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My Song
02/10/2024
My Song: Altercation – Destination
Having released music on international labels like Norman Foreman and Rubricate Records, music producer and DJ Joel Malcolm-Smith, aka Altercation, specialises in the more soulful side of drum and bass. Originally from Tāhuna ...
My Song
25/06/2024
My Song: Crowns & Lunacy – And They Slew Monsters
If you're a fan of royally good mosh pits, and sick but melodious delivery, this one's for you! New metalcore act Crowns & Lunacy is something of a supergroup combo drawn from Blenheim and Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Nomen est ...
Industry
21/05/2024
Jola Burns: More Musical Family Goodness From Nelson
The quirkily named Nelson duo Jola Burns placed second in the solo/duo section of 2023 Smokefree Rockquest, and there's plenty to suggest the judges would've been torn in having to decide between them and the night's other ...
Fresh Talent
12/03/2024
Fresh Talent: Esbee
Deriving their name from the guitarist/lead singer's nickname at school, S-B (for Alex Scott-Billing), charismatic and eccentric heptet Esbee has brought a new jazz-variant sound onto the Te Whanganui-a-Tara scene. The ...
Interviews
27/11/2023
Jordyn With A Why: In Her RnB Realm
Jordyn Rapana, who performs under the snappy moniker Jordyn with a Why, last spoke to NZM in 2022 about her second single, Brown Melodies. One year and several singles on, the singer-songwriter’s latest single, Set…Go, ...
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LESSONS (68)
Tutors' Tutorial
18/12/2015
Tutors’ Tutorial: Handling Power Fluctuations
Sometimes as musicians we just expect things to work and to work properly. I plug in my gear and it should just go. But, unfortunately, this is not always the case. After all the time, effort and money we spend on getting ...
Deep Thinking
26/10/2015
Deep Thinking: Two ‘Why I Am A Bass Player’ Singles
This issue's Deep Thinking bass column is the result of a conversation between some of the University of Otago Music Department staff while we took a break during recording at our Albany Street Studios. We were discussing ...
Finding Your Voice
23/10/2015
Finding Your Voice: Vowel shaping and facial stretches
Inflatable dolls & wide-mouth frogs & the spaghetti-sucking pucker! (Vowel shaping, facial anchoring and facial stretches…) Think of your favourite singers… what do they all have in common? That's right, ...
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 ...
Finding Your Voice
13/08/2015
Finding Your Voice: How To Sing After A Singing Break
When we haven’t sung after a singing break, we can be disheartened when confronting our singing voice. This column deals with how to get back on the horse and ride like the wind. Having the courage to rebuild your voice ...