This funding is available for applicants who have not previously received New Music Single or New Music Project funding.
New Music Māori provides funding for developing Māori artists to:
- professionally record, mix and master a single song
- create visual content to promote the single
- put towards other marketing and promotion costs to increase New Zealand audience awareness, and engagement with the audio and video content
Additionally, the recipients will receive dedicated wrap-around support:
- Two compulsory Music Manager Forum Aotearoa (MMF) mentoring sessions
- Compulsory webinars with the NZ On Air Music team and accountants around contracting and budgeting
- Additional upskilling webinars with industry partners
Full funding round details, application information and deadlines will be updated here on our website as the changes are implemented and dates confirmed.