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Celebrating 36 finalists across 15 different categories in a special live television event The 2021 Aotearoa Music Awards will be a live television event screened on TVNZ 2 and TVNZ OnDemand from the Aotea Centre. The event will take place in December and will be rescheduled to a date in early 2022 if Covid-19 restrictions […]
WOMAD returns delivering world-class performers from Aotearoa, for the award-winning three day festival. For its 17th presentation in New Zealand, WOMAD NZ is back in full force with all of its eight stages that will feature close to 100 hours of music, with the diverse and rich range of talent that WOMAD go-ers have come to […]
‘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 that we can push their music far and wide. This month’s picks… Hāni Dreak – “Kōkiri” Waikato musician […]
SPLORE 2022’s theme and line up have been announced! Come alive and wiggle your dancing toes, it’s time to hear the music. With an abundance of incredible home-grown talent Splore 2022 is keeping things typically eclectic. The charismatic and soulful TEEKS will debut a festival show and Ladi6 will also bring a new show this summer […]
On the heels of his Pacific Music Awards Nominations, Avondale poet, MC and rapper Melodownz joined fellow 685 rapper POETIK on ‘For The Ville Radio’. Third time nominee, Melodownz is a finalist for the ‘NZ Music Commission Best Pacific Male Artist‘ and ‘Base FM NZ & Island Base FM Samoa Best Pacific Hip Hop Artist‘ […]
‘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 that we can push their music far and wide. This month’s picks… Midas Mind – ‘WHO THE…’ Midas […]
Safety comes first, here at Base HQ we are working and mixing from a distance. However, music and staying connected to your community is key, Base DJs are broadcasting live the freshest tunes you. From their bedrooms to home studios, with others prepping pre-records & fresh mixes for your listening pleasure. We’ve got you […]
Tickets are on sale now for The Pacific Music Awards 2021! This years awards have unfortunately been postponed due to Auckland current alert level with the new date being Decemeber 11th. Held at the Vodafone Events Centre, save the date and get yours and your friends tickets from HERE. It is also nearing the last […]
The multiple platinum-selling and award-winning D&B pioneers are performing six dates taking in Auckland, Tauranga, Rotorua, Christchurch, Oakura and Hawke’s Bay, delivering what promises to be a phenomenal two-hour multimedia dance floor set of the Dub’s classics, alongside a bag of new tunes from their forthcoming album RETURN TO OUR KŌWHAI. Due to the current alert levels the Auckland shows has been postponed […]
For our first Youth Mentoring program of 2021 we teamed up with Mangere Central School once again. Rauinie, Rāhera, Elasha and Sarah stepped up and formed the “Loyalty Girls” for 5 weeks to write, produce and record an original song. The Loyalty girls raising up some important kōrero about how we treat each other at […]