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Make your own music: A new makerspace cafe in Wellington

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Homies Cosy Teahouse is the newest, biggest, and friendliest gift to Wellington. While run by volunteers, and maintained by Koha, it is Naomi, a fellow Wellingtonian, who envisioned the project. What is this place that people are talking about, yet is nowhere to be advertised? Is it a cafe? A pop-up? Someone’s flat? How did it come about? In her own words:

“I, hopefully like many others, have been inspired by Blink (Ian Jorgenson)’s essay on the state of music in NZ and his thinking behind Puppies. With the shutting of so many strong music venues in a city which really needs them, I have expanded my cafe dreams to include this community, not just of musicians and music lovers, but the entire young creative community who use live music as a chance to come together. A few years ago, in Auckland city, I threw a few house parties (at the time wanting to make them a monthly thing), and this gave me a lot of experience and insight into the different relationships people have with live music. It’s not just the sound, the dancefloor, the consumption of alcohol – it’s the space which nourishes the community.”

Bands play here most weekends, and the money made in the door is evenly distributed among the musicians. As of today, the Teahouse has a PA system, a 4 channel mixer, an electric bass guitar, an acoustic guitar, and a bunch of amplifiers. No one knows what might be there in a week’s time, or even tomorrow -that’s how things roll here. In terms of visuals, there is a dedicated room with a projector. Everyone is welcome to come along as they are, with the purpose of sharing and creating. As mentioned earlier, the professional kitchen is the perfect setup for either fixing a quick munch, or even producing a big potluck, and the living room has plenty of space to host all sorts of creative activities.

The idea behind Homies has been to let people naturally gravitate towards the space, and for it to grow organically – and become whatever is that people want to make out of it.You can check out some more about Homies at these links here…..

More info:
Urban Dream Brokerage
Kick Starter
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