04/03/2022
Emerging from past EDM explorations into groovy rhythms, Wongii has released four singles thus far, tracks that take listeners on thematic journeys through space and time. Wongii is the musical child of Caleb Wong, a multi-instrumentalist ...
18/02/2022
Taupō reprazents' A Bit Nigel were Rockquest national finalists for three years on the trot, finally nailing the big prize in 2013. Vocalist and guitarist Hamish Nixon said then of the win, "We've been experimenting for ...
26/01/2022
There’s A Tuesday is settling in as one of Aotearoa’s freshest dream-pop bands. The four-piece is fronted by Nat Hutton and Minnie Robberds on vocals and guitar, alongside Gus Murray on drums and Joel Becker on bass, ...
20/10/2021
It's green and it's Gooey, and it comes with a parental advisory – making it sound very much like the kind of slimey, tactile substance lucky kids all over the country find in their Christmas stockings. Bad Santa. But good ...
06/08/2021
Proteins Of Magic is Kelly Sherrod — a New Zealand born multi-instrumentalist and multi-format artist. Swapping out ocean breeze and volcanic sand beneath her feet for intense summer heat, snakes, squirrels and deer, Kelly ...
21/03/2019
NZ On Air Music has published the results of their March 2019 New Music Singles funding outcomes. 25 songs were selected out of a total of 194 applications, making it the largest funding round to date. The panel was ...
13/11/2017
Another one for music teachers countrywide: Applications are now open for Smokefree Pacifica Beats Mentoring for schools, provided by the NZ Music Commission. Please use this form to apply.
04/09/2017
Over the weekend, the finals for the 2017 Pacifica Beats and Rockquest high school band competitions took place in Auckland. The winner of Pacifica Beats' Best Band Award is Jubilee (pictured) from Aorere College in ...