Come and sample music from Aotearoa New Zealand

B2-30 & 31

Who's coming in 2009

Nigel Braddock, Monkey Records

Nigel set up Monkey Records in 2000 to promote innovative music from New Zealand and has since released 29 critically acclaimed genre-defying titles. For four years he has also run Key Management, which has been helping New Zealand artists with promotion and booking tours and gigs in New Zealand and Europe.

Nigel recently started Monkey Publishing and is actively seeking licensing for Monkey Records artists in New Zealand and other territories. He has already had success in France, Germany, the USA and Korea. www.monkeyrecords.com

Anton Carter

New Zealand Samoan

Anton is Senior Programmes Advisor, Pacific Arts at the Arts Council of New Zealand (Creative NZ). He has been actively involved in contemporary Pacific arts over the past 20 years as an artist and as an arts manager/producer.

Also an accomplished performer, Anton has been DJing and MCing since the late 80s and has played all major music events in New Zealand over the past 10 years as well as having performed in Australia, Japan, UK, Samoa, Fiji, Cook Islands, Hawai’i and New York. Anton is a founding member of the Pacific Arts Alliance, an organisation set up to empower and give a voice to Pacific artists through collaboration with a focus on freedom of creative expression. www.pacificartsalliance.com

Rebecca Caughey, Funktion Music

Rebecca founded Funktion Music, her music management company, at the age of 19 while still at University.

Funktion grew out of a love for New Zealand music and started from the humble beginnings of organising jazz gigs. It has grown to include handling the world-wide management of local musicians Shapeshifter and Ladi6, both of whom have achieved substantial success at home and internationally.

Rebecca is also a leading music industry publicist working with top New Zealand acts including Bic Runga, Dave Dobbyn and Brooke Fraser, and internationals like Public Enemy and Jimmy Barnes during their respective New Zealand tours. www.funktionmusic.co.nz www.shapeshifterlive.com

Gary Fortune

Gary Fortune has been managing the New Zealand Music Commission’s export program Outward Sound since it’s inception in 2005.

The New Zealand Commission is a Government-funded agency committed to growing the New Zealand music business. Outward Sound office undertakes projects and partnerships aimed at exporting New Zealand music and assisting music businesses in working internationally.

Gary has logged over 25 years in the New Zealand Music Industry having held executive positions at Sony/BMG and Jive amongst others. www.nzmusic.org.nz

Scott Grafton, Grafiti Entertainment

Scott Grafton is the manager of Batucada Sound machine and co-owner of Grafiti Entertainment. With over ten years’ experience working with performers and bands, Scott began his career working at Auckland’s main performing arts venue The Edge and quickly moved into event management. His passion for music and particularly the world genre led him to manage Batucada Sound Machine and later develop the artist booking agency Grafiti Entertainment with Wairere Iti. Scott attended WOMEX and the Australasian World Music Expo in 2008 and is attending again in 2009. www.grafiti.co.nz

Tanea Heke

Tanea Heke is a Senior International Adviser for the Arts Counci of New Zealand (Creative NZ). In 2009 she successfully managed New Zealand’s presence at the Venice Biennale. Previously she has worked for the Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa, as an exhibitions manager.

Pacific Curls

Having long been sought after as a guitar player, studying with the likes of Robert Fripp and Nigel Gavin, Kim Halliday has reinvented herself with her virtuosic ukulele performances and multi-instrumental expertise.

Born and raised in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, fiddle player Sarah Beattie performs with a passion reflecting her deep connection to Scottish music. Sarah trained at the world renowned Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and found inspiration for her studies from traditional Scottish tunes. Her fiddle playing is a unique alchemy of fast and inventive tradition to her signature ‘bass’ chops with the aid of an octave pedal.

As an artist whose metamorphic drive has helped to facilitate the collaboration of Pacific Curls, Ora Barlow has translated this vision with the musical skills of percussion, ukulele and Taonga Puoro – traditional Maori instruments. She has released eight albums in the past eight years with three bands and has been involved in over 35 recording projects including a tribute song to The Dalai Lama with Tim Finn. www.pacificcurls.com

Sol de Sully

Sol de Sully has worked as manager and agent for quite a few German comedians. But at the same time he has always been involved in promoting world music from New Zealand artists like Te Vaka, Mamaku Project and especially Moana & the Tribe. www.sol-de-sully.de/moanaandthetribe.htm

Carla van Zon

Carla van Zon is the International Manager at the Arts Council of New Zealand (Creative NZ).

Before joining Creative NZ she was the Artistic Director of New Zealand's biggest cultural event, the New Zealand International Arts Festival. Involved in the Festival since 1989, Carla took on the role of Artistic Director in April 2000, having successfully led the Festival as Executive Director since 1996.

Carla was made an Officer of the Order of New Zealand for services to the arts in 2001 and Arts Wellingtonian of the Year in 2005.

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Artists

Te Waka Huia

Moana & the Tribe

Pacific Curls

Te Vaka

Little Bushman

Batucada Sound Machine

Recloose

Ladi6

Toni Huata

Mihirangi

Rhombus

Tama Waipara

Ariana Tikao

An Emerald City

Te Waka Huia

Te Waka Huia is a renowned kapa haka (traditional Māori performing arts) group and is an exemplar of indigenous innovation.

In 2009 Te Waka Huia were supreme champions at New Zealand’s National Kapa Haka Festival for the fourth time. The group was then selected to represent New Zealand at the Venice Biennale where the group’s stirring performances in St Mark’s Square awed onlookers and attracted international media recognition.

Contact Ngapo Wehi admin@tematatini.org.nz

www.maoriperformingarts.co.nz

Moana & the Tribe

Moana & the Tribe has cemented its reputation as one of the most successful indigenous groups to emerge from New Zealand. Described in US magazine The Beat as a ‘truly inspiring performing and recording artist’, charismatic lead singer Moana has been credited by Songlines with ‘laying the foundations for the recent international exposure of New Zealand acts like Te Vaka, Fat Freddy’s Drop and Wai.’

Contact Sol de Sully sol@sol-de-sully.de

www.moananz.com

Pacific Curls

Transcending the seams of Māori, Pasifik and Celtic cultures, Pacific Curls released their debut album Pacific Celta in 2008 and since then have completed two Australian tours and a highly successful Canadian tour including appearances at the Vancouver Island Folk Festival, the 2008 Indigenous Games, and the Australasian World Music Expo. In 2009 the band returned to Canada to perform at Planet IndigenUS before heading to New Caledonia’s Femme Funk Festival and the Ulsan World Music Festival in Korea. The band rounds out the year by traveling to Copenhagen to attend WOMEX.

Contact Ora Barlow and Kim Halliday ora@pacificcurls.com / kim@pacificcurls.com

www.pacificcurls.com

Te Vaka

Te Vaka is a unique group of ten musicians and dancers from Tokelau, Tuvalu, Samoa, Cook Islands, and New Zealand. The group has been awing international audiences since 1997, performing a rich, luscious musical blend of Polynesia's ancient cultures.

Over the last 12 years Te Vaka has toured extensively in the US, the UK and Europe, performing in such prestigious venues as London’s Royal Festival Hall and Ronnie Scott’s nightclub. The group is a favourite at WOMAD festivals globally, including WOMAD Seattle.

Contact Julie Foa’i juliefoai@tevaka.com

www.tevaka.com

Little Bushman

Little Bushman are consummate performers who make sixties-influenced, psychedelic and blues-infused music with a distinct New Zealand roots flavour. The band continues to build its reputation for electrifying live performances and blend their beautiful, layered songs with extraordinary improvisational skills.

Regular fixtures on the music festival circuit, Little Bushman have a reputation for stunning live performances drawn from the band members' jazz background, and tenure in seminal New Zealand bands like TrinityRoots.

Contact Angela Maxwell kutia1@ihug.co.nz

www.myspace.com/littlebushmanband

Batucada Sound Machine

Batucada Sound Machine fuses a breathtaking variety of tempos, timings, beats and styles including Brazilian, funk, hip hop, reggae and Pacific soul.

With influences including Ozomatli, Manu Chao and Chico Science, BSM have developed a solid reputation for delivering blistering live performances, fine musicianship and collective impulsiveness. The soulful vocals and super-tight horn section layer the Latin infused rhythms and wall-of-sound percussion, creating an intensity that has left audiences throughout New Zealand, Australia and the UK begging for more.

Contact Scott Grafton scott@grafiti.co.nz

www.batucadasoundmachine.com

Recloose

DJ/musician/producer Matthew Chicoine - aka Recloose - honed the art of mixing, cutting and dicing vinyl whilst at college in Ann Arbor, Michigan. His eclectic DJ sets have made Recloose an in-demand DJ, playing at clubs and festivals around the world.

Following this release Recloose spent much of his time fine-tuning and performing at high profile gigs around New Zealand with a full-live band featuring some of Aotearoa's top musicians. The band has toured Australia and Europe and recently released the live album Backwards and Sideways.

Contact Rebecca Caughey rebecca@funktionmusic.co.nz

www.recloose.com

Ladi6

Renowned for her energetic live performances, sublime soulful vocals and socially conscious lyrics, Ladi6 is a world-class female vocalist and MC. Through touring and collaborations she has established a significant following throughout New Zealand, Australia and Europe.

Ladi6's highly anticipated debut solo album Time Is Not Much is produced by Mu from Fat Freddy’s Drop and has just been released in New Zealand and Australia.

Contact Rebecca Caughey rebecca@funktionmusic.co.nz

www.ladi6.com

Toni Huata

Toni Huata is a Māori singer-songwriter who performs regularly at home and overseas. Combined with remarkable costumes, dance elements, striking sets and her outstanding voice, Toni’s impressive stylistic range continues to impress sell-out audiences.

Toni Huata’s top-class performances have earned her billings at concerts and festivals in Europe, the US, Canada, Asia and the Pacific.

Contact Adrian Wagner and Toni Huata info@tonihuata.com

www.tonihuata.com

Mihirangi

With an extraordinary vocal range of power and expression, Mihirangi creates her own band sound "live" with her voice; layering bass lines, harmonies, ska-chops, jazzy riffs & beat-boxing. Singing in Māori and English, she also plays percussion, guitar and taonga puoro.

Contact Mihirangi mihi@mihirangi.com

www.mihirangi.com

Rhombus

With a seamless blend of hip-hop, soul, funk, dub and bass roots-reggae, spliced together with socially conscious lyrics, Rhombus have forged a well-deserved reputation as one of New Zealand's most original and energetic live acts and have developed a strong following among international audiences for their eclectic, energetic and funky blend of music.

Their travels on the Japan-based global NGO Peace Boat have taken them through the Caribbean and the Pacific, spreading the values of sustainability, co-operation and peace.

Contact Akakoa Williams koa@rhombus.co.nz

www.rhombus.co.nz

Tama Waipara

Tama Waipara is a ground-breaking singer/songwriter. The first Māori to graduate from the prestigious Manhattan School of Music, Tama signed as premier vocal artist to New York/German-based label ObliqSound launching his debut album Triumph of Time at New York’s Central Park Summerstage in 2004.

His latest project is a stageshow and album called Sir+Plus and The Requirements which premiered at the Auckland International Festival of the Arts this year and has already received rave reviews for its lush combination of 50s pop and 70s soul.

Contact Wairere Iti wairere@grafiti.co.nz

www.myspace.com/tamawaipara

Ariana Tikao

Ariana Tikao is a Māori singer-songwriter who combines English chants and mōteatea (ancient Māori songs) with the rich, otherworldly quality of taonga puoro (traditional Māori instruments). She has been writing and performing her unique music since 1993 and has released two critically acclaimed solo albums.

Contact Ariana Tikao horomaka@actrix.co.nz

www.myspace.com/arianatikao

An Emerald City – The Distance

Combining elements of world and experimental music, An Emerald City recently recorded their debut album in the isolated west coast cave of Whatipu in New Zealand. Eastern-influenced sounds, organic instrumentation and psychedelia with guitars and violin are at the centre of the unique six-piece.

Contact Reuben Bonner reuben@anemeraldcity.com