Franz Ferdinand, Iggy, Common... there’s a lot to look forward to in the international line-up at January’s Big Day Out. The local roll call – notably South Auckland hip-hop label Dawn Raid’s plethora of acts – is similarly exciting. ALEXANDER BISLEY meets Brotha D, the independent label’s co-CEO/creative guru, one of the most influential and respected men in South AK.

With an exciting New Zealand International Arts Festival and Big Day Out lineup recently launched, who better to profile than Fat Freddy’s Drop, one of the premium attractions? Lumière associate editor ALEXANDER BISLEY interviewed the supergroup’s guru, DJ Mu, at The Drop, his Lyall Bay home and studio.