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Interviews
14/02/2020
Troy Kingi: Triumphs Of Diversity
Troy Kingi is systematically establishing himself as a national treasure. Over the last few years, the Kerikeri resident singer/songwriter has risen in prominence thanks to some creative recordings, a 10/10/10 (10 albums ...
Interviews
14/01/2020
Edy: Counting On The Beat
When talent and hard work unify the result can be something special, a proposition well illustrated by Auckland producer-artist EDY. At the centre of an energised local urban music scene, the talented young producer who goes ...
NewTracks New Artist
08/11/2019
NewTracks New Artist: Dillastrate
Through jamming and occasional stints as bandmates, longterm Christchurch musician mates Tim Driver and Henare 'H' Kaa became trio Dillastrate. If you're wondering how they can be a trio when there are only two people on ...
Observation Posts
22/08/2019
Vox Pops: Music Gadgets We Love
As August's contribution to our ongoing Vox Pops series, NZM asked around for some of your current favourite pieces of musical hardware –gadgets & gear that you couldn't (happily) live without. Here are some of the ...
On Foreign Soil
06/08/2019
On Foreign Soil: Hans at SXSW 2019
Hans (actually hans.) is the stage name adopted by Auckland hip hop artist Hanju Kim, who first featured on NZMusician.co.nz back in 2017 with the release of his debut EP titled ‘1995’. Talking with Cassandra King then, ...
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Deep Thinking
17/01/2020
Deep Thinking: Carol Kaye Of The Wrecking Crew
In this Deep Thinking session, we are going to look at a couple of tracks recorded by legendary US session bassist, Carol Kaye. Carol was a member of the Wrecking Crew, a team of recording musicians used by the great and ...
Deep Thinking
02/08/2019
Deep Thinking: Weather Report’s Birdland
For this issue, I have transcribed the opening bass part on the seminal Weather Report track Birdland from the band’s 1977 album ‘Heavy Weather‘. The transcription features the band’s bassist, the legendary Jaco Pastorius, ...
Deep Thinking
11/04/2019
Deep Thinking: Purple Haze
Hi Everyone, this issue’s challenge is to play some Jimi Hendrix. I have transcribed the introduction to Purple Haze as Hendrix played it on a Strat but added a bass trick that will probably annoy your guitarist! For ...
Deep Thinking
25/10/2018
Deep Thinking: Sidney Carton’s Steps
This Deep Thinking piece is a solo bass tune with a nod in the direction of Charles Dickens (a ‘nod’ being the important word…). I would like to say it is a ‘far, far’ harder piece than the last piece we looked ...
Deep Thinking
07/09/2018
Deep Thinking: Sidney Carton’s Steps
This Deep Thinking piece is a solo bass tune with a nod in the direction of Charles Dickens (a ‘nod’ being the important word…). I would like to say it is a ‘far, far’ harder piece than the last piece we looked ...