Music News - Next Creative NZ Funding Round Announced
12 November 2002 - 0 Comments
Major government arts funding agency Creative New Zealand has this week announced the recipients of grants in its first funding round for the 2002/2003 financial year.
Creative New Zealand's music committe filtered through some 133 applications in this round, eventually allocatig a total of $305,000 to support 24 projects.
Among the funded projects were future albums by Shayne Carter's Dimmer, Fur Patrol, Jordan Reyne and renowned traditional Maori instrument specialists Hirini Melbourne and Richard Nunns.
New record labels founded by one time Netherworld Dancing Toys member Malcolm Black (Heart Music) and London-based jazz musician Mark de Clive-Low (Antipodean Records) both also received funding towards recording projects, whilst on the touring front Campbell Kneale received funding to take his solo act Birchville Cat Motel on tour through Europe and Te Reo Maori group Wai received funding from the Te Waka Toi Maori arts board of Creative New Zealand to showcase their original waiata at the major Womex world music expo in Germany.
Applications for the next of Creative New Zealand's biannual funding rounds closes at the end of February 2003. The 2002-2003 Funding Guide and application forms are available from your local branch of Creative New Zealand or can be downloaded from the Funding section of their website.
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