Mike’s Musings: A Message from Mike Looking Ahead to 2027

As the New Year, 2027, rolls in and 2026 stands before us having brought dozens and dozens of songs written by teenagers; close by and beside us and across the country, we can pay attention and celebrate the reality before us.

Which is?

How do young  New Zealanders find the weaving patterns and emotional textures they so magically portray in their magnetic lyrics? It’s not that an educational template is presented to them when they receive ‘finalist’ branding in the cool success of the songwriting competitions that they pursue. It’s broader than that.

It’s the intuition they have inherently at hand. It’s the cognitive understanding they are able to hold in wonderment. It’s also the almost jig-saw assembly they master in their cool and blissful talent.

You will know in you’re listening to their unique outlay. Try it. Do it. Hold yourself at hand. It will hold fast.

Listen, listen, Listen.

Make it your own.