Dan Clist is the label manager for Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa, who work with a roster of artists
including L.A.B, Fly My Pretties, Rhian Sheehan & more. Working with L.A.B since 2017, Loop handle
management, promotion & live bookings for L.A.B alongside a select number of other active artists.

Joel Shadbolt is the lead guitarist and lead singer for L.A.B, who joined the band shortly after it's
creation in 2016. A musical student and teacher all his life, Shadbolt puts his years of varied musical
experiences, studies and influences into L.A.B, and still maintains a small amount teaching in Mount
Maunganui alongside being a full-time musician as part of L.A.B.

Cushla Aston is the founder and C.E.O of Aston Rd, a boutique artist management company who navigates the career of full time musicians Louis Baker and national treasure Julia Deans.

Peter "P-Money" Wadams is New Zealand’s most renowned Producer/DJ. His talents in the studio and on the decks have made him a household name within New Zealand music.

VILLETTE is an award-winning, one-woman band-from singing, producing & DJing to songwriting. Born & raised in New Zealand, VILLETTE’s sound is a mix of R&B and pop-soul.

Tom Healy is an accomplished producer, songwriter, audio engineer and musician. He has worked across a variety of genres on acclaimed and award winning albums and performed alongside a multitude of artists. An abbreviated list of these include Tiny Ruins,Jamie McDell, Bic Runga, Finn Andrews (The Veils), Brooke Fraser, Trey Songz, Dunes, Popstrangers, Nomad, Clap Clap Riot, Jen Cloher, Miss June, Die! Die! Die!, Massad, Purple Pilgrims, SoakedOats, A.C. Freazy, Ginny Blackmore. Streets Of Laredo, Ladyhawke and The Verlaines.

With an endless number of hits, accolades and successes over the past two decades, Devin Abrams is undoubtedly one of New Zealand’s most versatile and accomplished musicians and producers.

Greg Haver is an award-winning producer with a background in engineering, programming and drumming. He built his impressive reputation with artists including the Manic StreetPreachers, Melanie C, The Chills, Devilskin, Opshop, the Feelers, Codes, Kimbra, Catatonia, Super Furry Animals and Bullet For My Valentine. He also helped set-up and curate theSongHubs songwriting camps with the team at APRA NZ and the annual New Zealand Music Producers Series.

Paul McKessar has worked all sides of the music business in NZ. For the past 15 years he has been a director of CRS Music Management and a concert and festival promoter.

Charlotte is an award-winning broadcaster with almost 20 years’ experience. Alongside her broadcasting work, Charlotte has managed bands, run her own publicity company, worked for music festivals, and international and local touring artists.

Tana Tupai is a member of the self managed independent reggae band Tomorrow People. In the eight years they have been together, the band have successfully toured regularly and extensively in New Zealand and overseas. Their album releases have earned them multiple music awards, platinum & gold certificates, and No 1 debuts.

Anthonie Tonnon is a songwriter and performer originally from Ōtepoti. In the last two years, he has focused his work around two conceptual live shows, A Synthesized Universe - an immersive show for planetariums, and Rail Land - a summer tour of New Zealand where audiences travel to a far flung venue by train.

The Beths—aka lead vocalist/guitarist Elizabeth Stokes, guitarist Jonathan Pearce, bassist Benjamin Sinclair and drummer Tristan Deck—hail from the vibrant and deeply collaborative music community of Auckland, New Zealand. Their blend of propulsive, sing-along choruses, four-part vocal arrangements, and wry, introspective lyrics has earned them fans around the world.

DEVILSKIN are a phenomenon in their native New Zealand. Devilskin have earned a formidable reputation by earnestly demonstrating commitment to unpretentious musical values, writing songs that have depth and passion, and a relentless touring schedule.

If it released in the last fifteen years, there’s a middling chance that someone within New Zealand media may have allowed Sarah to: programme the music video; introduce the live-to-air; write inches about the album; playlist the single; and/or interview the bass player. Sarah is currently the Programme Director of New Zealand’s largest independent alternative radio station, 95bFM.