On The Record with Play It Strange

About On The Record with Play It Strange

On The Record with Play It Strange is a podcast for emerging artists in Aotearoa. Each season features a new local artist as host, interviewing music industry professionals to help you grow and elevate your music career.

Publisher

Mediaworks

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Jul 2025

Latest episode

15 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Feb 2026

   Artist Branding

   It can be hard finding your identity as an artist and knowing how to best represent yourself. Zaidoon Nasit, aka alternative hip hop artist WHOSHOTSCOTT, sits down with Chaii to speak about building your artist brand.

2. 

   8 Feb 2026

   Owning the Stage with Jess B

   From performing at New Zealand's biggest music festivals, supporting Kehlani on her NZ/Australia arena tour, to performing her song "Power" on stage with Coldplay last year, Jess B knows a thing or two about live performances. Our host Chaii sits down with Jess B to talk about the journey so far.

3. 

   1 Feb 2026

   Protecting the Wellbeing of Creatives with MusicHelps

   Being in the creative industry can be hard on the mind and heart. Chaii sits down with Carmel Bennett from MusicHelps to speak about resources accessible to artists & workers in the creative industry on how to support their wellbeing.

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