RobertHagen
- Producer
- Director
Robert Hagen is a specialist in making music and entertainment programmes — part of a long career which has included sound engineering, directing documentaries, and producing programmes and events. En route, Hagen directed Aotearoa's first episode of Dancing with the Stars, at least eight Christmas in the Parks, and 23 years of live Lotto draws. He has worked with everyone from Kiri Te Kanawa to Howard Morrison.
Biography
Robert Hagen's love of music — and technology — began early. As a child, he wired up telephones across rooms in his family's London house, played the church organ, and sang in the local choir with his brother Andrew. When he was 13, the family emigrated to Wellington. In 1970, fresh from high school, he got a trainee job in state radio, where he learnt about capturing sounds in both recording studios and larger venues.
Screenography
Awards
2005 Qantas Television Awards (New Zealand)
Nominated for Best Sports or Event Coverage: Jonathan Lemalu - The Homecoming Concert
2012 New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Popular Documentary: Rhodes, Actor Singer
“The story comes first, then everything else after that. It’s very difficult with music. It might not seem that clear to people, but that’s what I’m trying to do. You might be trying to interpret the music for those that are watching without them actually realizing that’s what you’re doing.”