03/04/2024
For the past decade Shana Graham has released music under the name Valere, consistently delivering innovative electro-pop that is at once catchy and vulnerable. In March 2024 the Aotearoa-Filipino artist reaches for an even ...
25/03/2024
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 ...
04/03/2024
Hailing from a rural township in the Waikato, singer-songwriter Sophie Brown is now living in London. An NZ On Air Development grant meant she was able to receive help with production and mentorship from Natalia Sheppard ...
07/02/2024
From small local shows around her Waiheke home, pop artist Sahara Adams has moved via studying pop music at Auckland Uni into working with local producers Will Henderson and Joel Jones, slowly gathering momentum and attention ...
10/01/2024
While 'new' isn't quite the right word to describe Tāmaki Makaurau emcee Shirl'e Fruean, aka Queen Shirl'e, she is likely new to many people outside of her south Auckland community, where she is indeed rather well-known ...
12/12/2019
One’s known as the Hammer, the other as the Tron, and they’re half a world apart. But blues is about to bring together two cities named Hamilton – one in Canada, the other in Waikato. After years of getting mail and ...
27/10/2017
St Paul's Collegiate School in Hamilton is looking for students interested in learning to play the organ. As part of their scholars' programme, selected students will receive organ lessons funded by the school, in return ...
28/09/2022
The venerable Smokefree Rockquest 2022 celebrated the high school music competition's 35th anniversary with a very welcome live national final (as well as the Smokefree Tangata Beats final) at Q Theatre in Tāmaki Makaurau ...
28/04/2021
The NZ Country Music Awards have announced 10 finalists for the MLT Songwriting Award for 2021. The award recognises the unrecorded songs of NZ and Australia and will be presented at the annual NZ Country Music Awards ...
07/04/2021
Our very own Grammy-winning pop star Kimbra is featuring in a comprehensive new vocal course presented by international online music school Soundfly. Hamilton pop artist Kimbra has released her first-ever online course, ...
21/02/2023
I'm not quite sure why but Kimbra hasn't really been on my radar before. We primarily listen to music to be moved emotionally, and our taste and intrigue is ultimately guided by personal aesthetics. Of course, I did appreciate ...
06/09/2013
Throughout this series of articles I've mostly focused on self-management strategies and techniques that include the whole band rolling up their sleeves. It's always best this way, because the job of moving forward belongs ...
27/10/2022
Waikato country rock fans are in for a real treat on November 12, when Tony Lee & Friends will be rocking Biddy Mulligan's back bar. Get in early for a sundowner! Kicking off at 7pm, Tony's guest artists include local ...
24/12/2016
A homecoming Christmas gig is the perfect gift for loyal fans, and for Hamilton metal fans Christmas came early. An enthusiastic queue of waiting fans weaved its way well down the road as the doors at Altitude opened, and ...
20/02/2024
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 ...
02/11/2023
Prolific Tāmaki Makaurau saxophonist Thabani Gapara is about to embark on his Mwana Wevhu tour, a celebration of Southern African jazz infused with the rhythms of central and southern Africa, intertwined with classical elements. ...
