Phoenix Summit Brings Aotearoa’s Creative Communities Back Together With An Exciting New Dinner Date Format
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As restrictions begin to ease across New Zealand and the live music and events industry continues its journey back to live, local creative summit Phoenix Rising is making a triumphant return, this time in the form of a dinner date.
Hosted by Keith Turner (LiveNDirect), Phoenix Rising will feature in-depth conversations with the likes of Mike Snell (American producer, engineer, DJ & songwriter), Caitlin Crisp (New Zealand Fashion Designer), Sam Gribben (CEO of Melodics/former CEO of Serato) and NZ entrepreneurs Thomas & Michael (The Dudes Project).
Leaning into the creative networking element that is in the DNA of the Phoenix Rising events, guests will be allocated seating selected by the team to ‘match-make’ ticket holders to a table of creative peers with similar specialities and interests, giving them the opportunity to network and converse with someone new, in a time where mingling and moving are still somewhat restricted.
Each ticket also includes a delicious fully catered dinner from Wynyard and a beverage from hospitality partner Steinlager.
Phoenix Rising kicks off at 6pm on April 7 with tickets for the event on sale now via Moshtix. Find out more about the featured industry speakers and performers below.
Keith Turner
Founder + CEO of LiveNDirect
American TV personality and experienced A&R Rep, Keith brings to the Phoenix stage his youthful spirit and comic demeanour. Having hosted the BET awards, featured host at Essence Fest and worked on entertainment publications Complex and Hollywood Unlocked covering pop-culture stories of the moment including interviewing iconic musicians Queen Latifah, Jamie Foxx, Nick Cannon and more.
Mike Snell
Engineer/Producer/Songwriter/DJ
Born and raised in NYC, Mike Snell is a grammy nominated, multi-platinum and gold-certified producer/songwriter/engineer/DJ. He was part of the #1 R&B album for Teyana Taylor, and two #1 Rap albums for Kanye West and Rick Ross as an engineer. Also on his stacked resume is producing for Kodak Black, Ty Dolla, Lil Mosey and Russ.
Caitlin Crisp
Fashion Designer
Caitlin Crisp has moved from strength to strength in her momentum to become a beloved Kiwi brand. Through winning over her following as a contestant on Project Runway in 2019, winning the PITCH Industry awards from her alma mater; Ara Institute of Canterbury and through her connections and experience interning/working in the production rooms of household names such as Karen Walker and Georgia Alice.
Sam Gribben
CEO Melodics & Former CEO Serato
A tech-savvy entrepreneur with 15 years of industry experience, whose career has seen him focusing on early-stage technology companies. Sam has been part of successfully delivering dozens of products, from initial concept to final delivery. Sam left Serato after a decade in the pursuit of a new challenge and is now at the helm of Melodics, a software that works to build your musical skills.
Tomas Tappin &
Michael McRae
The Two Dudes Project
Meet the duo behind the up and coming male bathroom brand Two Dudes (@twodudesproject)The pair launched the business after living and working together in Singapore and recognising a lack of affordable good quality products for men back home. Two Dudes is underpinned by supporting men's health and wellbeing.
MELODOWNZ
Urban Poet/ MC / Rapper
MELODOWNZ is a Polynesian artist hailing from West Auckland, New Zealand. Born Bronson Price, MELODOWNZ was raised in the melting pot community of West Auckland’s Avondale, surrounded by a diverse palette of culture, ethnicity and walks of life, all of which play a role in his second nature for storytelling. An artist not to be ignored, gaining recognition internationally and quickly becoming a hometown hero in New Zealand, MELODOWNZ is on a mission to share his wisdom with the rest of the world.