The Living Room - Series One, Episode Five

This episode from The Living Room is presented by Wellington band TrinityRoots. First stop is a dans paleis, where competitors (including Fat Freddys' DJ Mu) tweak samples in a battle for the MPC heavyweight title. Then Dunedin artist Phil Frost tours his studio, talks skulls and bones and skate video Tulgonia Two (where broken ankles are the price of filming mad tricks). Poet Cameron Hockly takes his words to Te Awamutu's streets; and mainlander Peter King lathe cuts bespoke records for clients from the Beastie Boys to Trinity Roots (whose True LP is cut here).

You put your soul into the machine and showcase it in front of people, and it can be pretty crushing to lose

– Imon Star on competing in the MPC champs

Key Cast & Crew

Sebastian Doyle

Director, Camera

Chris Graham

Director, Camera

Simon Baumfield

Director

Mark Albiston

Producer, Editor

Riki Gooch

Presenter

Rio Hemopo

Presenter