Alan Brown

Alan is the Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand’s programme co-coordinator of the Diploma in Contemporary Music Performance.

He has vast experience as a jazz musician, performer and teacher. Alan led the successful jazz-funk band Blue Train in the 1990's, and has been a core member of the soul/funk Grand Central Bandsince1998. He gigs with popular soul/jazz musician Nathan Haines and Bex Nabouta, and has his own original group, the Alan Brown Quartet.

Alan holds a Bachelor of Music in Jazz (honors) from Massey University and a Certificate in Tertiary Teaching from Auckland University of Technology.

“I love seeing the students grasp the concepts, develop and progress,” says Alan.

Alan is enrolled in post-graduate jazz studies at Massey University. He likes to cycle and work out sudoku puzzles.

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Angus McNaughton

Angus is a tutor of audio engineering and music production at the Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand (MAINZ). He specialises in the ‘finishing’ end of music production and enjoys the challenge of bringing together the elements of songwriting in to a final mix.

A recording and mastering engineer, Angus produced and co-wrote hip-hop/reggae kiwi musician Che Fu’s hit song Chains and received Best Producer Tui at the New Zealand Music Awards in 2005 for his work in the production of electronica/pop rock musician SJD’s Southern Lights album. Recently, Angus has worked on Downtimeby pop/hip-hop band Kidz in Space that reached number one on the Independent Music New Zealand singles and airplay charts.

On top of many hard years of industry experience, Angus is a Certified Pro Tools Operator and has a National Certificate in Adult Learning and Teaching.

“Teaching at MAINZ is great because it keeps me engaged in the fast changing landscape of audio engineering. Sharing ideas is always interesting, and MAINZ has an excellent community atmosphere with so many talented people around, it's hard not to be inspired by that,” says Angus.

Outside of MAINZ, Angus is involved in audio mastering, composition of his own music, and photography.

Chip Matthews

Chip Matthews is the perfect example of a person working in an industry he loves. During the day he is the receptionist and administration assistant for MAINZ in Auckland and in his spare time he lives and breathes music.
As an in-demand Bass player he currently plays for Anika Moa, HomeBrew and Tyra Hammond. He has also played live or in studio with musicians like Ladi6, Opensouls, King Kapisi, Scribe and Sola Rosa. If that is not enough he is also a part-time DJ and host of Base FM’s breakfast show.
Chip can give students “real life” advice about working as a musician. He says if you have to have a job it is so much more rewarding when it is in a field that you are passionate about. If he is not at MAINZ he is probably either gigging or working as a DJ.

Daryl Tapsell

Dave McArtney

Guitar/vocals/songwriter - Hello Sailor, Pink Flamingos

Dave McIvor

On secondment.

Prior to joining MAINZ at the start of 2002, Dave was a freelance live sound engineer, having toured the length and breadth of the country for more than 20 years. He has worked with countless acts including: the Exponents, Greg Johnson, Sir Howard Morrison, John Rowles, Garageland, Breathe, Savant, Tadpole, and betchadupa. During that time he also owned and managed PA hireage and flightcase manufacturing companies. Dave remains current in the industry by working part-time for College Hill Productions, one of New Zealand's largest sound companies, as well as freelance sound engineering for local acts.

Dave Bishop

Dave is a highly experienced event manager, musician and teacher. He managed the Auckland "Music in Parks" series, and has been producing major events for 15 years. Dave is an accomplished guitarist and has taught guitar professionally for five years.

David Mason

David was employed in his first role at TPP in 2006 as “Development Officer – Maori Education and Training”. His role changed and developed in 2007 to: “Te Takawaenga/Kohinga Matauranga (Maori Development and Support Officer), Kaiwhakaako (Tutor). His new role is to provide guidance and support for; Maori and Pacific Island students enrolled in programmes and courses at Tai Poutini Polytechnic, ceremonial and other occasions that require Maori protocol and to coordinate the development and maintenance of Maori course content across the polytechnic and throughout Te Tai Poutini.

Evie Green-Thompson

Evie moved from South Africa to New Zealand in December 2007. In South Africa she worked in Government, Health & Welfare, and in admin roles. She is happily married with 2 children and loving her new home. "Coming from a musical family, working for MAINZ is awesome and like coming home!"

Gretchen McKinley

Gretchen has worked within the realm of alternative and commercial radio, retail and hospitality. Alongside being the Campus Administrator at MAINZ in Christchurch, Gretchen hosts and produces Girlschool on rdu 98.5FM - Christchurch's student radio station. Previously Gretchen was Programming Assistant for rdu during a very busy transitional time. She worked as a Personal Assistant for BRAT, a support centre for Christchurch musicians, and assisted in the production of BRAT 3, a compilation of Christchurch music. Gretchen has DJed at private functions and enjoys many genres of music.

Harry Lyon

Harry has been a guitar player with Hello Sailor from its inception in 1975 and is a songwriter with credits that include "Lying In The Sand", "Dr I Like Your Medicine", RIANZ Single of the Year (1981), The Legionnaires Top 20 Single "You Bring Out the Worst in Me" and "Muscles", that featured on Midge Marsden's 'Burning Rain' album, on the soundtrack of French film 'Through the Fire' and was a 1991 APRA Silver Scroll finalist.

Harry has recorded at all the top NZ recording studios and has experience in Australia, L.A. and New York, where Sailor mixed an album at the legendary Electric Lady Studios. He worked as a freelance writer and producer of radio and television commercials with the major advertising agencies for clients and squeezed in an acting career, appearing in several TV ads, as the lead male in the feature film "Should I Be Good", shot in NZ, Hong Kong and Thailand, and television productions like "Heroes II", "Plainclothes" and "Hercules".

Outside of MAINZ Harry still performs with Hello Sailor and is busy with voice-over work.

Ivan Shevchuk

Ivan came to New Zealand from Kiev, Ukraine, in November 2002 and was instantly snapped up by MAINZ. Ivan begain his pro-audio career in 1996 as an engineer at one of the mos successful studios in Ukraine - "Arkadia". He has engineered top Russian musicians, and is a Protools specialist.

Jean McAllister

Jean is the tutor of the Certificate in Foundation Sound for the Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand.

She has vast experience as a musician. Her performance career began as a musician for Red Mole Theatre. The Drongos band formed out of that alliance with Red Mole, and as a member, Jen played the streets and clubs of New York, releasing two albums in the 1980s. She has composed for theatre, film and television. In 2000, she joined Jubilation, an a capella gospel choir which performs regularly. Jubilation can be heard on Bathe in the River, Don McGlashan’s song from the film No.2.

Jean holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and English Literature, a Graduate Diploma in Teaching and is studying for a Bachelor of Music at Auckland University.

“I get to play music a lot and I love working with other people doing music as well,” Jean says.

As well as working on music projects, she likes being with her family and friends, reading, making clothes and biking.

John Quigley

Originally with the Bongos and Big Sideways, John won the New Zealand Music Award for best song and new group in 1987. These days John continues his passion for performing and writing original acoustic music and songs with his group the Nairobi Trio of which he is a founding member.

John’s qualifications include an MBA and several years teaching experience, and as guitar player and manager for the well known Nairobi Trio, he has the practical experience that MAINZ likes to bring to all its programmes.

Johnny Fleury

Johnny is one of New Zealand's top guitarists, and a specialist on the Chapman stick. He joined the teaching staff of MAINZ in 2002. He has played with Greg Johnson and Dave Dobbyn.

Josh Sorenson

Drummer - King Kapisi, Nathan Haines, Grand Central Band, Alan Brown Trio, Hello Sailor, Hammond Gamble

Juliex Taylor-Reid

Julz arrived at MAINZ in 2007 with a plethora of skills and more than fifteen years of IT experience. She was the Computer Deployment Specialist at SKYCITY, before jumping ship and making the move to save our computers, and our sanity. She also teaches components of the Cert Audio & Live Sound programmes here at MAINZ. Julz is a qualified Audio Engineer, with her own recording studio, and enjoys playing the guitar, drumming, singing, and song writing. She is always happy to help with any technical issues you have.

Kathryn Prime

Kathryn is a new recruit to the West Coast moving from Auckland in May 2011. She is loving the change of pace and all the outdoor activities the Coast has to offer.

Education is a passion for Kathryn. She has a Master’s Degree in Sociology, a Post Graduate Diploma in Business and Management and is currently working toward a Counselling Diploma studying part time extra-murally. All that study helps in her role as Student Services Co-ordinator as she is well aware of what it is like to be a student and how to cope with the pressures of studying, completing assignments and sitting exams.

As a newcomer to the West Coast you will often find her out bushwalking and exploring the beautiful scenery. Her hobbies include music, movies and swimming.

Lance Powell

Lance is the Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand’s audio engineering and music production tutor. He oversees practical classes, teaches music theory, runs courses during school holidays and the Introduction to Home Recording short courses throughout the year.

Lance has worked as a studio engineer and live sound engineer for a variety of musical genres– from rock to hip hop, blues and orchestral. He’s worked on albums for films such The Grifters, produced by Martin Scorsese, and New Zealand punk band Roofdog. He is recording film soundtracks for a New York festival film called Moonfishing, and What Really Happened, a film about the Treaty of Waitangi.

He holds a Diploma in Audio Engineering from MAINZ and is studying towards a Bachelor of Communications at Auckland University of Technology.

Lance says he enjoys teaching at MAINZ, because the school is focused on delivering a quality course rather than counting profits. “As a result, the environment is really positive. It’s genuinely exciting working with the students, as the pool of creativity is just amazing.”

Outside of MAINZ, Lance is an active sound engineer, regularly running recording sessions and doing frequent live gigs.

Marcus Winstanley

Marcus has been a very active sound engineer in Christchurch and New Zealand since completing a Certificate in Audio Engineering and Music Production at Tai Poutini Polytechnic in 1993. Most experience has been as a Live FOH and Monitor Engineer working with top New Zealand acts such as Salmonella Dub, Elemenop, The Clean, The Brunettes, Pine and Degrees K. Marcus has also managed a performance venue, worked in studio radio and produced his own music. Besides teaching, he is currently playing music in three groups that are all actively performing, recording and releasing music. Marcus and accomplice run a small project recording studio and record label dedicated to promoting Christchurch's underground rock music scene.

Matt Scott

Matt is a MAINZ graduate who has worked in many areas of the industry, predominantly as a music composer and sound designer for television and advertising.

Matthew Chicoine

Matthew Chicoine is an award-winning producer and DJ (better known as ‘Recloose’) originally from
Detroit, Michigan. His career highlights include having four albums released internationally, producing countless remixes and hosting his own globally-syndicated radio show. He is in demand as a club DJ, bandleader of the Recloose Live Band and 2008 Tui Award Winner for Best Electronica/Dance Album.

Merrie McDougall

Merrie has worked at MAINZ for several years, initially as the Office Co-ordinator, and this year as Marketing Co-ordinator. Previously has worked in administrative roles combined with both teaching and playing various instruments. Currently she sings 4-part harmony with friends.

Paul Streekstra

An award winning engineer and a producer, arranger, composer and musician, Paul has 30 years experience in the professional recording, music, broadcasting and live sound industries in New Zealand and the UK.

Phil Oxenham

Phil is a very experienced teacher who is also an accomplished professional gigging musician.

Pic Neilson

Pic became a member of the Tai Poutini Polytechnic staff in 2008, her role as Disability Co-ordinator sees her striving to provide a welcoming and supportive learning environment for all students. Pic brings a great deal of experience to her position and we look forward to watching her grow and develop within TPP.

Richard Hallum

Prior to joining Tai Poutini Polytechnic in 1995, Richard owned and operated Newsong Recording Studios. He has also designed, constructed, repaired, or modified most items of audio equipment. In 1985 he set about building Newsong Recording Studio to combine his technical skills and musical talent. In 1999 he was awarded a scholarship to study recording in the U.K.

Roy Martyn

Roy has a Diploma in Audio Engineering, a Certificate in Production and a Masters Degree (Hons) from the University of Auckland in Film, Television and Media. He has worked as a freelance engineer throughout the Auckland area. He has recently worked on album projects with American band Trans Am & local artists Badtown. Along with Chris Knox he is a member of Auckland band The Nothing. His latest project was the Top Ten album 'Stroke - Songs for Chris Knox' . Roy is currently working on projects with The Nothing & the Tall Dwarfs.

Selena Beattie

Selena completed the Diploma in Audio Engineering and Music Production at MAINZ Auckland in 2008, and became part of the MAINZ Administration team that same year.

A reluctant Aucklander, Selena splits her time between Palmerston North and the "big smoke". Selena is now the Student and Library Support Co-ordinator at MAINZ, and enjoys encouraging students to make the most of their time in this dynamic environment.

Tom Ludvigson

Tom is a musician whose experience covers most dimensions of music production. He is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist (guitars, basses, saxophones, flutes, percussion, keyboards), and has written, played on, produced and released multiple albums for Alloy, Bluespeak, the Inner City Jazz Workshop, and Trip to the Moon (new album "Lucifer’s Intemission" out in February 2010).

In recent years he has composed and produced music for multiple documentary films broadcast on national television. When not teaching at MAINZ he runs the Jazzscore label and website. Among the resources Tom brings to MAINZ is a Ph.D. (Auckland 1981) and 15 years experience as a university teacher.

Tony McMaster

Tony began his career as a professional musician in the '70s playing bass guitar with "Hello Sailor", "Alistair Riddell" and "Red Mole Theatre" before moving to New York in 1979 and forming "The Drongos". In 1986 Tony went on to work at two New York studios "New Breed" and "Water Music".

In 1988, Tony returned to New Zealand and managed and performed in his band "The Rockafellas" whilst operating his own PA and home recording studio working on a variety of projects. In 1994 Tony was engaged by Auckland City to develop the successful "Music in Parks" programme, which he is still involved with, as well as doing live sound for "Hello Sailor" and the "Jubilation Choir". He plays bass guitar for Midge Marsden and also "Rick Bryant and the Jive Bombers".

Tony Waine

Tony was founder of NZ band 'The Narcs' who earned five RIANZ Awards including 'Single of the Year' for their Top Ten hit 'Heart and Soul'. Tony wrote the single 'Abandoned By Love' which won the 1986 APRA Silver Scroll. The 90s saw a move to Australia where he continued to play and record with artists such as Wayne Gillespie, Nigel Gavin and Mal Green (Split Enz). Setting up his own marketing company Tony won various awards including two 'International Marketing' awards from USA Pro Audio manufacturers Mackie, and PreSonus. Tony is an in-demand bass player and has also produced the 'Best of the Narcs' album and the double CD 'Christchurch The Music' compilation.

Tony Rabbett

Tony is a professional musician and has many years experience in the music, event and live sound industry. He has also worked in retail, TV and theatre.

Trinity Toko-Mikahere

Trinity wasn't sure which career in the music industry she was interested in, so in 1998 decided to enrol into the Diploma in Contemporary Music Performance and MAINZ in Auckland. Soon after, Trinity ventured back to Dunedin to complete a Bachelor of Music degree and formed a band called "Sanka". After completion of her degree Trinity travelled to Auckland to pursue a career in music. Now a tutor on the Foundation Sound and Music programme at MAINZ and Trinity is enjoying it thoroughly.

Zed Brookes

Zed has been involved in the music industry for over 25 years, including a background in radio production and designing and operating recording studios. He recorded much of "Katchafire's" first album, and has mastered projects for artists such as "Dark Tower" and the "Datsuns".

Zed has over 18 years experience designing and delivering audio, production and multimedia-related courses up to post-graduate level. He is currently working on a solo album and working at advancing his own qualifications.