--- title: Mike's Musings | Mike Chunn (2) description: Mike Chunn is a former member of Split Enz and Citizen Band, and the founder and current Creative Director of the Play it Strange Trust, which encourages children to write songs and perform. He is the author of the Split Enz biography Stranger than Fiction and the memoir A Sharp Left Turn. (2) image: https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/hubfs/mikesminute-1.png --- [Skip to content](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/author/mike-chunn/page/2#main-content) [Contact us](mailto:info@playitstrange.org.nz) [![Squiggla](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/Squiggla.png?width=3780&height=1890&name=Squiggla.png)](https://www.playitstrange.org.nz/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Contact us](mailto:info@playitstrange.org.nz) # Mike's Musings Musings from our founder Mike Chunn [![](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/hubfs/IMG_6470.jpg)](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-thefirstrecordingsession) ## [Mike's Minute: The First Recording Session](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-thefirstrecordingsession) [Mike Chunn](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/author/mike-chunn) Sep 3, 2024, 10:26:18 AM Here is the path that is followed when would-be songwriter(s) actually do write a song, enter one of... [Read more](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-thefirstrecordingsession) [![](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/hubfs/IMG_1830.jpg)](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-music-teachers) ## [Mike's Minute: Shining a light on Music Teachers](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-music-teachers) [Mike Chunn](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/author/mike-chunn) Aug 26, 2024, 10:10:10 AM When a song is submitted to a Play It Strange songwriting competition, there can be a number of acti... [Read more](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-music-teachers) [![](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/hubfs/IMG_6859.jpg)](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-a-tip-o-the-hat-to-our-initial-board-of-trustees) ## [Mike's Minute: A Tip o' the Hat to our Initial Board of Trustees](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-a-tip-o-the-hat-to-our-initial-board-of-trustees) [Mike Chunn](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/author/mike-chunn) Aug 16, 2024, 2:20:45 PM Bill Moran, an economic adviser to Trevor Mallard, the associate Minister of Finance for the NZ Gove... [Read more](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-a-tip-o-the-hat-to-our-initial-board-of-trustees) [![](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/hubfs/A_230919NZHDPGALDOFF07.jpg)](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-playitstrange) ## [Mike's Minute - Play It Strange in the passage of time](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-playitstrange) [Mike Chunn](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/author/mike-chunn) Aug 1, 2024, 2:23:01 PM This year, 2024, the Play It Strange Trust (PIST) is moving headlong through its 21st year. With a p... [Read more](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-playitstrange) [![](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/hubfs/neil%20finn.jpg)](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-lion-foundation) ## [Mike's Minute - The Lion Foundation National Secondary School Songwriting Competition](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-lion-foundation) [Mike Chunn](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/author/mike-chunn) Jul 23, 2024, 10:39:11 AM July finds our small work force of three diving into the exciting details of our principal songwriti... [Read more](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-lion-foundation) [![](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/hubfs/20231109%20TwentyStrangeYears-TownHall-285.jpg)](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-jordan-luck-and-his-path-to-play-it-strange) ## [Mike's Minute - Jordan Luck and his path to Play It Strange](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-jordan-luck-and-his-path-to-play-it-strange) [Mike Chunn](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/author/mike-chunn) Jul 17, 2024, 11:09:26 AM Once upon a time I was manager of a record company – Mushroom NZ. I had completed ten years as a per... [Read more](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-jordan-luck-and-his-path-to-play-it-strange) [![](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(3).png)](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-june-0) ## [Mike's Minute - Matariki Songwriting Competitions](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-june-0) [Mike Chunn](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/author/mike-chunn) Jul 10, 2024, 11:05:06 AM In 2011 Dame Hinewehi Mohi, came to the office of Play It Strange. Hinewehi was known to us all. She... [Read more](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-june-0) [![](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(3).png)](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-the-origins-of-play-it-strange) ## [Mike's Minute - The Origins Of Play It Strange](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-the-origins-of-play-it-strange) [Mike Chunn](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/author/mike-chunn) Jun 17, 2024, 2:32:59 PM I have lived several decades with the writing of songs as the underlying force field. Those songs, w... [Read more](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-the-origins-of-play-it-strange) [![](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(3).png)](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-the-history-of-the-peace-song-competition) ## [Mike's Minute - The Origins Of The Peace Song Competition](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-the-history-of-the-peace-song-competition) [Mike Chunn](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/author/mike-chunn) Jun 17, 2024, 2:30:30 PM The songwriting competition concept was well underway with a national Play It Strange songwriting co... [Read more](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-the-history-of-the-peace-song-competition) [![](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(3).png)](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-june-0-0) ## [Mike's Minute - Why The Peace Song?](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-june-0-0) [Mike Chunn](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/author/mike-chunn) Jun 17, 2024, 9:43:48 AM While Peace Songs flourished on the pop music platform in the late 50s / early 60s there was an inhe... [Read more](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-june-0-0) [![](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(3).png)](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-june) ## [Mike's Minute - Judging the Youthtown Competition](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-june) [Mike Chunn](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/author/mike-chunn) May 30, 2024, 12:25:26 PM The Play It Strange songwriting competition running in partnership with Youthtown has run its course... [Read more](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-june) [First](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/author/mike-chunn) [Prev](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/author/mike-chunn) [1](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/author/mike-chunn) [2](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/author/mike-chunn/page/2) Next Last ## Want to keep updated on all things Play It Strange? 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