Emi 恵美 Pogoni is an artist based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa with a creative practice orbiting composition, sound design and music direction. They enjoy collaborating towards experimental and/or progressive projects, work typically within live contexts creating music for contemporary dance, theatre, performance art and fashion runway, and are an emerging practitioner for screen. They also undertake technical sound work, curate performance for large-scale music events, as well as miscellaneous design.

Gordon Pl Stage

fka Newtown Ave Stage
Newtown Festival
2016 - onwards
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Works For Loudspeakers

2014 - 2018
Continued by Sonorous Circle 2018 - onwards
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Talks & Lectures

^{October 2023}
Composition & QLab
Techno Echo
Pyramid Club

^{July 2019}
Water Soundscapes Workshop
Sisters in Sound; Inverted Audio Sound Symposium
Pyramid Club

^{May 2019}
Sound Within Art, Installation & Theatre Design
Artist discussion with Jason Wright & Blake Johnston
Rauropi I II III by Jason Wright
Toi Pōneke Arts Centre

^{April 2019, March 2018}
Music Events
Music Industry Guest Lecturer
College Of Creative Arts
Te Kunenga Ki Pūrehuroa Massey University

^{March 2019}
Sound/Music For Stage Productions
Composer Workshop Guest Lecturer
Te Kōkī New Zealand School Of Music
Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington

^{February-April 2017}
Studio I
Spatial Design Tutor
College Of Creative Arts
Te Kunenga Ki Pūrehuroa Massey University

Awards

Gravity & Grace
Production of the Year
Outstanding Composer of Music nomination
New Aotearoa Play of the Year nomination
2024 Wellington Theatre Awards

O Le Pepelo, Le Gaoi Ma Le Pala’ai
New Aotearoa Play nomination
2023 Wellington Theatre Awards

The Wasp
Best Composer nomination
2022 Wellington Theatre Awards

Nest 38
Best Short
2022 Abbeville Bird & Nature Festival
2021 International Wildlife Film Festival

The Single Object
Long Form finalist
2021 Best Awards

A Message From 2040
Public Good finalist
2021 Best Awards

Newtown Festival
Wellington City Arts & Culture runner up
2021 Wellington Airport Community Awards

Professional Development Award
2021 APRA

Life Is Easy
Best Comedy Series nomination
2020 NZTV Awards

Burn Her
Production Excellence
2018 Auckland Theatre Awards

Orientation
Hackman Cup for Most Original Production
2018 Auckland Theatre Awards

I, Will Jones
Best One Off Show nomination
2017 Wellington Comedy Awards

How To Make Friends And Still Appear Normal
Best Dance
Best Newcomer
2013 NZ Fringe Awards