Nau Mai hoki mai ki te Awkward Talks. On this week's episode we had the pleasure of sitting down with Mel, the new Sexual Harm Prevention And Response Advisor for Soundcheck Aotearoa. Not only is she serving the music industry in her incredibly important role, but she’s also ‘serving’ as the industry Aunty that we all need. This episode is packed with really important kōrero around our industry as we UNPACK the IMPACT that perpetuated poor behaviour has on our tight community. AND this conversation is also full of wholesome Mel stories, laughs and moments that make your heart MELt.

On this weeks Episode of Awkward Talks we cover….

The most sincere thank you goes to the team at Soundcheck Aotearoa, Anna, Mel, and those supporting our mahi. This was Mel’s first podcast and public media appearance as the SHAPRA and she was an absolute star. We love you Mel! 

A huge thank you also to Matrix Digital for making us look and sound crispy in their state-of-the-art podcasting studio that made us feel super profesh! Find out more about their high quality Audio & Visual Production services HERE

You can find and contact soundcheck/ SHAPRA on 

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Their Website

Contact Mel directly: [email protected]

Or anonymously: 021 222 9169

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Also a big thank you to @nzmusicommission for making this possible.

Produced & Mastered by:

@robbiemulligan