About Me

I grew up on a rural lifestyle block with my parents and younger brother, 3km from 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 never really considered composition as an option moving forward until I found out about the VUW Bachelor of Music course at Te Koki - New Zealand School of Music (NZSM).

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 for Erhu, a Chinese string instrument. I also had a handful of my sonic art works performed at the “Sounds of Te Koki” student works 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.

I recently completed the Master of Fine Arts (Creative Practice) program, of which I will be graduating with Merit in May 2026. My major project contributions were theatre show A Hardware Love Affair and video game Coastal Postal, with some more minor work going towards two animated films and a live-action film. If you would like to see more of these projects check out my portfolio!

In my spare time, I chronically reread books, attempt to replicate Jimi Hendrix on the guitar, dabble in boxing (bags, not people) and of course play a myriad of video games. I am also a member of the Capital City Wind Band on the Alto Saxophone.

Fun Facts

  • My most played game (according to steam) is The Binding of Isaac with 600+ hours so far.

  • I own a bone Koauau that I made from a home-kill lamb shank, the sound of which features in Space of Our Waves

  • I was a member of Hawkes Bay Rowing Club for 5 years but only managed to get one medal, a Silver in the Women’s Intermediate Coxed Eight at the 2018 National Championships.

  • I despise Jelly Tip ice cream and corned beef

  • My favourite animal is the Owl, thanks to the Guardians of Ga’Hoole series (those books have a serious chokehold on me)

Person with glasses and long hair playing an acoustic guitar inside a room with large window showing a garden, wooden fence, parked cars, and hills with clouds outside.