This means NZ On Air has funded 129 projects since the MakingTracks scheme was launched in July (from 497 applications).
Decisions are based on the broadcast, music and audience merits of the songs that have been submitted. An independent panel of broadcasting and music professionals makes the recommendations.
The list of 31 projects follows -
(a) Funding of up to $10,000 for each of the following 16 Making Tracks projects in the October round, comprising up to $4,000 for recording a song and $6,000 for making a music video of that same song -
• All Star Cast/Find A Way
• Awa/Papatuanuku
• Beat Kamp/Same Thing
• Computers Want Me Dead/Little Steps
• Dane Rumble(Matt and Kimi Coleman) /Lights Go Out
• Dear Time's Waste/Fortune
• Gin Wigmore/Happy Ever After
• Hera & Jed Parsons with House Of Mountain/Issues
• Home Brew (Glen Davison)/Time Don't Wait
• JGeeks/Coz I Love Ya
• Katie Scott & The Miss T's/Nothing's Gonna Stop Me
• King Kapisi featuring Teremoana Rapley/Can't Stop, Won't Stop
• Popstrangers/My House
• Sleepy Age/Summer Times
• Two Cartoons/Better Coast
• Vince Harder featuring P Money & Dan Aux/It's The Life
(b) Funding of $6,000 for each of the following 15 Making Tracks projects in the October round, being funding for making a music video only -
• Bannerman/Rocks Are Just Lonely Hearts
• Chris Hurn/Day Of My Escape
• Cut Off Your Hands/Hollowed Out
• David Dallas/Ain't Coming Down
• Diana Rozz/Walk On By
• Fire At Will/Can't Wait
• Iva Lamkum (Teresa Patterson) /Bankrupt Visa
• L.A. Mitchell (Lorraine Barry) /It's All Too Much
• Minuit (Paul Dodge) /Book Of The Dead
• Nathan King/Love Oh Love
• Opossum/Getaway Tonight
• Secret Knives/Blackhole
• Sherpa/Turtles
• The Nok featuring Tom Scott/Lost In NYC
• The Sami Sisters/Oh Boy
The October MakingTracks panel was -
Rebecca Martelletti [Classic Hits; Auckland]
Sam Collins [Kiwi FM; Auckland]
Maria Mahony [TVNZ U; Auckland]
Lydia Jenkin [NZ Herald; Auckland]
Stephen O'Hoy [Amplifier; Auckland]
Lee Prebble [The Surgery recording studio; Wellington]
Ben Campbell [Elements Music; Christchurch]
Applications for the November MakingTracks funding round close at 5.00pm on Tuesday 01 November. Applications can be made online at www.kiwihits.co.nz.
