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Fresh Talent

Fresh Talent: Josiah XVI

These days living in Auckland, producer/rapper JosiahXVI (Josiah Ioane) grew up in Timaru, later heading north to Wellington in order to have a crack at Massey University’s Commercial Music course. Even ...

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Interviews

Rei: Making Music Magic

By now 15 years into a prolific and diverse career, Rei has captured the hearts of many with his smooth voice, ambitiously energetic performances and bilingual Māori wit. The Auckland urban/electronic ...

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Interviews

Merv Pinny: Hoeing The Hard Road

Merv Pinny bought his first guitar at 10, and five decades on it’s evident that making music is still what he most loves to do. 2025 sees him releasing ‘Hard Road’, remarkably only his second album ...

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