SELECT ARTS PORTFOLIO | HIGHLIGHTS
CHRONOLOGICAL BY YEAR TO DATE
ACTIVE LINKS | MEDIA
2024 | ‘UPU’ - MOANA PASIFIKA POETRY SHOW TOURS CINARS BIENNALE MONTREAL CANADA | FITU FESTIVAL MEXICO CITY (SOUND DESIGNER, MUSIC PRODUCER, COMPOSER)
Co-created by Grace Teuila Taylor and Faiumu Fasitua Amosa. Won 2021 Sound Designer of the Year at the Wellington Theatre Awards.
2024 | “KOKONUT” - SNARE (MUSIC PRODUCER, COMPOSER, MUSIC VIDEO PRODUCER, EDITOR)
Music Track and video for SNARE. Original sample clearance for “Coconut” granted by legendary Samoan band The Five Stars. Music video filmed in Samoa January 2024
2023 | “THEY TAKING PICTURES OF US IN THE WATER” UNITED NATIONS COP28 DUBAI - (MUSIC PRODUCER, COMPOSER, MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTOR, PRODUCER & EDITOR)
Commissioned Audio Visual work for MANA MOANA | SPREP debuted at the 2023 UNITED NATIONS COP 28 Summit in Dubai, as well as CHOGM 2024
2023 | “PARADISE RUMOUR” - BLACK GRACE COMMISSIONED WOrK FOr THE SHARJAH BieNNALE (COMPOSER, SOUND DESIGNER, PRODUCER)
Commissioned New work by Neil Ieremia ONZM for the Sharjah Biennale in the UAE, followed by a NZ main city tour.
2022 | “PARADISE CAMP” - YUKI KIHARA, NZ ARTIST REPRESENTATIVE AT THE VENICE BIENALLE (COMPOSER, MUSIC PRODUCER)
Sonic Branding for Yuki Kihara’s Paradise Camp campaign, creating all sonic digital assets.
2022 | “RESAMPLE TATAU” - NZ INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL COMMISSION (COVID CANCELLED) - MASSEY UNIVERSITY TOI RAUWHARANGI DEVELOPMENT PASIFIKA ARTIST RESIDENCY
Development Arts Residency in preparation for an avant garde Audio Visual Live Performance Show at Wellington’s TSB Arena
2020 | “DAWN RAID NZ GOVT. APOLOGY IFOGA OPENING SOUNDSCAPE FOR PM JACINDA ADERN” (COMPOSER, SOUND DESIGNER, PRODUCER)
Opening Soundscape for the historic Government apology at the Auckland Town Hall.
2020 | FRESH TV SONIC REBRAND | TIKILOUNGE | COCONET (MUSIC PRODUCER, COMPOSER)
Commissioned music sonic rebrand for their new Intro Theme Sequence.
2019 | HOBBS & SHAW FAST & FURIOUS FILM SYNC & SOUNDTRACK (“MASTA” THA MOVEMENT FEAT. GUEST ARTISTS - (MUSIC PRODUCER, COMPOSER)
Universal Music sync deal for both in film on screen and official soundtrack play-listing.
2018 | “CRYING MEN” - BLACK GRACE (COMPOSER, SOUND DESIGNER, PRODUCER)
Debut creative collaboration with Neil Ieremia ONZM and the legendary Black Grace Dance Company.
2018 | UNDER THE 'AU - ANONYMOUZ & BLACK GRACE - THE GUERRILLA COLLECTION
A 30 minute multimedia sound design-video backing track for the Black Grace dancers out of rare and exclusive samples recorded from travels with the prestigious Su’a Suluape traditional Sāmoan tattooing clan and the AF101 indigenous cultural revival programme. Premiered at the ASB Waterfront Theatre as part of The Guerrilla Collection Festival in November.
2018 | 4 THA LUMANA’I - AUCKLAND ARTS FESTIVAL
Live performance connecting traditional Sāmoan oratory and contemporary hip hop lyricism “4 THA LUMANA’I” is a celebration of the parallels, similarities and differences between the two worlds of Fa’asāmoan and Hip Hop Urban culture, with a specific focus on the use of language, lyricism, wordplay and oratory.
Presented as part of the 2018 Auckland Arts Festival Whānui programme at the Mangere Arts Centre 22-24 March. Photos courtesy of Raymond Sagapolutele.
2016 | CREATIVE NZ ARTS PASIFIKA EMERGING ARTIST RECIPIENT
Received in Wellington at the St James.
2016 | RESAMPLE GUAHAN (GUAM) - NZ PASIFIKA ARTIST DELEGATE FOR THE 12th FESTIVAL OF PACIFIC ARTS FESTPAC HELD IN GUAM (COMPOSER, SOUND DESIGNER, MUSIC PRODUCER)
A 20 and a half minute long soundscape composition created entirely out of audio samples recorded on location from the various natural environments and performance events taking place on the island during the festival.
2015 | TE ORO PUBLIC ARTWORK SOUNDSCAPES - AUCKLAND COUNCIL (COMPOSER, MUSIC PRODUCER)
First time a non physical public artwork has been commissioned by a Local Government organisation in New Zealand
2014 | AGANU’U FA’ASAMOA 101 (AF101) - INDIGEnOUS SAMOAN CULTURAL REVIVAL PROGRAMME CONTENT CREATION AND DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE BUILD (RUN & GUN VIDEOGRAPHER, EDITOR, MUSIC PRODUCER)
After initially participating in the second ever class of 12 students, was invited to create the programmes digital media infrastructure and through constant touring helped scale the programme to over 4000 in person students in 13 cities around the worlds Samoan diaspora.
2014 | PACIFIC MEDIA NETWOrK NIU FM & RADIO 531 PI SONIC REBRAND IMAGING STINGS (COMPOSER, MUSIC PRODUCER)
Created over 30 new imaging stings for their Sonic Rebrand
2013 | UNESCO INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL AWARD - AUCKLAND PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA’S APO REMIX PROGRAMME (MUSIC DIRECTOR)
One of the Top three Music Transformation programmes in the World
2012 | AUCKLAND PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA AUCKLAND town HALL PERFORMANCE FEAT. HIP HOP (MUSIC DIRECTOR, COMPOSER, MUSIC PRODUCER, PERFORMER)
One off full orchestra performance at The Auckland Town Hall
2012 | RETURN TO HAWAIIKI COMMISSIONED SOUNDSCAPE WOrK - NZ ARTIST DELEGATION TO SAMOA 50th INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS (MUSIC COMPOSER, PRODUCER)
My first avant garde found sound soundscape commission
2010 | APRA SILVER SCROLLS - OMC “HOW BIZARRE” PAULY FUEMANA TRIBUTE PERFORMANCE (MUSIC DIRECTOR, ARRANGER, PERFOrMER)
A commissioned new arrangement and tribute performance to Pauly Fuemana at the APRA Silver Scroll Awards - Auckland Town Hall, September 2010. Featuring Ermehn, Aaradhna, Supergroove Brass section, a live band & the You Alone Chorus.
2008 | PACIFIC MUSIC AWARDS - PHILIP FUEMANA MOST PROMISING ARTIST (MUSIC COMPOSER, PRODUCER)
Held at the Telstra Clear Events Centre (now Due Drop Events Centre)
