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About Me

Guest Speaker is my dj name.(on bfm’s zambesi jazz show sundays 12 - 2pm).As a rule though I perform and compose music.Currently I’m an active participant in Auckland’s Vitamin S music community. I play in the Auckland bands SJD, New Pacific Music Ensemble, and Don McGlashan’s Seven Sisters. I am a junior cadet in the New Zealand Dominion Centenary Concert Band. I’m a free lance composer of music for dance and theatre works.It is my belief that Music, especially freely improvised, is a potent model for a new society, and definitely a healing force on this planet.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/17/2006
Band Members: Chris O'Connor - percussion
Influences: Ivor Cutler, Jeff Henderson, Albert Ayler, Cecil Tayor, Tony Oxley, Greg Malcolm, Ant Donaldson, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Lucien Johnson, Maurice Nicholl, Steve Lacy, Robert Creely, Alvin Lucier, Jan Svunkmier, Sri Ramakrishna, Moondog, SUn RA, Ornette Coleman...
Sounds Like:

I play in a bunch of projects and sound different accordingly, yet manage to retain that unique "guestspeaker" sound... some of those bands are:The New Zealand Dominion Centenary Band - Thrashing Marlin - SJD - Slim Jimmy's Catch - The New Pacific Music Ensemble - Don McGlashan and the Seven Sisters - The Sweet Charity Band - Songs of Kurt Weill Band - Zirkus - The JC Express - Surfin USSR -I'll be uploading snippets of music from these groups WATCH THIS SPACE!!
Record Label: iiii records - twothousandand
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

discography under construction

Syzygy Creative Music Ensemble - Tongue Grooves Johnathon Crayford - Where Light Meets Water Leila Adu - Dig A Hole Lucien Johnson - Tales of Capton Blood Don McGlashan - Warm Hand The Angelus - self ...
Posted by guestspeaker on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 06:45:00 PST

music usic sic ic c

Sunday afternoon just gone saw the Absolutionists play at the Starving Artists Fund flea market at Art Space on Katangahape Road, in Auckland. A great occassion for a great cause. http://www.star...
Posted by guestspeaker on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:05:00 PST

recording rehearsing gigging

Its a cold Sat night in Auckland NZ. Tonight I'm playing at the wine cellar with the Absolutionists - a band made up of myself, Dean Roberts, and Sam Hamilton. We'll start a little after 11pm. Our gig...
Posted by guestspeaker on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 02:00:00 PST

first blog

first blog - the motivation is to put down in writing details of my musicking life - which I think is unique for the diverse musicking communities I participate in. On my plate immedieatley is a rehea...
Posted by guestspeaker on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 05:29:00 PST