My Movie DNA

May 05 2024 1
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The movies we watch are part of the building blocks of who we are. You could say it’s in our DNA. Welcome to the MY MOVIE DNA podcast. My name is Johnny Andrews and I’m a movie-loving Englishman living in New Zealand. I’m on a mission to speak to New Zealand’s biggest movie-lovers to find out what makes them tick. So if you want to hear indecipherable Kiwi accents talking about their love of movies, this is the podcast for you. Search for MY MOVIE DNA wherever you get your podcasts.

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26. Mo Shafeek - My Movie DNA

May 05 2024 103 mins  
In episode 26, Johnny talks to Mutant Records co-founder Mo Shafeek. Mo started Mutant Records earlier this year with fellow founding members of Mondo’s poster and vinyl divisions. They really are the hot new label in town, and it’s been great to see them hit the ground running with some big name releases already. Johnny's talk with Mo covers the Wachowskis, Josie & Th

25. Martyn James - My Movie DNA

Apr 21 2024 143 mins  
In episode 25, Johnny talks to music A&R man Martyn James. Martyn works for Universal Music in London and is one of the lucky few who gets to dig into the vaults of bands and solo artists to find things to put out on reissues and box sets. He was also part of the team that put together the Oasis documentary Supersonic back in 2016, directed by Mat Whitecross. Johnny's tal

24. Ron Payne - My Movie DNA

Mar 24 2024 79 mins  
In episode 24, Johnny talks to music supervisor Ron Payne. Ron started his Hollywood career as a Production Assistant for John Hughes in 1984. He went on to be a set P.A. on Weird Science, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and Pretty In Pink, and then a music supervisor / music co-ordinator on Some Kind Of Wonderful, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, She’s Having A Baby, The Great Out

23. The 96th Oscars Special with Daíbhid MacCann

Mar 03 2024 94 mins  
In episode 23, Johnny talks to returning My Movie DNA alumnus Daíbhid MacCann. In what is becoming an annual tradition, this episode is Johnny and Daíbhid's round-up of the Academy Awards nominees for films released in 2023. They go through the major categories to declare what they think will win, but also what they think should win, on the night. Their talk covers boogying

22. Tarquin Gotch - My Movie DNA

Feb 11 2024 73 mins  
In episode 22, Johnny talks to music supervisor, movie producer and music manager Tarquin Gotch. Tarquin’s career saw him rise to Head of A&R at Arista Records in the 1980s - overseeing acts like The Thompson Twins, Simple Minds, The Stray Cats, and The Beat. He then moved to Warners, transitioning Prince, Madonna and many other American acts into the UK. Moving into music ma

BONUS 2 of 2 - Johnny Andrews & Phil Taylor on East FM

Jan 01 2024 110 mins  
Following East Auckland DJ Phil Taylor's appearance on ⁠episode 19 of My Movie DNA⁠, Phil returned the favour and invited Johnny to be a guest on his She'll Be Right radio show on ⁠East FM⁠ in late November 2023. This was a four-hour show, full of soundtrack picks, good chat, and Johnny even tackles a couple of songs on the guitar. Thanks to Phil Taylor for the invitation a

BONUS 1 of 2 - Johnny Andrews & Phil Taylor on East FM

Dec 26 2023 122 mins  
Following East Auckland DJ Phil Taylor's appearance on episode 19 of My Movie DNA, Phil returned the favour and invited Johnny to be a guest on his She'll Be Right radio show on East FM in late November 2023. This was a four-hour show, full of soundtrack picks, good chat, and Johnny even tackles a couple of songs on the guitar. Thanks to Phil Taylor for the invitation and many than

21. Gorjan Markovski - My Movie DNA

Dec 20 2023 81 mins  
In episode 21, Johnny talks to arthouse cinema programmer Gorjan Markovski. Gorjan can be found curating Auckland's Academy Cinema, a subterranean theatre that caters for arthouse / festival movies and retro / classic screenings. Johnny's talk with Goran covers Tarantino, Polanski and Godard, the absence of Kiera Knightley in movies made in the last decade, and they discuss whether

20. Jelani Blackman - My Movie DNA

Dec 03 2023 67 mins  
In episode 20, Johnny talks to London rapper Jelani Blackman.⁠ An accomplished vocalist, producer and multi-instrumentalist, Jelani has just released his fantastic debut album The Heart Of It. This comes after a busy few years in the industry that saw him collaborating with - among others - Damon Albarn and Gorillaz, and with producers Fred Again and Brian Eno. Johnny's talk with

19. Phil Taylor - My Movie DNA

Oct 29 2023 87 mins  
In episode 19, Johnny talks to Phil Taylor, East Auckland Radio DJ, quizmaster, journalist and all-round community champion.⁠ You can find Phil - or PJ - presenting the She’ll Be Right show on Saturday afternoons on East FM, broadcast locally in Auckland, but also online and on I Heart Radio. They talk about comedy from Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton all the way up to John C