So what's your background, what brings you here?
I used to run Volt studios in Dunedin and I used to run IMD [Records]. I started off with King Loser and Trash and eventually it evolved into a studio and a label, which as you know, is now defunct. In the course of running Volt I started working with Martin doing demos for the new album, plus his track on Disturbed [a compilation album on IMD]. He was working with lots of various people there, which was cool, and he was still into working with me.
Apparently. So you recorded with King Loser?
Yeah. I did the first album. That was quite an interesting one 'cause it was recorded on four track all over the country. We brought it to Fish Street [Studios], dumped it across to 16 [track] and at the same time added the vocals, put some pieces in and it was done in one day, starting at mid-day and finishing at 6 the next morning; then driving home in the snow. It was a bit of a budget one. The whole album ended up costing $350.
New Zealand or US money?
It was New Zealand money. [a lot less than US dollars]
