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Interviews
13/05/2022
Chelsea Jade: New Music Morsels
Following up her January-released song Optimist, Chelsea Jade dropped a second 2022 single called Good Taste, in February. Apart from Shark Attack, this new music is the first we’ve heard from the Dec/Jan 2019 NZ Musician ...
NewTracks New Artist
07/03/2022
NewTracks New Artist: Nia Maxx
With her first single only released in July last year, Nia Maxx certainly qualifies for the 'new artist' badge. Interestingly that song was called Start Again, possibly reflecting that European-born Nia hasn't long been ...
Interviews
26/01/2022
Chaii: Put In The Work Then Get It Done
Born in Iran, raised in New Zealand and based, for a few months at least, in sunny Los Angeles, Aotearoa hip hop newcomer and multi-hyphenate talent Chaii has the world both in her music and at her fingertips. Fresh off the ...
Interviews
23/12/2021
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 is using this ...
Gear Reviews
17/12/2021
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 some basic controls ...
NEWS (13)
News
22/03/2017
Kiwi Folk Legend Phil Garland Has Died
Folk musician and researcher Phil Garland died on March 15th, aged 75. A founding member of the Christchurch Folk Club, Phil recorded close to 20 albums, published six books and was three-times winner of the NZ Folk ...
News
29/11/2016
Farewell To Ray Columbus
NZ music legend Ray Columbus has died in Auckland aged 74. Columbus was best know for his 1964 hit She's A Mod. Performed with his band The Invaders, it was the first song from a NZ group to reach the top ...
News
31/03/2016
Christchurch’s CPIT Has Merged With Aoraki Polytechnic
Ara Institute of Canterbury was announced on March 30 as Canterbury's new vocational educational provider, in dawn services at campuses in Christchurch and Timaru. Ara, meaning arise or pathway in te Reo Māori, is the ...
LESSONS (17)
Lessons
15/08/2016
Tutors’ Tutorial: Mixing In The Box – An Introduction
Mixing in the box - thanks to the ‘miracle of modern technology’ it has become possible to create a complete musical project in our computer. There is no shortage of material on mixing with plenty of great engineers, ...
X-Factory
13/11/2015
X-Factory: Don McGlashan – Lucky Stars
Writer, producer and music lecturer Godfrey de Grut takes a closer than usual look and listen to see what makes Don McGlashan's single, Lucky Stars, tick the pop song success boxes. I first heard Lucky Stars on National ...
Lessons
17/04/2015
Tutors’ Tutorial: DIY Mastering
Many musicians nowadays record and mix their own material. This has allowed for an explosion of new music on the landscape. Creatively, there is a great deal of diversity in musical styles and expression, which is great, ...
Tutors' Tutorial
15/09/2014
Tutors’ Tutorial: It’s Just A ø (Phase that is…)
If you've ever recorded a sound source with two or more microphones simultaneously, chances are you have encountered phase problems. Unless correctly aligned, the sound from your instrument would enter each of the microphones ...
Tutors' Tutorial
03/11/2013
Tutors’ Tutorials: 25 Things to Consider Before Updating Your Software
There has recently been a flurry of upgrades for DAWs and associated software. Generally my first reaction to an update is, Great, let me at it. But this approach can sometimes (and often does) lead me into hell. Case ...