Nigel Stanford

"I dig robots. I make beats." Wellington/New York-based musician Nigel Stanford (aka John Stanford) has released four albums of ambient electronica. He channelled his interest in visualising sound waves into inventive music videos ('Cymatics', 'Automatica'), which garnered awards and millions of YouTube views. Stanford began playing in rock bands at Rongotai College, before exploring digital sounds. Stanford is an IT entrepreneur (formative in Trade Me and FindSomeone). He also founded Wellington film equipment provider Rubber Monkey, and backed movies Second-Hand Wedding and Shihad - Beautiful Machine.