16 Nov 2024

The Mixtape with muso and music academic Rob Burns

From The Mixtape, 4:00 pm on 16 November 2024

Our guest on the RNZ Mixtape is Dr. Rob Burns, an English born musician who played professionally in the UK from an early age and eventually emigrated to New Zealand where, until recently, he was an Associate Professor of Music at Otago University.

Rob has enjoyed a professional career that has seen him playing with a who’s who of esteemed international & local musicians including the Verlaine’s, Dave Gilmour from Pink Floyd, Pete Townshend from the Who and Eric Burdon amongst many others. His passion for music and the creative process has shaped his entire career and defined the man he has become.

Rob Burns

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