Track 29: Dawn Raid with Andy Murnane & Brotha D

LINER NOTES: 


This week, Kris chats with Andy Murnane & Brotha D, and they
discuss their  untold story of acclaimed New Zealand music
label Dawn Raid Entertainment.


About the film: 


Dawn Raid is the story of two Manukau Polytechnic
students, Andy Murane and Tanielu Leaosavai'i (aka Brotha D)
who turned a bootleg t-shirt business and Hip-Hop night at a
local bar in Otara into the influential Dawn Raid Entertainment
empire. From humble beginnings to fame and fortune, Andy, Brotha
D and the Dawn Raid artists gave voice to a disenfranchised
Pacific community, for which the violence of the dawn raids,
twenty years previously, was still raw. But the bravado and
contempt for the status quo that drove Andy and Brotha D to the
top, was also the unravelling of their empire. Unpaid tax debts,
rifts between artists, and a feeling of betrayal and failure
underpinned the downfall of Dawn Raid Entertainment, though not
before they had created an immeasurable musical legacy that would
pave the way for future New Zealand artists to reach
international audiences.  


More from Dawn Raid: 


Learn more about the movie and watch the Trailer here.  and
watch the film here. 


Watch the film on Apple iTunes. 


Dawn Raid on Social Media: 


@DawnRaidEntertainment


@BrothaD274


@Andy1979MGMT


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About the Podcast: 


‘TEXT PROSE AND ROCK N ROLL’- is the only
podcast dedicated to the written account of musicians. From
artist memoirs to band bios, and anything in between. You'll hear
first accounts from those who lived the lifestyle; a Book Club
that rocks - literally. 


It was Created, Hosted & Executive Produced
by Kris Kosach. 


It was Produced & Edited by Charlene
Goto of Go-To Productions. 


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