Northland Artists Conversation

Mark Kelly

The Northland Artists Conversation is an opportunity to learn about local artists; passions, inspirations and what they are working on. Interesting, informative & fun with a little something for everyone.

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129 episodes
Updated July 23

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Jun 12, 2025 · 57 min
Northland Artists Conversation with Brent Kallu
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the podcast in the middle of a bit of a cold spell, mind you we are in winter so that makes sense. This podcast is guaranteed to provide a lot of laughs and an amazing journey through Whangarei over the decades. Please join me in welcoming to the podcast, Brent Kallu We always love sitting down with the amazingly talented people in Northland and being able to shine a light on their talent, and Brent is one of those really cool and talented people. An artist that uses a lot of varied mediums and creates pieces that are incredibly unique and personal to him and his style Brent was an absolute pleasure to have on the podcast, and he was such a good sport with an incredible artistic journey. From his home town to living in Whangarei, an amazing story. Make sure you check out our other amazing guests and stay up to date with everything Northland Artists Conversation. Follow us on Social Media and various podcast platforms: YouTube / Northland Artists Conversation Facebook / Northland Artists Conversation Instagram / Northland Artists Conversation Spotify / Northland Artists Conversation Apple Podcasts / Northland Artists Conversation
May 29, 2025 · 1 hr 22 min
Northland Artists Conversation - NZ Music Month #5
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the world of Northland Artists Conversation. It's NZ Music Month and we thought we would run a very special series focusing on some of the amazing musicians that we have had on the podcast to celebrate them. Over the weeks of May, we will highlight these talented people. Our fifth and final group this week is local rapper Malistk, a second visit by the wonderful Maggie Cocco, smooth soulful jazz singer June Pitman-Hayes and beat maker and OBC legend Steven Cox. We have had an amazing month of May, highlighting a small amount of the amazing musicians that we have here in Northland. We cannot thank all of you enough for continuing to support us and what we do, it is very much appreciated. Thank you for checking it out, and please make sure you check out all of their individual podcasts and so many other amazing guests! Follow us on Social Media and various podcast platforms: YouTube / Northland Artists Conversation Facebook / Northland Artists Conversation Instagram / Northland Artists Conversation Spotify / Northland Artists Conversation Apple Podcasts / Northland Artists Conversation
May 22, 2025 · 1 hr 18 min
Northland Artists Conversation - NZ Music Month #4
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the world of Northland Artists Conversation. It's NZ Music Month, and we thought we would run a very special series focusing on some of the amazing musicians that we have had on the podcast to celebrate them. Over the weeks of May, we will highlight these talented people. Our fourth group this week is DJ extraordinaire Hemi Ruka, musician, folk guitarist and singer Mickey Nogher, local hip hop and R'n'B crew St Made Records and electronic artist Tama Hemara aka Innusta. Here at Northland Artists Conversation, we wanted to find a unique way to celebrate the huge diversity of musicians that either reside in Northland or visit the region frequently. Thank you for checking it out, and please make sure you check out all of their individual podcasts and so many other amazing guests! Follow us on Social Media and various podcast platforms: YouTube / Northland Artists Conversation Facebook / Northland Artists Conversation Instagram / Northland Artists Conversation Spotify / Northland Artists Conversation Apple Podcasts / Northland Artists Conversation
May 15, 2025 · 1 hr 41 min
Northland Artists Conversation - NZ Music Month #3
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the world of Northland Artists Conversation. Its NZ Music Month and we thought we would run a very special series focusing on some of the amazing musicians that we have had on the podcast to celebrate them. Over the weeks of May, we will highlight these talented people. Our third group this week is a singer with an huge, soulful voice Blayne Paul, musician, singer and videographer Kenny Ruddellguitarist and rock/blues king Pete O'Neill and former international model turned singer Rachel Diamond aka MZ Diamond! Here at Northland Artists Conversation, we wanted to find a unique way to celebrate the huge diversity of musicians that either reside in Northland or visit the region frequently. Thank you for checking it out and please make sure you check out all of their individual podcasts and so many other amazing guests! Follow us on Social Media and various podcast platforms: YouTube / Northland Artists Conversation Facebook / Northland Artists Conversation Instagram / Northland Artists Conversation Spotify / Northland Artists Conversation Apple Podcasts / Northland Artists Conversation
May 8, 2025 · 1 hr 22 min
Northland Artists Conversation - NZ Music Month #2
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the world of Northland Artists Conversation. Its NZ Music Month and we thought we would run a very special series focusing on some of the amazing musicians that we have had on the podcast to celebrate them. Over the weeks of May, we will highlight these talented people. Our second group this week is smooth local R'n'B singer Ryan Karaka, painter and acoustic guitarist Sean McDonnell, international soprano Sophie Sparrow and creator of electronic music and member of international electronic band Minuit, Ryan Beehre Here at Northland Artists Conversation, we wanted to find a unique way to celebrate the huge diversity of musicians that either reside in Northland or visit the region frequently. Thank you for checking it out, and please make sure you check out all of their individual podcasts and so many other amazing guests! Follow us on Social Media and various podcast platforms: YouTube / Northland Artists Conversation Facebook / Northland Artists Conversation Instagram / Northland Artists Conversation Spotify / Northland Artists Conversation Apple Podcasts / Northland Artists Conversation
May 1, 2025 · 59 min
Northland Artists Conversation - NZ Music Month #1
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to world of the Northland Artists Conversation. Its NZ Music Month and we thought we would run a very special series focusing on some of the amazing musicians that we have had on the podcast to celebrate them. Over the weeks of May, we will highlight these talented people. Our first group this week is local hip hop legend Andrew MacKenzie from OBC, folk and acoustic assassin Maggie Cocco, international rock icon and also solo artist Jon Toogood from Shihad, punk and local music guru Matt Sheppard and the multi talented and diverse Brent Strathdee-Pehi. Here at Northland Artists Conversation, we wanted to find a unique way to celebrate the huge diversity of musicians that either reside in Northland or visit the region frequently. Thank you for checking it out and please make sure you check out all of their individual podcasts and so many other amazing guests! Follow us on Social Media and various podcast platforms: YouTube / Northland Artists Conversation Facebook / Northland Artists Conversation Instagram / Northland Artists Conversation Spotify / Northland Artists Conversation Apple Podcasts / Northland Artists Conversation
Apr 24, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
Northland Artists Conversation with James Slade
Send us Fan Mail Greetings, one and all. It's absolutely fantastic to have you back, enjoying and supporting our podcast, we really appreciate it. This week's podcast was both hilarious and informative. Welcome to the podcast, the one, the only James Slade! James was one of those artists who had supported the podcast but for whatever reason, we could just never align schedules to have him on the podcast. We are so incredibly grateful that he could find some time to sit down and chat with us. Couldn't have worked out any better This was a lot of fun and at times went off the rails a little bit with James sense of humour. James has a great energy about him and is super passionate about music and creating and collaborating with other musicians; which we happen to love. Make sure you check out his podcast and all of our other amazing guests! Follow us on Social Media and various podcast platforms: YouTube / Northland Artists Conversation Facebook / Northland Artists Conversation Instagram / Northland Artists Conversation Spotify / Northland Artists Conversation Apple Podcasts / Northland Artists Conversation
Apr 10, 2025 · 1 hr
Northland Artists Conversation with Aaron Henare
Send us Fan Mail Kia ora everyone and welcome to the Northland Artists Conversation, thanks for stopping by. If this is your first time, thanks for joining us and if you have been here before, awesome to see you again. Sitting down for the podcast this week, is international professional wrestler Aaron Henare Hailing from Auckland, Aaron isn't afraid to discuss his journey through school as well as the determination and perseverance that was required to become an international wrestler. Getting the opportunity to head to Japan, he fully immerses himself in the culture and way of life and becomes a superstar! Aaron is such an awesome guest, and a really good sport. Incredibly intelligent and quick with his wit, he talked in depth about wrestling as an art form and the talent that is required to be successful. Make sure you check out his podcast and all of our other amazing guests we have had on! Follow us on Social Media and various podcast platforms: YouTube / Northland Artists Conversation Facebook / Northland Artists Conversation Instagram / Northland Artists Conversation Spotify / Northland Artists Conversation Apple Podcasts / Northland Artists Conversation
Mar 27, 2025 · 55 min
Northland Artists Conversation with Christian Hansen
Send us Fan Mail Well hello there, it's lovely to see you again, thanks for stopping by. It's always a pleasure to have returning and new visitors to our show. On this week's podcast, we have a fantastic local artist who is blazing his own trail. Please welcome to the podcast, Christian Hansen. This was a very cool podcast, and how it came about was a bit of a funny story. Christian and our host Mark were at a BBQ hosted by former podcast guest Shane Evans, and Shane decided Christian would be an excellent. After a few laughs and some great stories, Christian said yes, and we couldn't have been happier to have him on. Such a nice, genuine and decent guy, he talked about his love of the arts and what he does now is incredible. Christian was such an awesome guest, and he isn't afraid to talk about his life before becoming the amazing artist he is today. It's so amazing how little things by people can have such a huge impact on people lives, and Christian is one of those people. Make sure you check out his podcast and all of our other amazing guests we have had on! Follow us on Social Media and various podcast platforms: YouTube / Northland Artists Conversation Facebook / Northland Artists Conversation Instagram / Northland Artists Conversation Spotify / Northland Artists Conversation Apple Podcasts / Northland Artists Conversation
Mar 13, 2025 · 1 hr 12 min
Northland Artists Conversation with John Leigh Calder
Send us Fan Mail It's 2025 and WE ARE BACK! Welcome to the world of the Northland Artists Conversation. If this is your first time, thanks for stopping by and if you have been here before we appreciate you coming back and enjoying our little corner of the internet. Please join us in welcoming, muso and all round legend, John Leigh Calder! This was such a great podcast for us. John reached out to us and asked if we would be interested in having him on, and we said, of course! John was such a great guest and had been living in Whangarei for years, so it was great to have him on and share his love of music and all things jazz. John was one of those artists that was such a lot of fun to talk with. The openness and honesty and humour made this so enjoyable. Definitely an amazing artist with a great sense of humour. Make sure you check out his podcast and all of our other amazing guests we have had on! Follow us on Social Media and various podcast platforms: YouTube / Northland Artists Conversation Facebook / Northland Artists Conversation Instagram / Northland Artists Conversation Spotify / Northland Artists Conversation Apple Podcasts / Northland Artists Conversation
Jan 2, 2025 · 1 hr 17 min
Northland Artists Conversation End Of Year Review 2024
Send us Fan Mail As we draw a close on another amazing year, we wish to thank every single one of you that has supported us. Whether it is through watching or listening to our podcasts, or being an artist who has shared their time with us and been on the show. We appreciate you all and cannot thank you enough. 2024 holds some wonderful things for Northland Artists Conversation, and we cannot wait to share them all with you when they happen. Enjoy our End Of Year Review 2024 podcast as we cover off some of the absolutely amazing artists we have had. Share some of the funny stories and some of our guests highlights as we take you through what was an amazing 2025. We are going to have a well-earned break, but will be back in March 2025 with something really special. Be safe, be well, hope everyone had a fantastic Xmas and New Years, and we look forward to seeing you all in 2025. Make sure you do all that good social media stuff and stay tuned!!! Follow us on Social Media and various podcast platforms: YouTube / Northland Artists Conversation Facebook / Northland Artists Conversation Instagram / Northland Artists Conversation Spotify / Northland Artists Conversation Apple Podcasts / Northland Artists Conversation
Dec 20, 2024 · 59 min
Northland Artists Conversation with Scotty Burdett
Send us Fan Mail Season's greetings to one and all. Thanks for joining the Northland Artists Conversation as we have our final guest for 2024. Please join us in welcoming, the very cool and amazingly talented, Scotty Burdett. To say that our guest Scotty has had to overcome some challenges and obstacles would be a huge understatement. Scotty is one of those artists that may get knocked down by life, but he bounces back even better than he was before, a true symbol of the power of positivity and creativity. Plus he even accepted a challenge that was proposed to him, what a legend! Scotty was one of those guests that when we started talking with him, you couldn't believe what you were hearing. His strength and resilience are a true testament to who he is as a person. Check out his full podcast and all our other wonderful guests. Follow us on Social Media and various podcast platforms: YouTube / Northland Artists Conversation Facebook / Northland Artists Conversation Instagram / Northland Artists Conversation Spotify / Northland Artists Conversation Apple Podcasts / Northland Artists Conversation
Dec 5, 2024 · 43 min
Northland Artists Conversation with Kayla Ganley
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the world of the Northland Artists Conversation. If this is your first time, thanks for stopping by and if you have been here before we appreciate you coming back and enjoying our little slice of the internet. Please join us in welcoming, the wonderfully delightful and charming, Kayla Ganley. This was another of those amazing podcasts where we discover the local up-and-coming talent in Northland. Kayla talks about her journey into the creative environment and how she is making her way to becoming a full-time artist. The highs and lows that most of us experience and where she wants to end up. Kayla was such a fun, quirky and wicked person to have the pleasure of talking with. She makes things funny, and we share on some amazing laughs, which makes what we do so much easier and fun. Make sure you check out her podcast and so many other amazing guests! Follow us on Social Media and various podcast platforms: YouTube / Northland Artists Conversation Facebook / Northland Artists Conversation Instagram / Northland Artists Conversation Spotify / Northland Artists Conversation Apple Podcasts / Northland Artists Conversation
Nov 21, 2024 · 40 min
Northland Artists Conversation with Steven Cox
Send us Fan Mail Well hello there, it's lovely to see you again, thanks for stopping by. It's always a pleasure to have new returning and new visitors to our show. On this week's podcast, we have a fantastic local artist who has been blazing his own trail for nearly 2 decades. Please welcome to the podcast, Steven Cox. A guest that we had tried to have on the podcast before and technical difficulties made us unable to publish his podcast, so we are incredibly grateful to have him back and sit down with us. Steven shared his initial artistic loves and how he eventually migrated to being a hip hop beat maker and lyricist. He was definitely happy to talk about his challenges and how he has been able to push through them. Steven is such an awesome guest, and a really good sport. Being part of the OBC, he quickly established himself as a creative force, a truly gifted artist. Make sure you check out his podcast and all of our other amazing guests we have had on! Follow us on Social Media and various podcast platforms: YouTube / Northland Artists Conversation Facebook / Northland Artists Conversation Instagram / Northland Artists Conversation Spotify / Northland Artists Conversation Apple Podcasts / Northland Artists Conversation
Nov 7, 2024 · 1 hr 12 min
Northland Artists Conversation with Shane Arthur Watts aka SAW
Send us Fan Mail Well hello there, it's lovely to see you again, thanks for stopping by. It's always a pleasure to have new returning and new visitors to our show. On this week's podcast, we have a fantastic up-and-coming artist who is blazing his own trail. Please welcome to the podcast, Shane Arthur Watts aka SAW. SAW approached us via Facebook and asked if we would have him on as a guest and, being the easy-going team that we are, we said of course and invited him on. WELL, what a roller coaster! SAW has seen and done a lot in his time and has lived a life that most of us can't even fathom. Through all the challenges he went through, he has come out the other side a champ and, with help from former guest Maggie Coco, SAW is a recording artist and is making music his way and it's awesome Shane was such a cool and genuine person with a very unique look but like so many of our former guests, he has heart and spirit and fire so we had a great time talking with him. Make sure you check out his podcast and all of our other amazing guests we have had on! Follow us on Social Media and various podcast platforms: YouTube / Northland Artists Conversation Facebook / Northland Artists Conversation Instagram / Northland Artists Conversation Spotify / Northland Artists Conversation Apple Podcasts / Northland Artists Conversation
Oct 24, 2024 · 1 hr 21 min
Northland Artists Conversation with Brent Strathdee-Pehi
Send us Fan Mail Hey, hey, hey, It's Thursday and you know what that means............. This week's podcast is guaranteed to provide a lot of laughs and a lot of "wait, did I just hear that correct" moments. Our guest this week is such a well travelled gentleman of the musical kind so please welcome to the podcast, Brent Strathdee-Pehi Brent Strathdee-Pehi, the all encompassing musician that he is, splits his time between Northland, Thames region and Indonesia! He loves to get around and has been able to see the world through his combined loves of teaching and music. With a life as well travelled as he has, you can bet there are a few cracking stories in this podcast about his times as a rock god through to his more eclectic tastes and output now. This was such a wicked podcast and Brent is the man! Such a cool guy, and he loves to talk and share his stories from around the world and how they have made him the man he is today. Make sure you check out his podcast and all of our other amazing guests we have had on! Follow us on Social Media and various podcast platforms: YouTube / Northland Artists Conversation Facebook / Northland Artists Conversation Instagram / Northland Artists Conversation Spotify / Northland Artists Conversation Apple Podcasts / Northland Artists Conversation
Oct 10, 2024 · 58 min
Northland Artists Conversation with Andi Podesta
Send us Fan Mail Hello greetings and welcome to the Northland Artists Conversation. If this is your first time checking us out, thanks for stopping by and if you have been here before we appreciate you coming back and enjoying our fun podcast. Please join us in welcoming, the wickedly funny and extremely personable Andi Podesta. This was such a fun podcast for us and it was great to meet a talented individual such as Andi. Andi is not just a writer of words. she is a crafter of stories. She splits her writing skills between plays, film scripts, books and anything else she can contribute. Andi was just awesome to sit and chat with and it just shows that Northland has some amazing talent that is here, in places you least expect. This was a great podcast and loads of fun with some amazing insights. Make sure you check out this amazing podcast and all our other brilliant guests! Follow us on Social Media and various podcast platforms: YouTube / Northland Artists Conversation Facebook / Northland Artists Conversation Instagram / Northland Artists Conversation Spotify / Northland Artists Conversation Apple Podcasts / Northland Artists Conversation
Sep 26, 2024 · 55 min
Northland Artists Conversation with Faye'ala (Faye) McFarlane
Send us Fan Mail Welcome everyone to the Northland Artists Conversation. Spring has almost turned into summer and the days are getting both longer and warmer. Thanks for joining us as we continue to explore the talent located in Northland. Please join us in welcoming our next guest Faye'ala (Faye) McFarlane Faye was so lovely to chat with. Kind and giving made her a pleasure to chat with. She shared her time growing up and the transition to wanting to be a creative and studying alongside our very own Editor LeeJay. It was a genuine joy to have her sit down and share a lot of laughs with us. This episode just goes to show how much talent we have hidden away in our little slice of paradise and it was a lot of fun to have Faye share her experiences with us. Make sure you check out her podcast and all of our other amazing guests we have had on! Follow us on Social Media and various podcast platforms: YouTube / Northland Artists Conversation Facebook / Northland Artists Conversation Instagram / Northland Artists Conversation Spotify / Northland Artists Conversation Apple Podcasts / Northland Artists Conversation
Sep 12, 2024 · 1 hr 4 min
Northland Artists Conversation with Tiana Tahwa
Send us Fan Mail Spring is in the air, fans and supporters of the podcast. This podcast will definitely put a spring in your step, so please welcome to the podcast, Tiana Tawha 😊 When we heard about Tiana, we were all blown away! A legitimate stunt performer, right her in Northland, who knew! She talks about her time growing up in Northland and her desire to compete in sports that would pave the way for her to jump off buildings and do all manner of cool things in the movie and TV industry. Tiana was such a good sport and was happy to discuss most things, which always make for an interesting podcast. It was a real joy to have her come in and join us. Make sure you check out her podcast and so many other amazing guests! Follow us on Social Media and various podcast platforms: YouTube / Northland Artists Conversation Facebook / Northland Artists Conversation Instagram / Northland Artists Conversation Spotify / Northland Artists Conversation Apple Podcasts / Northland Artists Conversation
Aug 29, 2024 · 58 min
Northland Artists Conversation with Nora Flowers
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the world of the Northland Artists Conversation. If this is your first time, thanks for stopping by and if you have been here before we appreciate you coming back and enjoying our little slice of the internet. Please join us in welcoming, the wonderfully effervescent, warm and incredibly kind, Nora Flowers! Nora was such a fun, quirky and wicked person to have the pleasure of talking with. She wasn't afraid to talk about some of her more challenging experiences growing up and how she came to be in our wonderful country. We were truly blessed to have her on the podcast. Unfortunately, the technical issues we had with our photos meant that we had to use some of hers, however they beautifully reflect who she is as a wonderful person. It was so lovely to have Nora come in and sit down and lie with all of our amazing guests, we have no idea what we will end up talking about, so it was a real pleasure to have her join us. Make sure you check out her podcast and so many other amazing guests! Follow us on Social Media and various podcast platforms: YouTube / Northland Artists Conversation Facebook / Northland Artists Conversation Instagram / Northland Artists Conversation Spotify / Northland Artists Conversation Apple Podcasts / Northland Artists Conversation