Who can be a SOUNZ composer/artist?
- Composers (NZ born, NZ citizen or NZ Resident)
- Sound artists (NZ born, NZ citizen or NZ Resident)
- Performers
SOUNZ represents the music of composers/artists in the following areas:
- classical composition
- taonga puoro (traditional Māori instruments)
- works by Māori composers
- Moana Pacific Peoples musics
- electroacoustic music
- jazz composition
- screen composition
- sonic art
Click here to download information about SOUNZ's representation system for New Zealand composers/artists. Click here to download this information in te reo Māori.
Application Process
- Complete and submit the online application form (if you are a Moana Pacific composer/artist, click here).
- Once you are a SOUNZ contributor you can use this form to lodge works or update existing works.
- To update your composer biography, please email info@sounz.org.nz.
Want to tell us about an event?
We aim to list events, which include performances of music by NZ composers/artists, on our events page. Please note: SOUNZ reserves the right to edit any copy to fit the purpose of our website. If your event is listed as detailed above, we occasionally (at our discretion) mention it in the monthly SOUNZ news sent to our database. We also aim to publish information about each event through our social media channels. Like us on Facebook to be able to link to these posts - www.facebook.com/SOUNZnz
Please note: Your event information should reach us well in advance. We receive event information continuously and will try our best to feature your event, but cannot guarantee this if it is sent to us with short notice.
He pārongo kaitito me ngā puka tuihono
Ko wai mā e āhei ana te tū i raro i te maru o Toi te Arapūoru?
- Ngā kaitito (mēnā i whānau ki Aotearoa, he kirirarau nō Aotearoa, kua pūmau rānei te noho ki Aotearoa)
- Te hunga ‘toioro’ (mēnā i whānau ki Aotearoa, he kirirarau nō Aotearoa, kua pūmau rānei te noho ki Aotearoa)
- Te hunga ka tū ki te atamira, kawe ai i ngā mahi puoro.
Te Ara Tono
- Mō ngā kōrero whāiti e pā ana ki te tono, tukua mai he īmēra ki info@sounz.org.nz.
- Kia noho koe i raro i te maru o Toi te Arapūoru, ka āhei koe te whakamahi tēnei puka hei tuku titonga/mahinga puoro, hei whakahou rānei i nga mea kua oti kē te tuku.
- Hei whakahou i tō haurongo kaitito, tēnā tukua mai he īmērā ki info@sounz.org.nz.
Pāwhiria a konei hei nanao pārongo mō te tū a Toi te Arapūoru hei kanohi mō ngā kaitito o Aotearoa. Pāwhiria a konei hei nanao i te tauira reo Māori o ēnei kōrero.
He kaupapa nui e hiahia ana koe kia pānuitia whānuitia?
E whai ana mātou kia pānuitia ngā kaupapa puoro, tae atu ki te kawenga o ngā puoro a ngā kaitito o Aotearoa ki te atamira, ki tā mātou whārangi pānui hui, kaupapa nui. Heoi anō, kia mōhio mai koe, kei a Toi te Arapūoru te tikanga ina hiahia whakarerekē mātou i ētahi kōrero kia tika te āhua mō tā mātou pae tukutuku. Ki te pānuitia pēneitia tāu nā hui puoro, hei ōna wā anō (engari kei a mātou anō te tikanga) kōrerotia ai i te pānui ā-marama a Toi te Arapūoru ka tukuna ki te katoa o ngā tāngata kei tā mātou pātengi raraunga. Ka mahi anō mātou ki te whakaputa kōrero mō ngā hui puoro katoa ki ō mātou aka pāhopori. Ki te ‘whakapai’ mai koe i a mātou i te Pukamata, ka pai anō tō hono ki ēnei pānui - www.facebook.com/SOUNZnz
Engari kia mōhio noa mai koe: Me tae wawe mai ngā kōrero mō tō kaupapa. He rite tonu te taetae mai o te kōrero. Ka mahi mātou ki te whakatairanga i tāu nā hui, engari e kore pea e taea mēnā ka tae mai i mua tonu i te tūnga o te kaupapa.
Mō ētahi atu kōrero e pā ana ki ngā mahi tito, tēnā whakapā atu ki te pae tukutuku a CANZ. Ka rite tonu te taetae atu o ngā pānui whakamōhio ki ngā mema o CANZ (Composers Association of New Zealand) e whakatairanga ana i ngā ara pai hei takahi mā ngā kaitito o Aotearoa.