Graham Reid | | 1 min read
“Hello friends,” she posted, “I would like to break my listening habits and would very much appreciate some recommendations for amazing/interesting new music that might have passed me by because I’m middle-aged and stuck in my ways. Hearty thanks in advance.”
Almost 100 of her friends responded with suggestions: everything from local artists Princess Chelseaand Motte to American Chris Stapleton and German grindcore satirists Excrementory Grindfuckers (that last one from fellow composer Eve de Castro-Robinson).
Kelly was delighted and – with musical curiosity running from soundtracks to fangirl affection for Prince, whose ‘Little Red Corvette’ she heard at eight, a moment that “changed my tiny life forever” – you could guess she’d explore a fair number of them.
On her her website Kelly describes herself, accurately but with economic modesty, as “a creative professional with a rich and varied background in the music industry – a composer, performer and producer of music – and formerly the Director of NZ Member Services at APRA AMCOS.
“I compose, arrange and produce music across a spectrum of genres: contemporary classical music, popular music, music for film, television and theatre.
“I’ve worked as a musical director and composer for large scale events and television programmes – as well as being an advisor and assessor for local and national arts organisations.”
She has also presented radio programmes, given pre-concert talks, and been a guest lecturer in schools and tertiary institutions. That’s impressive without even drilling down to details.
Outside of her compositions for, or commissions by, the APO, NZSO, Michael Houstoun and the NZTrio, Kelly is familiar to popular music audiences for her recent collaborations with Neil Finn(his Dizzy Heights and Out of Silence albums), SJD (Sweetheart), Tami Neilson (Kingmaker) and Finn Andrews for The Veils’ And Out of the Void Came Love album. She has worked with Anika Moa, Don McGlashan, Strawpeople, Shapeshifter, Greg Johnson, and TrueBliss.
She was in the Bellbirds (with McGlashan, SJD and Sandy Mill), collaborated with taonga pūoro artist Horomona Horo, and was composer/musical director for the Okareka Dance Company.
Kelly also wrote the music for Jonathan King’s comedy-horror film Black Sheep and . . .
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To read the rest of this article at AudioCulture go here.
For a Victoria Kelly interview at Elsewhere go here.
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