Songwriter

TEEKS on being Māori in a mostly Pākehā music industry

TEEKS and Matariki Bennett have a beautiful kōrero at a beautiful location.

Troy Kingi spent a year researching his Taite Award-winning album, then wrote it in two weeks

Troy Kingi has committed to writing ten albums in ten genres in ten years. Fresh off a Taite Music Prize win - one of the most…

Sound Check: Folk singer Holly Arrowsmith is rebuilding a housebus and her dreams

All of Holly's shows for the year are cancelled, so now she's turning an old bus into a house.

Re:hearsal Room: Swizl Jager

Swizl Jager is all about using as much te reo in his music as he can. He talks about "keeping it reo" and the joys of…

Re:hearsal Room: Raiza Biza

What's it like to move to NZ and feel the pressure to fulfill the classic immigrant's tale? That is: get educated, make lots of money and…