16/03/2012
In her regular NZM column called ‘Finding Your Voice’, celebrated Auckland jazz vocalist Caitlin Smith freely passes on a broad range of tips, both physical and spiritual, invaluable for singers of all ages and stages. ...
19/04/2021
Multi-instrumentalist and singer Nikita Tu-Bryant's new track Private Lives for her band project Kita is a roaring song full of wide-ranging styles set to some dreamy production. Private Lives features as part of NZ On ...
24/02/2021
Tāmaki Makaura sound engineer Jess Haugh is a busy woman. Alongside fronting the indie-rock explosion that is King Ketchup, she single-handedly runs Women About Sound, organising free events with the aim of upskilling women ...
14/03/2017
A group of local musicians have announced the launch of Women About Sound, a project aiming to help more New Zealand women to develop and record their own music. The project is led by Jess Haugh, who performs as alter ...
14/03/2017
Jazz guitarist and academic Neil Watson has a well-earned reputation as one of Auckland’s go-to sidemen. His played- and recorded-with credits traverse ground as varied as the Finn brothers, Tami Neilson, the Auckland Philharmonia ...
25/05/2020
The 2020 Jazz Awards Finalists have been announced with plenty of interesting additions among the category's 'usual' names. The three finalists for the Best Jazz Artist Tui award this year are Alchemy, Dixon Nacey and Michal ...
24/04/2017
After close to 30 years of publication NZ Musician Magazine has today released its final bi-monthly issue. Rather than continue publishing as a regular print title NZ Musician will henceforth be a digital entity, offering ...
18/03/2024
‘Finding your voice' is just as much about what you're saying or singing, as what you sound like. I'd like to unpack the figurative notion of finding and having a voice. Intricately understanding the mechanics of my vocal ...
16/02/2022
The case for creative high-performance psychology. In the merry Music Month of May 2021, Brave Caitlin Smith’s Imaginary Band toured Aotearoa to promote my new album 'You Have Reached Your Destination'. Arts On Tour set-up ...
16/03/2018
In a recent Guardian article, Bernhard Warner asked, “Why do stars like Adele keep losing their voice?” Expanding on that he observed: “More and more singers are cancelling big shows and turning to surgery to fix their ...
04/03/2014
The road to recovery from vocal damage – picking yourself up, dusting yourself off and singing all over again. NZM's wonderful Finding Your Voice columnist Caitlin Smith offers helpful remedy tips from her own experiences. It's ...
06/03/2013
Let’s hit the ground running and discuss the ‘energy’ required when singing – which kind and how much. There are so many different flavours, colours and amounts of energy that each song, setting and context requires. ...
27/05/2019
Photographer Trevor Villers climbed a mountain for some music at the Bunker in Auckland's Devonport on Sunday, May 26. "This was a particularly nice way to while away a Sunday night, up by the fireside at the Bunker. Some ...