It was such a privilege to speak to the all-round creative legend, Jamie Larnach. This man has spent his whole life immersed in New Zealand counterculture, some of which he helped to create. Nambassa festival, Normanby Road, the beginnings of Splore… Jamie was there. Oh how we loved hearing tales from some of the crazy happenings that helped our music scene become what it is today, but more importantly, we got to hear Jamie’s thoughtful and insightful take on today’s festival culture. Are the younger generation taking on the mantle?

Inspired by the wildcat political activism and family-friendly festivals his parents introduced him to, Jamie invested his student loan in Entrain: a series of New Year parties in Nelson that became the stuff of legend. He’s been at the forefront of the NZ outdoor party scene ever since. You might have seen him DJ as the Dastardly Bounder or Doc Westie’s Bogan Circus, and you’ve probably been to Splore, the festival he co-founded. He’s also a performance artist (including touring the world as part of a psychedelic micro-circus!), a writer, a painter, a semiotic theorist, an activist… you name it, he’s done it.

What a guy.

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