Musician

Touring, funding, streams, royalties, merch - making a living as a local musician can be a rollercoaster. Audio

The 2020 Lilburn Lecture is delivered by RNZ presenter and New Zealand music figure Karyn Hay exploring the reality of life for local musicians and songwriters. Recorded at the National Library. Audio

Arli Liberman is a musician and composer who creates ambient soundscapes for films and live events. He joins Jesse in the studio to share some of his musical influences and favourite tracks. Audio

He's worked on ads and with symphony orchestras. He's scored movies and now game soundtracks. APRA-award winning composer, producer and musician, Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper's CV certainly makes for… Audio

He's been described as "the father of New Zealand composition" Douglas Lilburn was a composer, conductor, critic and teacher whose work earned him our highest award - the Order of New Zealand. Video, Audio

Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman thought she'd achieved a lifelong dream when she landed a job as a professional violinist but she was unwittingly part of a musical sham. Audio

Christchurch alt-country singer Katie Thompson is an expert at enlisting fans of her music – about half of whom are outside New Zealand – to help out her career. Katie's third album is due out… Video, Audio

The future for classical music in New Zealand looks bright if these young women are anything to go by.

Ben Barter lives in LA and plays drums for Lorde and bands like Broods and Passion Pit. This summer he’s back at his childhood home in Hillsborough near Onehunga. Audio