Tiki Taane

TIKI TAANE BIO
Artist, Producer, Engineer, Director, Experimentalist

One of the most well-known and diverse artists and producers in Aotearoa (New Zealand), Tiki Taane (Ngāti Maniapoto / MacDuff) is considered to be an influential element in the pioneering of Aotearoa's bass culture, as well as the country's most prolific genre-bending experimentalist.
First hitting the stage in 1991, Tiki went on to become the live sound engineer and eventually frontman of leading band Salmonella Dub in 1996, which catapulted Tiki to embark upon a life changing solo career that saw his music and production skills reach record breaking, award winning heights.
Tiki’s 2007 self-produced debut solo album ‘Past Present Future’ achieved double platinum sales and picked up a swag of NZ Music awards. His beautiful acoustic love ballad ‘Always On My Mind’ rose to #1 and broke two all-time NZ records – it sat in the charts for a record 55 weeks and was also the first-ever NZ digital single to achieve platinum sales.
Tiki has produced multi-platinum, chart topping singles and albums, not only for himself but for NZ artists such as Six60, Salmonella Dub and long-time friends Shapeshifter - he’s been their exclusive live sound engineer since 1999.
Tiki has also produced and worked on studio projects with artists such as L.A.B, Kora, Sticky Fingers, Shihad, Katchafire, DUB FX, Blindspot, Tadpole, Scribe, Savage, Rob Ruha, Ria Hall, Che Fu, Maisey Rika, Summer Thieves, Fly My pretties, Tali, The Upbeats, Concord Dawn, State of Mind, Lee Mvtthews, Big Sima and countless more.
Recently, Tiki has stunned the cinema and film festival world with two different projects; his independently made music documentary film and live album "Tiki Taane in Session with CSO", which won 40 international film awards, and his transcendent screen composition with good friend Arli Liberman for the feature film "Ka Whawhai Tonu", which won best original music score in a film at the APRA and NZSA awards.
As a live artist, Tiki is renowned as much for his powerful, live shows as he is for the anthems he writes and produces. His extraordinary ability to rock the mic as a hype MC, or as a One Man Band live looper, or through the collaborations he does with bands and orchestras, is something to be experienced firsthand. No matter the set Tiki performs, or which country he performs in, the audience is always reminded of the sheer power of Tiki’s ability to unify and connect as he seamlessly delivers a unique performance experience, making him one of the most diverse producers and performing artist in Aotearoa NZ.

Tiki works alongside his two older sisters as the CEO of his production company, solar powered studio, and record label Tikidub Productions, which he established in 2006.