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Fresh Talent
18/02/2025
Fresh Talent: Lavvender
Lauren Blakey’s musical pathway to Lavvender began with busking and has included grabbing the opportunities provided by Smokefreerockquest, Play It Strange, Youth Arts NZ events and other public celebrations including the ...
NewTracks New Artist
07/10/2024
NewTracks New Artist: Emerson
Tāmaki Makaurau artist Emma Wagner has previously featured on NZMusician.co.nz with her Rockquest 2023-winning band Parkdale and regional winners Fan Club. This year she took another meaningful step towards a professional ...
Fresh Talent
27/05/2024
Fresh Talent: Parkdale
Made up of Mt Albert Grammar and Selwyn College students Will Jones, Liam Beasley, Solomon Woods and Emma Wagner, Parkdale was the Smokefree Rockquest 2023 winning band. Proving that perseverance can bring rewards, Parkdale ...
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 ...
NewTracks New Artist
14/05/2024
NewTracks New Artist: Te KuraHuia
A full trifecta of grants from NZ On Air Music, Te Māngai Pāho and Creative NZ were put to good use by Te Whanganui-a-Tara artist Te KuraHuia, created dazzling new pieces of music in her breakout EP, 'Astro-Tīpuna'. Released ...
NEWS (19)
News
28/09/2022
Smokefree Rockquest 2022 National Final Results
The venerable Smokefree Rockquest 2022 celebrated the high school music competition's 35th anniversary with a very welcome live national final (as well as the Smokefree Tangata Beats final) at Q Theatre in Tāmaki Makaurau ...
News
28/09/2020
2020 Smokefree Rockquest National Final Results
Red Wav from Aorere College and Marcellin College in Auckland have been crowned winners of the 2020 Smokefree Rockquest National Final, with this year’s event streamed live as an online showcase. The line up of Red ...
News
24/09/2020
2020 Smokefree Tangata Beats Winners
Neo-soul RnB band Jam & Jelly from Papatoetoe High School in Tāmaki Makaurau have taken out the national final of the 2020 Smokefree Tangata Beats competition. Jam & Jelly are Skylah Hewett (vocals), Ozarius Tu'ua ...
News
25/09/2019
2019 Smokefree Tangata Beats Winners
Neo-soul outfit 78 District from Papatoetoe High School, in Auckland, took out the National Final of the 2019 Smokefree Tangata Beats staged in Manukau on Saturday, September 21. 78 District include vocalists Silika Isaia ...
News
17/09/2019
2019 Smokefree Rockquest Winners
Arlo Mac from Havelock North High School are on the path for musical success after taking first place in the 2019 Smokefree Rockquest. The national final was held at the Bruce Mason Centre in Auckland on September 14. Representing ...