12/05/2022
Wellington three-piece Soft Plastics have embraced a new shoegaze style whilst still paying homage to their garage-pop beginnings. Their ironic latest single Day Job is very relatable, and comes accompanied by a similarly ...
08/09/2021
At 22 and wholly self-taught, Connor Pritchard ’s work as a music video director has already taken him to China and across Europe, won awards, and seen him work with some of the nation’s best known and most respected ...
15/06/2021
With the April release of ‘Dreamer’ Anna Hawkins has delivered four richly-voiced LPs since 2013. ‘Be it pop, show musical theatre, classical opera, folk, Celtic, her voice enfolds and enhances all musical material ...
04/11/2020
It’s hard to imagine that Serious could be the first single that singer-songwriter Neko has released, her gymnastic voice is assured, and courtesy of a smart production team there’s a real sense of strength behind the ...
24/06/2020
Surprisingly few artists have the time and drive to work on their career while still studying for a university degree, but Sasha Te Whare is one of the exceptions. The MAINZ student's first solo single (following two collabs) ...
26/03/2018
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 ...
23/02/2021
The Government has this week announced the Creative Careers Service, a dual partnered programme, with the Ministry for Culture and Heritage (MCH) and the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) combining to drive a pilot that’s ...
12/12/2019
One’s known as the Hammer, the other as the Tron, and they’re half a world apart. But blues is about to bring together two cities named Hamilton – one in Canada, the other in Waikato. After years of getting mail and ...
16/09/2019
Te Kākono, a group of young Māori artists who created the Te Reo compilation album 'Te Kākono’, were major league winners at the 2019 Waiata Māori Music Awards, staged in Hastings on Friday, September 13. In front ...
05/02/2019
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 ...
06/04/2022
MMF Aotearoa has announced the 2022 Festival Bookers Virtual Speed Networking Sessions. This annual event is an opportunity exclusively for MMF members to meet face to face online with the bookers from some of our bigger ...
12/07/2017
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 ...