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He has also released two solo albums. The first, ''Horse'', was an instrumental offering, recorded entirely at Rayner's home studio in Melbourne , Australia. The second was entitled ''Play it Straight'', a play on a Philip Judd Split Enz song called ''Play it Strange'' that was a particular favourite of Rayner's during the mid- to late-1970s. The song never made an album, but was played live when Judd rejoined the band in 1977. ''Play it Straight'' consisted of re-arranged and re-recorded versions of material gleaned from other New Zealand composers. Rayner's keyboard talents were a notable part of the Split Enz sound. Paul McCartney caught one of their shows in 1979 and became a fan of the band, inviting Rayner to play keyboards on one of his albums. Rayner has also produced material for many artists including Models , Margaret Urlich, Margot Smith, and The Exponents , as well as two ENZSO concerts with Split Enz, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra . During the late 90's Eddie Rayner decided to take the Split Enz songs to an orchestral setting. This sparked the idea for the Enzso Project . Along with his synth, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, some Newland Singers and some of his old mates from Split Enz, he created orchestral versions for Split Enz songs. The project ended between late 1999 and early 2000 . Recently he has acted as Musical Director for the show '' New Zealand Idol ''. REFERENCES
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