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28/11/2022

Play It Strange 2022 Winners

Winners of the Play It Strange 2022 competitions have been announced, with 11 awards to be presented to secondary school ...

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05/10/2022

NewTracks New Artist: Canaan Ene

South Aucklander Canaan Ene Ponifasio has combined his well-proven skills as a multi-instrumentalist and creative video filming ...

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07/09/2022

NewTracks New Artist: No Smoking After 3:15

Coming together over the last few years at school in Auckland, Emma Wagner (Lynfield College) and Maggie Burke (St Mary's ...

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12/01/2022

Jaz Paterson: Making Pop From Her Pain

Originally from Geraldine, South Canterbury and now resident in Christchurch, singer-songwriter Jaz Paterson has been making ...

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01/12/2021

Songlines Community Exhibition Launching In Takapuna

Auckland City of Music (ACOM) and Auckland Council’s urban regeneration agency, Eke Panuku Development Auckland will soon ...

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22/11/2021

Te Kura Young Musicians Programme

Te Kura's Young Musicians programme has been given the thumbs up by industry heavyweights, and two songwriting students at ...

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20/10/2021

NewTracks New Artist: Gala George

A graduate of the same high school as Lorde, Gin Wigmore, Finn Andrews and The Checks, Gala George, full name Gala Georgette ...

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10/03/2021

Calling Young Songwriters Year 9 – 11

The Youthtown Songwriting Competition Aotearoa 2021 is a competition run by Play It Strange in partnership with Youthtown ...

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11/11/2020

NewTracks New Artist: Laiika

Auckland pop duo Laiika is made up of two 18-year-old girls who have been making music for a lot longer than you might imagine. ...

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