Cromwell College pupil Mischa Thomlinson (14) said when she’s writing music on Garageband she gets in the zone.

The singer-songwriter has just found out one of her songs is going to debut on New Zealand’s beloved television drama Shortland Street within the next month.

The song ‘Pixie Dust’ is available on both Apple Music and Spotify. 

It is the first original song Mischa has produced in a studio. She won the chance to record it, and it was included in an album as she won a national song writing competition ‘Play it Strange’ for pupils in year nine to 11. 

Mischa said she put it forward for the TV show and genuinely did not believe it when she got notice it had been selected.

“I said to mum, is this real or not?”

Mischa said her main goal in life is to be a part of the music industry.

“I want people to know my name, and to be able to share my thoughts and my music with them.”

She has had another single recorded ‘Somehow’, also through another Play it Strange competition in 2024. 

Mischa said she is so grateful for the support of her family for helping to find her opportunities, along with her music teacher Catherine Forsyth.

“Miss F introduced me to Play it Strange, so I have her to thank for it all.”

Smokefree Rockquest is on the agenda this June for the musician. She is part of the school band The Maestros and entered as a soloist too. This means two original songs to craft for the band’s entry and a new song to polish for her solo entry. 

She said having fun for her was playing around on music making apps such as garageband. 

“In my zone, the songwriting just comes out.”

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