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For this weeks ‘LOCAL EYES’ Hamilton resident KVKA & STUSS bring us ‘I Know You Better’, which uses New Zealand beautiful landscapes and shorelines to great effect. Shot and directed by David Argue & Camera by A – Spyro. Find out more about KVKA FACEBOOK | TWITTER |...
Massive thank you to everyone that braved the rain and came out to the Grey Lynn Park Festival this year. You can listen again to the whole Base FM main stage showcase over on our Mixcloud page. (Links below) Grey Lynn Park Festival 2018 part 1 Grey Lynn Park Festival...
Docktop Sessions with BaseFM Saturday 22rd December 2018 3pm till 9.30pm FREE ENTRY! @ Zane Grey’s The Dock Restaurant & Bar 69 Marsden Road, Paihia, New Zealand 0200 Base FM brings you an afternoon session of beats and treats through to sunset. Docktop sessions will make your head nod, body...
Christchurch hip-hop crew The Settlers release their new single ‘Set It Straight’. The Settlers; a thriving hip-hop crew from Lyttleton Harbour in Christchurch, have released their first single ‘Set It Straight’ from their forthcoming EP ‘Speech’, produced by Tia Drumma. ‘Speech’, continues the theme established in their ‘Steps’...
ISLAND OASIS Saturday 5th January 2019 WAIHEKE ISLAND featuring FREQ NASTY MELODOWNZ SUNSHINE SOUNDSYSTEM LATINAOTEAROA ERINSPHERE FREQ NASTY FreQ Nasty, is a DJ and producer of breakbeat electronic music based in Los Angeles, California. Originally from New Zealand, McFadyen’s artistic career has taken him across the world, first...
The whole Runtingz Tour Crew Israel Starr, Lomez Brown Music, Lion Rezz, Raggadatcris and Poetik came into Base HQ for a chat about their tour and to perform their reggae/hip-hop inspired banger ‘Runtingz Anthem’ live & direct. Follow: ISRAEL STARR | LOMEZ BROWN | LION REZZ | RAGGADAT CRIS...
Uber in New Zealand by the numbers: 2018 in Review More than 83 million kilometres, the equivalent of travelling to the moon and back 108 times, is the distance riders in New Zealand travelled in trips booked using the Uber app during 2018. Uber NZ looks back on...
Over the past two months, we put on a series of free youth dance workshops at different locations over Auckland. The fun and joy the young people expressed during the workshops and performance was remarkable. It was great to see the diversity of the people involved, varying from...
Here’s this year red carpet and backstage action from the NZ Music Awards. We talked to some of the winners, nominees and hosts from the night. Featuring Troy Kingi, P-MONEY, Unchained XL SWIDT, JessB, Kings, Louis Baker and much more. Interviews by Ian Beatmaster Wright & Max Oldfield Filmed at Spark Arena Filmed and edited by CorpStudio
New Zealand’s First Lady of Drum n Bass Tali come into the base Studio last week to chat about her new video & track “Eye on You” with Base Breakfast host Ian Beatmaster Wright. Listen to the whole interview below. Watch full “Eye on You” video here! Buy the track here!...
Base FM – 100% DJ’s Choice When Base FM began broadcasting in May 2004 on low power FM frequency, the aim was to bring underground music to Auckland’s inner city fringe suburbs. In May 2008 Base FM became completely independent from any network or other radio station, and...
This week’s Local Eye is from Marika Hodgson is one of Aotearoa’s most talented bass players. She’s worked with the likes of Hollie Smith, Nathan Haines, Moana & The Tribe and Estere. ‘Look up’ is the first single from her new collaborative project Sorrento. This 70s funk, synthpop Parliament inspired banger features New...
Born in Cairo/Egypt and raised in Herne, a city in West Germany, it only took Jasmin about two decades of travelling the world till she first discovered Aotearoa in 2002 and quickly decided that she likes it here and extend her short holiday into a 6 months stay....
Church & AP dropped into Base HQ for a chat and exclusively performed their killer new track ‘Ready OR Not’. Which is released this Friday, 7th December. Mentored by artists like Melodownz, Dirty, and Avantdale Bowling Club’s Tom Scott, these guys are definitely ones to watch. We predict...
A diverse array of local talents collide on the massive ‘The Runtingz Anthem’. Israel Starr, Lomez Brown, Lion Rezz, Raggadat Cris and Poetik have joined forces for a recent tour and celebrated with this huge reggae/hip hop inspired banger. Follow: ISRAEL STARR | LOMEZ BROWN | LION REZZ |...
Originally from the south of England, Ian Beatmaster Wright relocated to Auckland, New Zealand in 2012. Ian has been a hip hop, funk and breaks DJ for over 20 years. Music has always been at the heart of his career which includes; record shop manager, DJ tutor and...
From the United Kingdom to Kingsland, Nathan is our go to with a camera in hand and the team to match it. Founder of his own business Corp Studio, Nathan brings over 20 years experience in the digital, marketing & media industry to Base FM. He has put...
This week’s Local eyes video is from New Zealand producer BAYNK. For this track and video he has gone across the globe and collaborated with UK songstress Sinead Harnett for ‘Settle’. While he grew up in Christchurch, BAYNK made the big move to LA to pursue his goals and coming...
The first single from an upcoming full-length album in 2019, ‘Lay Back’ was written and produced by MILOUX, with additional production and engineering by the incomparable Ben Lawson at Red Bull Studios in Auckland. This is MILOUX’S first solo single since the release of her EP2 in 2017,...
Auckland rapper Diggy Dupe come into Base FM HQ to chat about his latest project the ‘Island Time’ EP which is the follow up to last year’s K.O.T.I.C. This new five track offering includes nods to Funkadelic and Dr Dre with Trust’ featuring the talents of Rizván and...
Ahead of their performances at Grey Lynn Park Festival 2018 and Neck of The Woods, Remi & Raiza Biza came up to Base Breakfast for a chat. They also treated us to a LIVE performance of the lead single ‘Runner’ off their brand new EP Black Hole Sun....
NZ Music Awards nominee JessB came into the Base HQ for our sixth live session where were treated to an exclusive unreleased track “I’m Gone”. Follow JessB: FACEBOOK | SPOTIFY | ITUNES | SOUNDCLOUD | INSTAGRAM | YOUTUBE
This week’s local eyes is the official video to Tiki Taane & Salmonella Dub “IGNITE”. Shot during Salmonella Dub’s 25th-anniversary shows featuring the return of Tiki Taane, which was experienced by an audience of over 26,000 people. These 3 epic shows are what inspired the IGNITE song &...
Eden Park and the Kingsland Business Society Presents a FREE family event: An Eden Park Christmas! Sunday 2nd December 2018 Eden Park, Reimers Ave, Kingsland, Auckland 1024 FREE ENTRY! Looking for a wholesome Christmas event that’s fun for the whole family? Eden Park and the Kingsland Business Society...
CHURCH & AP give us a taste of what’s to come with the absolutely slapping ‘Ready or Not’. With a sound not often found in these shores, the track showcases Church’s ability to use his voice across multiple stylistic forefront’s and delivery with punching bars and cadence. Mark...
This week’s local eye’s video is Yoko-Zuna‘s stunning new video for ‘Minority’, taken off their brand new album Voyager. Featuring beautiful vocals from Berlin-based Kiwi Noah Slee. The video is another incredibly cinematic entry into the Yoko-Zuna visual canon, created by Yoko-Zuna drummer Swap Gomez, who runs video production company...
This week’s local tune of the week is ‘Stay True’ from Grey Lynn local and central Auckland heavy hitter DIGGY DUPÉ who is back with a brand new EP ‘Island Time’ via Renaissance Music. The highly anticipated project comes with features from Trey Bond and the legendary NZ...
The debut track from Aotearoa native MC, Bboy and Youth mentor Rush Wepiha is this week’s Local Eye video. Rush is joined by DJ Spell, one of New Zealand’s most respected turntablists and Hip Hop producers. This track calls upon the co-production of Wawang and Abraham Kunin with Marika Hodgson on Bass for what is a heavy...
‘Re-Ignite’ is SALMONELLA DUB’S latest blessing to our ears and is a perfect fit for the approaching summer weather. ‘Re-Ignite’ is the remix of ‘Ignite’ by Tiki Taane & Salmonella Dub. ‘Ignite’ was first sparked during SALMONELLA DUB’S 25th anniversary shows featuring the return of TIKI TAANE, experienced by...
We had a packed studio for our 5th Base FM HQ Live. This time we had the 9-5ers in studio performing ‘Phonebooth’ from their EP ‘Happy Hour’. They even had to leave their 9-5 jobs early just to come in, appreciate it guys! Catch the 9-5ers (S.F.T, Heefhakaboogie, Sabe,...
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THE SETTLERS ‘Set it Straight’
17 Dec, 2018
KVKA & STUSS ‘I Know You Better’
18 Dec, 2018