MONDO.NYC RETURNS OCTOBER 4-8, 2017

Annual Summit & Festival
Empowering Artists & Innovators

Celebrates NYC:
Music Capital of the World
& Innovation Hub
 

Artist Submissions NOW OPEN

The second Annual Mondo.NYC festival and global business summit of music and tech industry insiders and innovators, emerging artists and their fans returns to New York City October 4-8, 2017. Mondo connects fans and creators in a shared mission of empowering artists and advancing ideas in an ever-changing music business.

The 2016 debut three-day business summit & five-night music festival featured 160+ bands, 1900 conference delegates and 220+ speakers. 

Mondo’s daytime business summit is held in partnership with New York University (NYU). Bringing fans, bands, professionals, entrepreneurs, innovators, brands, media and students together in New York City, Mondo.NYC is an opportunity to be at the heart of music, media and technology. Industry professionals gather at Mondo.NYC to collaborate, educate, discuss, learn and connect through a series of dynamic panel discussions, seminars and keynotes featuring local and global leaders, practitioners and commentators. 

The summit will feature business workshops, panels, seminars, and events centered on music, technology and innovation. Last year's speakers included keynote Daniel Glass (President and Founder of Glassnote Entertainment Group), and representatives from the Recording Association of America, A2IM, Google, IDG.tv, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Beggars, the U.S. Copyright Office, Pandora, BMI, TuneCore, Sony Music Entertainment, Pirate!, ASCAP, the U.S. House of Representatives, WSOU, Universal Music Group, PledgeMusic, NPR, SoundCloud, the New York Times, Vevo, Music Glue, Roc Nation, Littlstar, Recode and more. 

At night, Mondo.NYC curates and presents a compelling line-up of national and international artists -- from the new and emerging to those on the precipice of global success, playing in the music capital of the world, New York City.

Mondo.NYC is proud to partner with quintessential New York City music venue Rockwood Music Hall. Rockwood will be Mondo’s home base for nighttime events and artist showcases. 

According to Mondo’s Bobby Haber, “Since Rockwood opened in early 2006, it has become one of New York’s go to spots to see exciting new and emerging live music from talented local and international artists. Located in New York City’s Lower East Side, Rockwood’s three stages will host nightly performances, featuring local, national and global artists. Rockwood's intimate rooms and world-class sound provide an environment in which the artist and their audience get up close and personal, providing the perfect stage for music discovery.”

Rockwood’s Ken Rockwood and Matt Currie added “We are excited to be Mondo.NYC 2017’s nightly home base for both showcasing artists and the thought-forward music and tech business entrepreneurs who will travel to NYC from around the globe for this event. We look forward to opening our stages to many talented and yet to be discovered artists. It is an exciting and rapidly changing time in the music business and we hope to provide an environment in which there can be engaging and thought provoking conversations about what lays ahead.”

During Mondo.NYC, Rockwood will be joined by multiple iconic venue affiliates in Manhattan and Brooklyn showcasing a diverse and dynamic slate of domestic and global artists. 

Our exclusive Apply to Play partner for Mondo.NYC 2017 is Music Glue. Music Glue is a specialist e-commerce platform for the music business that makes it easy for fans to buy music, merchandise, tickets and experiences directly from the artists they love, in one simple transaction. Artists, managers, labels, merchandisers and promoters use Music Glue to control their online presence and e-commerce with ease, owning their data and selling anything, to anyone, anywhere, via any device, in over 25 languages and currencies. Music Glue was founded in 2007 and is global, with offices in London (HQ), New York and Sydney. It is free for artists to apply via Music Glue.

Artists wishing to be considered for showcase performances should apply HERE.

AUCKLAND ARTS FESTIVAL’S WHĀNUI

Auckland communities tell the stories of our incredibly diverse city

AAF IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTICIPANTS FROM GLEN INNES, SANDRINGHAM, MĀNGERE, FLAT BUSH, NORTHCOTE, OTARA, HENDERSON AND MORE.

In 2017, for the first time, Auckland Arts Festival is producing Whānui – five large-scale, community-based projects that will widen the Festival’s embrace from Otara to Northcote, Henderson to Glenn Innes and Flat Bush.

Whānui is a series of participatory works commissioned by the Auckland Arts Festival in collaboration with established artists and community representatives. All five projects culminate in a free event, giving as many people as possible the opportunity to see the power of community art in practice.

Featuring hundreds of participants, including 40 photographers aged 6 to 12yrs, Whānui is a celebration and showcase of the diversity of our Tāmaki Makaurau.

Auckland Arts Festival Artistic Director, Carla van Zon says, “Diversity is at the heart of the Auckland Arts Festival’s programming philosophy, and we are committed to engaging with the many different people who call Auckland home. The Festival not only wants to connect with this vast audience, but also with each community’s stories, ideas and performances.

“While we have collaborated with a wide range of artists in the past, Whānui is an exciting new collaboration between the Festival and a number of different communities and age groups, where the artwork is developed by the participants to enjoy with their families and friends. Already our hearts have been warmed by the delight on children’s faces as they receive their cameras in the Eye Spy project, and we are so excited by the unique photographs they are producing. We can’t wait to share these and many more stories, sounds and flavours of Auckland in March.”

Whānui is supported by Creative New Zealand and Foundation North through The Auckland Diversity Project Fund.

The five projects are:

He Korowai Hapori (Our Community Cloak) 
Blessing & Opening at 1-12.30pm on Saturday 18 March
Exhibition at Te Whare Piringa, 29A Fenchurch Street, Glenn Innes, 18-26 March

Auckland’s landscape is changing at lightning speed, with Glen Innes as one of the epicentres of the housing developments.

He Korowai Hapori is a project lead by Ruapotaka Marae to create a large-scale korowai, that will incorporate 7,500 tiny perspex houses. Throughout February, dozens of people from a cross-section of community groups are joining in the creative process at Ruapotaka Marae and Te Whare Piringa Fenchurch.

Samaroh – The Great Indian Carnival
Saturday 18 March 6-10pm at Sandringham Road Reserve

Sandringham is already famous for its abundance of eateries from across the South East Asian region. In March, Prayas Theatre Company will be ramping up the spice and colour saturation, transforming Sandringham Road Reserve with the hustle, bustle, sights and sounds of an Indian night market. With street performers and live music, there’s also a special don’t-miss mention for the Bollywood karaoke. 

Fonua
Saturday 11 & Sunday 12 March 8pm at Māngere Arts Centre

The Pacific Islands are amongst the first countries in the world to be affected by climate change, as their precious landmass succumbs to rising sea levels.

Created by a group of some of Auckland's emerging Pacific theatre artists alongside as many as 50 community members, Fonua (Tongan for Land) is a performance piece from our Polynesian community, incorporating dance, music, and song.

Repertoire: Hip Hop Frequencies & Visual Sequences
Saturday 11 March 11am-3pm at Tōia, Ōtāhuhu (watch the creation of street art) & Saturday 18 March 10pm-1am at Basement Theatre and Bar, Auckland (MC event)

In an age where contemporary American culture dominates our screens and airwaves, it’s often the case that our own NZ stories are left unknown and untold.

Working in collaboration with radio REPFM, six MCs from all over Tāmaki Makaurau, and six street artists from FDKNS (Forever Def Kings Never Surrender) will embark on an Auckland-wide bus-tour to learn stories from their own communities, before responding to these insights through hip hop and art. 

Eye Spy

Give 40 cameras to 40 kids, add in some professional photography guidance and workshops, and the result is a fresh perspective on young lives and what is important to them. 

With the chance that among these young creatives are tomorrow’s leaders and decision makers, their young view of the world should be noted. Giving them these new skills are four respected professional photographers: Brendan Kitto, Emily Mafile’o, Raymond Sagapolutele and Jos Wheeler.

Exhibitions:    
Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple in Flat Bush, 8-23 March
Northart at Northcote Shopping Centre, 11-23 March
Otara Leisure Centre, 8-26 March
Corban Estate Art Centre in Henderson, 17-20 March

One photo from each child will also be exhibited in the Festival Garden for the duration of the Festival. And be sure to look out for Phantom posters around the central city!

DETAILS

ABOUT THE AAF

Taking place annually in March, the Auckland Arts Festival is a globally recognised event that celebrates people and culture, and showcases the unrivalled location, cultural diversity and vibrant energy of New Zealand’s largest city. Over 1.6 million people have attended the Festivals to date.

Auckland Arts Festival is governed by the Auckland Festival Trust. Trustees are John Judge (Chair), Rick Carlyon, Evan Davies, Sarah Judkins, Tarun Kanji, Margaret Kāwharu MNZM, Jim Moser, Ben Taufua, Angela Clatworthy and Fred Ward. The Trust receives core funding from Auckland Council through the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Act, and Creative New Zealand through the Toi Tōtara Haemata programme.

The Executive Team comprises Chief Executive David Inns and Artistic Director, Carla van Zon.

Significant support for AAF 2017 is received from Foundation North, Pub Charity, NZ Community Trust and The Lion Foundation.

GIBBS FARM OPEN DAY – THE NEW ZEALAND MUSIC FOUNDATION

Gibbs Farm, the private Kaipara sculpture park owned by entrepreneur Alan Gibbs, is to open its gates on Thursday March 23in a fundraiser for music charity The New Zealand Music Foundation. 

As the Farm is rarely open for the public to visit, the fundraising day is a special opportunity for supporters of The New Zealand Music Foundation to view Gibbs’ unique collection of 22 artworks by renowned sculptors from around the world. 

The New Zealand Music Foundation General Manager, Peter Dickens, says: “The creative drive within those in the visual arts and music is equally powerful and one we fundamentally understand. Those who attend this event will experience a blend of built and natural landscape that will affect them in ways they haven’t experienced before. We’re very grateful to the Gibbs Farm trustees for supporting our work to change lives through music with this rare opportunity.”

Tickets are on sale now from NZ Tix, with the proceeds contributing to support the efforts of The New Zealand Music Foundation. 

Private car parking is available on site, and The Foundation will also be providing bus travel to the farm from the Auckland CBD at an additional cost. 

No beverages or food are available for purchase onsite, but food can be brought into the park and pre-ordered picnic lunchboxes are also available at an additional cost.

Full details’ regarding transport and food options is online at NZTix

In brief:

Gibbs Farm Open Day, sculpture walk (3-4km total). www.gibbsfarm.org.nz

Gibbs Farm, 2421 Kaipara Coast Highway, R.D. 4, Warkworth, 0984

Thursday 23 March, 10am – 2pm

Tickets:                     

$80.00 - numbers strictly limited

Transport:                

There is private car parking onsite. The NZ Music Foundation will also be providing bus travel to the farm from the Auckland CBD at an additional cost.

Food:

Pre-ordered picnic lunchboxes are available at an additional cost.  No beverages or food are available for purchase onsite and alcohol is not permitted.

Tickets, picnic boxes and bus passes are all available to purchase from NZTix     

THE AUDIO MUSIC EXPO

The Audio Music Expo is New Zealand's first premier Expo dedicated to the Audio, Music industry.

The Expo will be the Hub that helps bring together all different aspects of both industries to one central location based over two days. 

Over the two days, the Expo is setting up to showcase Recording Equipment, Education, Instruments, Audio Accessories to Radio Stations, Record Stores, Record Labels, Recording Studios, Funding associations and much more all followed up by the chance to meet some of New Zealand's top Artists and Performers.

With a variety of different sized stands, we hope to offer the chance for everyone to showcase themselves whether you're a Street Performer, Searching for work in the Industry, In a Band, to Building and Selling your own Instruments, Private Tuition, Workshops and so on.

With New Zealand Artists winning Grammy Awards, Breaking no.1 Single Chart Records to having one of the World's Leading Music Software companies. I wanted to help others get noticed and give them the chance to showcase their ideas and talent. This also gives the opportunity for the larger companies to reveal to the public a new release or an upcoming product.
 

Keep update to date with the latest news on what is happening with the Audio Music Expo through our website and social media pages.

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If you're looking to become an exhibitor or have a general interest in the two-day event, please feel free to contact us.

NOMINATIONS FOR THE PACIFIC MUSIC AWARDS OPEN NOW

The Pacific Music Awards Trust proudly announce the details for the 2017 Pacific Music Awards:

· Awards ceremony date and venue: Thursday 1 June, Vodafone Events Centre, Auckland
· Nominations for all the entered award categories are now open – and are due by Tuesday 7 February

The 2017 Pacific Music Awards provide the opportunity to celebrate the music released in 2016 and to acknowledge the amazing talent of all our Pacific music artists. The Trustees are looking forward to planning the celebration of Pacific music and to sharing this with you, so please save this date!

Pacific artists who have released singles, EPs or albums for sale during 1 January – 31 December 2016, will be eligible. To confirm an artist’s eligibility, please read the 2017 PMA Terms and Conditions document

All nominations are completed online and can be submitted by the artist or their representative.

The entered categories for 2017 are confirmed as the following:
· Best Pacific Group
· Best Pacific Female Artist
· Best Pacific Male Artist
· Best Pacific Language
· Best Pacific Song
· Best Pacific Music Video
· Best Pacific Gospel Artist
· Best Pacific Urban Artist
· Best Producer
· Best International Pacific Artist
· Best Pacific Music Album (nb: NZ Music Award ‘Tui’)

To obtain more information about the nomination process and obtain login details for the online system, please email: info@pacificmusicawards.org.nz

If you have any questions about the Pacific Music Awards or the nomination process, please contact them at info@pacificmusicawards.org.nz. For more details about the awards, please go to: www.pacificmusicawards.org.nz

2017 NEW ZEALAND JAZZ AWARDS HEAD TO WELLINGTON

The 2017 New Zealand Jazz Awards are heading to the capital, in a new partnership with the Wellington Jazz Festival, 7-11 June.

Presented by music industry representatives APRA AMCOS New Zealand and Recorded Music New Zealand, the annual awards recognise exceptional talent within Aotearoa’s busy jazz scene. Past winners include Nathan Haines and Rodger Fox’s Wellington Jazz Orchestra.

“The Wellington Jazz Festival is the very epicentre of New Zealand’s vibrant jazz music scene,” explains Anthony Healey, Head of New Zealand Operations for APRA AMCOS. “We’re excited that this year’s Awards will recognise New Zealand’s best jazz musicians amongst the world-class line up of artists and performers that make the Wellington Jazz Festival such a wonderful experience.”

Damian Vaughan, CEO of Recorded Music New Zealand agrees “With the enthusiastic support of Aotearoa’s jazz community, we’re very pleased to be able to bring the New Zealand Jazz Awards to Wellington and celebrate with our talented jazz composers and artists in 2017.”

The annual Wellington Jazz Festival has a growing reputation as New Zealand’s leading contemporary jazz festival, heating up the capital with a mid-winter culture hit. In 2016 more than 25,000 people attended 140 free and paid events, including sold-out international headliners Wayne Shorter Quartet and Snarky Puppy.

Shelagh Magadza, artistic director of the Wellington Jazz Festival says “We feel hugely privileged that the Wellington Jazz Festival enjoys such strong support from the local jazz community. So we are rapt to be in a position to return the favour by joining forces with the New Zealand Jazz Awards in 2017.”

Entries for both the APRA Best Jazz Composition award and Recorded Music New Zealand Best Jazz Album award are now open, and close on Monday 13 February 2017.

The 2017 Wellington Jazz Festival line-up will be announced from 9 March 2017 at www.jazzfestival.co.nz.

THE TAITE MUSIC PRIZE 2017 - NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!

Independent Music NZ is proud to announce that nominations are now open for the Taite Music Prize 2017 - one of the most prestigious music events on our nations calendar.

Named after the late Dylan Taite, one of the country's most highly respected music journalists, this will be the eighth year for the award. The Taite Music Prize's purpose is to recognise outstanding creativity for an entire collection of music contained on one album. The winner will receive a cash prize of $10,000, to be spent as they wish – with thanks to Founding Partner of the Taite Music Prize Recorded Music NZ. Additionally through the support of Red Bull Studios Auckland, the winner receives recording time at the Auckland studios, alongside a years supply of Red Bull product.

Acknowledging originality, creativity and musicianship regardless of sales figures or genre, the Taite Music Prize was established to champion the finest release by a New Zealand artist or group – the previous winners have all been excellent albums that demonstrate these criteria well.

The overall winner will be announced at a presentation in a lavish new hosting venue on Tuesday 18th April 2017. Alongside the main prize, there are two additional awards to be given out at the ceremony in 2017: the already established Independent Music NZ Classic Record and a newly-created award that celebrates the freshest talent of Aotearoa. We'll have more details for you about the new award and entry details when everyone is back from the beach - more news on that very soon!

All event nominations close 5.00pm on 7th February 2017.

For more details on specific eligibility and nomination forms please visit: http://www.indies.co.nz.

Previous Taite Music Prize winners are:

2010 - Lawrence Arabia Chant Darling (Honorary Bedouin Records)

2011 - Ladi6 - The Liberation Of (What? Music)

2012 - Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Unknown Mortal Orchestra (Seeing Records)

2013 – SJD - Elastic Wasteland (Round Trip Mars)

2014 – Lorde - Pure Heroine (Universal Music NZ)

2015 – Jakob – Sines (Shoot The Freak)

2016 – Silicon - Personal Computer (Weird World/Domino Recordings)

Previous Independent Music NZ Classic Record recipients are:

2013 - Gordons – Gordons (Flying Nun)

2014 - AK79 – Various (Ripper Records)

2015 - Herbs – What’s Be Happen? (Warrior Records)

2016 – Upper Hutt Posse – E T? (Jayrem Records)

AMPLIFIER IS BACK - BIGGER, BETTER, AND BOLDER!

The groundbreaking Kiwi music initiative Amplifier has relaunched with a fresh focus that ups the ante on taking local talent to the world and re-establishes itself as a finger-on-the-pulse tastemaker worth following.
 
Set up in 1999 as the home of music in Aotearoa, Amplifier ceased website sales a year ago. Following a revamp and incorporation of sibling operation theaudience, the best New Zealand music will now be showcased through steaming audio platforms, starting with Spotify. It also expands its scope internationally - both in reach and in the artists it covers.
 
It begins with two curated Spotify playlists:

AMPLIFIER BUZZ

AMPLIFIER BUZZ is the place to find the brightest emerging local and international artists creating a stir in the industry. This unique playlist will be updated every two weeks. 
 
Follow here:
https://open.spotify.com/user/amplaylister/playlist/72qLRHQpf6O9VuLluqEQbd
 

theaudience HOT

theaudience HOT is the home of bubbling Kiwi talent, whether new to the scene or already established. Covering a wide range of genres, this playlist will be updated every week.
 
Follow here:
https://open.spotify.com/user/amplaylister/playlist/3DnRLdN1etauocIOZLSE7t

This revamp also sees the return of both platforms popular newsletters, now combined. With updates on the best new music from across the board, the newsletter will now be issued on a monthly basis and can be subscribed to here: http://www.amplifier.co.nz
 
It’s an exciting new chapter for the independent initiatives, which have worked with more than 3000 artists over a 17-year history. Cementing long-lasting relationships with musicians and labels, Amplifier has proudly represented many household names, from Fat Freddy's Drop to Savage, and Dave Dobbyn to Tiki Taane.

Collectively the two services have also worked with up-and-coming acts now forging paths in the local industry and on the international scene, such as Theia, Name UL, Shakes, Nomad, Louis Baker, Rousseau and many more.
 
On expanding into playlist curation, content manager Andy Low comments:
“We’re thrilled to showcase some of the best new music through carefully selected playlists, presented both locally and abroad. Some artists you already know will now be introduced to international audiences, and others you'll be discovering for the first time. We hope you enjoy."