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Some highlights from our Wellington Music project in 2015

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[Nicole Andrews recording the piano tracks for her album In The Shallows at the New Zealand School Of Music]

Our Wellington Music Project began properly around October in 2014, so this was the first full year of our page and blog on Wellington Music. Here are some highlights we wrote about during the year that you may have missed at the time..

Interviews:
We interviewed lots of people, and whether the interview was long or short, each offered up a unique perspective on what it is like for an artist making and recording music, and releasing albums as part of the eclectic Wellington music scene..
Lee Prebble
Vera Ellen
Nicole Andrews
Christopher Hill
Rhys Stannard
Matt Hyde
Orchestra Of Spheres
Bruce Brown

New (and old) Music from:
This year we added lots of new & older titles to our Wellington collection. Some of which included new albums from..
Trinity Roots
The Close Readers
The Labcoats
Head Like A Hole
French For Rabbits
Eb & Sparrow
The Phoenix Foundation
Reuben Bradley
Wayne Mason
Fat Freddy’s Drop
The Jac

New Zealand Music Month:
We caught up with a variety of local musicians, artists, writers & critics on what makes Wellington music unique for New Zealand Music Month. Some of which were..
Steve Francis from Bulletbelt
Grayson Gilmour
Damien Wilkins
Luke Kavanagh from Sunken Seas
Simon Grigg from Audioculture
Sophie Burbury
Matt Hyde of Beastwars
Norman Meehan
Jessie Finn from Towers

Photo of Nicole Andrews courtesy of Nicole & Bradley Garner Creative.


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