If you love hikes and immersing yourself in rugged, yet spectacular mountain landscapes, then put this on your bucket list ✨
From my travels to Nepal in Oct/Nov 2024 📽️
Shout out to the best trekking crew there is - Sunshine Reggae 🌞
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#nepal #himalayas #threepasses #trekking #hiking #sagarmatha #sagarmathanationalpark #everest #everestbasecamp #kalapatthar #gokyolake #travel #adventure #mountains #traveltips
#kathmandu #memories #sunshine #sunshinereggae #landscapes #glaciers #khumbuicefall #gokyori
🍒 OUT NOW 🍒
My latest track, Cherry Hill, is now available on all streaming platforms! Queue it up and whack it on a suitable playlist if you're liking the vibes!!!
Right on time to celebrate @nzmusicmonth
Massive shout out to @saminaff for the super fun photoshoot on this one. Getting silly with the last punnet of cherries for the past season. Thank-you for your time and energy 🙏
Props to the maestro @paul.the.kid at @vanillaseamusic for doing the final mix and master - love your work brother. Breathing new life into my creative process - thank-you ✨
Shout out to @prendergast.oliver for your drumming skills - looking forward to the next batch of songs with you 🥁
Also, thanks to @jordan_tannen - where we recorded the drum stems at his studio just under a year ago. Good things take time right?
Everything else created by yours truly 👌
Hope you like it!
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#nzmusicmonth #newrelease #songrelease #cherryhill #spotifyartist #nzmusic #originalmusic #nzmusician #newmusic
Memories from Shannon & Simon's Wedding Day @kumeuvalleyestate
Thanks so much for trusting me with the live music for ok your ceremony and cocktail hour - you guys made me feel super welcome, and loved every minute!
Audio has come straight from a GoPro for the aisle song (@hanson 'Everday') and a mobile phone (@harrybelafonte404 'Day-O The Banana Boat Song').
Currently taking bookings through Winter and for the upcoming Summer season 👌
#nzweddings #nzbrideandgroom #livemusicforweddings #hanson #nzbride
Playing a resort course like Millbrook deserves a little video right???
Rad day out with the lads @jasperhawkinsnz and @bare_footed_kiwi
I walked onto the course after completing two back-to-back Great Walks - still managed an 87 🫡
Ollie smoked us all with an 82 - cheers for getting us on!
🎶 from @danauerbae
📽️ inspo from @winthedaygolf
#millbrook #millbrookresort #queenstown #golfnz #southisland
The Milford Track ✨
Often praised as one of "the finest walks in the world," offering an immersive journey through the heart of Fiordland National Park.
55km over four days and three nights, with the highest point MacKinnon Pass sitting at 1,154m (3,786ft).
Other notable landmarks are...
The Sutherland Falls - NZ's tallest permanent waterfall at 580m
Bell Rock - a massive boulder hollowed out by waterfalls and turned upside down
Mackay Falls - used in the 100% Pure NZ commercials and one of NZ's most photographer waterfalls
It's an epic part of NZ and we got super lucky to not have a single drop of rain the entire time.
Hiking this at shoulder season (I did end of Apr) was ideal; sandflies weren't too bad, and the guided hikes had just finished (taking an extra 60ppl off the trail completely).
It's tough to get on this walk, so I recommend visiting greatwalkhuts.com and entering your travel dates..it's quite easy to pick up a spot this way, which is what I did.
Thanks @fiordlandoutdoors for making my Milford experience seamless!
And, thanks to my new buddies from the Milford Track - you know who you are ✨
#myfiordlandmoment #milfordtrack #fiordlandnationalpark #milfordsound #sutherlandfalls
Practicing some basic harmonic sounds 🎶
As I progress through lead playing, I try to simplify my development by listening out for one extra note, or sound, that is interesting.
Using that one extra note/sound, I figure out where exactly it sits across all relevant scale types, and where it's suitable to place it in my playing.
Work in progress 🤙
Thanks @mellodazemusic - my go to for chord progression ideas that I turn into my own vibe 🙏
#acousticguitar #harmonic #chilloutmusic #looping #guitarchords
Firstly, thanks @ostudio_takapuna for inviting me along 🤙
I'm a huge fan of saunas and ice baths; I often go through seasons of commitment, but I always love the process along with the good feelings afterward.
Anyways, I got curious about inflammation and how sauna / ice baths work with it. Just for fun =)
Note - I am not a health professional by any means. I was instead interested to learn more about it, and this is some of what I found 👌
In summary, not all inflammation is bad...
In the short-term (like an acute injury or illness) inflammation is your natural response. It's your immune system saying, 'something's wrong, let's go fix it'.
From my experience, ice baths can definitely ease pain from an injury, numbing the tissue, and reducing swelling.
From my reading; it can be beneficial after workouts, perhaps as a quick recovery. However, not so beneficial if you're using it straight after every workout; like if you're going for muscle growth and strength building, you might want to wait on the ice.
How about sauna then?
In contrast to what I said above, if inflammation is long-term, or chronic, that's when it can be pretty detrimental to health (things related to diet, sleep, stress and others).
It was interesting to read; sauna doesn't necessarily just 'reduce inflammation' directly, it instead creates a controlled stress (heat) that trains your body to regulate inflammation better over time.
CRP (C-Reactive Protein) is a key marker for inflammation. It seems a high CRP is not ideal...
Regular sauna use is linked to lower bassline CRP levels in the long-term. It's like you train your CRPs to handle stress better over time; better regulation.
There was also interesting info about 'Heat-Shock Proteins' but I'm running out of text.
Zooming out again:
🔥 Sauna is a great way to train your system to handle long-term stress and chronic inflammation better.
🧊 Ice baths can be helpful to reduce pain / inflammation in the now.
Got anything to add or edit? Interested to hear!
Thanks @katie___180 for modeling 😘
#inflammation #sauna #icebath #ostudio #takapuna
The magical wedding celebration of Sean & Sinéad ✨
Every moment was an absolute highlight, so I decided to edit this one from end, back to the start 📽️
Thanks for trusting me with live acoustic sounds for the Canapès and my dancefloor set for the evening. Was a huge hit!
Venue - @mudbrick_weddings
Photos - @wildfolkphotography
#waiheke #mudbrick #livemusic #nzweddings #herecomesthebride
Lyrics go out to folks in the Northern Hemisphere 🐞
For any guitar players out there, play this one with a pick and you'll start to blend string accuracy with gentle strumming, even racking strings at times. It's a beautiful sounding technique to have!
Really fun song to play and sing - hope you enjoy my rendition 🎶
#thebeatles #herecomesthesun #acousticguitar #livemusic #nzweddings
