Verbal Highs

Otis Chamberlain is a painter, illustrator, & musician based in Wellington via San Francisco, Timaru, & Melbourne. His art seeks to harmonise opposites. Otis spent the best part of...

Frank Booker is Chris Cox; DJ, producer, teacher & family man. He has quietly built a global reputation for his edits, original productions & DJ sets. Frank signed an NDA the night...

Chris Chetland is a musician, mastering engineer, & theoretical biologist. He co-founded Kog Transmissions & continues to run award-winning Kog Studio. Chris’ early decision to inc...

Andy Vann is an originator in the New Zealand music community. He nurtured much of the talent laid down on 1994’s ‘Proud: Urban Street Soul Compilation’. Andy is looking forward to...

Alan McElroy is a stand-up comedian, MC, actor and writer from Dublin. He immigrated to Auckland in 2010 & has been on the local pro comedy circuit since. Please subscribe to the ...

Theo Gibson is a theatre, film, and video technician who turned a 1990 Toyota Sera into an electric vehicle & made a documentary about it along the way. Theo longs for a day when d...

Tobi Muir operates Auckland’s Jafa Mafia sound system. Tobi’s folks were activists, which led to a sudden move from Dunedin to London when he was 10. Tobi’s Dachshund Sizzla disapp...

Bill Urale is an award-winning rapper, music producer, clothing designer, screen printer, record label founder, video director, and community worker. Bono once invited Bill to a sm...

Mike Weston is a musician, print maker, videographer, promoter, and painter. Before becoming one half of Weston Frizzell, he toured Detroit techno DJs. Mike was involved in a Champ...

Scott Blanks is the Don of the NZ stand-up comedy scene. Scott was one of the original pioneers of the early '80s, before opening The Classic in 1997. Scott once had an existential...

Elizabeth Allan is a novelist, bartender, journalist, editor, ESL tutor, and sub editor who has self-published three of the six novels she has written. In 2002 she sent the entire ...

Dylan Chase is an Auckland DJ stalwart by night & Programme Director for Base FM by day. Base’s large roster of DJs aims to bring the funk to Auckland. In 2015 Dylan clocked Gladwe...