In the 1990s you could catch a young Aaron Nevezie wailing away on his jazz guitar in all the notable clubs and bars dotted along High Street in Auckland, but it wasn't long before the bright lights of New York lured him away.
Now the co-owner of The Bunker studio, an engineer and producer, he has worked with the likes of Dangermouse, The Black Keys, and our own Tama Waipara. Nick Atkinson finds out more.