It seems each new Fazerdaze release attracts glowing praise from major international music press, and that history is already repeating for the Auckland artist’s just-released sophomore album ‘Soft ...
After two decades working in Auckland’s music scene as a sound engineer and producer Dave Rhodes returned to his hometown of Whitianga, established his own professional recording studio and went freelance. ...
Shivers believe in playing genre fluid music, but it’s easiest to describe the Pōneke four-piece as being a soul-pop group bringing positive and uplifting vibes. Composing infectious melodies they also ...
After three years of daily streaming Christchurch artist Veryhandsomebilly Twitched himself off. Not entirely as it turns out but Billy Mills, the artist who goes by that bodacious handle, is now a budding ...
Performing under the name alayna, Rotorua-born Alayna Powley writes and sings about feelings, delivering her songs with a soft confidence that commands the respect of close attention. She attended the ...
For many years now Louis Thompson-Munn, better known as Louis TM, has been at the top of the list for session keyboardists in Aotearoa. The Pōneke keyboard player / vocalist has played in numerous local ...
Sure Boy, the power trio mum rock, pure joy band is sticking it to the music scene in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Beth Stewart (vocals), Simone McCarthy (guitar) and bassist Lily Fulton are dedicated to creating ...
Their 2017 hit single Woke Up Late made Drax Project a household name here in Aotearoa, and with the hype surrounding the song the pop alternative act secured a record label in the US, not long after moving ...
Tealskie (it’s pronounced ‘teal sky’) originated in 2023 as a solo project for Rebekah Pemberton, who had written and recorded her first song from her car. Parasite attracted the attention of Christchurch ...
They’re definitely not two peas in a pod, but entrepreneurial musicians Marshall Smith and Tom Fox have nonetheless maintained a close business partnership in the challenging environment of music / sound ...
Growing up on Auckland’s North Shore, Molly Johnson attended piano lessons and learnt basic guitar skills from her dad. Piano recitals and choir training led on to vocal performances at intermediate ...
Hawkes Bay singer-songwriter Mahina Lawrence has ticked off some impressive accomplishments early into her career. She was a national finalist in the 2019 competition to take up lead vocal duties for reggae ...
Plenty of guitar players I come across complain about not being able to get ahead in their playing abilities, or wonder what it is that has been holding them back for years, so I have put together some ...
