Live Sound Engineering
Upon leaving school Rikki was thrust into the ‘University of Life’, working as a sound engineer for one of New Zealand’s most legendary bands Th’ Dudes.
With over 35 years experience in the music industry Rikki has won NZ Music Award ‘Tuis’, the prestigious APRA Silver Scroll, NZ Radio Jingle Awards, and written and performed a NZ number one single.
Rikki has also performed and worked with literally hundreds of bands and artists including Th’ Dudes, Hello Sailor, Gin Wigmore, The Checks, The Lady Killers, When The Cat’s Away, Bread, Tony Hadley & Paul Young, Belinda Carlisle, Lloyd Cole, Greg Johnson, Flight of the Conchords, Nathan Haines, Cairo Knife Fight, The Bads, Concord Dawn….the list is long and varied!
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Latest Blog Posts
- ‘ABOUT TIME’ ALBUM TOUR!August 29, 2024 - 8:20 pm
- New Album released August 30, 2024! ‘About Time’!August 29, 2024 - 8:16 pm
- Rikki Joins The ‘Summer Sounds’ Lineup!January 4, 2024 - 6:54 am
- ‘Nobody Else’ 35th Anniversary Edition is out NOW!October 7, 2023 - 1:29 pm
Rikki Releases New Song And Video!!June 9, 2021 - 4:27 pm
Music & Album Production
Whether you wish to record your next big hit in a flash purpose built studio or just throw some demos and ideas together in Rikki’s boutique artist space.
Performance
Rikki’s first foray into life as a professional musician was in legendary Kiwi band The Crocodiles whom he joined as guitarist/vocalist in 1981. His 5th gig with the band was in front of 35,000 at the iconic summer music festival, Sweetwaters.
Song & Jingle Composition
Totally self-taught and unschooled, music composition is Rikki’s true ‘Happy Place’. Rikki believes songwriting is a gift like no other and spends many a long hour working on songs, chord progressions and melancholic melodies!
Mentoring
Rikki has recently started offering a mentoring service to up and coming song writers, sound engineers and musicians.