21/08/2024
Anyone capable of editing a music video entirely on their phone deserves a bit of recognition because that's not an easy feat. It's exactly what Tāmaki Makaurau rapper Timmy The First, real name Timothy Kahwema, did for ...
09/07/2024
Ōtautahi artist Katie Thompson has made a name for herself as an alt country singer-songwriter. Her latest single, I See You, sees her branching out into the alt pop realm, while still containing traces of country as well ...
01/07/2024
Now London-based, former resident of Sumner, the beach and sea plays large in Madeline Berry's life and is the focus of the frolicking video for her new single Still That Girl. The song itself is a kind of open letter to ...
20/06/2024
Tāmaki Makaurau electronica artist Max Robinson, aka Hyan, works as DJ and hype man for the acclaimed Who Shot Scott, who's garnering some impressive international success. Being active within this scene, Hyan is already ...
19/06/2024
Former Ōtautahi music student Keren Enright performs under the name Keren Mara, a derivative of her first two given names. After working as musician and touring stage manager she's now started releasing her own material. ...
15/09/2022
Coloratura soprano Calla Knudson and composer and musicologist Ihlara McIndoe are the winners of the 2022 Arts Excellence Awards for the South Island, each receiving $5000 towards their future studies from the Dame Malvina ...
05/07/2022
The Christchurch committee of the Dame Malvina Major Foundation is inviting applications from across Te Waipounamu for its Arts Excellence Awards, with up to $10,000 available for young artists with outstanding ability and ...
03/06/2022
Over 300 secondary school ensembles from across Aotearoa will be competing in the Chamber Music Contest 2022. Supported by the New Zealand Community Trust, this annual contest provides a platform for Kiwi secondary school ...
18/05/2022
The winners of the 2021 International Songwriting Competition (ISC) have been announced, with three Kiwi artists making it onto the ISC 2021 list. Christchurch-based children's music artist Music with Michal, aka Michal ...
16/05/2022
The winners for the 2022 NZ Children’s Music Awards were announced on Sunday 15 May at a family-friendly event at Auckland venue, the Tuning Fork. Celebrating music written and recorded for children, the event included ...
10/03/2021
The NZ Music Commission has created a new, free seminar series called Gig Starters, aiming to teach young people about putting on all-ages gigs. The initiative will hit the road in March, visiting Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston ...
04/03/2020
Returning to NZ for the second time in four months, Perth's cruisey indie rock four-piece Spacey Jane will be playing three shows next week, giving Kiwi fans in our main cities a chance to party with them before heading off ...
24/06/2019
Auckland bands Dirty Pixels and Smokestack Slim are joining forces this winter to embark on a double headline tour of Aotearoa. The two bands, fronted by Dillon Feeney (Smokestack Slim) and Ethan Moore (Dirty Pixels) have ...
22/02/2019
Psychologist Grant Gunning will hold seminars on mental health and wellbeing in the music industry in Auckland, Dunedin and Christchurch this March. The key aims of the session is to improve the mental health and wellbeing ...
28/09/2018
The Output Project - Exchange Christchurch - September 22, 2018 Settling almost immediately into an intimate atmosphere, The Output Project was a night of captivating performance featuring some of Christchurch’s finest ...