Rnz: Music 101

In this week's Pocket Edition, Tony Stamp meets with Susan Rogers the audio engineer who worked with Prince on his albums Sign of The Times and Purple Rain, and Alex Behan hosts a live session with waiata Māori songstress Huia Hamon.

The RNZ Music Team bring dancefloor bangers and warm fluffies to their mid-Winter play and tell. 

Susan Rogers was Prince's sound engineer on albums including Purple Rain and Sign o' the Times. It was four years of her life that left a huge impression, she tells Tony Stamp.

Nick Bollinger discusses the hook-filled songs of romantic defeat on the debut album of Auckland power-popsters The Beths.

Nick Bollinger reviews the synth-soaked debut of Los Angeles-based Kiwi expat Chelsea Jade.

All Seeing Hand discuss life, art, making music and all of the above for their new album, with RNZ's Jana Whitta.

Geoff Ong is an Auckland based artist who is making summery soul-pop complete with music videos that he has filmed, edited and directed. He played some songs live in the RNZ studios with hisfive-piecee band.

Metallica used one of his photographs on a live album cover; a shot he took of Robert Jr Lockwood is on the cover of  Jimi Hendrix Blues; and his photos have appeared in books including Live: Gigs that Rocked New Zealand. We catch up with Garry Brandon – Spark Arena's in-house photographer – about his 40 years in the biz.

On this week's Pocket Edition we talk to Michael Cathro from Dunedin band Ha The Unclear, and Ben and Jonny from Wellington's All Seeing Hand.

Nick Bollinger discusses a personal foray into world music for Shihad frontman and Adults founder Jon Toogood.

In this week's Pocket Edition, Kirsten Johnstone speaks with Australian multi-instrumentalist Tash Sultana. Flying Nun act This Sporting Life return from a thirty five year hiatus, and Sianne Dougherty, a young RnB soul singer from Lower Hutt is in for a live session.

Karen O'Leary is a preschool educator by day and a cop in the TV series Wellington Paranormal by night. She chooses some favourite tunes, shares some of her own compositions and chats to Yadana Saw.

Auckland based Sollem Den introduces their new single 'Subtine Frequencies'

The astonishingly talented Australian musician Tash Sultana is in New Zealand for four shows. RNZ Music's Kirsten Johnstone caught up with her to dicuss feminism, mental health and the crazy-big setup she tours with.

In this week's Pocket Edition, Alex Behan finds out how Jon Toogood got his groove back,Tony Stamp hosts Vince HL for a live session and we meet Wellington's Josie Moon.

Opetaia Foa'i is the leader of Te Vaka, the group that created the sounds and songs of the Disney hit Moana. He joins us to share six of his favourite songs and reflect on 20 years of bringing Pacific music and stories to the world. Opetaia has a talanoa with Dominic Godfrey for the RNZ Music Mixtape.

Wellington songwriter and producer Josie Moon introduces her new single 'After Hours'

A love story that transcends culture and faith lies behind a new collaborative album from Shihad’s Jon Toogood.

Benin-born singer Angelique Kidjo pays tribute to an African-inspired classic by Talking Heads.

The frontman of The Mockers and intrepid sailor Andrew Fagan joins Trevor Reekie for an hour of chat & six of his favourite songs.