Coco Solid 'is a writer, multimedia artist and musician from Auckland. She is the creator of cult Māori cartoon Aroha Bridge with screenwriting creddits ranging from comedy Wellington Paranormal to Indigenous soap Ahikāroa and is a long-time member of Taika Waititi's Piki Films, producers of her forthcoming science-fiction series Jupiter Park. as Coco Solid, Parallel Dance Ensemble, Bad Energy and Fanau Spa, she has gained a loyal international music following and now heads artist-led record label and production house Kuini Qontrol, which also makes independent film, audio and animation projects. She is co-director of the Onehunga community space Wheke Fortress. Across all mediums she consistently strives to prioritise Oceniac narratives, wāhine, LGBTQIA expression and underground creatives of colour.'
Biographical sources
- Ngā Kupu Wero. Ed. Witi Ihimaera. New Zealalnd: Penguin Random House New Zealand, 2023. 359.
Non-fiction
- Island TIme: South Pacific futurism from a contemporary Aotearoa perspective. the funambulistnet, 'Futurisms', 24, 2019. Rpt. in Ngā Kupu Wero. Ed. Witi Ihimaera. New Zealand: Penguin Random House New Zealand, 2023. 321-326.