The Songwriter's Diary

JessB is a Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) based rapper and former netball player.

"After commanding the New Zealand hip-hop scene to take notice in 2017 following the delivery of a compelling performance as the first female MC to perform on David Dallas’ Red Bull 64 Bars, JessB continues a thrilling trajectory of releases in 2020 that have extended attention globally and proved she is here to stay

After commanding the New Zealand hip-hop scene to take notice in 2017 following the delivery of a compelling performance as the first female MC to perform on David Dallas’ Red Bull 64 Bars, JessB continues a thrilling trajectory of releases in 2020 that have extended attention globally and proved the rapper is here to stay.  Now, with the release of her 3 Nights in Amsterdam mixtape, JessB masters new sounds with hype-inducing confidence propelling her rising status even higher. She’s got streams in the millions, has spins on commercial and alternative radio, and in the past year alone, has scored a spot in triple j’s Hottest 100 countdown for her feature on Baker Boy’s NIMA award-winning single and video “Meditjin”, and featured on triple j’s Like A Version for G Flip’s rendition of “Lady Marmalade”. Additionally, JessB took home the 2019 MTV European Music Award for Best New Zealand Act, before seeing her debut triple j Bars of Steel performance go live on Apple Music."  - JessB, Facebook

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This episode features singer/songwriter and acoustic guitarist Indie Soull.

Podcast Recorded on: 18 September 2021

Today's episode features Yousef Dave. 

Yousef is an Artist by trade, Yousef “Sunny” Dave aims to create with light. Purposely exuding growth & positivity through a plethora of arts such as Authorship, Foto & Video, Music, painting, & poetry. 

Episode recorded: 15 September 2021

This episode features Torbin Chambers. Torbin is a musician, app creator and director at Place Place.

Since 2017 Torbin has been recording ambient sounds and composing music for his apps Journeys, Useful Music & Follow Suit.

00:01 - Introduction 

03:03 - Torbin Talks about his apps 

06:13 - Torbin talks about how he started making apps 

19:01 - A composition by Torbin from Journeys

Today’s episode features Hip-hop artist Fungai.

Fungai is a Zimbabwean born artist who is making waves in Melbourne Australia where he is currently based. Fungai has been making waves in the city’s underground hip hop scene and is known for his versatility and clinical flow.

01:38 Fungai talks about making music during lockdown

09:23 Lockdown collaborations

13:04 Fungai talks about his 2020 album The adventures of Him and Her

18:32 Heartbreaks

22:46 Fungai talks about his writing process

26:35 How do you know when to let a song go?

27:06 Fungai talks about when he started making music

32:02 Fungai and Mukukā reminisce about the African Auckland music scene in the early 2000s

41:22 Fungai tells us what's next

43:01 Be with you by Fungai

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