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December/January 2022

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Interviews

Kamandi: Two Different Worlds

Since his early releases as Kamandi through Soundcloud in 2012, Ōtautahi/Christchurch producer and beatmaker Tyrone Frost has released a steady stream of emotive and imaginative electronica to local and ...

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Fresh Talent

Fresh Talent: Samantha Josephine

In her recently released EP, ‘Fly Bird Fly’, Ōtautahi-based singer-songwriter Samantha (Josephine) Adams explores the feelings of disconnection and transformation as she navigates her way through ...

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Interviews

Missy: Major To Minor & 
Much In-Between

Missy first emerged in 2018 with a darkly enigmatic brand of electronic pop which incorporated traces of classical influences. This year has seen a dramatic expansion of prolific composer Abigail Knudson’s ...

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Interviews

Hollie Smith: Orchestral Manoeuvres From The Dark

Entering her third decade as an artist, Hollie Smith has reached a stage from where her major label promotions folk happily reference her as ‘one of Aotearoa's most beloved artists‘. Supporting that ...

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Fresh Talent

Fresh Talent: James Hunter

Having released a pair of EPs (‘Last Little While’ and ‘You’) over the Covid period of 2020/21, alternative folk musician James Hunter has recently been looking to promote them with live performances. ...

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Ex-Pat Files

Ex-Pat Files: Baynk

Kiwi-born electronic/dance producer Baynk has been playing away from these shores for more than five years, cutting his own (evidently successful) path on two different northern hemisphere continents in ...

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Interviews

Fleabite: Itching To Make More Kids Music

Kiwi children’s music composer Robin Nathan recently posted a blog titled Celebrating 10 Years of fleaBITE, which provided a neat way to summarise her output of kids’ music over the decade since 2011, ...

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Gear Reviews

Review: Sennheiser EW-D 835 Digital Wireless Mic System

I still remember a brief conversation I had with my dad about Sennheiser back in my early years as a musician, in which he said wisely, ‘Yeah they’re good mics… German engineered you see.” I hadn’t ...

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Fresh Talent

Fresh Talent: There’s A Tuesday

 There’s A Tuesday is settling in as one of Aotearoa’s freshest dream-pop bands. The four-piece is fronted by Nat Hutton and Minnie Robberds on vocals and guitar, alongside Gus Murray on drums and ...

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Interviews

The Butlers: Getting Back To Basics

When they got together, mostly in their late teens, The Butlers quickly identified themselves as a surf-rock act with distinct jazz influences. An interesting sound, an arresting look and a touring ethic ...

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Interviews

Luke Buda: Injections Of Contributions

Twelve years since his last, Luke Buda has just released a third solo album, one he’s consciously, and very simply badged as ‘Buda’. While certainly trademark Luke Buda in its blend of catchy psychedelic ...

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Interviews

Downfall Of Humanity: Trivium Pursuit

Auckland metallers Downfall of Humanity are far from being new kids on the block, having released a first album back in 2016, followed more recently with a pair of 2019 singles, descriptively titled Apocalypse ...

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Interviews

Jaz Paterson: Making Pop From Her Pain

Originally from Geraldine, South Canterbury and now resident in Christchurch, singer-songwriter Jaz Paterson has been making music for several years. Arriving at the end of November, her sophomore EP ‘Ache’ ...

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Industry

Celebrating 40 Years Of Flying Nun With Hocken Collections

Amanda Mills has been writing and reviewing for NZ Musician since 2007, and since 2011 has been employed at Hocken Collections in Dunedin, as a Liaison Librarian and Curator of the Music and AV Collections. ...

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Interviews

Michael Llewellyn: Reconnected With Music

Michael Llewellyn McMillan hails from Warkworth, a fast-growing township town north of Auckland on the banks of the Mahurangi River. He lives in Auckland and is deeply inspired by the power of the landscape ...

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Interviews

Y$O: $trategic Collectivi$m

In a local hip hop and RnB scene bursting with talent, and this streaming age where music fans’ attention spans are limited, it can be quite hard to be seen and heard. However, one collective of musicians ...

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Gear Reviews

Review: Laney DB200-210 Bass Combo

Laney is not a name that I’d ever really considered when shopping for a new bass amp, yet this British amp and PA company has been the power behind some of the biggest and most iconic bands and artists, ...

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Interviews

Ka Hao: A Less Travelled Road To Success

Ka Hao is a 24-member youth choir drawn from all around the Te Tairāwhiti, Gisborne area. The group have been enjoying an unexpected ride to local and international acclaim recently with their catchy ...

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Gear Reviews

Review: PreSonus ioStation 24c

The PreSonus ioStation 24c is a combination interface and MIDI controller in one. It features two balanced inputs, two outputs, and runs over USB C with an external power supply. As well as this, it features ...

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Interviews

Mako Road: Imposters Made Good

From humble origins as a Canterbury University covers band, Mako Road have remarkably quickly become a force to be reckoned with, a staple act on annual summer festival lineups and selling out their own ...

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LESSONS

Guitar Cool

Guitar Cool: You Can Learn A Lot From A Simple Lick

Many guitar players tend to overlook simple licks or riffs that come their way, not knowing that there is a lot of musical information that can be used to build technique, repertoire, solo ideas, and rhythm ...

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Finding Your Voice

Finding Your Voice: The Case For Creative High-performance Psychology

The case for creative high-performance psychology. In the merry Music Month of May 2021, Brave Caitlin Smith’s Imaginary Band toured Aotearoa to promote my new album 'You Have Reached Your Destination'. ...

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Deep Thinking

Deep Thinking: Weather Report’s Teen Town (Part 2)

Admittedly it's been a while now, but in the last NZM issue we tackled one of Jaco Pastorius’ compositions for Weather Report, Teen Town. Having got to bar 20, there was a repeat to bar 5 but, when you ...

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