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Interviews
07/12/2018
The Changing Same: The Story Remains…
You may remember him from such bands as the ’80s Flying Nun outfit Sneaky Feelings (who staged a return recently to release their new album ‘Progress Junction’ and play at the 2017 Others Way Festival) and Dribbling ...
NewTracks New Artist
03/10/2018
NewTracks New Artist: Watson
Elementary, of course. It's not about alcohol at all but rather a metaphor for toxic human infatuations. Stephen Watson was born in Scotland but spent his growing up years in the Waikato, and for the past two years has ...
Fresh Talent
22/06/2018
Fresh Talent: Harry Parsons
“When I won it, it all just sort of happened. I didn’t take all the opportunities that I had offered to me because I just wasn’t ready.” Triumphant in 2013’s Rockquest competition, taking first place in the solo/duo ...
Interviews
06/11/2017
Parabola West: Out Of The Rabbit Hole
Released in 2014, Parabola West ’s first EP ‘Did You Hear’ revealed an accomplished musician and songwriter, with an evident hippy-, or at least alternate lifestyle-bent. Besides being very much a form of therapy, ...
Fresh Talent
04/07/2017
Fresh Talent: Cheshire Grimm
Hamilton grunge/pop trio-turned-duo Cheshire Grimm are no strangers to adapting to challenges. With a new EP just landed and guitarist Lora Thompson now based in Melbourne, while bass playing vocalist Kat Waswo is still in ...
NEWS (5)
Opportunities
26/03/2018
Dame Malvina Major Foundation Arts Excellence Awards (Auckland/Waikato)
Applications are open for Dame Malvina Major Foundation Arts Excellence Awards, with up to $5,000 available for young performing artists with outstanding ability and real development potential. The Auckland and Waikato committee ...
News
05/02/2019
Guitar Legend Peter Posa Has Died
Widely heralded as New Zealand's greatest guitarist, Peter Posa passed away at Waikato Hospital on Sunday, February 3, aged 77. A bestselling recording musician more than five decades earlier, Posa made a stunning comeback ...
News
13/09/2018
Hollie Smith Joins Wintec as Musician in Residence
Hollie Smith has joined Wintec’s School of Media Arts to mentor and teach music students as the Waikato Institute of Technology's first Musician in Residence. “I hope that taking what I’ve learnt, and sharing that ...
News
06/06/2017
Whangarei’s Eliza Boom Wins Christchurch Aria 2017
Whangarei soprano Eliza Boom has won the first prize in the Dame Malvina Major Foundation Christchurch Aria 2017. The 23-year-old competed alongside 14 aspiring young opera singers in Christchurch at the weekend, with ...
News
27/07/2016
August 2016 Is Māori Music Month
From this year onwards, August will turn into Te Marama Pūoro Waiata Māori - Māori Music Month. The new celebration and awareness month was initiated by Ellison Huata, the executive director of the Waiata Māori ...
MUSIC (4)
DIRECTORIES (2)
Education: Tertiary Courses
14/09/2017
University of Waikato, Conservatorium of Music
Address: University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton Contact: Conservatorium of Music Administrator Email: music@waikato.ac.nz Phone: (07) 838 4380 Website: www.waikato.ac.nz/music
Education: Tertiary Courses
14/12/2016
WINTEC (Waikato Institute Of Technology) HAMILTON
Address: Waikato Institute of Technology, Private Bag HN3036, Hamilton. Web: www.wintec.ac.nz/mediarts Email: David.Sidwell@wintec.ac.nz Contact: David Sidwell (Team Manager) Phone: 0800 858 0246; (07) 834 8800 Ext. 8532 Fax: ...
EVENTS (1)
Event Guide
12/07/2017
Seminar: Make Money From Your Music
Are you based in Hamilton or the Waikato, a musician, manager, or simply curious about the music industry? A seminar called "Make Money from Your Music" will take place on Wednesday, July 26 from 6pm to 8pm at Creative ...