Flaws was a member of bands including
Blerta,
Spats, and
The Crocodiles. Until joining Blerta he was known by his second name Michael:
Bruno Lawrence of Blerta insisted
Fane was a better name. When he was in
The Crocodiles, he wrote the song "Tears" with
Arthur Baysting. The single reached number 17 in the New Zealand charts. He wrote songs for the films
Braindead and
Meet the Feebles, even voicing the Musician Frog in the latter. Musicians appearing include
Chris Knox,
Jenny Morris,
Neil Finn,
Tim Finn,
Renée Geyer,
Tony Backhouse,
Bic Runga and
Boh Runga, the
Topp Twins,
Che Fu &
King Kapisi and
Dave Dobbyn. ==Short film==