It’s our pleasure to announce the songwriters, producers, and mātanga reo participating in Reo Māori SongHubs 2022.
Reo Māori SongHubs will kick off next week with guests arriving for a mihi and get together this Sunday 25 September before the songwriting week officially kicks off on Monday. Four studios in the famous RoundHead Studios will be occupied by 2 songwriters, a producer and mātanga reo curated by APRA Board Writer Representative Bic Runga and Sir Tīmoti Kāretu. Groups will be shuffled each day giving every participant a chance to be the lead writer, creating new waiata reo rua alongside emerging songwriters and our finest producers.
Songwriters: Te Kuru Dewes, Anna Coddington, Reti Hedley, HINA, MOHI, Jordyn with a Why, YAHYAH, and Kawiti Waetford.
Producers: Joel Tashkoff (choicevaughan), Dan Martin, Nic Manders, and Noema Te Hau III.
Mātanga reo: Hana Mereraiha, Hēmi Kelly, Ruth Smith, and Te Kuru Dewes.
Bic Runga
Sir Tīmoti Kāretu
Reo Māori SongHubs 2022 is proudly supported by Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air / Irirangi Te Motu