[1] The band formed in 2005 at Takapuna Grammar School where original members Jaisi Sheehan, Haddon Smith, Rob Fenton, Calum Gunn and Toby McLeanan shared a music class.
[2] Later that year the group entered and won the Smokefree Rockquest, an annual high school music competition.
Similar to other Rockquest participants, such as Bic Runga, Evermore and Nesian Mystik,[3] the band gained nationwide recognition from the win, which led to a record signing.
[4] The musical style of the Electric Confectionaires is predominantly influenced by bands of the 1960s and 70's, such as The Beatles, the Doors, the Kinks and Funk Brothers.
[1] "The band also frequently uses distinctive and complex arrangements influenced by their backgrounds in jazz; and close-harmony vocals, honed by barbershop quartet and choral singing during their schooldays.