELL), Ryan "Dynamite" Adams (PALM NTH), Kent ‘Riffmeister’ Heriott (INVER) & Dominic ‘The Dominator’ Murphy (C/CURCH).

‘Gizzy’s’ high energy and unique performance gave her the slightest of edges over second place getter & three times Waikato Champion Bradley ‘Bradley Boy Holmes’ Holmes (HAM) & third place getter Ben ‘Hell-Mutt’ Greaney (TARANAKI).

2005 NZAGC National Final PHOTO GALLERY

2004 NZ & World Champion, Tarquin ‘The Tarkness’ Keys from Tauranga, was a judge at the 05 NZAGC National Final & stated ‘should ‘Gizzy’ pull off the same performance as she did tonight she has a massive chance of taking out the title at the World Champs’.

AUCKLAND: Giesela Visser aka ‘Gizzy Guitar’. This name is sure to ring a bell amongst the NZ Air Guitar community as ‘Gizzy’ represented Auckland in the 2003 National Final. Soon after her stunning performance in 2003 ‘Gizzy’ headed for Finland, the spiritual base of the World Air Guitar Champs. Here ‘Gizzy’ was just another Air Guitarist and treated as such. She fought hard for her corner of a little street in Helsinki where she busked every night to raise life funds and to ultimately find what she was really in search of… the ‘eye of the tiger’! Look out NZ, ‘Gizzy’ is back with an extreme Air Guitar makeover in tow!!

HAMILTON: Bradley Holmes aka ‘Bradley Boy Holmes'. He’s once, twice, three times a Hamilton Air Guitar Champion… & he loves you! Yet another NZ Air Guitar stalwart, ‘Bradley Boy Holmes’ in returning for his 3^rd consecutive shot at the national title. More hungry then ever after his narrow lose to ‘The Tarkness’ in the 2004 national final the ‘Boy’ is set to blow up big time in order to secure gold in 2005.

TARANAKI: Ben Greaney aka ‘Hell-Mutt’. After a hard fought contest ‘Hell-Mutt’, a car detailer by day and absolute rock pig by night, took out the Naki title for 2005. Victory was sweat but not easy with stiff competition from Jenna "Disturbed" Jensen (2^nd) & seasoned veteran Scott "Noodles" Fletcher (3^rd). ‘Hell-Mutt’ played Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Sunshine of your love’ in the free round & was a clear favourite in the eyes of many from the moment he walked on stage in his GnR t-shirt and perfectly grown curly mullet.

WELLINGTON: Josh Betty aka ‘Black Betty’. A new comer to the NZ Air Guitar scene, ‘Black Betty’, like many others encountered a rough road to victory with very righteous competition from fellow contestants resulting in the top three being separated by the narrowest of margins. Fortunately, for some, unlike the heats there was no nudity, except for the scantly clad Bulleit Bourbon girls who had everybody charging. ‘Black Betty’ played Sweet Child of mine by ‘GnR’ in the free round. One of the dark horses in this year’s final, the part time muso has a liking to all music and is currently studying media and English.

PALMERSTON NORTH: Ryan "Dynamite" Adams. Entering the NZAGC for the first time, ‘Dynamite’, has no time for any music but good old fashioned rock n roll!! A real action man, whose hobbies include extreme white water kayaking, ‘Dynamite’, is studying Adventure Eco Tourism. Yet another one of the dark horses in this year’s competition, ‘Dynamite’ is set to make a huge impression at the national final with his high energy and colourful air guitar style.

INVERCARGILL: Kent Heriot taka ‘Riffmeister’. With influences taken from Backstreet boys, 3 doors down and Offal Stench (prior 2002), &, a style described as ‘triple switch shift riff miff’, only big things could be expected from ‘Riffmeister’! A lover of metal music ‘Riffmeister’ blew all and sundry away with his stirring rendition of ‘Feelso’ by Sevendust. An apprentice builder and avid basketballer ‘Riffmeister’ is shooting for ‘nothing but air’ at this years national final.

CHRISTCHURCH: Dominic Murphy aka ‘The Dominator’. In a cold and damp Christchurch night, Air Guitarists and fans gathered in the cauldron of the “Grail”. Hosts Dominick, Tracey and Jason from “The Rock FM kicked the event off in fine form and gathered together performers to challenge for the right to represent the fine region of Canterbury. Alas only one winner could progress and after a hard fought air assault ‘The Dominator’ came out on top by the slimmest of margins to ‘Kat’ (2^nd) with ‘Big Timmy’ (3^rd). ‘Dominator’ features a classic style of Air Guitar with old school attitude and a love of heavy rock music.

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