The Great Kerfuffle

Tim Mahon has a track record in multiple areas of Aotearoa music, and somehow he's also found the time to keep writing his own music. His first solo album Music From a Lightbulb from 2002, was cleverly released under the name The Moth.

As the former bass player of The Plague (1978-1979), The Whizz Kids (1979-1980), and Blam Blam Blam (1980-1982), he's been an integral part of these highly influential Aotearoa bands. 

Behind the scenes, Mahon has also been involved with a number of initiatives which have had a long-lasting impact. He became the project manager at the Otara Music Arts Centre (OMAC) in 1987, where he got local band Bamboo signed to PolyGram, and to open the BB King/U2 show at Western Springs. 

While at OMAC, another enterprise of Mahon's was setting up a Performing Arts Award (now known as Stand Up Stand Out or “Suso”) while making the connections that would lead to the release of the groundbreaking compilation Proud: An Urban Pacific Streetsoul Compilation, and its follow-up national tour. (There's so much more to tell, you can read Alan Perrott's story about OMAC on AudioCulture). 

Now Tim Mahon is unleashing The Great Kerfuffle album, with a top-notch team around him: The Kerfuffle band features members of Ardijah and Bamboo, O.M.C., Newmatics and Blam Blam Blam.

Tracklist