Streetwise. Suave. Sophisticated….

AWA’s honey-sweet vocals were first heard with the multi platinum selling Nesian Mystik that stormed the New Zealand pop charts with a record 12 Top 10 singles. As the principle songwriter behind the crew, AWA also lent his pop smarts to artists from Aotearoa (NZ), Australia and Japan, collaborations that have connected a Pacific rim of urban music.

“It took me a long time to accept and be proud of the fact that I was a songwriter amongst other things,” AWA reflects. “I always have a lot of projects on the go, but they all have one thing in common – they are my passions and my vehicles to communicate ideas.”

AWA continues to add to his skill set as a singer, songwriter, student and broadcaster and takes the bold step of introducing himself as a solo artist.

Solo achievements:

  • The single Midnight was selected for the Mai FM Summer Jams compilation
  • The single Never Never currently being played in NZ and Hawaii (KCCN FM)
  • Native Intel was AWA’s first release, a bilingual EP that hit the Top 40 in the New Zealand Album Charts and explores Awa’s deepening relationship with the Maori language
  • Co wrote Dane Rumble’s Cruel – Most performed work in New Zealand for 2010