Matt Sephton + DJ Salty Chops at The Jam Factory
Schedule
Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 09:00 am
UTC+12:00Location
The Jam Factory, The Historic Village, 17th Avenue, Tauranga South, Tauranga, New Zealand 3112 | Tauranga, BP
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Matt Sephton performs Vā.Coromandel producer Matt Sephton brings his debut album VĀ to The Jam Factory for a dedicated listening event. 11 tracks of place-based, nature-driven electronic music made during a residency in Samoa in 2025. With DJ sets from Salty Chops to get you moving early and late!
Matt Sephton is a producer and sound explorer based in Te Tara o Te Ika / Coromandel, Aotearoa New Zealand.
Known for his bass-heavy music and raw dancefloor energy as Matt Rapid, he is now shifting focus to work under his own name - marking a deliberate move toward music that is more personal, more place-based, and more deeply rooted in the world around him.
Vā, his debut full-length album (March 2026), is a sonic journal of place, time, and connection. Created during a 2025 residency at the Tiapapata Art Centre, Upolu, Samoa, it is woven from field recordings, hydrophone explorations, found sounds, and bass-heavy electronic production. Across eleven tracks, Sephton explores the Polynesian concept of vā - the relational space between people, sounds, and world: not empty, but alive with connection.
Have a listen to Vā on Bandcamp: mattrapid.bandcamp.com/album/v
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