Studio Stories

Follow The Award Winning Studio Stories on Instagram instagram.com/studiostoriespodcast Studio Stories is a Rustle Podcasts Production.www.studiostoriespodcast.comStellar* is Boh Runga, Andrew Maclaren, Chris Van de Geer and Kurt Shanks. Stellar* set out to create a statement with their debut album, and they did just that. The making of the acclaimed 5 x platinum album Mix is the story of 6 people - all on the same wavelength, collectively pushing the limits of technology to make an album that in 1999 sounded ahead of its time... and today - sounds like it was recorded yesterday.Released by Sony BMG on 29 July 1999. The album debuted at No. 2 on the RIANZ albums chart, and after seven weeks within the top ten, reached number one. The album was certified 5× platinum, after selling over 75,000 copies in New Zealand. Mix would go on to win Album of The Year at the 2000 NZ Music Awards.Our GuestsAndrew Maclaren Chris Van de GeerTom BaileyLuke TomesSpecial thanks to Audioculture.co.nzBuy or Stream MixSpotifyApple Music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Follow The Award Winning Studio Stories on Instagram instagram.com/studiostoriespodcast Studio Stories is a Rustle Podcasts Production.www.studiostoriespodcast.comOpshop in 2005 found themselves in a bit of a flux. "You Are Here" was their platinum selling debut, but line up changes meant the band were feeling the pressure to find their new sound and then, follow up such a successful first outing. But as you'll hear, pressure creates diamonds. In this episode, Vocalist Jason Kerrison and drummer Bobby Kennedy talk through the band's internal struggles with uncertainty around the albums direction, through to it's ultimate success, and production team Greg Haver and Clint Murphy dive into the detail around crafting the album's sound. Plus special guest - film maker Adam Jones details how he caught the whole thing on film for "Second Hand Planet - The Documentary".Watch the Documentary HereSecond Hand Planet would go on to win big at the 2008 NZ Music Awards, winning Single of the Year (for "One Day") Highest Selling NZ Album and Highest Selling NZ Single (for "One Day")Our GuestsJason Kerrison InstagramBobby KennedyCheck out Bobby's Podcast "Don't Give Up" with Danny McCrumGreg HaverGreg Haver is a decorated producer with a diverse background in engineering, programming, and drumming. His illustrious career is marked by collaborations with renowned artists such as the Manic Street Preachers, Melanie C, INME, Opshop, John Cale, Catatonia, Super Furry Animals, and Bullet for my Valentine. His reputation is built on innovative arrangements and versatile production skills. https://www.record-producers.com/roster/greg-haver/Clint MurphyClint Murphy is a multi-platinum, award-winning producer, engineer, mixer, songwriter and musician. He has worked on records as diverse as Manic Street Preachers, Enter Shikari, RØMANS and 50 Cent, racking up hits both in the UK and internationally.http://www.clintmurphyproductions.com/biographyAdam JonesAdam is an Auckland based Film Maker.http://www.adammjones.comBuy or Stream Second Hand PlanetSpotifyApple MusicSpecial Thanks to Adam Jones for the use of select clips from Second Hand Planet - The Documentary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Follow The Award Winning Studio Stories on Instagram instagram.com/studiostoriespodcast Studio Stories is a Rustle Podcasts Production.www.studiostoriespodcast.comIn Part 2 of the Season 3 premiere of Studio Stories, Bassist Karl Kippenberger, Producer Gggarth Richardson and special guests talk us though the making of Shihad's "The General Electric."Shihad, in mid 1999 were deep into the sessions for what would become The General Electric at the legendary Factory Studios in Vancouver. In this episode you'll hear about the tracking of the guitars, bass and vocals, the surprising cameo who, thanks to an abscessed tooth had to cancel their participation in the record, The General Electric's greatest unsung hero, working UNDER AC/DC and more.Buy or Stream The General ElectricSpotifyApple MusicSpecial thanks to Karl Kippenberger, Garth Richardson, Fu and Brad King for their contributions to this episode.www.shihad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Follow Studio Stories on instagram instagram.com/studiostoriespodcast Studio Stories is a Rustle Podcasts Production.www.studiostoriespodcast.comIn this - the Season Premiere of Studio Stories, Bassist Karl Kippenberger, Producer Gggarth Richardson and special guests talk us though the making of Shihad's "The General Electric."Shihad, at the end of the nineties were about to break out of the York Street bubble to record their first full length album outside of New Zealand. Factory Studios in Vancouver - formerly known as Little Mountain Studios was one of the most revered studios in the world, and Gggarth Richardson - the man who produced THAT Rage Against The Machine album, was the man behind the desk who would help Shihad to carve out their biggest record ever. Buy or Stream The General ElectricSpotifyApple MusicSpecial thanks to Karl Kippenberger, Garth Richardson, Fu and Brad King for their contributions to this episode.www.shihad.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Follow Studio Stories on instagram instagram.com/studiostoriespodcast Studio Stories is a Rustle Podcasts Production.www.studiostoriespodcast.comNelson's 'Minuit', 3 friends who - in the early 2000's found their sound and ran with it.Ruth Carr, Paul Dodge and Ryan Beehre started out as a guitar band, but quickly found themselves at the forefront of NZ breakbeat movement with their debut album, The 88. In this season finale of Studio Stories, you'll hear how the band forged their sound with gear they initially had no idea how to operate, why singer Ruth Carr doesn't actually consider herself a singer, their approach to songwriting, how they recorded their debut album themselves, and where the name "The 88" comes from.Buy or stream the album:Apple MusicSpotifyhttp://www.minuit.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Follow Studio Stories on instagram instagram.com/studiostoriespodcast Studio Stories is a Rustle Podcasts Production.In this episode you'll hear how the Push Push met while all still in school, rehearsing in motels, fighting over drummers, discovering "the old guard" of New Zealand metal, wanting to blow sh_t up, and eventually recording their debut album at Air Force Studios [now "Native Audio"] in Auckland. Their first single "Trippin" spent 6 weeks at number 1 on the NZ singles charts in 1991. The album A Trillion Shades of Happy would reach number 3 on the NZ album charts in March of 1992 and remain there for 4 months.Featuring exclusive interviews with Guitarist/Producer Andy Wilson, Singer Mikey Havoc, Producer Tim Foreman and Engineer Nigel Foster.Mikey Havoc - vocalsShayne Silver - rhythm guitarAndy Kane - lead guitar, vocalsSteve Abplanalp - bassScott Cortese - drumsFollow Push Push on Social MediaInstagram FacebookPush Push A Trillion Shades of HappySpotifyApple Music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Memory of Aaron Tokona, 1975-2020Follow Studio Stories on Instagraminstagram.com/studiostoriespodcastwww.studiostoriespodcast.comWelcome to Studio Stories. This is part 2 of our deep dive into the making of Weta's album Geographica.In this episode you'll hear breakdowns of the recording of 'Got The Ju', 'Hole' and the emotional black-story behind the writing and recording of 'Conversations' as well as Aaron's struggles with mental health and his decision to leave the band shortly after the album's release. You'll also hear how the band, in Memory of Aaron, remastered the album for it's 20th Anniversary.Featuring exclusive interviews with Drummer Clinton Den Heyer, Guitarist Gabriel Atkinson, Bassist Clinton 'Tookie' Tokona, Producer Steve James. Additional interview content from Phil Knight. Huge thanks to Lewis Tennant for archival interview content of Aaron Tokona. Check out Lewis' "Verbal Highs" Podcast. www.verbalhighs.com.Additional interview content of Tom Larkin courtesy of The Rock FMFollow Weta on Instagram: @wetarockPurchase or Stream GeographicaFlying Out [Vinyl]: https://flyingout.co.nz/products/weta-geographicaMarbecks [CD] https://www.marbecks.co.nz/detail/106141/GeographicaSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7M20SITvbU2h7UlicNwWnZ?autoplay=trueApple Music: https://music.apple.com/nz/album/geographica/294434006YouTube: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n9TC0pACpV6vMJyVgGIuwpQJXBbHbeuG8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Memory of Aaron Tokona, 1975-2020Follow Studio Stories on Instagraminstagram.com/studiostoriespodcastwww.studiostoriespodcast.comWelcome to The Season 2 Premiere of Studio Stories. This is part 1 of an epic 2 part deep dive into the making of Weta's album Geographica.In this episode you'll hear how the band got together and quickly found themselves with a bunch of cash to make their one and only full length album at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne.The influence of Shihad's Tom Larkin, the massive name initially slated to produce the record, getting the 'Radiohead' guitar sound, and a breakdown of the recording of one of the band's biggest tunes - "Calling On".Featuring exclusive interviews with Drummer Clinton Den Heyer, Guitarist Gabriel Atkinson, Bassist Clinton 'Tookie' Tokona, Producer Steve James. Archival interview content of Aaron Tokona courtesy of Phil Knight and Lewis Tennant's "Verbal Highs" Podcast. www.verbalhighs.comAdditional interview content of Tom Larkin courtesy of The Rock FMFollow Weta on Instagram: @wetarockPurchase or Stream GeographicaFlying Out [Vinyl]: https://flyingout.co.nz/products/weta-geographicaMarbecks [CD] https://www.marbecks.co.nz/detail/106141/GeographicaSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7M20SITvbU2h7UlicNwWnZ?autoplay=trueApple Music: https://music.apple.com/nz/album/geographica/294434006YouTube: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n9TC0pACpV6vMJyVgGIuwpQJXBbHbeuG8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Follow Studio Stories on instagram instagram.com/studiostoriespodcast Studio Stories is a Rustle Podcasts Production.www.studiostoriespodcast.comIn this season finale of Studio Stories - Auckland’s Dead Flowers formed at a 21st over a bag of magic mushrooms and shot to prominence in 1992 with the release of their first single, “Lisa” which reached number 27 on the national charts. In October of that year, the band set about recording their debut album. In this episode, you’ll hear how the band found working with AC/DC’s legendary drummer Phil Rudd, and how they had no idea what they were doing.These are the Studio Stories from the sessions for Dead Flowers “Skin of a Stone”.Buy or Stream Skin of a Stone:Apple MusicSpotifyOur Guests.Riqi Harawira Riqi is the former lead guitarist for Dead Flowers and now a successful Singer/Songwriter.Buy/Stream Riqi’s Music:AppleSpotifyFollow Riqi on Social Media and online:https://www.facebook.com/riqiharawiracreativenativehttps://www.instagram.com/riqi_harawira_creativ_native/Bryan BellBryan is the former vocalist/Songwriter for Dead Flowers, now a founding member of The Jordan Luck Band. http://www.jordanluckband.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thanks for listening to Studio Stories.Follow Studio Stories on instagram instagram.com/studiostoriespodcast Studio Stories is a Rustle Podcasts Production.www.studiostoriespodcast.comTake two local heavy metal veterans, throw in a teenaged drummer and a generational vocal talent.Collectively they are Devilskin. And in 2012, Paul Martin, Tony "Nail" Vincent, Nic Martin and Jennie Skulandergathered in Auckland's York Street Studios with Producer Clint Murphy to put together their crushing opening statement "We Rise".An album that would go on to debut at number 1 on the national charts and certified platinum 3 years later.These are the Studio Stories behind one of New Zealand's most successful debut albums ever.Buy or stream We RiseSpotifyApple MusicGuestsPaul Martin is Devilskin's co-founder bassist and songwriter.Follow Paul on InstagramNic Martin is Devilskin's Drummer and songwriterFollow Nic on InstagramClint Murphy is a multi-platinum, award-winning producer, engineer, mixer, songwriter and musician.Now based in his native New Zealand, He has worked on records as diverse as Manic Street Preachers, Enter Shikari,RØMANS and 50 Cent, racking up hits both in the UK and internationally.Follow Clint on Instagramhttps://www.clintmurphyproductions.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thanks for checking out this episode of Studio Stories.Follow Studio Stories on instagram instagram.com/studiostoriespodcast Studio Stories is a Rustle Podcasts Production.www.studiostoriespodcast.comSupergroove’s “Traction” is one of the most successful New Zealand albums of all time. Released in 1994, the album shipped Platinum and debuted at #1 on the National Album Charts, holding on to the top spot for over a month.'Traction' remained in the Top 15 for over 3 months and has now sold well over 5 times platinum. In this episode, you’ll hear the surprisingly ‘heavy’ influence behind the album, why Che’ had to stand on a chair during the recording of one song, overdubbed foot tapping, crowd noises and who the ‘Having an abundance of platonic relationships reminiscent of my man Mike Plato’ guy is,and there's a crap load of nerdy audio production talk as well. These are the Studio Stories from the sessions for Supergroove - “Traction”BUY OR STREAM TRACTIONSpotifyApple MusicOur Guests.Karl StevenKarl is Supergroove’s Singer/Songwriter Producer and now a multi award winning composer.All info at www.karlsteven.com Follow him on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karlssteven/Tim StewartTim is Supergroove’s trumpet player as well as the man behind “Tibor” a musical divergence from the rootsy soul sounds of Tim’s other band Hopetoun Brown and finds him heading deep into the possibilities of analogue synthesis, 808 drum machines and the joys of a well-placed ribbon microphone. Tibor is also a three piece band helmed by Stewart on lead vocals and bass guitar.Buy or Stream Tim’s project “Tibor” Spotify Follow Tim on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tiborinoMalcolm WelsfordMalcolm is one of New Zealand’s most celebrated music producers and co-founder of the now defunct, but legendary York Street Studios. These days, Malcolm is the man behind Drum and Bass act Mac Summer.https://macsummermusic.comhttps://welsfordmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thanks for supporting The Studio Stories Podcast.Follow Studio Stories on InstagramStudio Stories is a Rustle Podcasts Production.www.studiostoriespodcast.comSHIHAD - KILLJOYFollowing on from their debut album “Churn'', Shihad continued to push themselves into new and uncharted territory with their bludgeoning 2nd album ‘Killjoy’ released in 1995. In this episode you’ll hear the decision making process behind the albums huge production. How Neil Finn was at least partly responsible for the monstrous guitar sound. How the Beatles “Revolver” album influenced the song ’The Call’, the undeniable influence of Steve Albini, and the value of just turning everything up to 11.  These are the Studio Stories from the sessions for Shihad’s ‘Killjoy”GUESTSJon ToogoodFrontman, guitarist, songwriter. Follow Jon on Instagram Follow Shihad on InstagramBuy or Stream KilljoyApple MusicSpotifyMalcolm WelsfordMalcolm is one of New Zealand’s most celebrated music producers and co-founder of the now defunct, but legendary York Street Studios. These days, Malcolm is the man behind Drum and Bass act Mac Summer.https://macsummermusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Studio Stories, a podcast that exposes the creative process of artists, engineers and producers to reveal the stories behind some of New Zealand's best known albums.Starting November 2nd, 2022, you'll hear how some classic New Zealand records came to life.How these albums were initially conceived while sweeping bakery floors, or sweating it out on stages across the country.How they were recorded in brand new studios with internationally recognised rock stars and producers.And how they were received. Debuting at number 1 on the national charts, a gold record... 5 times platinum sales and multiple New Zealand Music Awards.Follow Studio Stories on instagram instagram.com/studiostoriespodcast Studio Stories is a Rustle Podcasts Production.Take Your Podcast Production To The Next Level!www.rustlepodcasts.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.