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14/01/2020

Edy: Counting On The Beat

When talent and hard work unify the result can be something special, a proposition well illustrated by Auckland producer-artist EDY. At the centre of an energised local urban music scene, the talented young producer who goes ...

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NewTracks New Artist

08/11/2019

NewTracks New Artist: Dillastrate

Through jamming and occasional stints as bandmates, longterm  Christchurch musician mates Tim Driver and Henare 'H' Kaa became trio Dillastrate. If you're wondering how they can be a trio when there are only two people on ...

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Observation Posts

22/08/2019

Vox Pops: Music Gadgets We Love

As August's contribution to our ongoing Vox Pops series, NZM asked around for some of your current favourite pieces of musical hardware –gadgets & gear that you couldn't (happily) live without. Here are some of the ...

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On Foreign Soil

06/08/2019

On Foreign Soil: Hans at SXSW 2019

Hans (actually hans.) is the stage name adopted by Auckland hip hop artist Hanju Kim, who first featured on NZMusician.co.nz back in 2017 with the release of his debut EP titled ‘1995’. Talking with Cassandra King then, ...

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Interviews

15/04/2019

Dharmarat: Hip Hop Productivity

Mid-way through last year, South Auckland rapper Dharmarat, real name Adam Kitto, dropped a 10-track mixtape bemusingly titled ‘Jesus’ – describing it as a sampler of the sounds and flows he was working with for his ...

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Deep Thinking

26/08/2015

Deep Thinking: YYZ: The Prog Rock of Rush continued…

After the tricky introduction that we looked at in the last issue of NZM, we are now in a relatively easier section of the Rush track YYZ, but it’'s still quite fast.  The easiest way to build up hand speed is to practice ...

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Deep Thinking

26/06/2015

Deep Thinking: YYZ – The Prog Rock of Rush

The last few Deep Thinking columns have been funk-orientated, so I thought we might get into some prog rock in this issue and I have transcribed the opening of YYZ by the Canadian band, Rush. This track comes from their ...

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Deep Thinking

26/04/2015

Deep Thinking: What’’s Going On with James Jamerson

Following the James Jamerson lines we looked at a few issues ago, I thought that we might look at a different side of his playing in this issue. The lines I have transcribed are from What’'s Going On by Marvin Gaye, which ...

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Deep Thinking

26/06/2013

Deep Thinking: Chord/Melody Technique

In this issue, we are going to try a piece that, in a way, utilises what guitarists call the ‘chord/melody’ technique. It'’s another solo bass piece but the method of playing you will need to develop may come in handy ...

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Deep Thinking

26/01/2013

Deep Thinking: Going Cross-handed

Over the last few issues we have looked at some simple scales and arpeggios, as well as some harmonics and a little elementary tapping. We will continue with these aspects of playing to build up some bass chops over the next ...

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