29/09/2022
Known all around the Pacific with her world soul/funk and jazz group Black Sand Diva, Tāmaki Makaurau songwriter and vocalist Catherine Tunks (Te Whanau a Apanui / Whakatohea) embraces the art of genre blending - from the ...
10/05/2021
A year ago (already) Miranda Easten created a Spotify playlist for NZM to go along with the NZ Music Month 2020 release of her uplifting single Only One. Once the Covid lockdown shenanigans passed, the Christchurch singer-songwriter ...
18/07/2017
Performing with industry heavyweights and songwriting with some of Nashville’s finest has helped South Island singer/songwriter, Kaylee Bell, take a slice of Kiwi country to the world. But Bell is far from satisfied with ...
25/08/2016
Separately frustrated with the strictures of the different variations of country music that their respective bands had hitched their wagons to, Wellington musicians Michael Keane and Harriett Ferry found a shared desire to ...
17/09/2024
In December 2023 the Hawke's Bay Music Hub launched 'Under The Sun (Vol.3)', the latest in a series of compilation albums featuring and promoting local artists, and this NZ Music Month will stage the first Hawke's Bay Music ...
29/05/2024
At the Country Music Honours event held in Gore on May 23, Te Waipounamu songwriter Holly Arrowsmith and Mel Parsons won the two big awards for Best Country Music in Aotearoa. Arrowsmith was announced as the winner of the 2024 ...
27/09/2023
Expressions of interest are now being accepted for artists interested to perform at the 2024 Tussock Country Music Festival. More info and the application form can be found here. Applications close October 23, 2023.
06/06/2023
Tami Neilson and Delaney Davidson are the winners of the 2023 APRA Best Country Music Song award for their song Beyond The Stars, announced at the Country Music Honours event in Gore on June 1. Also announced was the winner ...
10/05/2023
The Dame Malvina Major Foundation Awards is now available countrywide, offering talented young performing artists across the country a financial boost. The Foundation’s Arts Excellence Awards support young Kiwis of outstanding ...
10/05/2023
The 2023 APRA Best Country Music Song finalists, as well as the MLT Songwriting Award finalists, have been announced. 2023 APRA Best Country Music Song Finalists Beyond The Stars, written by Tami Neilson and Delaney ...
27/07/2016
In this issue we are going to take some of the techniques from last issue’s Deep Thinking column and turn them into a country slap blues 12-bar pattern. Imagine you are in a bluesy-styled band that has a bit of country ...
21/08/2024
Stan Walker has forged an impressive artistic path over the course of his career since winning Australian Idol in 2009. Numerous albums since have seen him continually develop a unique artistic voice, crafting songs that ...
15/02/2023
Popular learning mistakes - there are a few that guitar players commonly make that can quickly become habits, but are easily fixed if you are aware of them. Entrenched bad habits can take time to get rid of, but if you stick ...
05/10/2022
I take it back. Last year I did successfully predict the winner of the Silver Scrolls 2021, which went to Troy Kingi. Good for me. Are the batteries in my crystal ball charged for this year? Well, I don’t know, but I will ...
18/05/2022
The Secret Sauce For Amplifying Your Audience: When I was 16 all I wanted in the world was to be Jaco Pastorius. I bought the fretless bass, wore the headband, and learned how to play Portrait Of Tracy, trying to slip back ...
13/02/2021
Sound engineer and music producer with over 25 years recording experience. Whitianga Mob: 027 286 0418 Email: iamdaverhodes@gmail.com Fb: /daverhodesproductions/ Insta: @dave_rhodes_productions/ Overview: I run a boutique ...
20/09/2017
Trading as: Storyworks Email: info@storyworks.co.nz Ph: 021 204 5757 Web: storyworks.co.nz Facebook: facebook.com/StoryworksNZ Instagram: instagram.com/storyworks_nz Twitter: @StoryWorks_NZ Role description: ...
20/09/2017
Trading as: Storyworks Email: info@storyworks.co.nz Ph: 021 204 5757 Web: storyworks.co.nz Facebook: facebook.com/StoryworksNZ Instagram: instagram.com/storyworks_nz Twitter: @StoryWorks_NZ Role description: ...
06/07/2016
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26/04/2023
Auckland Live is celebrating the musical heritage, artists and communities of Tāmaki Makaurau this May with a programme designed for Te Marama Puoro O Aotearoa | NZ Music Month 2023. Quiz Night Thursday, May 11, 6pm. $18 ...
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 ...
14/06/2022
Illuminate Matariki will see some of the country's finest piano-based musicians performing a series of innovative twilight concerts held at special locations around Tāmaki Makaurau, all free to the public. Organisers suggest ...
14/06/2022
The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra will celebrate Matariki with one of our brightest musical stars on Thursday 23 June. Rob Ruha (Te Whanau-a-Apanui, Ngati Porou, Tainui, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Te Arawa, Nga Puhi, Rongowhakaata, ...
08/06/2022
SoundCheck Aotearoa is an action group with the mission to foster a safe and inclusive culture for the music community. As part of their commitment to addressing sexual harm in our music community they are offering a series ...