4:00 pm today

The Mixtape: Pos Maveaga on 30 years of Pacific Underground

From The Mixtape, 4:00 pm today

Our guest picking the music is Pos' Mavaega, Musical Director for Pacific Underground, NZ's longest running Pacific performing arts group who are celebrating 30 years of theatre. 

Pos is a writer, musician and musical director. He joined PU in 1993 and has been busy writing, recording, touring, producing, and music directing in theatres, concerts and festivals throughout the Pacific. 

As a musician, Pos has toured with Che Fu and King Kapisi, and he’s worked with our top artists as a stage technician - Fat Freddies, Sol3Mio, Fat Freddy's Drop, Shihad, Stan Walker and Bic Runga.

His credits include music direction and sound design for notable productions such as 'Dawn Raids' and 'Sons'. 

We catch up with Pos as the Auckland Theatre Company's production of Dawn Raids kicks off at the Wellington Opera House 23-24 October for three performances only. 

Pos Mavaega, Musical Director for Pacific Underground

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