The History of the Dunedin Sound: A nostalgic look back on the birth of the Dunedin music scene The Dunedin Sound is one of New Zealand’s best known music scenes. The cold, dreary and quirky city that we call home has produced some of New Zealand's most notable songwriters and musicians. Much of their work still influences Dunedin musicians today, and is responsible for our unique gig culture we still partake in. Lesley Paris played a significant role in the Dunedin Sound. Currently the manager of Otago Access Radio, she was part of the band Look Blue Go Purple and the CEO of Flying Nun Records in the 1990s. Lesley recalls that the scene began in the late 1970s.