We end our first season with Rob Warner: a man about town since the 90s who’s DJd at all the major venues and festivals, and does a sterling job of fighting for the scene at political level. As underground promoters, we certainly know how difficult it is to make the case for what we do to the local authorities, so we thought it’d be good to speak to someone who knows how to do it. How can we change archaic licensing laws? How can underground promoters get funding? Why are strip clubs given longer licenses than DJ-led venues? etc. etc.

Rob became an obsessive record collector when he discovered the US sounds of Murk and Strictly Rhythm while in Japan. When he came back to Auckland, he would go religiously to Simon Grigg’s BPM Records and feast on the latest underground house from the US and Europe. This eventually led to him playing at one of the most legendary venues in Auckland, The Box, and being the NZ tour DJ for Global Underground. He’s been a constant on the scene ever since, fighting the good fight for underground music and club culture.

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