Some samples of my work
Music Vid for Phoenix Foundation song Evolution Did.
special one-off gong ensemble featuring sam hamilton, eve gordon, phil dadson, adam willets, james mccarthy, ian-john hutchinson, tim coster, shannon o'brian, market scottgrove, and yours truely, at the wine cellar, auckland. thursday evening, july 3, 2008. special thanks to barry and the wah-lee family for the use of their beautiful gongs.
An installation of a 7 circuit classical labyrinth in Rocket Park, Auckland, in the summer of 2016.
Opening performance of the Centennial Celebration of Myers Park, around a replica of Da Vinci's Moses statue.
GREG MALCOLM AND CHRIS O'CONNOR PLAY ON AND WITH TRAM 332
Trambience is a co-production of ((ethermap and The Physics Room
spoilers of utopia perform J. Ellis' Hymn 'O Boundless Salvation' lyrics by Salvation Army founder William Booth, arranged by John Bell and the S.O.U.: (John Bell vibraharp, Chris O'Connor drums, Kingsley Melhuish, Trumpet, Finn Scholes trumpet, Ben Zilber Trombone, Owen Melhuish tuba, Darren Hannah double bass, Neil Watson Guitar , Don McGlashan Euphonium) from the ( iiii records XV) cd 'Spoilers of Utopia' Feb 2013 recorded at the wine cellar by Rohan Evans, mixed by Andrew Mcmillan, mastered by Alex Bennett, video footage from wine cellar Auckland Nov 2011 (D.McG absent). www.johnbell.co.nz
In November 2013 I toured LA, New York and London with Neil Finn and Victoria Kelly. We were joined by wonderful string sections in each city. Here's one of my fav tracks from the tour. Here we are performing it at St James Church in Piccadilly. I'm playing back a field recording I made just outside the church, moments before the concert started.
Campbell, Chris O'Connor And The Jubilation Choir perform Don't Move, 2016 Silver Scrolls.
Jeff Boyle, Julia Deans + Chris O’Connor performing Rainphase by Salina Fisher, 2016 Silver Scrolls.
Dreamville: Jeff Henderson (saxophones), John Bell (metalophone), Phil Dryson (guitar), Eamon Edmundson Wells (bass), Chris O'Connor (drums, percussion). Performed at the CJC (Creative Jazz Club), Britomart 1885, Auckland, New Zealand 24th September 2014
SJD performing 'Superman You're Crying' live at Radio New Zealand, July 2015.
'Delegation March' by John Bell - the Spoilers are a nontet (plus guest artists) led by John Bell (vibes, tenor horn, assorted sounds). The other musicians are: Finn Scholes (trumpet, flugalhorn), Ben Zilber (trombone), Don McGlashan (euphonium), Neil Watson (guitar), Owen Melhuish (tuba), Darren Hannah (double bass), Chris O'Connor (drums), Kingsley Melhuish (trumpet, trombone, tuba, flugalhorn) + Gerard Crewdson (soprano trombone) - Filmed for JazzLocal32.com by John Fenton who was not looking for artistic effect but slipped when he pushed the night vision mode - at the Wine Bar -Vitamin 'S' (live).
Music vid for Don McGlashan's song Harbour Bridge, directed by Blain Hosford, taken from the album Warm Hand released on Arch Hill Recordings.
Ruckus at the Creative Jazz Club, downtown Auckland, October 2012.
A doco on the creating of the musical score for the Jason Stutter Directed feature film Predicament.
The doco follows Plan 9 as they write and record the musical score featuring themselves with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, and yours truely.
The doco follows Plan 9 as they write and record the musical score featuring themselves with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, and yours truely.
The first single from Flip Graters 'While I'm Awake I'm At War album "Careful".
A documentary about the Arthur Street studio and home of the Braille Collective and Plan 9 Music. I came of age as a musician in this place, with these people, which explains a lot! Watch the other two docos too!
A duet with Auckland dancer Kristian Larson, performing an improvised piece at the wine cellar, auckland, new zealand. July 2008.
The Mockers at the beer festival in Christchurch 28th of the January 2017.