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Meet the Board

Jerome Kavanagh

In our Meet the Board series, we invite you to sit down and learn more about each SOUNZ board member. Today we introduce Composers Advisory Panel Chair Jerom...

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Meet composer

Huia Hamon

Please tell us about yourself and what you do.I create all sorts of styles, from ambient to electronic and also play a lot of acoustic on guitar as well. I'v...

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SOUNZ Community Commission 2024

Call for Applications

Applications are now open for the SOUNZ Community Commission 2024. The project brings together New Zealand professional composers and community groups to cre...

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Te Awanui Reeder on his Waiata 'Would Be You'

Te Awanui Reeder has released the single ‘Would Be You’ with an awesome animated music video to accompany it.  Nina Lesperance from SOUNZ caught up with the ...

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Ainslie Allen on her new album 'Betty'

On the release day of her new album 'Betty,' Nina from SOUNZ caught up with Ainslie Allen to find out more the latest release.

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Meet composer

Noel Woods

 Please list any iwi | tribal | nation affiliations:Te AtiawaNgati PorouNgaruahineTell us about yourself?Grew up at Waiwhetu Marae in Lower Hutt known as the...

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Tama Waipara, SOUNZ Co-Chair | Toihau Matarua, awarded Kiwibank Local Hero in Te Tairāwhiti region

Hurō hurō, kia whakanuia tō tātau Toihau Matarau a Tama Waipara.SOUNZ Co-Chair | Toihau Matarua Tama Waipara has been awarded the 2023 Kiwibank Local Hero aw...

Podcast

He Reo Tawhito

Season 3, Episode 1: A conversation with Paraone Gloyne

Season 3, Episode 1Please note: This podcast is spoken in te reo Māori & English“Kimihia he huarahi hou, e ora mai ai ērā taonga tuku iho, kei moumou noa...

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Composer Spaces

Louis Baker

In our Composer Spaces series, we ask composers to share a bit about their working environment and to give us a brief insight into their process. This week w...

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Howard Morrison

Māori Music Month Feature

Howard Morrison was a great ambassador for New Zealand Music, the Māori show bands era and later as a solo artist and New Zealand icon. One of his defining m...