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NZMM: Favourite Wellington Music Moment – Transistor

For NZ Music Month the last couple of years, we asked bands/artists for a favourite memory of making music in Wellington.

It could involve a favourite gig, a funny story from the recording studio, a moment that led to the inspiration for a song, the fond recollection of a defunct venue, or the piece of music or lyric that they were most proud of creating.

We really enjoyed the stories people told us, so we are doing it again this year.

Next up is Lochie from Transistor.

One great memory that always sticks with me is when we had the massive honour of supporting Black Mountain (Canadian psych band), alongside Dave Weir, at the amazing Bodega Bar back in 2016. It was one of our first gigs funnily enough, and we were completely terrified by it all at that point. To us, Black Mountain are this legendary band that you watch on KEXP and listen to on record, and to see them setting up for soundcheck and all that was completely surreal. That night taught us a bunch of great lessons, one being that you don’t have to be stuck up and act overly important to be a successful artist (if that makes any sense). They were all insanely welcoming and kind to us, when they didn’t have to be at all, and they played the best set ever to a packed out amazing venue. It was a massive eye opener to see how relaxed and professional everyone was that night.


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