Here's every significant project I've been part of, or at least the everything I can remember, minus the numerous small shows and recordings 🙂 This is basically my C.V.
2026
> LP RELEASE - Matt Sephton - Vā, Full album, with 4 release shows: Coromandel, Auckland, Tauranga, Samoa. info here
> ORIGINAL MUSIC COMMISSION - for Creative Waikato, as part of their project: Kaitiakitanga - Futures through Creativity. I created a piece of music - Bloom - from field recordings around the Coromandel and Hauraki gulf.
> MUSIC VIDEO - 'SIVA', Filmed on a beach in Samoa.
> LIVE SOUND - Thrift Shop Ball, Mount Maunganui
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Lucky Star Stage at Splore Festival, Kaiaua
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Lucky Star Stage at Resonance Festival, South Head
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Cinema Stage at Tauranga Fringe Festival, Tauranga Historic Village.
> SOUND TECH: for band Fuller and The Empties, various shows (ongoing)
2025
> ARTIST RESIDENCY - In Samoa at Tiapapata Art Centre, with Caitlin Moloney. April to June. This is where I created the album Vā
> SINGLE RELEASE - Horizon - first single from Album Vā, media release here
> LP RECORD AND MIX - SuckaFish - Salty Platinum Vol 2- on Location in Tairua
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Thrift Shop Ball, Mount Maunganui
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Colville Festival, 2 day community festival in Colville, labour weekend.
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Lucky Star Stage at Shipwrecked Festival, Te Arai
> SOUND TECH - for band Fuller and The Empties, various shows (ongoing)
2024
> LP MIX - Turkey The Bird - Man, Fish, Boat
> EP MIX - Banana Mundo - Intercultural Appreciation Day
> LP RECORD AND MIX - SuckaFish - Salty Platinum Vol 1 - on Location in Hikuai
> COMMUNITY COLLABORATION - Random Addition #3 - 10 day explorative community collaboration, Hauraki House Theatre, Coromandel.
> FESTIVAL COORDINATOR - CORO SUMMER FEST- boutique festival help here at our home in Coromandel.
> LIVE SOUND - Thrift Shop Ball, Mount Maunganui
> LIVE SOUND - Brazen Pop Up, Mount Maunganui
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND- Lucky Star Stage at Splore Festival, Kaiaua
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Lucky Star Stage at Shipwrecked Festival, Te Arai
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Colville Festival, 3 day community festival in Colville, labour weekend.
> SOUND TECH - for band Fuller and The Empties, various shows (ongoing)
> FESTIVAL COORDINATOR - CORO SUMMER FEST- the 9th and final Coro Summer Fest.
> POP UP RECORDING STUDIO - 2 day pop up at What the Folk Whangarei Music Festival, part of Whangarei Fringe Fest
2023
> LP RECORD AND MIX - 3 days recording an original album with various Taranaki Musicians: Te Wera To Sing, on Location at Te Wera Forest Camp.
> Live LP MIX - Turkey The Bird - Live at The 4th Wall Theatre
> ARTIST IN RESIDENCE - for the 12 months from December 2022 to November 2023 I served as Community Artist in Residence. Part of Creative Waikato's Whiria Te Tangata Project, more here
> SOUNDSCAPE PRODUCTION - 3D immersive production for VR, commissioned by Moehau Environment Group - Taonga Puoro, field recordings and electronic production.
> SOUNDSCAPE PRODUCTION - Taonga Puoro soundscape production for Thames Museum - Taonga Puoro, field recordings and electronic production.
> COMMUNITY COLLABORATION - Random Addition #2 - 10 day explorative community collaboration, Hauraki House Theatre, Coromandel.
> POP UP STUDIO - 2 day Pop up in at The Monkey House - Whitianga
> POP UP STUDIO - 2 day Pop up in at Hauraki House - Coromandel
> LIVE SOUND - Thrift Shop Ball, Mount Maunganui
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Lucky Star Stage at Splore Festival, Kaiaua
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Lucky Star Stage at Shipwrecked Festival, Te Arai.
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Colville Festival, 3 day community festival in Colville, labour weekend.
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Lucky Star Stage at Cuba Dupa Festival, Wellington
> SOUND TECH - for band Fuller and The Empties, various shows (ongoing)
> FESTIVAL COORDINATOR - CORO SUMMER FEST- the 8th Coro Summer Fest.
2022
> DEVELOPMENT RETREAT - Ngā Waiata Poipoia - with Andre Manella, we delivered this 3 day development for 6 local Taranaki artists as a pilot programme, thanks to funding from Manatu Taonga
> POP UP STUDIO - 3 day Pop up in New Plymouth, Taranaki
> SOUND TECH - for band Fuller and The Empties, various shows (ongoing)
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Colville Festival, 3 day community festival in Colville, labour weekend.
> FESTIVAL COORDINATOR - CORO SUMMER FEST- the 7th Coro Summer Fest.
2021
> POP UP STUDIO - 3 day Pop up in New Plymouth, Taranaki
> LP MIX AND MASTER - Turkey The Bird - Debut Album, mixed from submitted raw tracks. Listen here
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Lucky Star Stage at Splore Festival, Kaiaua
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Lucky Star Stage at Shipwrecked Festival, Te Arai
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Lucky Star Stage at Cuba Dupa Festival, Wellington
> SOUND TECH - for band Fuller and The Empties, various shows (ongoing)
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Colville Festival, 3 day community festival in Colville, labour weekend.
> SOUND TECH - for band Sticky Filth, on their NZ tour
> FESTIVAL COORDINATOR - CORO SUMMER FEST- the 6th Coro Summer Fest.
2020
> POP UP STUDIO - 3 day Pop up in New Plymouth, Taranaki
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Lucky Star Stage at Cuba Dupa Festival, Wellington
> FESTIVAL COORDINATOR - CORO SUMMER FEST- the fifth Coro Summer Fest.
2019
> POP UP STUDIO - 3 day Pop up in New Plymouth, Taranaki
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Orchard Thieves Stage at Splore Festival, Kaiaua
> FESTIVAL COORDINATOR - CORO SUMMER FEST- the fourth Coro Summer Fest.
> CROWD FUNDING - successful Pledgeme campaign to support us getting a Resource Consent.
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Colville Easter Festival, 3 day community festival in Colville.
> LP RECORD AND MIX - Vox Venus - Rise and Shine (Released 2020) Recorded on location in Te Henga - West Auckland. Listen here
2018
> POP UP STUDIO - 2 day Pop up in Tauranga with Rozella Presents
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Orchard Thieves Stage at Splore Festival, Kaiaua
> FESTIVAL COORDINATOR - CORO SUMMER FEST- the third Coro Summer Fest.
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Colville Easter Festival, 3 day community festival in Colville.
2017
> LP RECORD, PRODUCTION and MIX - Last Song of the Kōkako - an album created with Waikino School. I worked with Al Sorley to record, produce and mix the music for a full length album
> SOUND EXPEDITION - 10 Day recording adventure through Myanmar - recording traditional Burmese music
> POP UP STUDIO - 2 day Pop up in Mount Maunganui with Rozella Presents
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Orchard Thieves Stage at Splore Festival, Kaiaua
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Lucky Star Stage - Sundaise Festival, Karangahake
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Mercury Music Festival, Whitianga
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Colville Easter Festival, 3 day community festival in Colville.
> POP UP STUDIO - 3 day Pop up in Rotorua at Rotorua Youth Centre with 'The Rogue Stage'
> COMMUNITY COLLABORATION - Random Addition #1 - 10 day explorative community collaboration, Hauraki House Theatre, Coromandel
> SOUND AND LIGHTING - illume Festival of Lights - Coromandel Town - creative lighting installations, street lighting design and implementation
> FESTIVAL COORDINATOR - CORO SUMMER FEST- the second Coro Summer Fest. This time it grew and we had Dutch Band 'My Baby' perform.
> EVENT COORDINATOR - Coromandel Arts Tour - Open Studios - Coromandel Town
2016
> POP UP STUDIO - 3 day Pop up in Rotorua at the Monarch with 'The Rogue Stage'
> LP RECORD AND MIX - Sonic Delusion, This Material World- Recorded across 1 week in a temporary studio in New Plymouth. Listen here
> POP UP STUDIO TOUR - A pop up tour of the North Island, offering short recording sessions in peoples homes
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Sun Shack at Splore Festival, Kaiaua
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Waiotapu Folk Festival, Roturua
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Colville Arts Festival, 3 day community festival in Colville.
> CREATIVE LEAD - illume Festival of Lights - Coromandel Town - creative lighting installations, street lighting design and implementation
> FESTIVAL COORDINATOR - CORO SUMMER FEST- the very first Coro Summer Fest! about 250 people out on our lawn
> EVENT COORDINATOR - Coromandel Arts Tour - Open Studios - Coromandel Town
2015
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Waiotapu Folk Festival, Roturua
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Solar Stage - Sundaise Festival, Karangahake
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Red Bull Art of Camping Stage at Splore Festival, Kaiaua
> CREATIVE LEAD - illume Festival of Lights - Coromandel Town - creative lighting installations, street lighting design and implementation
> EVENT COORDINATOR - Coromandel Arts Tour - Open Studios - Coromandel Town
2014
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Waiotapu Folk Festival, Roturua
> SOUND TECH - for band Mamaku, for touring shows
> CREATIVE LEAD - illume Festival of Lights - Coromandel Town - creative lighting installations, street lighting design and implementation
> EVENT COORDINATOR - Coromandel Arts Tour - Open Studios - Coromandel Town
2013
> SOUND TECH - for band Mamaku, for touring shows
> EVENT COORDINATOR - Coromandel Arts Tour - Open Studios - Coromandel Town
2012
> SOUND TECH - for band Mamaku, for touring shows
> SOUND TECH - for band Mamaku, at 2012 Singapore grand prix
> EVENT COORDINATOR - Coromandel Arts Tour - Open Studios - Coromandel Town
2011
> EVENT COORDINATOR - Coromandel Arts Tour - Open Studios - Coromandel Town
> DJ TOUR - Ruff it Up - South island Tour - Rapid Response Team, DJ Si (AKA Si Res), Conduct M.C (AKA Bad Conduct) Kalika
2010
> EVENT COORDINATOR - Coromandel Arts Tour - Open Studios - Coromandel Town
> DOCUMENTARY - Produced a short documentary about The Colville Music Club, called Another Thursday Night - watch here
2009
> EVENT COORDINATOR - Coromandel Arts Tour - Open Studios - Coromandel Town
2008
> CO-EVENT COORDINATOR - Coro-Do - 3 Day arts and music festival - Coromandel Town
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Coro-Do, Coromandel
> EDUCATION - completed Certificate in Small Business Management - Te Wananga o Aotearoa.
> BUSINESS ESTABLISHED - Siege Recordings - with a focus on local music production and recording.
2007
> CO-EVENT COORDINATOR - Coro-Do - 3 Day arts and music festival - Coromandel Town
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Coro-Do, Coromandel
2006
> CO-EVENT COORDINATOR - Coro-Do - 3 Day arts and music festival - Coromandel Town
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Coro-Do, Coromandel
2005
> CO-EVENT COORDINATOR - Coro-Do - 3 Day arts and music festival - Coromandel Town
> FESTIVAL LIVE SOUND - Coro-Do, Coromandel
2004
> EDUCATION - completed Diploma in Sound Engineering and Music Production - MAINZ, Christchurch