Jacob Blair Tait

Hi, my name is Jacob Blair Tait (Jake to some… well most actually)! I am an audio engineer, media composer and musician who lives in Waiuku, New Zealand.

I have worked on a whole lot of amazing films as a composer and sound designer. From short films to features I tend to get stuck in and enjoy the whole lot of them. I bring to the table over a decade of sound experience from live performances to in studio recordings.

Credits

Recent Short Films:

2025:
Cold Feet (Post Prod.): Prod. Alaina Pitt, Dir. Jack Harriss
Summer’s Time To Shine: Dir. Jacob Tait
Shorter Than the Day (TBC): Dir Shion Alizadeh

2024:
Everlasting No: Dir. Shion Alizadeh
The Curse of Bondville: Dir. Shion Alizadeh
Selfish Love: Dir. Shion Alizadeh

2022:
Oh Crap! : Dir. Reneel Singh
Lighthouse: Dir Taiaroa Tait

2021:
Ribena Tree: Dir. Kishan Raman

2019:
Broken Passage: Dir. Mihir Roy

Recent Feature Films/Tv Series:

2024:
The Tavern (feat.): Prod. Matt Hicks

2022:
Sunny Side of Ngongotaha: Prod/Dir. Kishan Raman and Dir. Reneel Singh

2014-2019:
The Volume Collective:
- Various podcast and web series specifically “In The Fridge” a web series that brought musical artists from around the New Zealand and Australia.

Albums:

Written:
Our Great Nation (Original): Cinematic EP
Sunny Side of Ngongotaha: Soundtrack
Totem: Album

Producer:
Impure: Camoria
A gift for nana: Antony the Musician (EP)
Long Island Ice Tea: Coral Pitcher (Single)
Aorangi LIVE (Album)
James Corban (Single)
Goth and the Pixie (Album)

Mixing Engineer:
This World: Everlasting Bonfire (2025)
Impure: Camoria
A Gift for Nana: Antony the Musician (EP)
Long Island Ice Tea: Coral Pitcher (Single)
Aorangi LIVE (Album)
James Corban (Single)
Goth and the Pixie (Album)
”In The Fridge” - Entire Web Series

Mastering Engineer:
Half/Time (Album)
Aorangi LIVE (Album)
”In The Fridge” - Entire Web Series

OTHER WORK

I have a lot of other works, some that I am proud of even. I have chosen only works that mean a significant amount to me to list above.

The premiere of “Sunnyside of Ngongotaha”
Above, From left to right: Jacob Blair Tait (Composer), Kishan Raman (Writer and Producer), Reneel Singh (Writer and Director), Rajneel Naickar (Co-Writer)

Reviews

“I have a victories and losses column, Jake had far more victories than losses and I’d work with him again!”

— Matt Hicks (Director)

Composer for “The Tavern”

“This EP is intense, it’s mesmerising, and it’s engaging. Our Great Nation showcases Jacob Blair Tait’s ability to aurally paint an epic setting, letting the listener fill in the story’s blanks themselves.”

— Steve Shyu - Muzic.net.nz

Our Great Nation - Cinematic EP

Rachel Potbury

For my whole life, I have always been in the pursuit of Creativity - from being a young child where no piece of paper was safe from my art, to becoming a teenager and learning how to play the bass and record sound, to getting to complete a Diploma in Fashion Design and Practice and now working on sound from a film perspective.

I’ve taken many opportunities to learn, further develop my skills but still love to try new things and see how I can better visual media with audio soundscapes.

Credits - SOUND

Short Films

2025:
Cold Feet (Post Prod.): Prod. Alaina Pitt, Dir. Jack Harriss - Vocals/Music

2024:
Everlasting No: Dir. Shion Alizadeh - Foley/Sound Design
The Curse of Bondville: Dir. Shion Alizadeh - Foley
Selfish Love: Dir. Shion Alizadeh - Foley/Sound Design

2022:
Oh Crap! : Dir. Reneel Singh - Boom Operator/Foley/Sound Design/Music
Lighthouse: Dir. Taiaroa Tait - Acting/Voiceover/Music

2021:
Ribena Tree: Dir. Kishan Raman - Voiceover/Foley/Sound Design

2019:
Broken Passage: Dir. Mihir Roy - Actor/Foley/Sound Design/Voiceover

Feature/Series

Sunny Side of Ngongotaha (2022): Prod. Kishan Raman, Dir. Reneel Singh
Foley/Sound Design/Sound Recordist/Boom Operator

ALBUMS:

Totem - Vocals
Impure: Camoria - Vocals, Bass