Audio Lounge welcomes you to our series of community events celebrating the incredible and diverse local talent of experimental and alternative musicians, and offering a laid back, intimate and interactive adventure in listening!
EMMANUELLE GOMEZ
KĀHU
BEN WHITTAKER
Emmanuelle is a pianist-singer-songwriter from Dunedin who has been MIA in the suburbs raising 4 children for the last 15 years. You may remember Em from rock/reggae band Evolver in the early 2000s, and she recently joined Skulldubbery as their new vocalist.
Emmanuelle’s solo set will comprise original songs from then and now, infused with a couple of covers she wished she wrote. Her sound is often likened to Kate Bush but she’s more inspired by Lana Del Ray and Lily Allen.
Kāhu is Tristan Dingemans, Solo - (Mountaineater / HDU / Kāhu Rōpū). Tristan is an Ōtepoti based musican best known for his thunderous, electric guitar wizardry and lead vocals in High Dependency Unit and Mountaineater, and now for his more recent solo and ensemble project including the pared back and beautifully spacious Ayanaant: Sound Journeys with his wife Jasmin.
Ben is a multi-disciplinary Māori Artist (Ngāti Tamaterā, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngā Puhi). He currently resides with his whānau in Ōwaka, the Catlins. Ben has a passion for whakapapa and creativity. Ben will be playing Taoka Pūoro.
We'll set up the sofa, chairs, bean bags and cushions for you, but feel free to bring extra cosiness.
An intimate, lounge style experience of music for you, which includes conversational interludes with the musicians about their stories, craft and instruments.
Our alcohol free, all ages series is held at A Y U Community Space, 7 Crawford St, with the generous support of Creative New Zealand.
