Multi-purpose Tāmaki Makaurau music space BIG FAN is offering a Seoul Residency, an exciting new initiative that will see one Aotearoa-based band or artist (who perform with a band) heading to Seoul ...
READ MORE >Mylen began his musical journey in 2017, with his entre into the world of drum & bass production coming somewhat by chance a few years later. After a period of performing as a DJ all over Aotearoa, ...
READ MORE >FromThePit, Aotearoa’s annual music photography exhibition, is returning for its seventh year - capturing the spirit of our vibrant local music scene through the eyes of the front-of-stage photographers. FromThePit 2025 is a curated collection showcasing 102 powerful images by 59 photographers from across the motu, focused exclusively on NZ musicians playing live in local venues. This year’s exhibition highlights the mana of performance and the connection between artist, audience and image. Previewed ...
READ MORE >The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) announced results of its 2024 comp in early May, 2025. ISC is dedicated to promoting the art and excellence of songwriting and providing a platform for both aspiring and established songwriters to gain recognition. Winners were chosen in 24 categories ranging from Pop/Top 40 and Rock to Jazz, Country, World Music, and much more. US Christian artists Bodie Kuljian, Sajan Nauriyal and Wes Strunk were awarded the Grand Prize for their co-written song, ...
READ MORE >Calling all songwriters and composers, entries for the 2025 APRA Silver Scroll Awards are now open. This includes entries for the: APRA Silver Scroll Award | Kaitito Kaiaka SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha APRA Maioha Award | Tohu Maioha APRA Best Original Music in a Series Award | Tohu Paerangi APRA Best Original Music in a Feature Film Award | Tohu Pūmanawa If you have written or composed an original piece of music that has been released or broadcast to the public between 1 June ...
READ MORE >The 2025 APRA Best Country Music Song award finalists have been announced, with the winner to be presented at the Country Music Honours event in Gore on May 23. In a three-way battle between some the nation's best-loved country and folk artists, the finalist songs are: Blue Dreams - written and performed by Holly Arrowsmith 5432 - written and performed by Mel Parsons Borrow My Boots - written and performed by Tami Neilson, Ashley McBryde and Shelly Fairchild, featuring Grace Bowers 2024 ...
READ MORE >The 2025 Taite Music Prize ceremony held in Tāmaki Makaurau mid-April was memorable for several reasons. One of significance was the prevalence of Māori winners, with Mokotron taking out the night’s main award. Perhaps even more unexpected was the soft-spoken, guilelessly eloquent Māori woman whose words that night are already oft-quoted online: Byllie-jean, winner of the Auckland Live Best Independent Debut award for her experimental pop EP ‘Filter’. Nur Peach followed up. Filter EP by ...
READ MORE >In Aotearoa’s passionate, close-knit music scene, connection is everything. Our community is small - sometimes wonderfully so, sometimes painfully. It’s the kind of place where a former friend might be on a funding panel judging your song, and your best friend is likely to be competing for the same gigs. Lines blur. Roles overlap. And often, the hardest part isn’t the music, it’s the unspoken emotional cost of chasing dreams while trying to protect your heart. I’ve always been someone ...
READ MORE >Glxria is the sonic persona of 23-year old Chinese-Kiwi artist Gloria, fusing dreamy indie, grunge, and cinematic textures into a beautifully immersive sound. Her music is cinematic, chaotic and vulnerable. With a background in dance, visual art and gaming culture, Glxria is also a rising songwriter, artist and music producer. Her latest alt-pop single Run Into You featured on NZ On Air Music’s April NewTracks compilation. Run Into You by Glxria What's your given name and where are you living? My ...
READ MORE >With 2023 EP 'Empty Pockets' already in his catalogue George VILLA is maybe not new to fans of his mellow-as surf rock through-to psychedelic pop sounds, but the artist is taking a new, self-determined indie path these days. His latest single Keep It All Together wouldn't have been out of place on Beck's masterpiece 'Oderlay', and the old school-styled video makes it plain why the song was chosen for inclusion on NZ On Air Music’s April NewTracks compilation. What is your given name, where ...
READ MORE >Formed by four worldly Kiwi metallers in Melbourne five years ago, EAST YORK still straddle the Pacific, though their most recent recording work has seen the heavy rock act become more Bay of Plenty-centric. Their 2022 debut EP garnered much praise, radio play and some great tour supports, but there's been a years-long lull since while they worked up new material. The explosive and groove-heavy anthem Medicine is the first single to introduce a planned full album release, and was included on NZ ...
READ MORE >Ōtautahi singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer Will McGillivray has already had an impressive career. He fronted the internationally successful alt-pop trio Nomad and has since gone on become the city’s most successful and sought-after pop producer. Late in 2024 Winegum Records released a debut album for his own solo project, Goodwill, a meditative yet rousing record which he discusses with Nur Lajunen-Tal. Will McGillivray first ventured into solo recording territory in 2022 with ‘In ...
READ MORE >Ōtautahi singer-songwriter Miriam ‘Mim’ Jensen’s confessional indie rock songs manage to be both incisive and reflective, and since she first emerged in 2022 they’ve already taken her places. She has performed at SXSW Sydney, opened for Shihad and enjoyed international radio and streaming success. Released in March, Jensen’s sophomore EP ‘Shadow Of The Gift’ represents an important step on her personal and artistic evolution. Nur Peach talked through the EP’s six tracks with her. “A ...
READ MORE >Internationally acclaimed jazz clarinetist Adrian Cox is a leading exponent of the New Orleans’ clarinet, with a huge wealth of knowledge of the music and the players of the era. He is touring NZ in April with his own Adrian Cox Trio performing a remarkable show of old-style Orleans' magic called Makin’ Runs. Jazz fanciers should absolutely not miss this opportunity. April 18 - The Undercurrent, Wellington April 19 - 62nd National Jazz Festival, Baycourt Community & Arts Centre, Tauranga April ...
READ MORE >This Easter weekend (April 18-21) will bring the culmination of the 62nd National Jazz Festival with some of Aotearoa New Zealand’s top jazz musicians performing in Tauranga, with the Downtown Carnival across five stages on The Strand, Wharf Street and Red Square. With events scheduled across Tauranga from April 7-21 including the National Youth Jazz Competition, a celebration of Rodger Fox and a NZ Army Band showcase, there’s a lot more to the annual National Jazz Festival than just that fun-filled ...
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