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Interviews

14/03/2017

Neil Watson: Constructed in Jazz

Jazz guitarist and academic Neil Watson has a well-earned reputation as one of Auckland’s go-to sidemen. His played- and recorded-with credits traverse ground as varied as the Finn brothers, Tami Neilson, the Auckland Philharmonia ...

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Moments Like These

16/12/2015

Moments Like These: Chris Priestley

Chris Priestley is a musician who has been pivotal in the Auckland folk music scene for over three decades. He is equally a business entrepreneur and culture creator. One of the founders of Real Groovy Records, he moved ...

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09/06/2006

dDub: The Dawn of dDub

'Awake At Dawn' is the name Auckland six-piece dDub have given their long awaited first album. It is a milestone for the members of the hardworking group who have spent the past six years defining their sound; moulding elements ...

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Industry

31/07/2015

Industry: Musexpo & Canadian Music Week 2015

'A Kiwi amongst the Kangaroos' was how currently Melbourne-based songwriter Lisa Crawley introduced this account of her recent time spent attending a pair of major early summer North American music industry extravanganzas, ...

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Finding Your Voice

04/03/2014

Finding Your Voice: The Road to Recovery

The road to recovery from vocal damage – picking yourself up, dusting yourself off and singing all over again. NZM's wonderful Finding Your Voice columnist Caitlin Smith offers helpful remedy tips from her own experiences. It's ...

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Finding Your Voice

06/03/2013

Finding Your Voice: Totally Wired! Energy and Voice

Let’s hit the ground running and discuss the ‘energy’ required when singing – which kind and how much. There are so many different flavours, colours and amounts of energy that each song, setting and context requires. ...

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Finding Your Voice

26/06/2023

Finding Your Voice: Losing, Finding, And Having A Voice

Something profoundly shifted when I underwent tongue surgery – in the aftermath, I found my voice. The surgeon had told me on the table that the procedure (to remove a benign saliva gland stone) was unnecessary. However, ...

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Finding Your Voice

13/03/2023

Finding Your Voice: Do What Moves You

Do what moves you. Tension is a singer's greatest enemy. It disables the very areas of the body we need open to resonate sound in. Tension is generated mentally; anticipating threat or danger, or unconsciously, manifesting ...

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Finding Your Voice

29/06/2022

Finding Your Voice: The Effect Menopause Has On The Voice

Singing Through ’The Change’: The Effect Menopause Has On The Voice - After the 21st gig of a 22-date tour, I stayed with friends for a much-needed breather. As documented in a previous Finding Your Voice NZM column, ...

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