IMNZ Newsletter & Charts to October 5: Ashei picked for international competition

International and Industry Action

Folk and Jazz album entries close next week
A reminder that nominations are now open forBest Folk Album 2015 and Best Jazz Album 2015! 

Entry for these awards is open to recordings released between 1 October 2013 and 30 September 2014.

 Entries must be submitted to Recorded Music NZ before 5pm on Wednesday 15 October.
 To view the full Terms & Conditions of entry for Best Jazz Album please follow the link to the nominations site here. To view the full Terms & Conditions of entry for Best Folk Album please follow the link to the nominations site here.
 When you are ready to make a nomination, please contact Sarah Leota by reply email

Ashei In Global Online Competition To Win $10,000

Quite possibly one of Christchurch’s most driven rock bands, Ashei have their eyes quite literally on the prize in the form of a $10,000 kitty given away on an international online fan voted-based competition for emerging artists, called ArtistSignal. Fans can vote for their favourite acts once per hour, 24 hours a day, for an entire calender month. In return, fans can claim rewards offered in returns for the amount of votes they place in the month. At the end of each month, ArtistSignal awards one artist with the most votes $10,000USD to go towards the development of their music career. Another $5,000USD is split amongst all other competing artists from around the globe. Just 7 days in to this month’s competition so far and Ashei have truly taken off, having cleverly prepared their fans, friends and family for the weeks leading up to October. But nothing could have prepared them for the silent giant that was about to wake up in the form of a dutch metal band called Stream of Passion; who have an impressive 97,000 FB fans, had a successful $70,000 crowd-funding campaign, and have worked under labels to release 3 past albums. Shaken, but not losing sight of their goal, Ashei have fought to recruit as many new passionate voters as they can to maintain their lead on the competition. With Stream of Passion recruiting more and more of their expansive amounts of fans each day, Ashei need New Zealand’s help to secure the victory and make it all the way to the end to collect the hard-earned prize.
Register to vote for Ashei here:https://artistsignal.com/referrer/139779
Vote for Ashei hourly here:https://artistsignal.com/asheiband
Download the FREE app for your smartphone or tablet – search “ArtistSignal” in your device’s app store.
www.weareashei.com

On the live front

Our Songs From the South as part of Arts Festival Dunedin 2014
‘Our Songs from the South’, happening in Dunedin this weekend, is a concert of acoustic collaboration featuring Dunedin’s very own Delgirl with Invercargill’s Into The East, and introducing Jake Cropley. This will be an extravaganza of folk, country and roots music at its finest with a grand finale of all the performers together on stage featuring much loved songs from the South of their own and of others. Delgirl have previously landed the Recording Industry Association (RIANZ) Award for Folk Album of the Year, for their debut long player ‘Two, Maybe Three Days’  Ride’ in 2008. Since busting onto the scene as a pair of Southern unknowns, Graeme Woller and Liv McBride of IntoThe East have gathered a strong following thanks to their crystalline sound that has been described as Fleetwood Mac with the poetic & harmonic charm of Simon & Garfunkel. Into The East have picked up nominations for Best NZ Folk Album, along with a nomination for the highly regarded Taite Music Prize, and won APRA Album Of The Year and Band Of The Year at the 2014 Southland Entertainment Awards. Jake Cropley is a year 12 Kings High School student, and winner of the ‘Play It Strange ‘ Commonwealth Games baton song competition. Venues and ticket information here. 

The Black Seeds are coming to Christchurch this Cup and Show Week
Long established as one of New Zealand’s finest bands and with a solid foothold in Europe and North America, The Black Seeds have carved out their reputation on the back of multi-platinum selling albums, and a masterful live show that has been filling dance floors across the globe for over a decade. Read more…

The Doqument ‘Blank Canvas’ 
Bringing together four of New Zealand’s next generation of hip-hop talents, Auckland-based group The Doqument return with the release of their sophomore album Blank Canvas – Wall & Piece. Available for a pay-as-you-please rate from bandcamp from 23 October 2014, the new release showcases world-class lyrical ability layered confidently on nostalgic beats and collaborations with rappers such as David Dallas and PNC. A collector’s edition physical album will be available with ticket purchase to their Album Release party at Auckland’s Access Nightclub on Thursday 23 October. The release party will feature a live performance by The Doqument + special guests, and DJ’s P-Money, DJ Sirvere, Scizzorhands and Mac Major. Consisting of $ikeOne (MC), imaGe(MC), Shaqles (Producer/MC), and Mac Major(DJ), the four-part team have been turning heads for both their solo and group outputs.  Alongside capturing the attention of David Dallas and PNC, between them they have also gained the endorsement of artists such as US rapper KRS One (“Thank you for being Hip-hop” is what he told MC $ikeOne), performed alongside Bone Thugs n Harmony and Freddie Gibbs and released their debut LP The Rookie Album.
Check out their video for ‘Legacy’ ft David Dallas here and ‘Avant Garde’ ft PNC here.
Tickets for the album release show at Access Bar, K Rd are available now for $10 from dashtickets.co.nz and include a physical copy of the album.

Into the Void: Rare Auckland show
After premiering in Christchurch, the Into the Void documentary is screening at Auckland’s The Academy Cinema on Friday 17th October, followed by a performance by the band at Whammy Bar. On the 18th the film screens at Devenport’s The Vic, followed by a solo performance by Paul Sutherland.
Read more…

Aaradhna – Sweet Soul Music for Labour weekend
Fresh from LA to New Zealand, leading soulful songstress Aaradhna is returning home this October for shows in Auckland, Tauranga and Rotorua. Taking her ‘Sweet Soul Music Tour’ on the road as part of a Labour Weekend Music Special, Aaradhna will play in Rotorua and Tauranga off the back of her performance at Auckland’s SoulFest, which also features big internationals including Maxwell, D’Angelo and Mos Def. Taking time out of her recording schedule with legendary label Truth & Soul – whose team who became household names producing and writing with huge acts such asAmy Winehouse, Adele and Aloe Blacc -Aaradhna is excited to return home and give Kiwi fans the first taste of some of her new material. Aaradhna is also looking forward to playing Raggamuffin Music Festival at Auckland’s Trust Arena on Saturday 13 December, alongside huge acts including UB40’s Ali Campbell, Astro & Mickey Virtue, Chronixx, Ice Cube and Cypress Hill. Tickets for Tauranga and Rotorua shows are available now from Eventfinder.
Raggamuffin VIII: Saturday 13 December – The Trusts Arena – Auckland: Tickets available now from ticketmaster.co.nz

The Winery Tour 2015 Featuring Dave Dobbyn & Don Mcglashan: Together In Concert
Plus Supergroove and Anika Moa
Civic Events, promoter of the annual Winery Tour, is proud to announce the tour dates and line up for the 2015 run of the famous summer tour. Headliners are two New Zealand music icons, Dave Dobbyn & Don McGlashan, performing together, joined by the legendary Supergroove and the Queen of the Winery Tour, Anika Moa. Now in its 9^th year, the Winery Tour has been streamlined. The 2015 Tour will play nine shows in nine wineries around New Zealand between late January and the start of March, with all shows played on a Friday or Saturday or the day immediately prior to a public holiday. It’s one of the best line-ups, in the best winery venues, on the best days for enjoying a night out for fans. With nine shows on offer across nine spectacular outdoor venues, The Winery Tour is the best tour in New Zealand. The 2015 Tour will visit the following regions – NORTH ISLAND: Tauranga, Auckland, Matakana, Havelock North, Martinborough, Hamilton & New Plymouth; SOUTH ISLAND: Upper Moutere (Nelson) & Waipara (Christchurch). Tickets (and bus/ticket packages) go on sale on Tuesday 28^th October at an Early Bird price of $69 plus booking fee (ticket only). The Early Bird price will end on 30^th November, the ticket price will then increase to $79 plus booking fee (ticket only) from 1^st December.  Tickets can be purchased via the Winery Tour website www.winerytour.co.nz and Ticketmaster 0800 111 999 or www.ticketmaster.co.nz.