he Folk Alliance International Conference is the world’s largest gathering of the Folk music industry and community. The New Zealand Music Commission is partnering with Folk Unlocked to present a virtual New Zealand Showcase. We will be presenting 4 artists/bands who will each get 14 minutes to perform a live prerecorded presentation.

We Love Aotearoa is back and bigger than ever, with an unmissable line-up of celebrations set to take place next month.

Today sees the launch of the Music Producers Guild of NZ / Aotearoa (MPG NZ) which aims to foster and support a successful community of music producers and in turn, help champion and grow New Zealand music.

Get your diary out, because APRA have a date for their 2020 Silver Scroll Award ceremony broadcast: Wednesday 28 October, 7.30pm, on YouTube!

The New Zealand Music Commission Te Reo Reka Aotearoa is pleased to announce the Aotearoa Touring Programme, which opens for applications today.

Applications now open for the 5th New Zealand Music Producer Series - October 26 to November 6th, 2020. AMPS will be running a series of 10 one-day music production workshops at Roundhead Studios, Auckland. These will consist of a breakdown of each producer’s multitrack recordings, discussion of production techniques and workflows, artist motivation, producer mental health and the ability to sustain a career, particularly due to the global impacts of COVID-19.