Music News - NZ On Air June Music News and Decisions
23 June 2009 - 0 Comments
The Music Year Ahead
We are coming up to the start of a new financial year (1 July). The NZ On Air music budget for the 2009/2010 year will be the same as last year - $5.42 million. No increase but no reduction either.
It’s going to be a batten-down-the-hatches kind of year. Inside the frozen budget however, we have reallocated funding so more can go to some important, high priority areas. The main changes are summarised below. We will:
* Increase the Phase Four Albums budget to $1,500,000 (up $250,000)
* Increase the New Recording Artist budget to $235,000 (up $10,000)
* Increase the Radio Shows budget to $1,100,000 (up $50,000)
* Cut back the Phase Five international budget to $750,000 (down $100,000)
* Axe the Radio Hits scheme (down $100,000)
There is a bit of shaving elsewhere in the budget to pay for the increase in the AAA-priority Phase Four Albums scheme, but nothing major. We will still do 170 Music Videos, and make 15 Hit Discs. We’ll also continue to fund New Zealand music programmes and promotions on the five b.net student radio stations, and on C4, Juice TV and Kiwi FM.
Gin Wigmore at MUSEXPO in LA
Gin Wigmore has relocated to LA for a few months to record her Phase Four funded debut album. At the beginning of her LA adventure, Gin was one of the featured artists at the MUSEXPO international music industry conference. Gin played the legendary Viper Room on Sunset Strip, and made a heap of new fans in high places from around the international music
industry.
After the show, she was mobbed! She is recording her album at Capitol Studios in LA with Mike Elizondo producing (Eminem, Gwen Stefani, 50 Cent, Fiona Apple) and Ryan Adams’ band, The Cardinals, backing her. The record will be released later this year through Universal in New Zealand and Universal Motown in the US.
Topping Twenty
New Zealand music content on commercial radio is the best it has been for more than three years. The 2009 calendar year-to-date figure is 21.11% (as at the end of May). The last time
there was a quarterly figure over 21% was back in December 2005. The biggest song on New Zealand radio at the moment is Midnight Youth’s 'All On Our Own'. Other tracks that have been big on NZ radio lately include Dane Rumble’s 'Always Be Here', J Williams 'Ghetto Flower', Evermore’s 'Hey Boys and Girls', Ladyhawke’s 'My Delirium' and 'Brother' by Smashproof.
Funding Decisions
NZ Music New Recordings
- Artisan Guns - 'Autumn'
- DJ CXL Feat. Temple Jones - 'Number One'
- Esther Melody - 'Meet Me At The Water'
- One-Two - 'Feels Good'
- The Earlybirds - 'Low'
NZ Music Videos
- Boh Runga - 'Be Careful'
- Charlie Ash - 'Goodboy'
- Collapsing Cities - 'Tazers'
- Computers Want Me Dead - 'We Walk In Circles'
- dDub - 'We Are The Ones'
- Dei Hamo - 'Hold U Down'
- False State - 'Veins'
- Falter - 'Can We Save Yesterday'
- Haylee Fisher - 'Butterflies'
- Inverse Order - 'Quell'
- J Williams - 'Why'
- Katchafire - 'Doesn't Anybody'
- Kids Of 88 - 'Sugar Pills'
- Kidz In Space - 'Lose My Cool'
- Kirsten Morrell - 'Cherry Coloured Dreams'
- Like You Crazy - 'Touch Me'
- Minuit - 'Aotearoa'
- Motocade - 'Commandeering'
- Over The Atlantic - 'Drama'
- Recloose - 'Catch A Leaf'
- Rhian Sheehan - 'Part 3'
- Salmonella Dub - 'Freak Local'
- Sarah Brown - 'Winter With You'
- Solstate - 'Rise'
- The Checks - 'Back Of The Restaurant'
- The Earlybirds - 'Runaway'
- Trei - 'Lead Me On'
Most Viewed Artists
Latest Galleries
NZ Top 10 Singles
- APT.
ROSÉ And Bruno Mars - DIE WITH A SMILE
Lady Gaga And Bruno Mars - BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Billie Eilish - TASTE
Sabrina Carpenter - I LOVE YOU, I'M SORRY
Gracie Abrams - ESPRESSO
Sabrina Carpenter - SAILOR SONG
Gigi Perez - LOSE CONTROL
Teddy Swims - A BAR SONG (TIPSY)
Shaboozey - GOOD LUCK, BABE!
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