Kiwi music legend Tiki Taane is well known for his music.
He started with Salmonella Dub, going solo after eleven years with the band and releasing his album ‘Always On My Mind.’
He’s topped the charts and won multiple awards for his music, and now he’s taken a step into the world of film.
A recording of his 2021 concert extravaganza ‘Ōtautahi Proud’ has been transformed into 'Tiki Taane in session with CSO,’ the film finding international acclaim.
After sold-out screenings in Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellington, Tauranga, and Hamilton, Auckland dates have finally been announced.
Taane told Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking that he was stoked that he took the time to capture the performance.
“I wanted to record it and film it and hopefully get some good YouTube videos, you know what I mean?”
“It ended up being like, okay, this is really good.”
Taane’s known as one of the pioneers of the New Zealand dub scene, but he’s always been experimental with his music, bending and blurring the lines between genres.
He started working with orchestras in his twenties, telling Hosking that it “feels like a privilege.”
“Seeing the power of an orchestra, where they can go so, so quiet to massively dynamic in a matter of seconds, is an incredible feeling to watch and witness.”
When it comes to translating his own music to work with orchestral accompaniment, Taane said that he broke it down to the fundamentals and built around them.
“I wanted the orchestra to be really involved and really just going for it.”
The intent was always there to create something that could potentially be turned into a film and they certainly succeeded, winning multiple international awards.
Taane is using the success of ‘Tiki Taane in session with CSO’ as an opportunity to push into the film industry.
“I kind of wanted to show the film community, this is what I can do.”
“It’s like, ‘hey, let’s go, I’m ready to make some music for films, bring it on, bring it on.’”
‘Tiki Taane in session with CSO’ premieres in Auckland on the 5th of October.
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