Mentors

Matius Putra Suranta Karo-Karo Rumahgalo Richard Barus grew up with a guitar-playing father and a mother whose piano he quietly filled with wooden spoons,

Mazbou Q is a multi-talented musician and community figure born in Liverpool, UK of Igbo Nigerian descent.

Nicole Gaffney has been a part of Girls Rock since its inception and has been a coordinator and mentor in Aotearoa and Australia.

Oscar Mein is the singer and lyricist for Dunedin rock band Soaked Oats.

Phodiso Dintwe is a musician, performer, and writer from Botswana.

Rodney Fisher is best known in New Zealand as the singer of alt-pop rock band Goodshirt, who had a string of hit songs in the early 2000s, such as; ‘Sophie,’ and ‘Fiji Baby.’