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Last week on the Altbays show we had the pleasure of speaking with two AMAZING guests.
First we had the awesome visual artist Lara Gay joining us……
Did you know that Surrealism is a cultural movement developed after World War I where artists depicted illogical scenes and developed techniques to allow the unconscious mind to express itself? Lara is a top visual artist born in France and living in Whangamata. She is the featured artist of the last Coromind magazine and comes to the ALTBAYS Show to talk about the power of the arts, how NZ flora and fauna inspire her and much more! We are stoked to have the incredible NZ artist Emma Gustafson Evangeline co-hosting this show. Tune in now! Lara was born in Annecy in the French Alpes and she always loved to draw, paint, and craft in general for as long as she remembers. Since her pram age, she’s been deeply influenced by surrealist artists as her parents had a big interest in them. As a kid, she remembers going to Salvador Dali’s museum in Figueres and having her mind blown by his work. She experimented with her interpretation of Dali’s paranoiac-critical method to reach her inner mindscape. Lara consistently went to art evening classes since she was 10 years old. She spent her last 5 years in France wandering through museums and art galleries in Paris and Lyon before making a move to Aotearoa. She initially came to New Zealand for a beaux-art portfolio project in 2019, and ended up settling here permanently. New Zealand’s fauna and flora are a big source of inspiration for Lara. A major part of her work is to deconstruct the limits of anthropocentrism in surrealism and symbolism as we know it. She also tries to question society’s construction like the idea of gender and other injunction Lara is based in whamgamatā where she is happy to express her creativity in her art studio located in the beautiful Wentworth Valley. She sells her art at markets and through her website: http://laragay-art.com/.
Next up we had vocalist, composer, producer and drum and bass legend MC Tali in for a great chat.
Did you know that Drum & Bass started in the early ’90s as part of the United Kingdom’s rave scene? MC Tali, also known as NZ’s Drum and Bass Queen, has an incredible ability to freestyle and sing soulful, positive and intelligent vocals. Tali has won numerous awards and toured the world extensively as an MC and live act. Currently preparing for a Europe tour, Tali stops by the Altbays Show to chat about the NZ music industry, mentoring upcoming female artists, touring the world playing music and much more! We’re stoked to celebrate our show 190 with this top NZ artist!
Also known as N.Z.’s Drum and Bass Queen, MC Tali’s ability to freestyle and sing soulful, positive and intelligent vocals over the mix has seen her stay on top of her game. Currently preparing for a Europe tour, Tali has won numerous awards and toured the world extensively as an MC and live act. Originally from Taranaki, Tali moved to the U.K. to follow her dreams of becoming a top international MC. After signing to the legendary Full Cycle Label owned and run by Roni Size, Tali released the first ever MC album ‘Lyric on My Lip’ with a U.K. top 40 single, worldwide tour and selling over 15,000 albums. From there, she collaborated with some of the scene’s most prolific names in production and DJ/MC shows. Tali is unique in her ability to both freestyle and sing, write and compose. She is a trained secondary school teacher, has a diploma from The National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Arts (NASDA), a B.A. in English Literature, also has vast experience in tutoring, mentoring, writing and vocal producing for other artists. As well as this, Tali wrote for ATM, Knowledge, Nu:Soul, Guestlist Network publications in the U.K. and the U.S., for ‘Her’ magazine in New Zealand and in 2018, Tali published her first ever fiction novel ‘The Little White House’. ALTBAYS Show invites awesome people to have an honest, laid-back conversation. Our platform focuses on bringing communities together to grow and thrive.
