About Me

I grew up on a rural lifestyle block with my parents and younger brother, near the small Central Hawkes Bay township of Takapau. I started Piano lessons when I was 7, and moved on to Alto Saxophone and Double Bass at high school.

At Napier Girls’ High School, I was involved in Orchestra, Concert Band, Chamber Music and the student music committee, as well as NCEA Music. I didn’t get involved in composition, sonic art or audio technology until finding the Bachelor of Music course at Te Koki - New Zealand School of Music (NZSM). I moved to Wellington in 2019 to start my time at Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington.

At NZSM, I completed my BMus majoring in Sonic Arts with a minor in Composition, graduating in 2023. During my time in undergrad, I was a finalist in the 2021 Lilburn Trust Composition Competition, and received Highly Recommended in the inaugural Confucius Institute “China Crossing” Composition Competition. Both were for my piece Hauroa Road for Erhu, a Chinese string instrument. I also had a handful of my sonic art works performed at the “Sounds of Te Koki” student concerts.

One of my favourite courses from undergrad was the PERF255 Taonga Puoro class, where we learned how to play a wide range of Maori instruments, and the history and mythology behind them.