16/08/2023
Tic Tac Toe kicked things off for No Comply. That was the name of their debut single back in March 2020, and it's fair to say the Blackwood brothers, Ethan and Fynn, bring a strong air of play when performing live, even more ...
15/04/2019
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 ...
03/10/2025
When heartbreak hits, most of us unravel or simply hold on for dear life. Liv Jones, aka ives., the Auckland-born singer-songwriter, pianist and producer, pressed ‘record’. Pouring the last few years - loss, love, distance, ...
14/05/2025
In Aotearoa’s passionate, close-knit music scene, connection is everything. Our community is small - sometimes wonderfully so, sometimes painfully. It’s the kind of place where a former friend might be on a funding panel ...
22/06/2022
Recorded in Nashville, via Invercargill and Auckland, the debut album from Arun O’Connor, ’Songs From The Reading Room’ introduces a strong new alt-country/rock singer-songwriter talent to our country music scene. ...
06/04/2023
APRA AMCOS invite local songwriters to their restarted 321 Sessions, starting on May 10 at Parachute Studios as an informal opportunity for artists to try their hand at co-writing with fellow songwriters. Applications ...
08/02/2023
The Aotearoa SyncPosium workshop 2023 will be taking place at Auckland's Roundhead Studios on March 8/9 2023 and will be by application only. Mind Your Music will be offering two scholarships to workshop attendees from outside ...
05/10/2022
After 15 years of owning and running Aotearoa radio station Base FM, Jasmin (Jazz) Ziedan has announced that she will be moving on, with new owners coming on board in the first week of October. Now based in Kingsland, Auckland, ...
14/12/2020
Applications are open for the 2021 Industry Internship Programme administered by the NZ Music Commission. The programme seeks to partner interns with NZ music businesses and organisations to develop their skills, knowledge ...
07/09/2026
The Waiata Māori Music Awards Trust has announced finalists for the 2026 Waiata Māori Music Awards, taking place on Friday, 25 September at the Toi Toi Hawkes Bay Arts & Events Centre in Hastings. The theme for the ...
01/10/2025
As usual there are five songs chosen as finalists for the 2025 APRA Silver Scroll Award, as voted by New Zealand APRA members. We're into the final month run up to when the Silver Scroll trophy will be awarded to one/some ...
18/05/2022
The Secret Sauce For Amplifying Your Audience: When I was 16 all I wanted in the world was to be Jaco Pastorius. I bought the fretless bass, wore the headband, and learned how to play Portrait Of Tracy, trying to slip back ...
15/06/2021
Rosé, hyperreality, harmony and the pop-drop. The term hyperreality was coined by French theorist Jean Baudrillard to describe the postmodern, semiotic condition of society in which we are unable to distinguish between reality, ...
01/06/2021
Growing your audience as a musician is all about attracting the right people to you, sharing your story to engage them, and then getting them to stick around with consistent content that inspires, informs, or entertains. Artists ...
02/09/2020
It almost seems ritualistic now. I see the email announcing the five finalists for this year’s APRA Silver Scroll Award at 6am when I usually get up. I immediately check them all out, intuitively and analytically searching ...
26/04/2026
West Auckland organisation The Trusts (Portage Licensing Trust and Waitākere Licensing Trust), are joining in NZ Music Month with The Trusts Live!, five Saturday nights of live music in the intimate wine cellar at Corban ...
02/07/2024
While initial plans were to run Eden Fest 2024 over two days, fan feedback has convinced organisers to combine the afrobeats, RnB, reggae and hip hop event into a 'Super Saturday' - with over 30 acts performing on the same ...
07/02/2024
UK metal band Skindred are coming to NZ for the very first time, one show only, at Paraoa Brewing, Auckland on March 28. Widely acknowledged as one of the most enthralling live bands on the planet, Skindred, produce the ...
26/07/2023
Wellington Jazz Festival is returning to the capital this October, featuring a line-up of international names in jazz alongside leading homegrown musicians. Renowned for bringing jazz to every corner of Te Whanganui-a-Tara, ...
06/06/2023
Two our most-loved bands, Six60 and L.A.B. are set to perform at Promiseland, Australia’s only afrobeats, reggae and RnB music festival, being held on the Gold Coast over the weekend of Sept 30-Oct 1. The combination ...
