| Hunter (N.Z) is a guitarist/singer/songwriter with a performance history spanning over twenty years in Australasia. Hunter's work can be described as gritty jazz/folk. Songs are infused with dirty blues grooves using spoken word poetry and jazz scatting, creating dynamic memorable performances Hunter's primary instruments are vocals and acoustic guitar, incorporating rhythmic backing tracks using percussive loops made with ‘found objects’, guitar and voice. Stylistically Hunter cites her musical influences as Tom Waits, Ani Difranco, Rickie Lee Jones and Chris Whitley. Renown as a dynamic and engaging live act, Hunter has played alongside Ani Difranco, Tania Maria, Roger McGuinn and Suzanne Vega. Being something of a musical chameleon has seen Hunter evolve throughout her eight albums to date. While her origins could be described as to ‘funky acoustic folk/rock’, her two most recent Words&Groove (2010) and Rubble (2007) showcase Hunter embracing the improvisational language of jazz. This has been a natural part of Hunter’s song-writing process as she completed on her Masters in Composition at the University of Auckland (2009) In May 2010 Hunter was invited to create a Cabaret of these two recent albums, the resulting 'Scrapyard Cabaret' featured a six piece band and premiered in the Erupt Festival on the shores of Lake Taupo. Hunter enjoys solo performance as well as working with various rhythm sections and bands. In order to perform many of her more rhythmic songs as a solo artist she has been working with a ‘loop’ pedal, which enables her to multi track and over layer several musical ideas simultaneously. Many of these adventures in to live sampling are improvised and allow Hunter to work in an dynamic and exciting way with her audiences. Hunter’s present adventure is into collaborative writing and the formation of Terra, a collective work between music, poetry and philosophy. Terra, meaning Earth in latin, is one of the cardinal elements, Using multi layered voices, djembe and acoustic guitars to create urgent folk-core landscapes, Terra’s songs speak of rebuilding a spiritual bridge between people and creation.
...her delivery is cool and illuminating. That she can switch from a dirty jazz-blues rhythm section arrangement to a simple guitar-picking delivery to spoken word reveals Hunter as a major New Zealand talent. From every turn, Rubble is one rough-cut gem of an album. Waikato Times
.....a cracked jazz balladeer; backed by hipster-jazz and creating a creepy mood for hushed spoken-word pieces and lazy bar-room blues, it is as if Hunter has unlocked her inner Rickie Lee Jones, tending also to touch on the spirit of Tom Waits ... Rubble is a class act of an album – do your best to check it out. Dominion Post
Hunter is a "ridiculously accomplished guitar-playing, singing, songwriting Aucklander whose performances are pithy, compassionate and insightful Metro magazine
A full bountiful voice matched with a wild sensitive spirit. Pavement magazine | 
