19 June 2010 - 0 Comments

NZ Music Review

We've commissioned a review of our domestic music funding and promotion.

Hot on the heels of Chris Caddick's excellent review of our international music work, which led to significant refocusing of this work, we have asked him to review the domestic music funding schemes. The new review kicked off in March and Chris will report in December. Chris will be conducting many one-on-one interviews with broadcasters, musicians, record companies and music managers (around 100 at last count!).
 
Take a look at the full terms of reference for this new review. We've also set up a simple online survey, to which anyone with views on how audience-based music funding should best be allocated can contribute. All views are welcome. This is the first major review of our domestic music funding schemes since 2002. We'd appreciate it if you would spare the time to help with this important study.

Review of Commercial Radio Programmes

We've completed a review of the mix of radio programmes.

We invest in a small number of spoken programmes for commercial radio audiences. These help extend listening experiences and provide services to those radio audiences who may not listen to public radio. These programmes mostly comprise content for special interest audiences (eg children, spiritual, ethnic) or mainstream audiences (mainly comedy).

The review examined the mix of programming to see if we are getting the best value for money for these audiences. In general we are, but the Board has now agreed that some refocusing would be useful. New criteria for this funding are now available.

NZ Music 21st

NZ On Air hosted a Music 21st birthday in June to thank our music colleagues for 21 years of great local content.

The black-clad crowd of musicians and music industry executives, along with key radio and TV broadcasters joined the Minister of Broadcasting Jonathan Coleman and the Board and staff of NZ On Air for a truly special night at the Power Station. Iconic band Shihad was the secret surprise act, and they played a very rare acoustic set with star backing from Anika Moa and Julia Deans.

But the biggest surprise of the night was reserved for NZ Music Manager Brendan Smyth who has been with NZ On Air for our entire 21 years. He was honoured with surprise tributes and speeches by the Broadcasting Minister, head of APRA Ant Healey, and an AV compilation of congratulations from across the music and media industries. Special thanks to our sponsors The Langham, Antipodes water, Kapiti ice cream, Tiger beer, Wild Rock wines and 42 Below for helping create such a fun night.

NEW RECORDING ARTISTS & MUSIC VIDEOS JUNE 2010

This is our fourth New Recording Artist funding round and our fifth Music Video round for the 2009-2010 funding year.

We got 282 applications for one of the five New Recording Artist funding packages, and another record-breaking figure of 234 Music Video applicants for 32 Music Videos.

For our New Recording Artist funding, 68 songs made the first shortlist, the number was reduced to 34 in the second shortlist, leaving 10 contenders for the third shortlist. Out of the 10 finalists, five projects have been chosen.

For the Music Video funding we found 32 projects, based on feedback from the music television broadcasters when we tested the songs and our current radio priorities.

Albums

Kids Of 88

New Recordings

Anna Wilson - 'Say You Love Me'
Cairo Knife Fight - 'This Is Love'
K-One Feat. Junipah - 'Never'
Knives At Noon - 'Violins and Violence'
Six60 - 'Rise Up'

Music Videos

Anika Moa - 'Love Me Again'
Artisan Guns - 'Without You'
BARB - 'Alcoholic Darling'
Candice Rhind - 'Mama Say Remix'
Concord Dawn - 'Easy Life'
Deach - 'Make It On My Own'
Deceptikonz - 'Drama Queen'
Dukes - 'Paper Heart'
Ekko Park - 'You Said'
Gin Wigmore - 'Don't Stop'
Glass Owls - 'Griffin Boy'
Hollie Smith - 'Hiding'
J Williams Feat. Dane Rumble - 'Takes Me Higher'
Julia Deans - 'The Wish You Wish You Had'
Kayo - 'I'm Wassup'
King Kapisi Feat. Richard Nunns - 'Safari'
Kirsten Morrell - 'I Fly Away'
Nightchoir - 'Waterfall Home'
North Shore Pony Club - 'Sex, Drugs and A Drum Machine'
P Money Feat. Milan Borich - 'Falling Down'
PNC - 'Let Your Lover Know'
Shihad - 'Lead Or Follow'
Sleeptalkers - 'Where The Sun Hides'
Steriogram - 'Skinny White Runts'
Sweet & Irie - 'The Love That Comes From You'
The Mint Chicks - 'Say Goodbye'
The Phoenix Foundation - 'Pot'
Timmy Schumacher Feat. Eden Mulholland - 'The Fire'
Tyree - 'Want You To Know'
Vince Harder - 'What's The Problem'
We Are Romans - 'Beauty and The Beats'
Young Sid - 'Stuck In A Box'

Phase 5 Campaign

Gin Wigmore - 'Holy Smoke'
I Am Giant - 'Neon Sunrise' EP
Lawrence Arabia - 'Chant Darling'

Thanks to www.nzonair.govt.nz for this story.

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