Concept to execution, solo. I write the brief, the script, the music, and I perform it — or whichever part of that you need.
Available for enquiries — jackbuchanan22@gmail.com · instagram
Independent · 2020
Brief: None. Make something that feels true to the moment.
An original song and video made during the 2020 Covid lockdown. Wrote, performed, and produced. Captured something specific about collective experience — specific enough to feel real, universal enough to travel.
15 million views.
Electoral Commission of New Zealand · 2017
Brief: Understand the MMP voting system.
Conceived, wrote, and directed a music video campaign built around an original song — lyrics, composition, and full creative execution. Used comedy and a genuinely catchy hook to make electoral mechanics feel accessible rather than instructional.
Commissioned by the Electoral Commission. TVNZ distribution.
New World Supermarkets
Brief: A piece of social/YouTube content that celebrates the kitchen in an unexpected way.
Wrote, performed, and produced an original rap for New World supermarkets, with every sound in the beat sourced exclusively from my kitchen. Concept, lyrics, production, editing, and performance all in one.
TVNZ · 2017
Brief: A satirical web series about the 2017 New Zealand election, built for online audiences.
Wrote, starred in, and co-directed a multi-episode political satire series commissioned by TVNZ. Fast, character-driven comedy written to land across a broad audience during a live news cycle.
watch the series →Quarantine Nation Podcast
Brief: An original theme for a podcast examining New Zealand's Covid-19 response and the political and social fallout from it.
Composed and produced the theme music for Quarantine Nation, a long-form investigative podcast unpacking the decisions, politics, and human stories behind New Zealand's pandemic management.
Over a decade of work as performer, writer, and deviser with one of New Zealand's most acclaimed theatre companies. Shows include:
Independent · 2026
Solo synth-pop project. Latest single "Out Of Shape" — written, produced, and performed independently.
About
Actor, writer, composer, and director based in Auckland. Over 40 professional theatre productions across New Zealand and internationally, including a decade of work as performer, writer, and deviser with A Slightly Isolated Dog. Currently composing the score for The Keepers, an NZFC-funded short horror film. Original works in development include the play Final Arrangements and the short film Leadership.