Awkward Talks

RIIKI REID'S Roman Empire

Welcome back whānau! We are so excited to be bringing you this episode of Awkward Talks featuring the beautiful RIIKI REID! In this episode, we get to know the different eras of Riiki's journey and her advice for emerging artists when it comes to releasing your first project, choosing a team to work with, and navigating touring with a huge name like LORDE. Let us know what you thought of this episode over on our Instagram @awkwardtalksnz [https://www.instagram.com/awkwardtalksnz/] You can follow Issy @isobellewalker__ [https://www.instagram.com/isobellewalker__/] and of course, you better be following RIIKI REID @riikireid [https://www.instagram.com/riikireid/]

Shaan Singh | Growing Drax Project

Nau mai, hoki mai, and welcome back to the Awkward Talks podcast. We are stoked to be kicking off this epic season with the man who puts the SAX in DRAX... Shaan Singh. Shaan is the lead singer of Drax Project, the iconic Kiwi band that started out like many of us; busking on the streets of their hometown, Pōneke Wellington. The band went on to open for the likes of Ed Sheeran and Lorde, following the blow-up of their hit song Woke Up Late featuring Hailey Steinfeld. Today the band has a HEALTHY international fanbase and tour globally, sharing their music and electric energy with the world. We were lucky to be invited into Shaan's home to get to know more about his and the band's journey to their version of success. This episode is full of hot takes and laughter. Enjoy! If you enjoyed this episode it would mean so much if you were to leave a review and hit the download button on whatever platform you are listening to us on. We are an independent podcast and this is a quick way you can support us to keep having these meaningful conversations.  Be sure to follow us on our social media platforms to keep in the know about who we're getting Awkward with next.  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/awkwardtalksnz/] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@awkwardtalksnz?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc] You can follow Issy your host on  Instagram  [https://www.instagram.com/isobellewalker__/] TikTok  [https://www.tiktok.com/@isobellewalker__] Catch you in the next episode!

016: WOW & Plotting World Domination with Zoe Moon ✨🌕💜🌃🎙️

Nau Mai hoki mai ki te Awkward Talks. For the LAST EPISODE of season one. We welcome you back to our studio with the delicately soulful Zoe Moon. In this episode we chat about.. The culture shock that is rural NZ The culture HIVE that is Pōneke How Zoe found music The inside gossip of WOW 2023 The real 'day in the life' of an independent artist And how being human weaves into your journey as an artist. We also get a bit emotional as we say our goodbyes for season one of Awkward Talks. What a beautiful journey it has been whānau, thank you for coming along with us. AT will be back! But as things evolve we appreciate where we are right now. Let us know what you think of this episode whānau in the Q&A box, or leave a review as it really helps us out. You can Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠ and we have an awesome community and would love for you to join for access to  BTS content, resources, tips ‘n’ tricks.   You can find Zoe ⁠⁠⁠HERE ⁠⁠ ⁠ You can find Issy ⁠⁠⁠HERE  ⁠⁠⁠  You can find Cae ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠  A huge thank you also to Matrix Digital for making us look and sound crispy in their state-of-the-art podcasting studio that makes us feel super profesh! Find out more about their high-quality Audio & Visual Production services ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠  Also a big thank you to @nzmusicommission for making this possible. Produced & Mastered by: @robbiemulligan

015: Milk 'n' Honey, and Reaching the Divine with Nikau Te Huki AKA Casual Healing 🧡✨😇🙏🛹

Nau Mai hoki mai ki te Awkward Talks. In this episode of Awkward Talks the energy was "perfect" like Milk 'n' Honey with our guest Nikau Te Huki AKA Casual Healing. We got to know Nikau's journey like we do with all of our fabulous guests and it was an honour to host his energy in this kōrero. Thank you Nikau for being such an open guest. Go an stream Casual Healing's latest release Mauri Tau HERE [https://open.spotify.com/album/07EZQ5aTVMEN6pHNOsHTaz?si=4DciHkdRQbeqnq7t749CXQ] Let us know what you think of this episode whānau in the Q&A box, or leave a review as it really helps us out. You can Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/]⁠ and we have an awesome community and would love for you to join for access to  BTS content, resources, tips ‘n’ tricks.   You can find Nikau ⁠⁠HERE ⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/nikau.te.huki/]& HERE [https://www.instagram.com/casual_healing/] You can find Issy ⁠⁠HERE  ⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/isobellewalker__/]  You can find Cae ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/keiheke/]  A huge thank you also to Matrix Digital for making us look and sound crispy in their state-of-the-art podcasting studio that makes us feel super profesh! Find out more about their high-quality Audio & Visual Production services ⁠HERE⁠ [https://www.matrixdigital.co.nz/]  Also a big thank you to @nzmusicommission for making this possible. Produced & Mastered by: @robbiemulligan

014: Bars, Breakthroughs, and Being a cat guy with Will McClean 🩵✍️🎙️💿 🛹 🐈

Nau Mai hoki mai ki te Awkward Talks. On this episode of Awkward Talks, we had the pleasure of hosting another great Pōneke legend Will McClean. We got to know Will and his journey, diving deep into his creative process, learning to freestyle, and the origin story of his incredible album Don't Forget to Breath. Thank you Will for sharing your time and energy with us.... also....did you catch the next guest announcement?? Let us know what you thought of this episode whānau in the Q&A box, or leave a review as it really helps us out. You can Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠HERE⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/]⁠ and we have an awesome community and would love for you to join for access to  BTS content, resources, tips ‘n’ tricks.   You can find Will ⁠HERE ⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/willmcclean/] You can find Issy ⁠HERE  ⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/isobellewalker__/]  You can find Cae ⁠HERE⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/keiheke/]  A huge thank you also to Matrix Digital for making us look and sound crispy in their state-of-the-art podcasting studio that makes us feel super profesh! Find out more about their high-quality Audio & Visual Production services HERE [https://www.matrixdigital.co.nz/]  Also a big thank you to @nzmusicommission for making this possible. Produced & Mastered by: @robbiemulligan