Oiver Prendergast's mum is getting ready for an influx of musicians crashing at her Otumoetai home next month.
Oliver is the drummer of up-and-coming dub-inspired band Strangely Arousing who are on a tour promoting their first self-titled album.
He is the lone member of the Rotorua band with a big connection to Tauranga - his mum still lives here and he spent a few high years at Otumoetai College.
The young drummer was only 14 at the time. Strangely Arousing had already formed the previous year (as part of an NCEA assignment at Western Heights High School) ... but Oliver knew the band had something and headed back to Rotorua to pursue their dreams properly.
"We've been together a long time. The same line-up, the same goal from the start.