Alisa Xayalith is a kiwi-born Laotian living in LA; an award-winning artist, singer & songwriter, most notably as the frontwoman, lead vocalist, guitarist & keyboardist for The Naked & Famous, one of Aotearoa's biggest bands of the 2010s. Alisa is now releasing incredible works as a solo artist, Namnita was lucky enough to chat all about her new single "I'll Be There" as well as lockdown loneliness, racist white-dude bands and loyalty as a friend.

Podcast produced by Eastern Sound Collective in conjunction with Radio Active.FM

Executive Producer: Nadia Freeman

Technical Production by: Karnan Saba

Presenter and Artist Liasion: Namnita Kumar

Made with Support from NZ On Air Music

Tracks used without:

Alisa Xayalith - I'll be there

Alisa Xayalith - High Fidelity

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Sujai is an independent ambient producer, born in India and raised in Aotearoa, having started his musical journey as a freestyle rapper. Namnita chats to him about translating pain through music, finding the Eastern Sound Collective and creating his track "Turn Up On You" featuring Briony Drysdale

Podcast produced by Eastern Sound Collective in conjunction with Radio Active.FM

Executive Producer: Nadia Freeman

Technical Producer by: Karnan Saba

Presenter and Artist Liaison: Namnita Kumar

Made with support from NZ On Air Music

Tracks used throughout:

Sujai - Turn up on you

Sujai - Turn up on you (instrumental)

Sujai - Hope

Sujai - To The Beat

Sujai - Off Time

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Carawei is a Kiwi-born Chinese multi-instrumentalist and music producer, best known for her solo work & as guitarist of The Venom Dolls. She is also the founder of Milky Avenue Studios, a LGBTQ+-focused music studio based in Tāmaki Makaurau. Namnita chats with her about her upcoming song "Retrograde", as well as training in music from a young age, how her family approaches her career, signing an album to Big Pop & running your own studio.

Tracks used throughout:

Carawei - Retrograde

Carawei - Retrograde (Instrumental)

Carawei - Blue

Carawei - Sidechain

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