12/09/2023
Along with fronting young Auckland indie band Ulterior Motive, 18-year-old singer-songwriter Phoenix Simpson recently started creating and releasing music under his own name, stylised to Phnx. His poppy, spring-appropriate ...
07/06/2023
Flowerstream's laid back, ethereal and bassy debut Procrastination Inspiration is currently getting some airplay on student radio nationwide, hitting a nerve during tertiary exam time. NZ On Air Music are feeling the vibe, ...
19/10/2022
Working alongside Auckland's Establish Music, Frances Dickinson is hosting the Music Accessibility Workshop Series, with events in our three biggest cities, plus online via Zoom, during November - kicking off in Tāmaki Makaurau ...
28/06/2022
Tess Liautaud grew up an American in France and she has now brought her softly honest folk-pop sound to NZ. Travelling Te Waipounamu in her van, Tess considers herself a nomad and goes wherever the music takes her. Her most ...
14/06/2022
These days based in the big smoke of Auckland city, Becca Caffyn has spent a year writing songs and developing her sound through the Parachute Artist Development Programme. She knew gentle folk-pop tune Stair Kids was going ...
03/11/2013
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 ...
28/08/2013
Ever since it became possible to convert analogue audio into digital bit stream, setting a loudness standard for this new digital audio has been associated with certain difficulties. The dynamic range of digital audio is ...
09/05/2013
While sub-mixing may at first glance seem like lacklustre housekeeping for your recording project, its actually about far more than simple organisation. Sub-mixing gives you greater control and with that control comes greater ...