Taranaki Singer Songwriters Sound Bite Sessions - Crystal Starr & Rory

Supported by Centre City

Enjoy a side of tasty tunes and great sounds with your lunch at Centre City on the first Friday of every month.

Sound Bite Sessions is a new live music partnership between Centre City and Taranaki Singer-Songwriters. Each 60-minute performance will celebrate shared stories and the unique essence that pulses through Taranaki from the voices and words of local singer-songwriters.

Sound Bite Sessions will offer an unparalleled opportunity to feast on both the soul and the senses, bringing the community together and building opportunities for original music in the local arts and entertainment scene.

The Sound Bite Sessions season will feature 13 local artists over seven scheduled performances from May to November. Each session will run for 60 minutes from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. in the Entertainment Space, Level 2, above the Food court, Centre City.

Line up: 

Crystal Starr

Introducing Miss Crystal Starr, the enchanting embodiment of indie rock, easy listening, country-folk, and diva styles. Crystal Starr's voice; a treasure refined through years of busking and vocal training, paints her original songs with a deep, smokey richness, effortlessly traversing from intimate folk ballads to powerful diva-like anthems. 

With a guitar in hand and lyrics in her heart, she weaves a musical tapestry that resonates with the essence of her upbringing and the eclectic inspirations she's encountered.

Rory:

Welcome to the world of Rory’s musical, magical mind. Laid back and heart-felt vocal melodies over spacious guitar, Rory sings about his life experiences through his original songs. A master of his instrument, Rory’s guitar-work is undeniably impressive. 

With each psychedelic-influenced composition ranging in tempo and feel, from poetic and heart-tugging earworms, to upbeat and funky numbers, Rory puts his entire soul into his playing and captures hearts wherever he travels.