News Archives - May 2010

Celebrating another year of Pacific music, the sixth annual Pacific Music Awards were held at Manukau City’s TelstraClear Pacific Centre on Saturday 29 May. ...more

TC Electronic has announced that the award winning polyphonic guitar tuner PolyTune will soon be available as an App for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch ...more

A national arts development forum aimed at Pasifika artists will be held this June ...more

After playing ten gigs in one day to kick off NZ Music Month, Opshop will play three shows ...more

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Kiwi FM will pay tribute to much loved NZ entertainer Beaver (Beverly Morrison) by re-playing her guest host spot on The Kiwi House ...more

A talk on writing and production with Emmy-winning producer Stephen Webber will take place next week. ...more

Following their three night series of sold-out shows at The Powerstation in February, Shapeshifter will take to the road this July and August ...more

Five years after negotiations began and almost a year after court hearings, the Copyright Tribunal has finally delivered its decision on a new radio broadcast royalty rate. ...more

The top 12 Kiwi artists and songs have been announced, as voted by the public, for the NZ Indie Mix Tape. ...more

New venue for the Dunedin seminar ...more

Auckland’s Pig Out will commence on a nationwide tour throughout May and June ...more

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This year's Christchurch Big Band Festival will introduce two unique competitions. ...more

NZ musician Beaver - best known for her role in music and theatre act Blerta (Bruno Lawrence Electric Roadshow Travelling Apparition), and for performing the ...more

Saturday May 29 will see a fresh addition to the annual NZ Music Month calendar with the first national Recording Studios Open Day. ...more

Rhythm and Vines have teamed up with Sonicbids an online band pitching website to give bands from Australia and NZ an opportunity to play at Rhythm and Vines 2010 ...more

Following the announcement of its closure mid-April, Auckland’s commercial-free, not-for-profit radio station Fleet FM will be holding an event ...more

Having recently reached the remarkable age of 98, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Fritz Sennheiser, the founder of Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co., passed away mid-May. ...more

This Saturday (May 22), Tim Guy will celebrate the release of his third album 'Big World' in a one-off performance ...more

This June the Rock FM will present the State of Rock Tour featuring a who’s who of Kiwi rock acts. ...more

A record number of applications have been received for the 2010 Kerikeri National Piano Competition. ...more

Local psychedelic rock band Fornax Chemica will release their debut album on May 31. ...more

An attempt to break the world record for the Largest Ukulele Orchestra will take place later this month at the music industry expo CHARTFEST. ...more

Best known for her songwriting works, Jan Hellriegel has been appointed General Manager of independent music publisher Native Tongue NZ. ...more

Non profit organization SOUNZ, the Centre for New Zealand Music will present a concert of five new works and world-premieres this May. ...more

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The owner of Indian Sweets & Snacks, Videos & Spices in Manurewa has been sentenced to four months home detention and to pay reparations of $3,000 for selling pirated Michael Jackson and Eminem CDs. ...more

Entry for the 2010 APRA Silver Scroll Awards is now open! ...more

In honour of NZ Music Month, Parachute Music will host a workshop titled ‘Noise: Online Music & Promotion’ on May 25. ...more

The Mangere Town Centre will present a free concert this May as a tribute to NZ Music Month ...more

The NZ Music Managers’ Forum recognised the best performers among its membership with the 2010 Music Managers Awards held in Auckland on May 11 ...more

Four pianos that have been occupying public spaces around the Rotorua CBD over the past month are looking for a new home. ...more

The plans for a new music school to be built in Christchurch’s historic Art Centre have been rejected. ...more

95bFM’s annual NZ Music Month Fancy New Band Showcase will take place again ...more

Wellington's dub n bass group Rhombus will hit the road this May for a nationwide tour as the three piece Rhombus In Dub outfit. ...more

The 6th annual Circle Jerk will take place on May 29 at Flow Bar. Not to be confused with how Wikipedia describe it, ...more

Fly Buys Music is offering three free Kiwi songs for two weeks this Music Month using an interactive bus shelter campaign. ...more

To wrap up NZ Music Month, Dane Rumble will be winging his way down south on a 737 for two exclusive gigs. ...more

Voting is now open for the 2010 Juice TV Awards. ...more

The finalists for the 2010 MySpace Choice Awards have been announced and voting is open once again. ...more

RIANZ, the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand in conjunction with ZEAL and the Auckland School of Rock have launched the Artist Collective ...more

A charity event celebrating NZ music will be held this Saturday (May 8) ...more

Auckland based indie label MUZAI Records have signed a deal with independent music distribution company Rhythmethod. ...more

The official NZ Music Month online gig guide www.mukuna.co.nz is up for sale. ...more

The finalists for the 2010 NZ Music Managers awards have been announced ...more

Two more dates have been added to Fat Freddy's Drop tour of NZ theatres. ...more

Batucada Sound Machine will be holding a handful of fundraiser show before they head off to Europe for a 20 date tour. ...more

The NZ Music Commission have announced the Top Ten highest selling NZ singles over the last decade ...more

The Naked And Famous and Kids of 88 will hit the road together for two shows this May. ...more

The finalists for the RIANZ Best Country Music Album and Song have been announced ...more

Punk/rock four-piece The Outsiders will release their debut album ...more