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This week marked the launch of the Aotearoa Music Awards, introducing a new era for Recorded Music New Zealand’s annual music awards. Developed by creative agency LIKEMINDS in collaboration with specialist Māori concept and creative studio HAUMI, the Aotearoa Music Awards reinterpret what it means to be a Kiwi musician and artist. Recorded Music NZ […]
The Pacific Music Awards Trust have announced that the 2020 Pacific Music Awards will be presented online and television this year, there will be no live event on Wednesday 30 September as planned. Given the current environment and our responsibility for our community, we believe this is the best decision for the awards. The 2020 […]
This week on ‘A day in music history’, Daria discusses the death of the man who learnt to play the guitar upside down, Jimi Hendrix, the music industry’s infamous 27s clubs and debunk the white lighter superstition. Listen back on Mixcloud and tune into Base Breakfast every Friday morning with Ian and our new Base […]
Introducing a new segment on Friday’s Base Breakfast ‘A day in music history’ with Daria who was one of our Base FM mentees and is now an intern! This week, the segment falls on September 11th… “A day in music history – 9/11” September 11th brings a day full of firsts in music history. The foundational space […]
Due to the Covid19 restrictions, the organisers of ‘We Love Aotearoa’ have postponed the celebrations which were planned to take place this weekend, Saturday 15 & Sunday 16 August, at Queens Wharf in Auckland. This includes the following events: We Love Aotearoa (R18) ticketed event We Love Aotearoa – Whānau Fun Day We Love VR […]
We’ve got some very special guests joining us for the next few Fridays between 12pm-2pm as part of our Youth Mentoring programme. 3 super talented kids from Mangere Central School will be with DJ Grassmouth on air learning the ins and outs of radio and they’ll even be singing live on air. Base DJ’s watch […]
After postponing the Pacific Music Awards earlier in the year, the Pacific Music Awards Trust has announced that a live event will be going ahead on Wednesday 30 September at the BNZ Theatre, Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau. The Base Breakfast crew spoke to Event Producer & Trustee, Petrina Togi-Sa’ena about the upcoming event and some of the […]
SATURDAY AUGUST 15TH, 2020 ‘WHĀNAU FUN DAY’ and ‘WE ❤ AOTEAROA’ On Saturday August 15th, a special two-part event will take place across Auckland’s Queens Wharf. To celebrate Aotearoa’s tremendous efforts to moderate the impact of COVID-19, a plethora of activities, performances, and workshops will take place across The Cloud and Shed 10 and all […]
This week’s local Eye’s is the second release from Sola Rosa‘s forthcoming LP ‘Chasing the Sun’. Hot on the heels of the soulful June release, Searching for Love, Sola Rosa follows up with the socially-conscious single For The Mighty Dollar, a collaboration with UK singer, songwriter, producer and musical chameleon, Kevin Mark Trail. The phenomenal new video is directed by renowned street […]
‘Breaking Artists’ on Base is a monthly feature where we pick 3 local artists and showcase 3 new tracks we think you should know. All ‘Breaking Artists’ tracks are fresh and featured for the entire month so we can push their music far and wide. This month’s picks!… JARNA – Do Mi Dirti East […]