AUCKLAND, AOTEAROA · INDEPENDENT SIGNAL
MUSIC
WITH
SUBSTANCE
Decades of music knowledge—collected, performed and broadcast by DJ Substance.
01 / RADIO SHOW
Radio Show
The longest-running show on George FM. Uncensored, unrehearsed & underground. DJ Substance broadcasts one hour every Monday from 10–11pm, playing what he wants: house, grime, drum & bass, or a deep hip-hop session—the show’s origin. Complete programmes are preserved here after broadcast.
SELECTED PROGRAMME
URBANOLOGY — DJ Substance
One-hour AAC streaming edition · George FM · sourced from the original radio archive
URBANOLOGY BEST OFYear-focused special programmes＋
02 / COLLECTION
NZ Hip Hop Archive
The archive exists to preserve one copy of each New Zealand hip-hop release: a lasting resource documenting Aotearoa’s musical talent and taonga. It is a reference collection and is not available for public download.
Only around 30% of the wider collection is currently listed here. Its uncompressed files have been created from a library of physical master copies, helping preserve work that artists themselves have sometimes lost access to.
Alongside released albums and singles, the collection includes studio multitrack sessions, live backing tracks, unreleased studio instrumentals and acapellas.
The collection has been utilised for productions by Television New Zealand, Black Grace Dance Company and The History of Aotearoa Hip Hop podcast series by Martyn Pepperell and DJ Sir-Vere, among others. Its tracks have also been used in documentaries, live performances and promotional material by Deceptikonz, Home Brew, Che Fu and others.
Browse the scale of the resource, then enquire about a release or request a track.
03 / PERFORMANCE
Video DJ
Selected material from the approved DJ Substance promotional archive. Play, seek, mute and use fullscreen without leaving the site.
The Decoy
A two-DJ, four-deck audio-visual setup, mixing visuals from both systems and using stem technology to rework the music videos live.
The Decoy on Twitch ↗04 / GALLERY
Gallery
SUBSTANCE has been the live performance & tour DJ for many local acts including Cyphanetik, Red Eye Society & Tourettes (Breakin Wreckwordz 2007-2008), Home Brew and Team Dynamite (YGB 2008-2013), and Che Fu (2013-current).
05 / BROADCASTBroadcast＋
A parallel broadcast history runs through the Music With Substance story: TVNZ, M2 Music Television, Mai Time, Studio 2, Good Morning, One News, awards shows, live events, sport and major outside broadcasts.
That work spans roughly 2001–2026, including studio, music, entertainment, news, sport, election coverage, Rugby World Cup 2011, FIFA Women’s World Cup and ongoing television audio work.
06 / CONTACT