Mānawatia a Matariki! We hope you have a restful Matariki with your whānau and friends.
We are pleased to announce the results of our July New Music Single funding round. NZ On Air will be investing up to $11,000 in 30 songs by local artists to be released in the coming months. This funding supports artists' recording, video and promotion costs - with the aim of helping their work reach the audiences of Aotearoa and beyond.
This month we received 143 eligible applications, which means only 20% of the applications could be funded. Within July's funded artists, there are nine first-time NZ On Air New Music Single recipients, and it was great to see a good spread of funded artists based all around the motu creating such a wide range of music.
We value the importance of a diverse and inclusive music industry — so as part of our mahi, we monitor our funding statistics to ensure our work supports such diversity within the music communities of Aotearoa. The following 30 songs support a diverse range of audiences and show strong potential to reach those audiences via broadcast, streaming and online media.
The quality of music submissions continues to be of an incredibly high calibre, and we thank this month's judging panel for their hard work and considerable expertise in deciding upon the final results. Tēnā rawa atu koutou:
- Alice Casserly - AudioCulture & NZ On Screen [Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Rangiwewehi]
- Amy Tempero - More FM
- Anna Loveys - SoundCheck Aotearoa [Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga]
- Dan Woolston - Higher Ground
- Jordan Kupe - Radio Control 99.4FM [Ngāti Maniapoto]
- Stormie Kereopa-Lloyd - Kaiao [Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Koata]
- Jeff Newton - NZ On Air [Tainui Awhiro, Ngāti Kahungungu, Ngāti Koata]
