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My Song: Parkdale – Hesitate

2023 Smokefreerockquest winning Tāmaki Makaurau band Parkdale are on a bit of a roll, with their third single, the energetic Hesitate out now. It's their first as a four-piece - made up of newcomer Liam ...

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Ōtautahi Arts Centre 2024 Creative Residents Announced

Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre has announced the next four 2024 creative residents to live and work in the heritage precinct in Ōtautahi, musician Phoebe Hurst being one of them. This is the first of two creative residency programmes this year, and the programme is a rare opportunity for artists to develop their own work free of distractions. All four will create new work in their areas of practice while in residence for the period April 8 to June 16. The creative residence apartment is a ...

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2024 Pacific Music Awards Nominations – Keep A Watch

The Pacific Music Awards Trust have announced details for the 2024 Pacific Music Awards, a milestone as the awards will be celebrating their 20-year anniversary. The 2024 Pacific Music Awards will be held on August 29, at the Due Drop Events Centre, Manukau, Tāmaki Makaurau. Entries are now open and must be submitted online through the official entry system, with the deadline of April 26. Entries for all 12 Pacific Music Awards entered categories are submitted online. The recordings eligible for ...

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NewMusic Development On Hold After March ’24 Round

NZ On Air Music’s first NewMusic Development (NMD) funding round for 2024 opened on February 29. It will also be the last NMD round for now, with NZ On Air Music taking time out to consult with industry about the best way to fund development level artists going forward. The decision to pause NMD in its current format was made after industry feedback included in the NZOA Music Funding Review published in October last year which noted that, '… although the NewMusic Development fund does enable ...

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2024 Taite Music Prize Finalists

Independent Music NZ (IMNZ) has announced 10 finalists for the 2024 Taite Music Prize. The prize acknowledges outstanding creativity for an entire collection of music contained in one recording, and highlights outstanding albums from Aotearoa, released in the past year. The award is open to all genres of music and judged on artistic merit regardless of genre, record label or sales, with the winner receiving a cash prize of $12,500. Current members of IMNZ, musicians and music industry personnel ...

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NewTracks New Artist

NewTracks New Artist: Mish & Greeen

Ain't So Bad is the latest single by Ōtautahi DnB producer duo Mish & Greeen, real names Alex Wilton and Nigel Greene. Featuring local singer Ciara Comber the song's self-reflective but positive vibe convinced NZ On Air Music to include it on their NewTracks compilation this March. What are your names, where are you from and what instruments do you each play? Alexander James Wilton (Mish) - from Christchurch, reppin’ the Redwood/Papanui suburb. Jammed the recorder as a little sprout, then ...

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NewTracks New Artist: Xuzz

Alexander Grant performs music as Xuzz. His new single Mississippi can provide the right alt-pop vibes for any happy moment that requires a quick boogie, and NZ On Air Music added the song to their NewTracks compilation this March. What's your name, where are you from and what instruments do you play? Kia ora, I'm Alexander Grant! I'm a singer/songwriter. I play guitar too, but not in an overly sophisticated way. I was born in Invercargill, raised in Dunedin, and now live in Auckland. Was ...

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Interviews

Julia Jewels: Sequential Dreams

AONZ-Indonesian singer Julia Corciulo has been making a name for herself as the smooth and sassy vocalist of Ōtautahi duo Shared Soul. Recently, Corciulo has branched out into a solo career under the name of Julia Jewels. Her latest song, Dream Sequence, is a punchy, uplifting drum and bass track which features producer Maxwell Sweeney, aka Monika. Nur Lajunen-Tal looks into it. Made with support from NZ On Air Music. Julia Corciulo has lived in Aotearoa for nine years, with a three-year stint ...

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NewTracks New Artist: Keshia

South African-born RnB singer Keshia Paulse splashes elegantly into the local scene under her own name with a Mazbou Q-produced single Bitter, a song reminding people it's okay to be just that from time to time, temporarily. NZ On Air Music featured the song on their March NewTracks compilation.  What's your name, where are you from and what instruments do you play? Keshia Paulse and I'm a vocalist living in Auckland. Was any high school or other music training especially important to you? I ...

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Fresh Talent

Fresh Talent: Allophones

Ben and Barney Connolly, along with Tane Cotton hail "pretty much from Ōtepoti". Devolving from various prior bands with names like Blisspoint, Shrimp!, Carmina and The Rhododendrons ("it's complicated") the trio are now Allophones. In a tale as old as time, as they themselves describe it, Ben who plays drums, guitar, bass and sings, and Barney (all of the above plus accordion and piano) got offered a good gig. Ben and Tane (yet another multi-instrumentalist), were in the same year at school. "And ...

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Ex-Pat Files

Expat Files: Jupita

The offspring of Kiwi pop royalty in musician/producer Ian Morris and singer Kim Willoughby,  Julia Morris and her twin sister Maude briefly had a pop act called Lexxa, dating back to 2018. Five years on Julia has released her own pretty cool debut EP called 'Want You Back' under the adopted artist name Jupita, while building a life and professional career in London. She answered a few NZM questions long distance. What actually happened to Lexxa? We kind of retired that band after the release ...

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Elena: Getting In The Mood

Elena Laota put her second round of NZOA funding to great use with her new single Mood. Written by South Auckland soul singer-songwriter Jeremiah Fale, aka Hales, and produced by her manager Edy Liu (Donell Lewis, Razé, Mikey Mayz) the song is a short and sweet departure from Elena’s previous RnB slow jams like Selfish and Ur Vibe. Jasper West finds out more, made with support from NZ On Air Music. “Mood is just about two people hanging out, listening to music,” explains Tāmaki Makaurau ...

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Event Guide

Back To Basics 2024

Music Managers Forum Aotearoa announce a new series of free Back To Basics seminars in 2024. Aimed at all who are in the early stages of artist management, including self-managed artists, the seminars explore the fundamentals and inner workings of the music industry.   More info here. Mar 5 - Kirikiriroa, Hamilton Mar 12 - Whangārei

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Ōtautahi: Off Centre Festival Is Back For 2024

Eclectic and exuberant, celebrating the best of the arts, Off Centre is everything Ōtautahi loves about The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora. For two nights and one day, The Arts Centre will be bursting with music, comedy, circus, theatre, food, and vibrant entertainment. Off Centre is a solid mix of arts and entertainment for everyone, with family-friendly and free events as well as ticketed performances. The line-up this year features 1 Drop Nation, singer-songwriter Hera, Shay Horay presents ...

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Syncposium 2024 In Auckland, February

Syncposium 2024, a two-day screen music industries conference, will be held at Q Theatre in Tāmaki Makaurau over two days, February 23-24. Syncposium brings together Grammy and Oscar-winning composers Pasek and Paul (La La Land, The Greatest Showman, Hollywood television and movie executives and a group of Aotearoa’s best music talent. It will be a rare opportunity to gain insights, knowledge and inspiration from some of the most influential voices in the entertainment industry. Tickets are ...

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