Ryan Fairweather, Crescendo’s Audio Engineer Apprentice Ryan is age 23, from Mt Eden, and a graduate of MAINZ (Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand). I learned about the Pathways Programme through Crescendo’s Facebook page and immediately applied for the Audio Engineer Apprenticeship. Within five minutes I received a call from a Mentor and organised …
InDuna: Inspiring Youth Leadership Story InDuna is a South African self-taught artist and music producer inspiring rangatahi across New Zealand. His Afropop infused soul sounds are influenced by the beats and stories of his homeland as well as his music idols Brenda Fassie and Ladysmith Black Mambazo. InDuna produces a range of music genres including …
ZARA: Demo Recording at Crescendo 15-year-old Zara from Mangere is a former mentee student in Crescendo’s Te Ara (The Way) programme. A talented up and coming artist, Zara grew up watching and listening to a lot of old-school hip hop and rappers like Eminem, Tupac and Biggie. Her brothers and sisters are 15 years older …