INFINITY SESSIONS Saturday 17 August 2024
Deva Mahal; Church & AP; Chaii
INFINITY SESSIONS presents: CHAII
Live streamed from Roundhead Studios in Auckland, Aotearoa.
Conductor & Arranger: Victoria Kelly
String Quartet: Miranda Adams, Charmian Keay, Rob Ashworth & Ashley Brown
Recording & Mix Engineer: Paddy Hill
Monitor Engineer: Matt Gunn
Assistant Engineers : De Stevens & Tia Kelly
Production Manager: Jimmy Metherell
DOP: Darryl Ward
Director: Hugh Sundae
INFINITY SESSIONS TUESDAY 28 MAY 2024
Tinariwen
After a sentimental and spectacular opening night on Friday 10th of May featuring Neil Finn, Jimmy Barnes, Reb Fountain, Finn Andrews, Charlie Collins and EJ Barnes, the INFINITY SESSIONS are back and presented a live streaming event from Roundhead Studios on Tuesday 28th of May. A very special performance from the giants of West African blues, TINARIWEN.
This band is dearly loved by musicians and audiences worldwide. This was a night to savour. We were delighted and honoured to have them at Roundhead Studio for a free and exclusive performance, no ads, no paywalls, just pure joy!
Infinity Sessions Friday 10 May, 2024
Neil Finn & Friends
Neil Finn, Jimmy Barnes, Reb Fountain, Finn Andrews, Charlie Collins & EJ Barnes
Conductor & Arranger: Victoria Kelly
Violin 1: Jess Hindin, Peau Halapua
Violin 2: Lara Hall, Miyo Yoon
Viola: Joe Harrop, Crystal Lin
Cello: Sarah Spence, Rachel Wells
MC, additional vocals & piano: Jimmy Metherell
Vibes (nothing but constant vibes): De Stevens
Guitar and piano: Dave Khan
Engineer: Paddy Hill
Monitors: Matt Gunn
Studio Assist: Alex Corbett & De Stevens
Livestream produced by Hugh Sundae
0:02:23 LEAO
0:18:59 Neil Finn - Oh Hi
0:25:11 Charlie Collins - The Last 48 Hours
0:30:00 Finn Andrews - Rings of Saturn
0:33:34 Reb Fountain - Hey Mom
0:39:22 Jimmy Barnes - Blue Hotel
0:44:36 Neil Finn - Dive Bomber
0:50:00 EJ Barnes - Cucurrucucú Paloma
0:55:16 Charlie Collins - You Might Be A Man, Just Not Man Enough
1:02:06 Finn Andrews - Axolotl
1:07:18 Reb Fountain - Don’t You Know Who I Am
1:15:50 Jimmy Barnes - Forever Now
NEIL FINN: THE INFINITY SESSIONS
THE MAKING OF 'OUT OF SILENCE'
Week 1: Streamed live from Roundhead Studios, 4 August 2017.
0:01:12 Pablo Vasquez
0:09:55 Gentle Hum
0:15:33 Faster Than Light
0:28:00 Widow’s Peak
0:31:48 Better Be Home Soon
0:39:32 As Sure As I Am (with Nick Seymour)
0:47:17 Independence Day
0:54:06 Ging Gang Goolie
1:00:39 Starman
1:08:49 More Than One Of You (take 1)
1:14:13 More Than One Of You (take 2)
1:23:04 More Than One Of You (take 3)
1:30:30 More Than One Of You (take 4)
1:35:08 The Horny Couch
1:44:51 Love is Emotional
1:51:05 Second Nature
1:56:48 Pablo Vasquez
Pablo Vasquez: Jol Mulholland and Elroy Finn.
Choir: EJ Barnes, Sean Donnelly, Harper Finn, Reb Fountain, Hollie Fullbrook, Victoria Kelly, Don McGlashan, Jimmy Metherell, Sandy Mill, James Milne, Amelia Murray and Samuel Flynn Scott.
Neil Finn: Vocal and keyboard.
Elroy Finn: Guitar.
Yuri Cho: Violin.
Ashley Brown: Cello.
Nick Seymour: Bass guitar on As Sure As I Am.
Engineered by Jordan Stone, and Simon Gooding, assisted by Patrick Hill and Hugh Porter.
Video webstream directed by Hugh Sundae.
Week 2: Streamed live from Roundhead Studios, 11 August 2017.
0:09:40 intro music from Pablo Vasquez
0:14:01 Disembodied Voices
0:19:11 Goin’ Out Of My Head (excerpt)
0:20:41 Angel's Heap
0:24:55 Skype call: Pete Papides and Caitlin Moran in London
0:29:38 Mood Swinging Man
0:33:38 Only Talking Sense
0:39:12 Four Seasons In One Day
0:47:49 Edible Flowers
0:59:21 Alone
1:03:10 Skype call: Liam Finn, Connan Mockasin, Hiromi Oshima and Molly Lewis in Los Angeles.
1:05:04 Fire In Your Belly (Liam Finn)
1:11:20 Forever Dolphin Love (Connan Mockasin)
1:22:42 Second Nature (take 1)
1:28:22 Second Nature (take 2)
1:34:06 Second Nature (take 3)
1:41:35 Second Nature (take 4)
1:48:41 Second Nature (orchestral overdub)
1:57:07 Second Nature (Neil and orchestra only)
2:04:56 Terrorise Me (take 1)
2:08:53 Terrorise Me (take 2)
Pablo Vasquez: Jol Mulholland and Elroy Finn.
Neil Finn: Vocal, guitar & piano
Tim Finn: Vocal, guitar & piano
Elroy Finn: Tea chest bass, bass guitar, percussion & vocals.
The Infinity Orchestra
Victoria Kelly: Conductor and arranger (Edible Flowers arranged for strings by Geoff Maddock.)
Choir: EJ Barnes, Sean Donnelly, Reb Fountain, Hollie Fullbrook, Jimmy Metherell, Sandy Mill, Tama Waipara.
Fire In Your Belly & Forever Dolphin Love:
Liam Finn: guitar, bass & vocal
Molly Lewis: whistling
Connan Mockasin: guitar & vocal
Engineered by Jordan Stone, and Simon Gooding, assisted by Patrick Hill and Hugh Porter.
Video webstream directed by Hugh Sundae.
Week 3: Streamed live from Roundhead Studios, 18 August 2017.
0:01:22 Pablo Vasquez
0:13:26 Last One Standing
0:18:15 What's The Matter With You
0:25:42 Hole in the Ice
0:38:39 Rest of the Day Off
0:43:00 Weather With You (feat. SWIDT)
0:48:25 SWIDT - Player of the Day
0:53:01 Loose Tongue (feat. SWIDT)
0:59:59 You Still Got It (feat. James Milne and EJ Barnes)
1:07:07 Lara's Theme from Dr. Zhivago
1:11:48 Serious in Love
1:16:45 Mind Over Matter
1:22:00 Skype call: Jimmy & Jane Barnes
1:26:29 Shark Attack (feat. Jimmy Barnes)
1:29:46 I Got You
1:36:07 Chameleon Days (feat. SWIDT)
Pablo Vasquez: Jol Mulholland and Elroy Finn.
Neil Finn: Vocal & guitar.
Delaney Davidson: Guitar.
Elroy Finn: Drums.
James Milne: Bass & vocal.
Finn Scholes: Keyboards & trumpet.
EJ Barnes: Vocal.
Hollie Fulbrook: Backing vocal.
Jimmy Metherell: Backing vocal & guitar.
Sandy Mill: Backing vocal & percussion.
Amelia Murray: Backing vocal & guitar.
Harper Finn: Backing vocal.
Special guests: SWIDT & Jimmy Barnes.
Week 4: Streamed live from Roundhead Studios, 25 August 2017.
0:00:00 set up and tuning
0:23:26 Introduction
0:27:35 Second Nature (take 6)
0:36:42 Second Nature (take 7 - no woodwind and brass)
0:44:25 More Than One Of You (take 5)
0:50:40 More Than One Of You (take 6)
0:57:24 Terrorize Me (take 1)
1:04:52 Terrorize Me (take 2)
1:15:08 Terrorize Me (take 3)
1:21:53 Terrorize Me (take 4)
1:33:10 Alone (take 1)
1:38:39 Alone (take 2)
1:48:24 Widow's Peak (take 1)
1:55:35 Widow's Peak (take 2)
2:00:05 Widow's Peak (take 3)
2:05:15 Widow’s Peak (ending - orchestra only)
2:06:45 intermission
2:38:45 introduction to Serious In Love
2:41:49 Serious In Love (take 1)
2:50:45 Chameleon Days (take 1)
2:57:55 Chameleon Days (take 2)
3:09:23 Independence Day (take 1)
3:14:32 Independence Day (take 2)
3:25:30 The Law Is Always On Your Side (take 1)
3:34:42 The Law Is Always On Your Side (take 2)
3:39:00 The Law Is Always On Your Side (take 3)
3:44:54 Love Is Emotional (take 1)
3:49:48 Love Is Emotional (take 2)
3:55:00 Love is Emotional (take 3)
4:02:30 I Know Different (take 1)
4:09:10 I Know Different (take 2)
4:16:20 I Know Different (take 3)
Neil Finn: Vocal & piano
Tim Finn:
Elroy Finn: Bass & guitar.
Liam Finn: Drums.
The Infinity Orchestra
Victoria Kelly: Conductor and orchestra arrangements.
String composition: Victoria Kelly and Neil Finn.
Choir: EJ Barnes, Sean Donnelly, Harper Finn, Reb Fountain, Hollie Fullbrook, Victoria Kelly, Don McGlashan, Jimmy Metherell, Sandy Mill, James Milne, Amelia Murray and Samuel Flynn Scott.
Choir director: David Squire.
Drum programming: Liam Finn, Elroy Finn and Simon Gooding.
Produced by Neil Finn and Liam Finn.
Engineered by Jordan Stone, and Simon Gooding, assisted by Patrick Hill and Hugh Porter.
Video webstream directed by Hugh Sundae.