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New Zealand born with Maori heritage, Music is part of the culture. Seeing family sing and play instruments was an eye opener to musical expression but it would be seeing a DJ at age 11 on TV using turntables that would spark a life long interest. Taking massive influence from 90s hip hop, specifically heavily sampled music would create the backbone of Hooky’s music. Digging into the music played in his youth was a treasure trove of unlimited possibilities. With past releases on many different Record labels under different pseudonyms (Sean Murray, Mr Hooky, Soulfoundation) these were all different stages of a life long search for his own sound. Hooky leans on a lot of musical influences, From NZ dub to the varies styles of disco and house and of course, Hip hop.