NZ On Air will fund 20 new music projects in the first MakingTracks funding round of 2015.
The 20 projects were selected from a field of 143 applications.
There are 14 $10,000 grants for recording a song and making a music video to back up the release of the song and six $6,000 grants for making a music video only.
This is the sixth Making Tracks funding round for the 2014-2015 financial year. So far this year (since July), we have taken in 791 applications and we have funded 132 songs.
"In our 25th year what we can say is that NZ music is getting better and better. Every week we see songs from new artists, and new songs from more experienced artists, firing up the local music charts,” said NZ On Air Music Manager Brendan Smyth. “Listen out for these songs in coming months.”
Decisions are based on the broadcast, music and audience merits of the songs that have been submitted, judged by a panel of broadcasting and music professionals.
The list of 20 February projects follows –
(a) Funding of up to $10,000 for each of the following 14 Making Tracks projects in the February 2015 round, comprising up to $4,000 for recording a song and $6,000 for making a music video of that same song –
Anna Coddington/Release Me
Arcee/Rebound
Charity Children/Holy War
Edward Waaka/Crazy
Ginny Blackmore/Under My Feet
Hollie Smith/Lady Dee
Jackie Thomas/Until The Last Goodbye
Jon Lemmon/When It Came Along
Joseph & Maia/Stay
Lawrence Arabia/Another Century
The Veils/Dark Rider
Unknown Mortal Orchestra/Can’t Keep Checking My Phone
Vince Harder/Find Love Feat Stan Walker
Weird Together/Going Back To Trinidad Feat Rembunction
(b) Funding of $6,000 for each of the following 6 Making Tracks projects in the February 2015 round, being funding for making a music video only –
Black River Drive/Wake Up
Coco Solid/Slow Torture Feat Disaster Radio
Dictaphone Blues/Lance’s Tape
Eden Mulholland/River Of Hurt
Ekko Park/Validation
Marlon Williams/Hello Miss Lonesome
The February Making Tracks Panel was –
Leon Wratt [The Edge; Auckland]
Mike McClung [NZME; Auckland]
Pennie Blair [95bFM; Auckland]
Barnaby Weir [Producer; Wellington]
Lydia Jenkin [Timeout; Auckland]
Kiri Eriwata [University of Auckland; Auckland]
Applications for the next MakingTracks round close at 5.00pm on Sunday 01 March 2015.
Applications can be made online here.