I provide high-quality drum and percussion recordings from a home studio in the valley of Pukehuia, outputting recorded drum tracks or stereo drum mixes to suit your music. My work spans solo + ensemble music, film, and sound installation. Happy to discuss your project, timeframes, and pricing.
- Doctor of Musical Arts (Composition) from the University of Otago 2024. Current Projects Te Ātea Nui Taonga Puoro Orchestra (conductor/composer) UMU (electronic drumkit)) Ā Mua Ensemble (conductor/composer), Electric Sheep, Daily Keno, Samuel Flynn-Scott, Connan Mockasin, Anika Moa (drumkit). Commissions and Residencies Wellington International Jazz Festival Composer commission. 2021 APRA Art Award. 2021 Ralph Hotere Exhibition, Christchurch Gallery, musical response to Black Phoenix. 2022 Gus Fisher Gallery: Jade Townsend exhibition sound installation. 2023 Audio Foundation Artist in Residence. 2023 IWA Marariki Sound Installation, Auckland Viaduct. Film, Theatre, and Dance The Big Picture: Composition for Series on NZ Art dir. Paul Swaddel (2008) (Winner of 2008 Qantas Film and TV Award for Best Music for a TV Series) Spooked-session with George Coleman/Jonathan Crayford film score dir. Geoff Murphy (2005) Green Fire Island-Documentary and tour on Māori/Irish musicians (Donal Lunny/Steve Cooney/Dr. Nunns/Whirimako Black/Iarla O’Lionaird) dir. Alun Bollinger (2008) Two Little Boys (with David Long) dir. Duncan Sarkies – percussion score, Tongan Ninja- film drums, Tama Tu- composition dir Taika Waititi I AM, Colin McCahon- music for documentary on McCahon, dir. Paul Swaddel Made in NZ 2012 (Footnote Dance Company, choreographer Claire O’Neil) – composition performance The Lovely Bones dir. Peter Jackson – percussion, Strata – dir. Kirk Torrance (Taki Rua) – composition and performance solo King Kong, feature film dir. Peter Jackson – percussion performance Paperskin (sound installation and composition at Te Papa for touring Tapa works) Quantum String Orchestra – composition, Guy Capper/Jemaine Clement, Walk – composed/performed music for a large ensemble as a musical response to NZ artist Colin McCahon at Te Papa, Feb 2014. Beyond The Edge – Film about Sir Edmund Hillary. Performed all Drums/ Percussion. Composer – David Long. Tupaia’s Endeavour – Co-Composer with Stephen Gallagher, dir. Lala Rolls, 2019 The Luminaries – percussion for David Long. BBC Series. Navigators – Composer for Carter Observatory installation 2020. Te Wao Nui – Composer for Loading Docs short film by Ngāriki Ngatae. The Untold Tales of Tuteremoana – Composer for TV series by Hiona Henare. I Am Paradise – Composer for short film by Hiona Henare. SpongeBob SquarePants (2024) – Session drummer/percussionist for the score by Moniker. Far North – Session drummer for the score by Moniker. Nude Tuesday – Session drummer for the score by Moniker Womb – Composer (2025) Bones of Our Past – Composer (2025) Discography • Trinity Roots -EP (2000) • · Trinity Roots -True (2002) • · Trinity Roots-Home, Land and Sea (2004) • · Trinity Roots – Music is Choice, Documentary and Live Album (2010) • · Jonathan Crayford and Riki Gooch – Bigfoot (2007) • · Fat Freddys Drop – Doctor Boondigga and the BBW (2009/The Drop) • · Fat Freddys Drop – Based on a True Story (2005/the drop) • · Fat Freddys Drop – Live at the Roundhouse 2010 • · Bic Runga -Birds (2005/Sony) • · Bic Runga -Live at Ascension (2007/Sony) • · Lord Echo – 7” release on Bastard Jazz (NYC) • · Neil Finn/Crowded House – Time on Earth (Parlophone) • · Recloose – Hiatus on the horizon (2006/Peacefrog) • · Recloose (live) – Backwards and Sideways (2007/Fingertips) • · Recloose – Perfect Timing (Sonar Kollective 2008) • · Riki Gooch – Cave Circles 1 EP (indep) • · Riki Gooch – Cave Circles 2 EP (indep/bandcamp) • · Sam Scott – The Hunt Will Bring Us Life (2006/loop) • · Leila Adu – Cherry Pie (2005) • · Leila Adu – Love Cells (2016) • · Ladi6 – Time Is Not Much • · The Metabolists (2007/iiii) • · The Labcoats – Acid and Alkaline (2004/Braille records) • · The Spines – Buckets of Blood (2009) • · The Adults – The Adults (FMR) • · Lauren Mitchell – Papatūānuku (single 2011) • · Ebb – Plushbomb EP (2001/dental records) • · Thrashing Marlin -Wits End (Braille) • · David Long – Crosscreek (2005) • · Rio Hemopo – Ride EP (2006/The Drop) • · Jordan Reyne – Dr. Kervorkian (1999) • · Dead End Beat (2000/Sony) • · Dave Dobbyn – Welcome Home (2005/FMR) • · Patrick Bleakley – Bootprint (2004/PigeonBush Records) • · Angeline Conaghan – Cerulean Blue (1999/2000) • · Eru Dangerspiel-Great – News For The Modern Man • · Eru Dangerspiel – Great News for the Modern Man Live at the Auckland Townhall (Loop) • · Eru Dangerspiel – 7” Chilli Moules (Redbull 7” series) • · Julien Dyne -Phantom Limb EP • · Anna Coddington -The Lake (2008/indie) • · Anna Coddington – Cat and Bird (2011) • · Adam Page – Seedy Cd (2011) • · The Grand Schezhuan – Live in Melbourne (2010) • · Wild Bill Ricketts – John Dryden (2009) • · Wild Bill Ricketts – West Wind (2011) • · Wild Bill Ricketts EP (2013 Wonderful Noise) • · Fabulous meets Ricketts (2012 12” Wonderful Noise) • · Fly My Pretties – Live 2009 (Loop) • · Ria Hall – EP (Producer 2011) • · Hollie Smith – The Humour and Misfortune of Others (Producer 2010) • · Matt Hay – Solo EP (TBR 2012) • · Matt Baraus – solo (TBR 2012) • · Matt Langley – solo album (Producer – TBR 2012) • · Nil Nil – self titled album (2014) • · Nil Nil – Dame a Licorne (2014) • · Nil Nil – Denom Gene (2014) • · Seven Davis Jnr – LFTOS (2017) • · Cave Circles – My Heart Is A Beating Drum EP (2017) • · DJ Oboe – Oboe You Don’t (2017) • · Cave Circles – Apricity – Wonderful Noise (2017) • · Lawrence Arabia – A Lake, Flying Nun (2017) • · The Labcoats – O Potassium, Braille Records (2016) • · Orchestra of Spheres – Brothers And Sisters Of The Black Lagoon, Fire Records (2016) • · Orchestra of Spheres – Mirrors, Fire Records (2018) • · The Spines – Dreamboat (2019) • · Eru Dangerspiel Live At Auckland Arts Festival 2018, Self-release (2019) • · AJA – Non-Handler, Meetinghouse Records (2019) • · Superstarz – Self-titled, iiii Records (2019) • · Clearpath Ensemble – Self titled, Cosmic Compositions (2020) • · Fun and Funner – Childrens Songs (2020) • · Tuone – Found in Translation ( Final output for Master of Arts Deg, completed 2020) (Composer/Conductor – 2020) • · Riki Gooch and Jeff Henderson – For Saxophones, Clarinet and Drums, Double Album – iiii records (2020) • · Cave Circles – Stolen Land, Stolen Beats – Buzzypoint Records (2020) • · Blue Smoke – Remembering Pixie Williams (Producer/Drummer) (2020) • · Issaac Aesili – Self titled – Bastard Jazz NYC – 2020 • · Fabulous Arabia – Henry – Wonderfulnoise Productions Japan – (2019) • Mara TK – Bad Meditation – YGB – (2021) • Virtual Shadow Ensemble – Keep Your Disance (Noa Records) 2020 • Alistair Fraser and Riki Gooch -Rangatira (Noa Records) 2020 • Suns Alibi – Live at the Deepdive Festival (Noa Records) • Pan Moana Group – Live at Little Goblins (151 Improv) 2022 • Alistair Fraser and Riki Gooch – Mahurangi (Oro Records) 2022 • David Long – I’ll hum the first few bars (Rattle Records) 2023 • David Long – Ash and Bone (Rattle) 2022 • Luke Buda – BUDA (2021) • Trioglodyte with Riki Gooch and Sean Martin-Buss – Jazz from the Underground Nightclubs of Aotearoa Vol.9 (iiii records) 2022 • The Slowdown – Always the Bridesmaid (iiii records) 2024 • Superstarz!- Superstarz! (iiii records) 2019 • Rhian Sheehan and Arli Liberman – Traces (2025) • Farewell Spit (iiii records 2025) • The Electric Sheep Jazz from the Underground Nightclubs of Aotearoa Vol.12, Kiwijahzz (2025) Upcoming Releases Anika Moa album (2026), Samuel Flynn-Scott solo album (2026), Jeremy Taylor album (2026), Thrashing Marlin album (2026)
