A long time dream

I had a once in a lifetime opportunity to record with world renowned taonga p?oro musician and researcher Richard Nunns. All we need to do now is press the record, and you can help.

Inspired to exhibit a combination of sound and image, photographer Veronica Hodgkinson asked Richard Nunns and me to record music for her exhibition. Motivated by the spontaneous improvisations that were created we decided to release a record. When renowned New Zealand composer and musician Jeff Henderson agreed to produce the recording I knew that this was going to be a very special album.

It has been a long time dream of mine to collaborate with these two New Zealand musical icons. As Veronica's images pushed the boundaries of photography, this album has pushed my boundaries as an improvising musician. The music draws on the wealth of knowledge that both Richard and Jeff have with regard to taonga p?oro and fuses it with my 14 years living, performing and studying jazz in Melbourne and New York City.

Jeff's vision for the album was to present Richard Nunns in an unprecedented way, which I believe he has achieved. I am proud to be a part of this album and hope that you feel inspired to be part of its creation.

The music is mixed and mastered and ready to be pressed on vinyl. As a work of art this project suits being released as an LP and a made to order CD with a booklet of images created especially by Veronica for the release.

Making LPs is not as easy as you may think; it's a more timely and expensive process than CDs. By contributing to this project you will help us cover costs for pressing the vinyl and related shipping costs.

So to all my awesome friends out there, I hope you will join with me to make this once in a lifetime amazing musical connection available for us to enjoy on vinyl, always. Thank you in advance!