Kiwi

Kiwi Talkz

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Podcast with various Video Game developers as well as other people involved in entertainment such as TV/Film

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#93 - Garry Schyman Interview (Bioshock, Shadow Of Mordor, Film, Composing, Voice Acting, University Of Southern California (USC) etc.) 15.05.2021 1:07:32

Garry Schyman is a multi award winning video game composer. He is most well known for his scores to Destroy All Humans, The Bioshock Trilogy and Middle Earth games Shadow Of Mordor and Shadow Of War. He is also a lecturer at the University Of Southern California SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - www.garryschyman.com FACEBOOK - Garry Schyman #bioshock #destroyallhumans #shadowof war TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Int...

#92 - Claire Chitham Interview (Acting, Falling Inn Love, Shortland Street, Crohn's Disease, Health etc.) 08.05.2021 56:43

Claire Chitham is a well known NZ Actor who has been in well known NZ Shows such as Shortland Street and Outrageous Fortune and in films like Netflix's 2019 Film Falling Inn Love. She has recently released a book called Good For You which details her battle with Crohn's disease and contains tips on health. SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook - @Claire Chitham Twitter - @clairechitham Instagram - @clairechitham...

#91 - Inon Zur Interview (Fallout, Dragon Age:Origins, LOTR, Royalties, Bethesda, Film, Mixing etc.) 02.05.2021 49:49

Inon Zur is a video game composer who is most known for composing a majority of the Fallout series as well franchises like Dragon Age, Prince Of Persia, Lord Of The Rings and more... SOCIAL MEDIA Website - www.inonzur.com Twitter - @Inon Zur Youtube - @Inon Zur Instagram - @inonzurofficial #fallout #dragonageorigins #princeofpersia TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:41 - What Inon Zur’s Name Means...

#90 - Sam Dillard Interview (Metroid, Zelda, ,Chrono Trigger, Martial Arts, Animation, Texas etc.) 26.04.2021 1:06:55

Sam Dillard is the founder of Samos Studios and is known for turning video game soundtracks into cinematic scores he gained huge attention for his Metroid Cinematica project as well as his Zelda and Chrono Trigger Cinematica projects. SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - https://samo-studios.com TWITTER - @SamoStudios YOUTUBE - @SamoStudios FACEBOOK - SamosStudios #samostudios #metroidcinematica #zeldacin...

#89 - Shai Navot Interview (Housing, Public Transport, UBI, Crime, Health, Media, Poverty etc.) 18.04.2021 52:02

Shai Navot is the interim leader of NZ political party The Opportunities Party (TOP). SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - www.top.org.nz FACEBOOK - facebook.com/topnz TWITTER - @top_nz INSTAGRAM - @top.nz YOUTUBE - @The Opportunities Party #nzpolitics #politics #housing TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:52 - Shai’s Views On Governments New Housing Policy/Problems With The Policy 04:13 - Rent Caps/Supply Issues...

#88 - Ken Lampl Interview (Film Scores, 2067, John Williams, Mixing, Pokemon, Australia, ANU, School Of Music etc.) 11.04.2021 1:04:40

Ken Lampl is a long time film composer who was trained under John Williams and recently got international attention for his score for Australian film 2067. He has composed for over 90 films as well as other forms of media such as television and commercials. He is currently a lecturer at the Australia National University School Of Music. SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - www.kenlampl.com Twitter - @KennethLam...

#87 - Dilz Interview w/Ricky (Hip-Hop, Promoting, Battle Rap, Side Hustles, Tom Francis etc.) 01.04.2021 49:27

Dilz is a well known NZ rapper who has worked with other well known local acts such as Ty, Sid Diamond and J Williams. He got national attention for his court case with Tom Francis. SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook - Dilzmusic Instagram - @DilzMusic Youtube - @DilzMusic Tiktok - @DilzMusic Snapchat - dilzmusic #dilz #isnap #metamorphosis TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:39 - Hamilton Event 01:24 - Dea...

#86 - Suzy Cato Interview (Children's Television, Parenting, Dancing With The Stars, Kids Books etc) 25.03.2021 1:01:41

Suzy Cato is New Zealand's most well known Children's Television Presenter who came into prominence with shows like You & Me, Suzy's World and 3pm. SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - suzy.co.nz Instagram - @suzy_cato Twitter - @suzy_cato Facebook - Suzy Cato Tiktok - @suzy_cato Youtube - @TreehutTV #youandme #kidstv #suzy'sworld TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Had To Record It’s Our Time Song Every Epi...

#85 - Synamax Interview (Metroid Prime Samples, Sound Design, Kenji Yamamoto, Retro Studios etc.) 19.03.2021 1:05:58

Synamax is a composer who is best known for obtaining the drums and music sample for the Metroid Prime Trilogy and has used his Youtube channel to recreate tracks from the trilogy, other Metroid games as well as breakdown the specific samples. SOCIAL MEDIA Youtube - @SynaMax Facebook - Synamax Twitter - @Synamax Instagram - @Synamax #metroidprime #metroid #samples TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intr...

#84 - Arun Jacob Interview (AJV Global, Immigration, Entrepreneurs, India, Assimilation, Food, Culture etc.) 13.03.2021 46:29

Arun Jacob is the CEO and founder of AJV Global a immigration consulting company which helps people migrate to various countries around the world from New Zealand, Canada, UK etc.. SOCIAL MEDIA YOUTUBE - @AJV Global @Arun Jacob FACEBOOK - AJV Global INSTAGRAM - @AJV Global LINKEDIN - @AJV Global TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:37 - How Arun Became An Immigration Adviser 03:00 - Why Arun...

#83 - ToxicxEternity Interview (Video Game Covers, Guitaring, Mixing, Transcribing, Metroid etc.) 05.03.2021 56:47

ToxicxEternity is one of Youtube's most prolific Video Game Cover Guitarists. He has done metal covers for many games including Mario, Mega Man, Final Fantasy and more. You can support him via his Patreon page where you can pick which cover he does next. Patreon https://www.patreon.com/toxicxeternity SOCIAL MEDIA Youtube - @ToxicxEternity Twitter - @ToxicxEternity Facebook - ToxicxEternity Ins...

#82 - Fit Nit Interview (Fitness, Nutrition, Muscle Mass, India, Mental Health, Immigration etc.) 24.02.2021 48:22

Fit With Nit aka Nita is New Zealand's biggest Indian Fitness Influencer. When she first moved to NZ she suffered from depression due to the culture shock but went onto become a fitness instructor and a big social media sensation SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram - @FitWithNit Facebook - Fit With Nit TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:42 - Why Nita Migrated To New Zealand 02:17 - Difficulties Of Adjusting To...

#81 - Mick Gordon Interview (DOOM, DOOM Eternal, Killer Instinct, Mixing, Composing, Game Awards, Royalties etc.) 18.02.2021 1:09:37

Mick Gordon is a video game composer who is most well known for scoring DOOM and DOOM Eternal. He has also composed numerous other games like Killer Instinct, Prey and Wolfenstein. He is widely praised for his unique composing style as well his tight mixing of video game music. SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - mick-gordon.com TWITTER - @Mick_Gordon Facebook - Mick Gordon Instagram - @mick_gordon #Doom #Doo...

#80 - Jack Wall Interview (Call Of Duty, Mass Effect, Orchestra, John Williams, Film, Royalties etc.) 10.02.2021 55:27

Jack Wall is a video game/film/television composer he is mostly known for composing for a majority of the games in the Call Of Duty, Mass Effect and Myst franchises. SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - www.jackwall.net TWITTER - @jackwallmusic INSTAGRAM - @jackwallmusic FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/jackwallmusic/ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:36- Jack Walls Music Evolution/Process Of Writing 03:42 -...

#79 - Dean Hall Interview (DayZ, Rocketwerkz, Game Design, Icarus, Military, Social Media etc.) 28.01.2021 54:41

Dean Hall is a video game designer who came into prominence for his game DayZ. He has founder video game company Rocketwerkz and are releasing Icarus there first AAA game in 2021. SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter - @rocket2guns Instagram - @thedeanhall Website - rocketwerkz.com Twitch - @rocket2guns TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:34 - How Serving In The Military Influenced Dean’s Video Game Design/Military...

#78 - Tiffany Vollmer Interview (Dragonball Z, Bulma, Acting, Covid-19, Makeup etc.) 22.01.2021 1:09:31

Tiffany Vollmer was the original voice actress for Bulma in Dragonball Z. She now mentors a lot of young people at MediaTech. In 2020 she went through the ringer as she caught covid and her life fell apart around her. SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/theogbulma/ Twitter - @TiffanyVolmer Instagram - @theogbulma TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 01:07 - Previous Pandemics/Pandemics Wi...

#77 - Rob Vickery Interview (Venture Capital, Start Ups, Entrepreneurs, Tall Poppy Syndrome, California etc.) 17.01.2021 1:09:03

Rob Vickery is a venture capital investor who has been primarily based out of Silicon Valley for the last 10 years. He moved to NZ in 2020 to help start up businesses in NZ to thrive. He is on a mission as managing partner at Hillfarrance to help create a billion dollar NZ business. SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - https://hillfarrance.com Twitter - @VickeryRob LinkedIn - Rob Vickery #Investing #Entrepren...

#76 - Martin O'Donnell Interview (Halo, Bungie, Microsoft, District 9, Film, Royalties, Bill Gates etc.) 07.01.2021 1:06:51

Martin O'Donnell is a video game composer who has worked on numerous game but is famous for composing the original Halo up until Halo Reach, he also was audio director and oversaw sound effects and dialogue. He is considered one of the greatest video game composers of all time for his work on Halo. SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - http://www.martyodonnellmusic.com TWITTER - @MartyTheElder YOUTUBE - https://...

#75 - Fraser Grut Interview (10,000 Dreams, Celebrities, Depression, Freelancing, Motivation etc.) 28.12.2020 1:02:41

Fraser Grut is on an ambitious mission to film 10,000 peoples dreams and isn't due to finish this task until 2044. SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram - frasergrut TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro/Technical Difficulties 00:54 - How 10,000 Dreams Project Started 02:25 - Fraser Has Wanted To Quit Multiple Times 04:30 - Family & Friends Forced Fraser To Keep Going 06:32 - What Fraser Does Behind The Scenes/Fraser Lo...

#74 - David Wise Interview (Donkey Kong Country, Tropical Freeze, Kenji Yamamoto, Film, HEX etc.) 22.12.2020 57:12

David Wise Is considered one of the greatest video game composers of all time primarily for his score on the Donkey Kong Country games, he is also one of the sampled video game composers as artists such as Drake & Childish Gambino have sampled his music in songs. SOCIAL MEDIA Website - www.davidwise.co.uk Twitter - @David_Wise TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:33 - NDA’s 01:12 - Work Post Donkey Kong...

#73 - Jim Johnston Interview (WWE, Undertaker, Ultimate Warrior, Film, Stage Fright, Hall Of Fame, etc.) 15.12.2020 1:09:29

Jim Johnston was the main composer for over 30 years at WWE and is responsible for some of the iconic themes from Ultimate Warrior & Undertaker to Stone Cold & The Rock. WEBSITE jimjohnston.com TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:28 - Jim Johnston Wants To Come To New Zealand/Lord Of The Rings 01:19 - Yellowstone Park 02:46 - How Jim Composed At WWE & Post WWE/Having To Many Ideas 05:33 - Jim Realis...

#72 - Bill Geradts Interview (Armageddon Expo, Celebrity Guests, Business, Venues etc.) 08.12.2020 56:40

The Armageddon Expo is NZ's biggest Multi-Genre Entertainment/Comic Book Convention and has been running for over 20 years. Bill Geradts is the founder of the expo. SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - https://www.armageddonexpo.com/ FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/Armageddonexpo TWITTER - @Armageddonexpo INSTAGRAM - @Armageddonexpo TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:25 - How Armageddon Expo Was Created 01:50...

#71 - Jed Brophy Interview (Acting, LOTR, The Hobbit, iFit, Fitness, Prosthetics, Housing, District 9 etc.) 01.12.2020 1:07:41

Jed Brophy is a great Kiwi actor who is most well known for working on a majority of Peter Jacksons films, most prominently multiple orcs in Lord Of The Rings and the Dwarf Nori in The Hobbit Trilogy. SOCIAL MEDIA Website - https://www.jedbrophy.nz Twitter - @BrophyJed Instagram - @jedibrophy TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:24 - How Jed Got The Jedi Name 00:57 - Jed Is Open To Being In Star Wars 0...

#70 - ZAP Interview (Hip-Hop, Battle Rap, Religion, Racism, Cannabis, Chloe Swarbrick etc.) 28.11.2020 1:10:25

ZAP is a hip-hop artist hailing from Tauranga who is a master of rapping double time. Rap Beat Produced by Dr. Hayden SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook - Zap Instagram - @zap_nz TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:46 - Zap Asks Reece Questions 01:50 - How Zap Got Into Hip-Hop 03:22 - American Culture/Gang Culture 05:17 - Who ZAP Is Inspired By/Scribe 06:21 - How ZAP Writes 07:18 - How ZAP Wrote Pieces/J.Dot & Hoo...

#69 - Graeme Norgate Interview (Goldeneye, Killer Instinct, Timesplitters, Film, Rare, Mick Gordon etc.) 23.11.2020 1:06:21

Graeme Norgate was a former composer at video game company Rare. He is most well known for composing for a majority of Rare games such as Goldeneye, Killer Instinct & Blast Corps. He is also the main composer of Timesplitters. SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook - Graeme Norgate TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:15 - Graeme Norgate’s Setup 01:11 - Evolution Of How Graemes Composing 03:20 - How Graeme Ended Up At Ra...