Auckland Friday July 16, 2010 PRESENTED BY SIR-VERE BROUGHT TO YOU IN ASSOCIATION WITH notourfuture.co.nz br br Gareth Thomas is best known for writing the "sure fire pop hits" of Kiwi band "Goodshirt". br br The Goodshirt single "Sophie" reached number one on the national singles charts in 2002 while songs "Buck it up" and "Cement" topped the Rock radio network in 2004. Glowing reviews and awards from both mainstream and indie institutions followed, album sales reached gold and platinum and the album was released internationally. br br Thomas's song writing won the Band two Tui awards in 2003 "Best single" and "Best Song Writer". This followed on from a number of industry accolades including two Silver Scroll nominations, Tui awards for "Best Artwork" and "Best Video" and a Juice TV "Peoples Choice" award. br br Thomas often records at home, and sometimes in the garden shed. His recordings are typified by Beatle-esque melodies, twisted lyrics and non conventional instrumentation.