KARL TEARIKI

2013 / 2014

 

Album project. PAO - Te Manu. 

Winner of 'Best Pop Album' in the Waiata Maori Awards 2014. A ten track album 100% te reo Maori blending electronic styles of music. Released July 2014.

 

 

2012

 

 

PAO, a 5 track EP of original songs with funding from Te Mangai Paho featuring the vocals of my two sons Tangaroa and Te Manea. Released July 2012.

 

 

Production music for www.fablemusic.com.au

 

South Pacific Festival of the Arts held in the Solomon Islands. Three weeks of musical performances with Toni Huata.

 

 

International Festival of the Arts W.O.M.A.D. Performances in a collaborative 4 piece group named 'Mauriora'. A mixture of music, poetry and storytelling.

 

 

2011

 

 

Taranaki Arts FestivalPerformances in a collaborative 4 piece group named 'Mauriora'. A mixture of music, poetry and storytelling.

 

 

2010

 

 

Taki Rua Productions Te Reo Maori Season

Actor, Musician, Songwriter. Acting in a play written by myself and three other actors under the guidance of our director Ngapaki Emery. It involved 5 weeks rehearsal / writing and ten weeks touring Aotearoa performing over 90 shows. The 40 minute devised work was written and performed totally in Te Reo Maori, the Maori Language. I was required to speak maori in French, Swedish and Arabic accents and wrote two songs for the play.

 

 

Huia Publishers‘Hokio’

Voice Character Actor, Musician, Singer. This project was to create a read-a-long cd for the book ‘Hokio’ written by Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira. I played 5 characters on the c.d.

 

 

Toi Maori Aotearoa

‘On The Bus’ tour, Performer, Storyteller. “On The Bus” was a week long storytelling tour of schools in the far north.

 

 

Toni Huata – Waahuu Creations

NZ Embassy Manila.Guitarist, vocalist, Taonga Puoro, performer. I was invited by Toni Huata to perform with her in Manila, Philipines for the 2010 New Zealand Embassy Business Expo.

 

 

2006 -2011

 

 

The Learning Centre and Whanau Support

Teacher, research and development, My time with Whanau Family Support Services Trust started with the Digital Storytelling project and moved through teaching music, computing, art, literacy support to ‘Brain Evolution”, a programme I developed about human brain function that was delivered across 6 training providers.

 

 

2003-2004

 

 

Te Wananga O Aotearoa ki Porirua

Music Teacher. Planning, teaching and assessing Units making up the Certificate in Maori Performing arts and Advanced Certificate in Maori Performing Arts.The subjects I taught were, Musicianship, Sight singing, Band classes, Applied music theory, Sound reinforcement, Recording technology, Composition and arrangement.

 

 

 

2002

 

 

Learning Media - Read along c.d.

Session vocalist and musician for Ministry of Education reading resource.

 

 

Taku Papawira - Learning Media Ltd. Writer, arranger, composer, producer of Maori language learning resource.A song about riding a skateboard.

 

 

Orei ia te paparinga- Learning media.

Writer, arranger, composer, producer of Cook Island Mäori language learning resource.A song about Washing your body.

 

 

Toni Huata - Session musician, live musician performed on the album

Mauri To. Various performances around New Zealand

 

 

2001

 

 

Ko Hungahunga 4 - Learning Media

Session vocalist for Mäori language learning resource.

 

 

To age or not to age - Gibson group

Title Music for a t.v. documentary

 

 

Tuahine - Ma Te Reo.

Session musician, freelance musician Taonga Puoro.Played guitar and taonga puoro on 11 tracks on the album Ma Te Reo, for the group, Tuahine. Various performances around New Zealand

 

 

1999

 

 

Tangata - Flax records

Release of original song 'Tangata'

 

 

1998

 

 

Timelines - Gibson group

Commision work for Porirua Museum. Eight and a half minute original composition

 

 

1998

 

 

Buck Nin - Luping productionsOriginal compositions and arrangements for a 15 min. presentation video about renowned Mäori artist Buck Nin.

 

 

1997 - 1998

 

 

Te Ata Hou Trust.Music TutorDeveloping, evaluating and assessing course curriculum. Delivering full-time courses.

 

 

1996

 

 

Whitireia Polytech Music Department

Relief Tutor, Peer TutorDelivering Whitireia Music Diploma course content.One on one tutoring.Student assessment.

 

 

1995

 

 

Self employed Musician.Guitarist, Sound reinforcement.Live performances, set up and breakdown of equipment.Liase with venue management.

 

 

1994

 

 

Wanganui School Of Music.Position:Music Tutor.Course design and development.Course delivery.Student assessment.Course administration.

 

 

1993

 

 

Mana Wahine - Rarotonga, Polynesian Music FestivalLive musician, Performed as a guitarist in Rarotonga at the inaugural Polynesian Music Festival with the group Mana Wahine

 

 

Wanganui High School, Wanganui City College.Guitar tutor.Delivering guitar lessons to high school students

 

 

1991 - 1992

 

 

Self Employed Musician.Live guitarist, session guitarist, Sound reinforcement. Live and studio performances, set up and breakdown of equipment. Liasing with venue management.

 

 

1990

 

He Taonga - Solo release of a three track EP to commemorate 150 year celebration of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

 

 

1989

 

Te Waka Tapu O Takitimu Trust, Kahurangi Dance Company.Guitarist, Sound reinforcement. Live performances. Set up and breakdown of equipment.

 

 

1984

 

Black Katz Go Gambling II, Cellist.

Played Cello on the track “Mahinaarangi” on the album “Blak Katz Go Gambling II”​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​