Matthew Salapu-Faiumu, aka Anonymouz, is a composer and sound/music/video producer of Samoan descent, based in Onehunga, New Zealand. Matthew-Salapu under the name Anonymouz has been a pioneering figure within the Pacific NZ music industry for over 15 years. Within the New Zealand and Pacific music industry, he was a founding member of the Pacific Music Awards (2005) and won a Phillip Fuemana Award, Most Promising Artist in 2008. He was appointed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra to be the Music Director for their APO Remix the Orchestra programme (2013). The show received an International Music Council (IMC) Musical Rights Award from the United Nations (2013). He was commissioned by NZ Pacific Radio stations Radio 531 PI & NIU FM to create their new imaging music which still plays every four minutes to the present day (2014). He was a part of the Aotearoa delegation that attended the Festival of Pacific Arts in Guåhan, Guam (2016). There he presented his 20-minute soundscape work Resample: Guahan to much praise.
Anonymouz has continued to have his work commissioned by prominent artists and art companies over his career. These include, Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland Theatre Company, Black Grace, Auckland Transport, Auckland Council, Royal NZ Ballet and Massey University.
Anonymouz is currently co-director of his arts production company 37hz Productions. He shares the running of the company with his wife and managing director Noma Sio-Faiumu since 2017.
Awards, residencies and notable achievements Founding Member of the Pacific Music Awards (2005) Recipient of the Phillip Fuemana Award, Most Promising Artist at the Pacific Music Awards (2008) One of six of Prime Minister John Key's NZ Artist delegation where they took a trip to Samoa for the 50th anniversary of independence celebrations (2012) Music Director of APO: Remix the Orchestra the year the show received an International Music Council (IMC) Musical Rights Award from the UN (2013) Recipient of the Emerging Pacific Artist Award at Creative NZ Arts Pasifika Awards (2016) Nominated for the Best Producer Award at the Pacific Music Awards (2018) Recipient funding for Music Development from NZ on Air (2021) Won Sound Designer of the Year at the Wellington Theatre Awards for his work on UPU (2021) Recipient of a Massey University Toi Rauwharangi Pacific Arts Residency (2021)
Work catalogue +Music productionYearArtistTrack titleFeaturesRole2010AnonymouzAnticipatin''' |The Hypnotics |Anonymouz second single, self-produced |- |2011 |The Hypnotics |Amour| - |Producer |- |2012 |LAYBAQ |Mangere Summertime |Dok2 |Producer |- |2012 |The Hypnotics |Some Say| - |Producer |- |2012 |ERMEHN |Trained to Kill (Album)| Selected Artists |Producer |- |2013 |ERMEHN |As Real As It Gets|FaceKilla, Young Sid, Mr Sicc, Dok2 |Producer |- |2013 |LAYBAQ |Sincerely Yours|Rosita Vai, Magnique Choir |Producer |- |2014 |Anonymouz |An Artistic Response to the Teina Pora Case|Ermehn, Tha Movement, Mareko, Teva, Che Fu, Devolo, Dok2, Poetik, Laybaq, Mr Sicc |An independent collective artistic response to the controversial Teina Pora case |- |2014 |ERMEHN |Livin' In The Hood|Mr Sicc, Teva, DG |Producer |- |2014 |LAYBAQ |Soul Food Sunday|Tha Movement, Tree Vaifale |Producer |- |2015 |Tha Movement |Daddy Loves You| - |Producer |- |2016 |Machete District |Oriana|Mz J |Producer |- |2017 |LaCoco |Free To Be Remix| - |Producer |- |2017 |Tha Movement |No Doubt About It| - |Producer |- |2017 |SNARE |Vodka and Vaniah|LaCoco |Producer |- |2017 |Anonymouz & Dok2 |These Summer Days|Devolo, Swiss |Producer and vocalist |- |2018 |Tha Movement |MASTA|Poetik, MC Arme, SMV,King Kapisi, Mareko, Kas The Freestyle |Producer. This song was also featured on the Blockbuster Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw Soundtrack |- |2018 |Tha Movement |The Undisciplined Son EP|Selected Artists |Producer |- |2019 |Anonymouz |Māngere Peace Vigil for Christchurch: Be Right There| Mangere community members |Response to the 2019 Christchurch Mosque shooting. Produced by Anonymouz |- |2019 |Lani Alo |Alo i ou Faiva|Livingstone Efu |Produced and Directed under 37 Hz Productions |- |2019 |SNARE |Leasing Lingos|Hamokane, Kas The Freestyle, Gfes |Director and Producer |- |2020 |SNARE |Oasis (Se'i Loa)| - |Director and Producer |- |2020 |Tha Movement |Unwind|Mr Sicc |Produced, Visual Director |- |2023 |SNARE |Leai Se Paga'' - Producer and vocalist +Composition / sound designYearArtist / companyTitle Work 2012AnonymouzReturn to HawaikiSoundscape2014Pacific Media Network - 531PI & NIU FM n/a Composed and Produced the 90 second imaging music still in use to this present day. 2014AnonymouzRESAMPLE: SOUTH AUCKLANDSoundscape2015Te Oro Community n/aPermanent public soundscapes installation2015Favona Primary SchoolJonah Lomu TributeSound Production for a group of Favona Primary School students tribute to Jonah Lomu2016Festival of Pacific Arts 2016 - Aotearoa DelegationRESAMPLE: GUAHAN Soundscape2017Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency - Innovation HubTe Aramua Future Streets Award Winner Video sound composition2018Black Grace Dance Company & AnonymouzUnder the Au''' |Creative Director / Music and Visual Producer collaborating with four Black Grace dancers, Isitolo Alesana, SNARE and Dok2. |- |2019 |Jeremy Leatinu'u |When the Moon sees the Sun |Composer. The piece was presented at the 2019 Honolulu Biennial. |- |2020 |New Zealand Government |Covid-19 Updates: Pacific Language Translation|Anonymouz alongside Areta Tanoa'i were commissioned by the Ministry of Health to translate the COVID-19 updates into 9 Pacific languages |- |2021 |New Zealand Government |NZ Government Official Dawn Raid Apology |Produced the opening sound design for the event |- |2021 |37 Hz Productions - Anonymouz |RESAMPLE: TATAU |Soundscape |- |2022 |Ministry for Pacific Peoples |Dawn Raids Apology Commemoration at Ngati Whatua Orakei Marae |Commemorating his contributions to the event |- |2023 |COP 28 Conference Pasifika Voices 23' |They Taking Pictures of us in the Water'' Creative Director, Music Producer, Music Mixer, Videographer and Editor in collaboration with Audrey Brown Pereira +Film, theatre and exhibitionsYearTypeArtist / companyTitleRole2010TV ShowDrum Productions / TVNZPacific Beat StCreated the Pacific Beat St theme song2011Short FilmThe Uso Bike RideRiding for my Father - The Uso Bike Ride StoryProduced Soundtrack 2014Short FilmNew Zealand Film Commission - Fresh ShortsRising Dust - Ancestors Dance Scene Composed and Performed music. Working alongside Paris Goebel and The Royal Family Dance Crew. 2014Short Film Mangere Arts CentreTusalava by Len LyeCreated a new soundtrack over the 1929 abstract animation film alongside composers, Matatumua Opeloge Ah Sam and Poulima Salima2015Theatre ShowBats Theatre2080Sound Designer2016Visual EP Anonymouz & 100+ Mangere-Otahuhu community membersMy Neighbourhood: Mangere-Otahuhu Visual Music EPDirector and Producer2018Theatre Show Auckland Arts Festival - Whanui Programme4 THA LUMANA'I A theatre show led by Anonymouz about finding the parallels between traditional Samoan customs and contemporary hip-hop artforms2018Short FilmTe Papa Tongarewa: Museum of NZ Len Lye A retrospective on Len Lye featuring Anonymouz's previous work on Tusalava by Len Lye 2018Dance TheatreBlack Grace Dance Company Crying MenComposer2018ExhibitionOtara Music and Arts CentreOMAC 30 - Sustain the Wairua Curator2020Theatre ShowSilo Theatre UPUSound Designer2020Video SeriesMangere Arts Centre - Nga Tohu o UenukuTe Huritau Tekau Video Series - 10 Year AnniversaryVideographer and Sound Designer2021TV ShowFRESH TV / TVNZFresh TV Theme MusicCommissioned to create a new theme song for FRESH TV2021ShowcaseGiant StepsArtist in ResonancePerformance Showcase2022Installation ShowcaseYuki Kihara for the Venice Biennale '22Paradise Camp Producer of Kihara's music and digital sonic branding for her NZ representative showcase at the Venice Biennale.2022ExhibitionAnonymouz / 37 Hz ProductionsLean into the Pain: Archives of a Tatau Thesis Multi-Media Installation2023Dance Theatre Black Grace Dance CompanyParadise Rumour Composer +Workshops / mentoringYearCompany / organisation / institutionWork2010 - 2016Auckland Philharmonia OrchestraMultiple roles including: Music Director, Mentor, Composer for APO: Remix the Orchestra over his involvement with the programme2012Auckland MuseumIamGI project - In response to the Auckland Macro Report (2011) Anonymouz mentors six groups of youth on how to make a soundscape in relation to their home of Glen Innes.2015Vodaphone Events Centre Schools ProgrammeMentoring Onehunga High School students on music composition as a part of The Moovit Dance Project2016Vodaphone Events Centre Schools ProgrammeMentoring Onehunga High School students on music composition as a part of The Moovit Dance Project2018Haeata SchoolMentoring students in music production2019TAUTAI Fresh Horizons Music Production WorkshopMentoring high school students around Wellington on sound production and music mixing and documenting for TAUTAI2019TAUTAI Pacific Arts TrustFirst Fridays Creative Presentation2020Te Kura Toi Whakaari o Aotearoa: NZ Drama SchoolMentoring the graduating third year students in sound production and music mixing to create their own works2022Impact Hub WaikatoYouth Music Workshop2023Impact Hub WaikatoYouth Music Workshop. Led the creation of a music video for the song He Kakano Ahau. The programme was very successful and saw a 12% increase in participants' well-being across the youth groups. +VideographyYearTitleWork2015Aganu'u Fa'asamoa 101 MelbourneDocumenting the first-of-its-kind event 2019Is That Us? - Indigenous Pride Mentoring high school students around Wellington on sound production and music mixing and documenting for TAUTAI2019Protect IhumataoDocumenting the protests at Ihumatao2019Southside Talanoa SeriesDocumenting the talanoa2020Black Lives Matter Solidarity March Documenting the protest +Guest speaking / judgeYearEvent2017Guest Judge for the Rep Fm & AYEBRO collaboration event 'Rep Your Beats''' |- |2022 |AMPS South Auckland |- |2023 |The Pasifika Innovation and Entrepreneurship Talanoa run by the University of Auckland Business School's Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship |- |2023 |Toipoto Creative Careers'' Programme
References
External links Anonymouz on Sounz