ARTIST: SAM V. PHOTO: SAMUEL BERNARD
September 23rd, 2022
Reo Māori SongHubs will kick off next week with guests arriving for a mihi and get together this Sunday 25 September before the songwriting week officially kicks off on Monday.
Four studios in the famous RoundHead Studios will be occupied by 2 songwriters, a producer and mātanga reo curated by APRA Board Writer Representative Bic Runga and Sir Tīmoti Kāretu. Groups will be shuffled each day giving every participant a chance to be the lead writer, creating new waiata reo rua alongside incredible songwriters and our finest producers.
The participants for Reo Māori SongHubs 2022 are:
Songwriters: Te Kuru Dewes, Anna Coddington, Reti Hedley, HINA, MOHI, Jordyn with a Why, YAHYAH, and Kawiti Waetford.
Producers: Joel Tashkoff (choicevaughan), Dan Martin, Nic Manders, and Noema Te Hau III.
Mātanga reo: Hana Mereraiha, Hēmi Kelly, Ruth Smith, and Te Kuru Dewes.