Keith Hill

Writer, filmaker, publisher

Writer, filmaker, publisher

From 1991 to 2009 Keith was a co-director of Rattle Records. During this period he took the opportunity to videotape recording sessions and concerts, with the aim of creating a video archive of performances. Some of these subsequently provided the basis of the music documentaries listed below.

Many performances may be viewed on Keith's YouTube channel here. As a taster, here are Norman Meehan and Hannah Griffin performing e.e.cummings' poem, in time of daffodils.
ATTAR MUSIC
From 2009 Keith released four albums on his Attar Music label. The label ceased operating in 2015 when music went digital, and P2P file sharing and streaming precipitated a fall in CD sales.
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MUSIC DOCUMENTARIES AND PERFORMANCE VIDEOS
1996 … PESKY DIGITS: THE MUSIC OF GITBOX REBELLION (18 min, performance)
Producer, director, co-camera, editor

2003 … TE HEKENGA-A-RANGI (25 min, arts documentary)
The Music of Hirini Melbourne and Richard Nunns
Producer, director, editor

2003 … TE TAONGO POURO: RICHARD NUNNS OF TRADITIONAL MAORI INSTRUMENTS (23 min, arts documentary)
Producer, director, editor
2006 … VIEW FROM OLYMPUS (110 mins, arts documentary)
The Music of John Psathas
Producer, director, editor, camera

2009 … ROSS HILL: CLASSICAL GUITARIST (25 min, music performance)
Producer, director, editor, camera
2011 … MAKING BABY FLOAT: Norman Meehan, Hannah Griffin and Bill Manhire in Concert (75 min, performance)
Producer, director, editor

2011 … THIS APPEARING WORLD (45 min, music performance)
Performed by Richard Nunns, Marilyn Crispell, Jeff Henderson
Producer, director, editor, camera

2012 … PERSUADING THE BABY TO FLOAT (84 min, arts documentary)
The Art of Song-Writing with Bill Manhire, Hannah Griffin and Norman Meehan
Producer, director, editor
2012 … MICHAEL HOUSTOUN: NEW ZEALAND PIANIST (88 min, arts documentary)
Producer, director, editor

2012 … MANTIS: THE MUSIC OF DREW MENZIES (34 min, arts documentary)
Producer, director, co-camera, editor
2013 … BURNING THE BOUNDARIES: JOHN PSATHAS' OMNIFENIX (30 min, arts documentary)
Producer, director, co-camera, editor

2013 … KARTSIGAR (28 min, arts documentary)
Producer, director, co-camera, editor

2013 … STORMING THE RAMPARTS: THE CONCERTO MUSIC OF JOHN PSATHAS (80 min, arts documentary)
Producer, director, co-camera, editor