--- title: Mike's Musings (2) description: "Mike's Muse: Memories and Ponderings from our Founder Mike Chunn (2)" image: https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/hubfs/mikesminute-1.png --- [Skip to content](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/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/mikesminute.png)](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-the-power-of-songwriting-navigating-emotions) ## [Mike’s Minute:  The Power of Songwriting – Navigating Emotions.](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-the-power-of-songwriting-navigating-emotions) [Mike Chunn](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/author/mike-chunn) Sep 9, 2024, 8:59:36 PM Penny sat by the large street-side window of the lounge in her family home and stared outside. It wa... [Read more](https://info.playitstrange.org.nz/mikes-musings/mikes-minute-the-power-of-songwriting-navigating-emotions) [![](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... 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[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... 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[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... 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