BACK TO BASICS - AUCKLAND

The NZ Music Managers Forum with support from Recorded Music New Zealand are proud to present the annual Back to Basics seminar in Auckland.

Aimed at all who are new to artist management including self managed artists, the seminar focuses on the fundamentals of the music industry and will explore the inner workings of an industry that can be very complicated for first timers. 

In the two hour seminar, topics discussed will cover; management and band contracts, setting up a management business and the business of a band, information on APRA AMCOS, Recorded Music New Zealand’s Direct to Artist Scheme, OneMusic, the differences between marketing and promotion, essential agencies, income and royalties, and artist management in general.

Two experienced music managers will be presenting and sharing their indispensable knowledge and answering questions from attendees.  

Teresa Patterson, CRS Management (MMF Chairperson and Manager – I Am Giant, Iva Lamkum, Kinetic)

Cushla Aston, Aston Road (Manager - Thomas Oliver, Louis Baker)

Back to Basics - Auckland

When: Wednesday 7 June 2017

Time: 6 - 8pm

MMF members free. Non members $10.00

To RSVP for your place and venue details or for more information on joining the NZ MMF contact lorraine@mmf.co.nz or visit www.mmf.co.nz

THOMAS OLIVER 'TENDERLY'

“'Tenderly' is a song whose message is that we need love just as we need air and water. I play Weissenborn on this track, and it has a deep, earthy groove, and a reggae-style bassline.” – Thomas Oliver

Thomas Oliver (Cushla Aston) is the guitar-laden, New Zealand singer songwriter that has been wooing crowds over since he smashed onto the music scene with his critically acclaimed and history-making album Beneath The Weissenborn back in 2013. With a massive fan base following in its wake, Thomas Oliver released his first vocalised album Floating In The Darkness in April, with hit singles ‘If I Move To Mars’, ‘Losin’ and now ‘Tenderly’ with an incredibly stunning video accompaniment to boot.

Having filmed the video in the stunning Australian Outback, ‘Tenderly’ boasts sweeping panoramic shots of a lone Oliver and guitar, dwarfed amongst the unrelenting dessert of South Australia’s Flinders Ranges. The vast undulating terrain of the scorching Australian Outback makes for the perfect backdrop to his cooing pleas of the relentless necessity of tender love, that builds to an increasingly intense guitar and bass jam. Complete with smooth vocal harmonies, soft, layered percussion and of course a Weissenborn and lap steel showcase like no other, ‘Tenderly’ is a stand out track on an already impressive album.

Of filming the video, Thomas says: “Because the arrangement has such an earthy feel, I just knew we had to shoot the music video in the Outback of Australia. The redness, the dryness, and the heat - it's perfect. We did most of the shooting at a place called Wilpena Pound, which is about six hours' drive from Adelaide. It was an amazing experience. It's archetypal Australia at its most beautiful, and it marries the music absolutely perfectly.”

After a successful first run of NZ tour dates, including two sold out Auckland and Wellington shows, Thomas is taking to the road on a solo trek around the South Island for a set of intimate shows in Takaka, Queenstown, Invercargill and Dunedin. Make sure to catch him in your town before he heads off for his Australian and European tours!

Since it’s release on April 28, Floating In The Darkness has taken the #1 spot on the New Zealand iTunes singer-songwriter chart, and the #5 spot on the Australian iTunes singer-songwriter chart, as well as debuting at #3 on the NZ Album Charts overall. ‘Tenderly’ also made Spotify’s New Music Friday and Viral Hits Australia and New Zealand playlists.

Thomas Oliver - Floating In The Darkness NZ Tour:
Tickets from thomasoliver.co.nz
 
Remaining solo shows:
Weds 24 May - Mussell Inn, Takaka
Fri 26 May - The Sherwood, Queenstown
Sat 27 May - Repertory House, Invercargill
Sun 28 May - Pequeno Lounge Bar, Dunedin

Show you're attending on Facebook HERE

WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2017 MMF MUSIC MANAGERS AWARDS

Tonight The Tuning Fork hosted managers, industry professionals, artists, and celebrities, to celebrate the people behind some of the biggest artists in the New Zealand music industry at the MMF Music Manager’s Awards.

For 13 years the awards have been held annually to reflect and celebrate the achievements of artist managers, many who are often out of view of the public. The awards have become one of this country's most respected music industry events.

Alastair Burns was awarded the prestigious Recorded Music NZ ‘Manager of the Year' award for his work with Marlon Williams and Julia Jacklin. Under Alastair’s wing, Marlon Williams has sold 30,000 albums, performed on Later with Jools Holland, and completed a global album tour, which included appearances at Austin City Limits, London, and Los Angeles. Alastair also secured Julia Jacklin an SXSW appearance, which led to international record signings, and twenty major festival appearances including Glastonbury and Splendour in the Grass. Last year Alastair won the Breakthrough Manager and International Achievement Awards.

This year a new award was introduced.  The ‘Emerging Manager of the Year’ award is for managers who have just started managing in the last two years.  The award was won by Nicole Thomas and Paula Yeoman for their work with the artist Theia. Nicole and Paula Yeoman have made great strides with Theia’s career in a short time.  After securing her a record deal with Warner NZ and Australia, Theia released her first single ‘Roam’, which quickly became a Spotify favourite amassing 6.5million streams. It made viral charts across the globe and became a hit in New Zealand, peaking at number one on the New Zealand Airplay charts where it remained for seven consecutive weeks. 

The award for ‘Breakthrough Manager of the Year’ went to Matt Headland for his work with KINGs. In 2016 KINGs had an amazing year. He was awarded ‘Best Breakthrough Artist’ at the New Zealand Music Awards, broke Lorde’s record for most consecutive weeks at number one in the New Zealand Music Singles Chart for single ‘Don’t Worry Bout It’, and has been streamed over 5.5 million times along with over one million YouTube streams. Matt has also helped KINGs sign multiple deals with Warner Music New Zealand, Ministry of Sound Australia, Universal Music Germany, and Sony Music Canada.

The New Zealand Music Commission ‘International Achievement’ award was given to Julie Foa’i for her work with Te Vaka. Julie has been managing Te Vaka for twenty years, with this year being one of their biggest in the international limelight. After signing Opetaia and Te Vaka to Walt Disney to write songs for the Moana movie, she licensed thirteen tracks to the film and the band wowed a star-studded audience with a live performance of three songs from the movie at the world premiere in Los Angeles.  The album reached number two on the Billboard top 200 albums charts, number one in New Zealand and was nominated for an Oscar. 

Tami Neilson won ‘Best Self-Managed Artist’ for the second year in a row. In 2016, Tami was nominated for an APRA Silver Scroll Award for her song ‘The First Man’, as well as being nominated for Album of the Year and Best Female Artist at the NZ Music Awards. In September she headed off on a North American Tour, which included an appearance at the Americanafest in Nashville. She charted on the Americana Music Charts and CBC Radio Canada, and was featured in Prime Rocks documentary “The New Sound of Country.”

‘Best Independent Tour Award’ was won by Rodney Hewson for his work on Anika Moa’s ‘Songs For Bubba’s 2’ tour.  The tour covered eighteen cities, which included two shows per day in a different town or city.  In true Kiwi fashion, entry to each show was a gold coin donation and reached a collective audience of more than fifteen thousand people in two weeks.

Tonight the music venues were also in the spotlight, with the ‘OneMusic Best Small Venue’ award going to San Fran in Wellington, and the ‘One Music Best Large Venue’ award going to Auckland’s The Powerstation. 

The ‘Industry Champion’ award for 2017 was awarded to APRA AMCOS for their contribution to the New Zealand music industry. APRA AMCOS license organisations to play, perform, copy, record or make available their members music, and distribute royalties. They have 87,000 members across New Zealand and Australia who are songwriters, composers, and music publishers.
 
The MMF Mentoring Program provides opportunities for new artists to have one on one time with industry specialists, and the Achievement Award recognises the efforts of a member who utilises the resources provided by the program and shows great initiative. This year the 'Achievement Award' was presented to Andrew Papas. Andrew is a highly motivated musician, who serviced his debut single to radio and achieved airplay on ZM, Mai FM and The Edge for his single ‘Burn It Down.’ The single was in the Australian Heatseekers chart peaking at No 3, and was playlisted on the highly influential USA Spotify Heatseekers: Hiptronix.

The 2017 MMF Music Managers Awards winners are:

Recorded Music Manager of the Year – Alastair Burns (Marlon Williams, Julia Jacklin)

Emerging Manager of the Year – Nicole Thomas and Paula Yeoman (Theia)

Breakthrough Manager of the Year – Matt Headland (KINGs, DUNES, Jamie McDell)

NZ Music Commission International Achievement Award – Julie Foa’I (Te Vaka)

Best Self-Managed Artist of the Year – Tami Neilson

Best Independent Tour – Rodney Hewson (Anika Moa – ‘Songs for Bubba’s 2 Tour’)

OneMusic Best Small Venue – San Fran, Wellington

OneMusic Best Large Venue – The Powerstation, Auckland

 

The awards would not be possible without the support of our incredible sponsors, who recognise the key role that managers play in the success of New Zealand music. In 2017 our premium sponsors include:

The NZ Music Commission

Recorded Music NZ

OneMusic

A special thanks to our supporting sponsors 95bFM, Eventfinda, Global Production Partners, Going Global Music Summit, Hallertau, Indium Design, Noise PR, NZ Musician, Parachute Studios, Phantom Stickers, Red Bull, Roundhead Studios, Spotify, Stebbings, The Production Company, The Tuning Fork,  The Music is Talking, Thrifty

FOR THE LOVE OF MUSIC – Industry Professionals Talk Their Passion

NZ Music Managers Forum, NZ Music Commission in association with Recorded Music NZ, APRA AMCOS and NZ On Air present

THE 2017 OFFICIAL MUSIC MONTH SUMMIT

‘FOR THE LOVE OF MUSIC’

Industry Professionals Talk Their Passion

The Official Music Month Summit returns for 2017 with a new format and a new venue.

This year the Summit will be held at Auckland Museum in the amazing Auditorium on Saturday May 20, which is also the last weekend of the acclaimed Volume – Making Music in Aotearoa Exhibition.

Titled FOR THE LOVE OF MUSIC – Industry Professionals Talk Their Passion, the 2017 Music Month Summit is themed around Passion, with 15 Music Professionals or Artists talking about how music has inspired or changed their lives.  This is not about covering off a list of topics, but the rare opportunity to listen to people who are truly passionate about an aspect of music or their involvement in the Music Industry.  Presented in blocks of four speakers, there will be a Q&A session after each block.

Thanks to NZ Music Managers Forum, NZ Music Commission, Recorded Music NZ, APRA AMCOS and NZ On Air, tickets for the Summit are FREE but must be reserved from http://www.mmf.co.nz/2017-summit

Speakers confirmed to date are:
Aroha Harawira -  DJ
David Ridler – NZ On Air
Greg Haver – Music Producer
Kings - Musician
Mark Roach – Recorded Music NZ
Mikee Tucker – Loop Recordings
Mitch Lowe –  Audiology Touring
Moana Maniapoto – Musician
Peter Dickens – NZ Music Foundation
Scott Maclachlan - Saiko Management
Simon Banks – SB Global Entertainment
Tyna Keelan – Musician
Victoria Kelly – APRA AMCOS
More speakers to be announced

For more information and full bio details on the Summit  http://www.mmf.co.nz/2017-summit

NZ Music Managers Forum, NZ Music Commission in association with Recorded Music NZ, APRA AMCOS and NZ On Air present

The 2017 Official Music Month Summit

For The Love of Music – Industry Professionals Talk Their Passion

Date: Saturday May 20

Location: Auckland Museum Auditorium

Times: 10am to 5pm

Tickets and full information  http://www.mmf.co.nz/2017-summit

BACK TO BASICS - NAPIER

The Music Managers Forum (MMF) with support from Recorded Music NZ and The Backline Charitable Trust are holding a 'Back to Basics' seminar in Hawkes Bay.

with Lorraine Barry (Manager - Dave Dobbyn, nomad, Victoria Girling-Butcher, Mark Vanilau, co-manager Benny Tipene)

Aimed at all who are new to artist management including self managed artists, the seminar will focus on the fundamentals of the music industry and will explore the inner workings of an industry that can be very complicated for first timers. 

Lorraine will discuss topics such as management and band contracts, setting up a management business and the business of a band, release planning, marketing and promotion, touring, information on industry agencies and general artist management. 

When:            Tuesday, 4 April 2017
Time:              5.30pm arrive – 6pm – 7.30pm
Where:           The Cabana Bar, 11 Shakespeare Road, Napier

To RSVP for your place please contact lorraine.owen@mmf.co.nz

MMF members free.  Non-members $10

STEPHEN KING - THE IMPORTANCE OF MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS

The NZ Music Managers Forum are very excited to announce an exclusive seminar on The Importance of Management Agreements.

Stephen King from Australian based Media Arts Lawyers will be sharing his invaluable insight into the importance of managers having signed Management Agreements with their artists.  The Seminar will include an overview of the standard terms of Management Agreements  both domestically and internationally, and understanding contractual and legal obligations and compliance with the same.

For more details and to reserve a place or to join the MMF email lorraine.owen@mmf.co.nz

MMF Management Agreements Seminar

Wednesday 19 April 2017

6pm – 8pm
APRA AMCOS Boardroom

Unit 113, Zone 23
23 Edwin St, Mt Eden

MMF Members only

RSVP lorraine.owen@mmf.co.nz

BACK TO BASICS WELLINGTON

The Music Managers Forum New Zealand (MMF NZ), with support from Recorded Music NZ, is proud to present a Back to Basics seminar to be held in Wellington.

Aimed at all who are new to artist management including self managed artists, the seminar will focus on the fundamentals of the music industry and will explore the inner workings of an industry that can be very complicated for first timers. 

Two experienced music managers will be presenting and sharing their indispensable knowledge and answering questions from attendees.  

Cushla Aston, Aston Road  

(Manager - Thomas Oliver, Estere, Louis Baker)

Lorraine Barry, Lorraine Barry Management
(Manager - Dave Dobbyn, nomad, Victoria Girling-Butcher, Mark Vanilau, co-manager Benny Tipene)

In the two hour seminar, Cushla and Lorraine will discuss topics such as; management and band contracts, setting up a management business and the business of a band, information on APRA/AMCOS, Recorded Music NZ’s Direct to Artist Scheme, OneMusic, the differences between marketing and promotion, essential agencies, income and royalties, and artist management in general.

Back to Basics - Wellington

When:             Monday 27 March 2017
Where:           The Guest Room, Southern Cross, 39 Abel Smith St, Wellington

Time:             6.00 – 8.00pm (arrive 6.00pm for 6.30pm start)

The seminar is open to MMF members and to the public.

MMF members free Non-members $10

Please RSVP to lorraine.owen@mmf.co.nz to secure your seat.