Jeremy McPike

With over two decades of experience in the New Zealand music industry, Jeremy McPike is a true renaissance man of the recording studio.

Taking on the management of York Street studios in 2000, Jeremy played a key role in making the facility one of the most iconic recording venues in the country. While at York Street, Jeremy launched an internship for engineers which has created a raft of award-winning engineers and producers both here and abroad. As an industry lynchpin, Jeremy used York Street to forge relationships with key players like Auckland University, Smokefree Rockquest, Play it Strange, APRA, Air NZ and national radio stations like Channel Z, ZM and bFM.

Moving on to Neil Finn’s Roundhead in 2014, Jeremy’s client-focused approach turned the studio into a go-to hotspot. Often overseeing all facets of the recording process, he has been at the helm of countless chart-topping projects; he’s worked with the likes of Crowded House, Dave Dobbyn, Opshop, Shihad, Mick Fleetwood, Black Eyed Peas and many more.

An entrepreneur and connector, Jeremy is constantly giving back to the community. In 2009 he produced Merry Christmas Baby, a star-studded charity album which went gold and raised $15k for Plunket NZ. In 2005, he managed the recording of Anchor Me, a charity single commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Rainbow Warrior.

When he’s not tinkering behind a console, he’s a guest lecturer at the University of Auckland and SAE, where he also sits on the Creative Industries Advisory Committee.

Jeremy can mentor on: Audio Engineering, Recording, Mixing, mastering, Studio Construction, Album planning, session planning, General business management.

Paul McLaney

Paul McLaney is a long-standing contributor to the musical landscape as both a recording artist of over twenty album releases, a composer of theatre and dance scores, and an Intellectual Property expert. He has worked as General Manager for Mushroom Music Publishing NZ with responsibilities across all licensing and A&R; as an independent contractor in the licensing sphere; as a consultant to Native Tongue Music Publishing on writer relations; he sat on New Zealand Music Commission’s Board of Trustees for 9 years as well as Atamira Dance Collective’s Board. In 2022 he was commissioned by NZ On Air to write a paper on Sync Licensing in New Zealand. He is the Musical Supervisor for The World of Wearable Art, responsible for the commissioning of new work and facilitating music licensing requirements.