The SOUNZ Podcast

Join host Crystal Edwards (aka Kiino Krystal) and our three special guests — Pere Wihongi (aka Pai Pere), Mistee K and Tīpene Harmer — as they share their inspiring journeys and experiences throughout their music careers as independent artists in the Aotearoa music industry.

Join host Toni Huata and three guests — Maisey Rika, Jerome Kavanagh, and Ngahiwi Apanui — as they explore the influence that Māori boarding schools had on their chosen music careers, education and international touring experiences.

We have a long history of silencing women’s voices in Western music, and while society has taken steps towards gender equality, it is important that we keep the conversation about gender going.

‘Rodger Fox has been a central figure in the New Zealand jazz community for decades. From his early career in the rock band, Quincy Conserve to appearances at the Montreux Jazz Festival, and through his life’s work in jazz education, Rodger has broken new ground and connected local musicians to the global stage. Nick Tipping talks to Rodger about a life lived in jazz.

What is ‘sonic art’ or ‘sound art’?

Think of the weird and wonderful sounds you sometimes hear in an art gallery, or on the soundtrack of a film or game, or in concerts or as soundscapes for dance or theatre: but wherever you find it sonic art is as wide as your imagination. Once associated with university music courses and contemporary music performances today’s availability of cheap technology has given the art form wings.