Stella Huggins chats to various artists and creatives in the Aotearoa music community about this year's New Zealand Music Month theme - community and collaboration.
Head of The Big Fresh Collective, Liam K Swiggs, speaks to Stella about the importance of the existence of collectives in Aotearoa. Whakarongo mai nei!
Stella chats to Zac Arnold, the founder of Sunreturn Records, about how best to support artists in their creative endevaours, as well as why collaboration is mutually beneficial. Whakarongo mai nei!
James and Nicole from Carb On Carb talk about the benefits and processes of a duo act, and Nicole speaks about the mahi of To The Front. Whakarongo mai nei!
Pony Baby is the newly formed duo comprised of Jazmine Mary and Arahi, and they played their debut gig this month. Stella spoke to them about the process of defining a new sound and differentiating between individual projects. Whakarongo mai nei!
Prolific collaborator Hybrid Rose speaks to Stella about the mentality shifts and world-melding of collaborating with other artists in many capacities. Whakarongo mai nei!
Leaping Tiger, a creator of many collaborations across many records, chats about the process of features and what's valuable about meshing sounds. Whakarongo mai nei!
Julien Dyne speaks about two of the collectives he's part of, The Circling Sun and The Lahaar, and touches on the importance of their existence for the wider communities. Whakarongo mai nei!