165. Chris Melville

About this episode

Danny reconnects with Chris Melville, who played a significant role in his artistic career, to discuss their past collaborations and experiences.

Danny met Chris Melville twenty five years ago when they were both regularly performing at The Temple Bar in Auckland’s CBD. Chris didn’t realise he was playing an important role in Danny’s career, giving Danny lots of great advice about how to build a career in the arts. They went on to collaborate on several projects together and now, after having not seen each other for a few years, they have reconnected to record this episode of the podcast. This one goes deep. Enj...

People in this episode

Hosts: Danny McCrum, Mike Harrington

Guest: Chris Melville

Topics covered

• music
• career advice
• collaboration
• reconnection
• arts

Keywords

• Chris Melville
• Danny McCrum
• career in the arts
• collaboration
• The Temple Bar

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Auckland, The Temple Bar

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