Quote from singer, musician, and song writer Bryan Ferry: "Can be a powerful thing, when music and words are mixed together"
Music touches many, and has done, and always will, for many to pursue careers, create bands, learn instruments, download, purchase, and of course enjoy listening to. There are many resourceful NZ music web sites that relate to the industry...
New Zealand Music Commission
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| Sounds for Aotearoa...and the World |
Reporting to the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, this charitable trust reaches out nationally to grow the music industry within NZ and abroad. The site includes artists, education, news, resources, and music month. This includes interacting with key organizations (e.g. Recording Industry Association, NZ On Air, and Independent Music) media, brands, and sponsors. You can sign up to recieve email news updates.
NZ Musician
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| Latest Music Info |
Informative site with latest news, video, articles, in-depth reviews of software, instruments, DJ Tools, instruments, PA equipment, and more. Also directory listings including for brands, albums, record labels, studios, and distributors. The site includes a useful links page, gig guide, forum, and can sign up for the latest information. Very resourceful site.
Amplifier
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| Come Listen! |
Interactive media resourceful site. Listen and play TV, Radio, Audio tracks, and download NZ music. Review new releases and reissues, read articles of bands, Q and A with artists, reviews, enter competitions, discussions and forum threads, and latest news. Also video, gears, and a comprehensive label list of performers.
Videos of NZ Music - Auckland University Student Concert and USA Market
| 2012 Orientation Concert | NZ Music in USA |
Sounz
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| NZ Composers |
Information centre for promoting and developing NZ composers music, which is made available for loan, broadcasting, and purchase. But importantly to enhance the broadcasting, performance, and recording of NZ music nationally and globally. The site has information about people, organizations, and performers. For example the Auckland Youth Orchestra, Theatre performance, Opera events, The NZ Symphony Ochestra, and similar. The web site has a library, educational resources, contributor/membership section, and contributors section.
Music Net NZ (Education)
This a directory of music training and educational resources. Includes the Universities, e.g. Victoria, Canterbury. Auckland's University Creative Arts has a range of study options - Bachelor, Master, and Doctor of Music, and graduate/Post Graduate Diplomas. Topics include song writing, sound engineer, researcher, historian, composer, arranger, ochestral performer, and teacher. Also research projects: analysis, composition styles, musicology, including 18th and 19th century compositions.
Also links to Christchurch School of Music, Guitar tutions, Celtic, Jazz programs (Massey), Flute, Bass, and other classes and institutions.
Recent News
Other Sources
There are other types of music and multimedia entertainment NZ and global web sites, for listening, purchasing, streaming, downloading, viewing, news, and for general information. These include...
NZ Internet Radio Guide
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| Online Radio |
Includes over 50 stations, e.g. 95bFM, More FM, The Breeze, The Rock, and more. Some require Windows Media Player, Real player, and general streaming players (e.g. AIMP 3, Xion, VLC, iTunes, etc) installed on your PC or Notebook. Enzed has links to NZ internet stations, networks, subscriber television, and other channels
Examples of Streaming Software Audio Players with Pre-Set Radio Stations
| AIMP3 | Spider Player |
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Music TV Channels
These include Juice TV, Four NZ, Yahoo TV, NZ on Air, subscription networks like quickflix, and others that may become available locally, e.g. netflix, or hulu. Such channels tend to encompass entertainment hubs, e.g. associated or affiliated networks, pay per view, mobile apps, video downloads, "on demand", for further consumer engagement.
Youtube and the Educational Channel
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| University Music Channel |
Videos of University Students Ovierview
| Tamsyn Miller Songwriter Auckland University | Studying at Canterbury University |
Videos of University of California Riverside Students and Music Education
| UCR Composing | Dr Susan West - Music Educationalist |
Search and play all kinds of music on Youtube's main site. But also browse the EDU University Arts and Music channel to view academic musicians, song writers, orchestra, performers, and similar. Though the channel mainly displays American Students performing.
Online Stores
These include Marbecks, Fishpond, Mighty Ape, Real Groovy, Trademe Auctions, and a few others hosted in NZ. Hence can purchase (and some free mp3's) digital downloads, CD's, DVD's, albums, apparel, audio hardware, peripherals, and vinyls.
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