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Alon Hammer

If you’ve been keeping up with our recent posts, you’ll know that stage design and visuals are absolutely core to the Twisted experience. We wanted to share a bit more about the wizardry involved in mind-melting visual projections, so we caught up with Alon Hammer AKA REM Visuals ahead of his debut set in Aotearoa this Twisted.

Inner Child is BACK!

We caught up with Sara Nikšić AKA Inner Child to hear hers – a tale of how a love for marine biology and music festivals led her to create a series of critically acclaimed albums incorporating whalesong with electronic music that have been performed across the world.

Dead Bird Books

This week in our culture spotlight we caught up with poet, rapper, and general legend of the scene Dominic Hoey. We’re stoked to host a showcase from his publishing company, Dead Bird Books at Twisted this year so we took the time ahead of it to find out what they’re all about.

Sound Delinquents

The Sound Delinquents are a collective of passionate young bucks that host music and art events in the South Island of Aotearoa, predominantly in the Tasman region. With a love for getting the highest quality rigs in NZ paired with the best underground musicians, they are dedicated to creating immersive and unforgettable experiences.

Synchronicity

Synchronicity 2024 is coming up next weekend, and you know what that means - festival season is finally upon us!

Twisted Decennium Sessions: DUNJ x Twisted Frequency in Sydney!

We’re hopping across the ditch to join our friends DUNJ to put on the Sydney edition of the Twisted Decennium Sessions. This series of indoor parties has been carefully crafted to jump start the hype train for our decade celebration!

Twisted Decennium Sessions: Beat Bach Show Announced!

Join us for the Welly edition of the Twisted Decennium sessions, a series of indoor parties curated to prepare us for our ten year anniversary!

Twisted Decennium Sessions - First Show Announced!

As we approach our ten year anniversary we are bringing you a series of events that will serve as testimony for what is to come.

Volunteer Sunday Shoutout

We want to throw the spotlight on the unsung heroes, the heartbeat of our events - The volunteers!

Introducing: The Twisted Olympics!

Compete for a chance at Twisted glory by participating in this esteemed annual event.

The Green Room Sunday Shoutout

This crew have been a leading part of Aotearoa’s music scene since the early days of electronica in NZ.

Roll up, roll up! The circus is here!

This New Year’s the Twisted Circus are bringing all their circus toys, a healthy supply of fire fuel, and are inviting you to come play, learn new tricks and spin some FIRE!

HAVEN Sunday Shoutout

Hear from HAVEN ahead of their stage takeover at this year's Twisted!

Anke Richter at Twisted 2024

We're very excited to announce this guest

Citadel Records Sunday Shoutout!

We’re back again to throw the spotlight on another amazing crew that has been making waves across the motu.

Speed Networking at Twisted!

These meetings are intended to break the ice and introduce ourselves to new people, so we can take these connections out into the big wide world and do some cool stuff!

Wozer = Shit Skaters

Big love to our friends at Wozer.

Foodcourt Sunday Shoutout

Hear the stories, passion, and vision of Foodcourt as they take us on a mini-journey through their inner workings.

GOT BARS?

Call out for MCs, vocalists, and lyricists!

TRASHPALACE Sunday Shoutout

Expect an oasis of chillness and all things weird and wonderful. Keep reading to hear straight from the minds of TRASHPALACE.

Kahurangi National Park

The second largest of Aotearoa's national parks.

BigBada BOOM Sunday Shoutout!!

Hear from DJ PUNCH - The creator of BigBada Boom!

Mokomoko - Kahurangi Skink

Check out some of the amazing things Anna Zrinyi-Morgan is getting up to.

Welcome to Nowhere Sunday Shoutout

Shoutouts to Welcome to Nowhere!

Tub's Audio Sunday Shoutout!

Its Sunday Shoutout season yo!

20 Years of Zenon Records tour comes to Aotearoa!

Since it was founded in 2003 by Sensient, Zenon Records has gone on to become an absolute powerhouse in its field, representing a stunning line up of international producers and performers and firmly securing its place on the world stage of underground electronica.

NEW RECIPE, SAME GREAT TASTE: Bass Taster 2022

After a brief hiatus due to some slight global pandemic issues, we are excited to once again bring this annual throwdown of bass music to whet your bassbuds for our main event!

GROUCH + GROUCH IN DUB SHOW ANNOUNCED!

First gig back of the year and its gonna be a SCHTONKER!

TICKET SALE DATE ANNOUNCED

Last year these flew off the shelves in record time! Make sure you and your crew are ready if you want to catch an early bird ticket!

Now we FEAST!

Bass Taster reservations open! As we get closer to summer we are once again bringing you a series of events to whet your whistle and get you warmed up for new years. Bass taster has become somewhat of a tradition in Twisted Frequency Lore, A sonic feast crossing a variety of bass flavours. The menu has been crafted to satisfy all manner of audiophile, a smorgasbord of scrumptious noise.

Ticket launch party announced!

Tickets to Twisted Frequency Festival 2022 go on sale from 5pm on the 26th of June! To mark this occasion we are bringing another stellar lineup of Kiwi and international producers and djs, showcasing a fierce range of talent and skill and as always an enormous dose of lush psychedelic trance and techno from the underground.

Dusty Comedy Kickons

Dusty Comedy Kickons serves up the chill afternoon giggles for those in need of a quick break from the dance floor.

TWISTED X NEPTUNE

We're teaming up with Neptune Collective to bring you a series of parties around the bay with some live bands from Te Whanganui-a-tara

THE WAR AGAINST NATURE IS OVER

Toothfish is a fictional environmental activist cum street artist who uses posters to raise awareness of environmental/political issues which affect you. Toothfish are also a species of deep water fish which live in the Southern Ocean and around the continent of Antarctica.