Wellington-based singer, songwriter, producer and beat-maker Estere Dalton talks about being a woman in the male dominated world of beat-making, and her own brand of music, 'electric blue witch-hop'.
Estere produces most of her music in her bedroom, often in her pajamas. She works with a musical collaborator she calls Lola; an MPC 1000 Sampling Station, which is a kind of band in a box, allowing her to record or sample the sounds that form the basis of her music.
It means she can record and produce her own music, and also use it to perform. She stands on stage behind Lola - singing and adding in beats and riffs as she goes.
She talks to Kathryn Ryan about being a woman in the very male dominated world of beat-making, and breaking barriers as she goes.
Estere gave a Ted X talk in Wellington in 2014
