30/06/2021
Fiona Campbell - (Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairoa, Takatãpui, She/They) first established her drumming chops in the late ’90s with South Auckland grrrl punk band The Coolies. Living in the US since then she has played drums ...
17/08/2016
Adding further to the already ridiculously extensive list of talented musicians who call Lyttelton home is one man band Nick Jackman, aka Stomping Nick. Jackman sings and plays harmonica, guitar and drums all at the same ...
03/12/2013
It’s been one of Palmerston North’s best kept secrets for 25 years, but thanks to TV3’s X-Factor at least 400,000 people have now heard of The Stomach. Third-placing finalist Benny Tipene is a regular Palmy muso and ...
02/05/2013
Bad Seed Custom Guitars (www.bsguitars.net) is by any measure a newly minted enterprise, it was literally just a couple of years ago that Sheldon Currington welded up his first Bad Seed guitar. What the? Did that say welded? ...
12/11/2018
October in Dunedin means spring is in the air. There is a shift in the weather – the sun comes out, and the puffer jackets retire (momentarily) back to the wardrobe. The season of rebirth is also a good time to release ...
04/07/2024
APRA AMCOS NZ have announced the top 20 songs nominated for the 2024 Silver Scroll Award Kaitito Kaiaka and the top 5 waiata nominated for the APRA Maioha Award. The winners will be announced at the Silver Scroll Awards ...
06/05/2024
Finalists for the 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards have been announced ahead of the ceremony to be held on May 30 at the Viaduct Events Centre in Tāmaki Makaurau. With 13 finalists named in both the Album and Single Of The Year, ...
05/03/2024
Independent Music NZ (IMNZ) has announced 10 finalists for the 2024 Taite Music Prize. The prize acknowledges outstanding creativity for an entire collection of music contained in one recording, and highlights outstanding ...
05/05/2023
NZ On Air Music has announced the results of its May NewMusic Single funding round, with 35 of 170 applicants receiving up to $10k for their recording, video and promotion costs in the next few months. There are 11 first-time ...
10/11/2022
Among the 2022 AMA winners announced (with considerably less than usual pomp and ceremony) on November 10 was a remarkable four-peat for L.A.B, the band securing a noteworthy spot in awards history by taking out the same ...
29/06/2022
Singing Through ’The Change’: The Effect Menopause Has On The Voice - After the 21st gig of a 22-date tour, I stayed with friends for a much-needed breather. As documented in a previous Finding Your Voice NZM column, ...
17/05/2017
It must be challenging for any artist to follow up a successful debut album, let alone a Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum single like Royals. Prior to the release of Green Light, Lorde discussed how she was looking to ...
22/03/2017
Released in November 2016, ‘Close Your Eyes’ is Bic Runga’s fifth studio album, a 12-song tribute featuring interpretations of some of her favourite covers to which she also added two new original songs. Bic was recently ...
19/06/2016
I am overjoyed to announce that this is my 50th column for NZ Musician. To celebrate, I’m letting rip 50 top tips. 50 gold nuggets of singing wisdom I’ve extracted from 18 years fulltime teaching and a lifetime of performance, ...
27/08/2015
This Tutors' Tutorial article is meant for those who have limited microphones, limited pre-amps/converters, and limited experience – but are still wanting to record a drum kit! If you do have limited prior experience ...
30/05/2018
A few more days left to spot #MusiciansOfAotearoa 2018 on a street near you. Photographer Hayley Theyers' portraits were showcased successfully countrywide by the ever-supportive Phantom Billstickers for the first ...
26/04/2017
A gig, one night only, with 23 bands / acts, playing a song each over the course of just over two hours. For us at NZ Musician it's NZ Music Month all year round, so we've never thrown ourselves in the ring before. This ...
