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Music Artists for New Zealand (28 Online)

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Tom Antony (New Zealand) Film Composer Tom Antony brings us outstanding music in many genres, including Dramatic, Orchestral, Electronic, World, Jazz, Pop, and Rock. He has composed for films, commercials, and video games, and his impressive client list includes companies like Audi and Geico. Tom has also done sound design for the films Brothers in Arms, Midnight Bowling, and New York Nights. He graduated in 2004 from the Music Academy International, specializing in harmony, orchestration, and music production, and also is an accomplished performing guitarist.

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Manuka Dreams (New Zealand) Welcome to the world of Manuka Dreams. Let yourself be allured in a world of digital synthesizer sounds and calming arrangements and enjoy the atmosphere of repose and relaxation. Derive strength from the sound collages' profundity and endlessness and slip into soft sound worlds. Elegant tranquility, floating among twinkling stars, meditating in grassy fields, ambient fantasies, deepwater scenes, and peaceful galaxy explorations. With 50+ exquisite 20-to-40 minute tracks online, each gentle, soft acoustic soundscape is superb for meditation, relaxation, and dreamy therapy.

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Samora O'Neill (New Zealand) Samora O'Neill is a creative commercial music producer who composed advertisement, audio, and creative briefs for Chevrolet, Coca-Cola, and others. Inspired by cinematic soundtracks by Howard Shore, James Newton Howard, and Abel Korzeniowski, Samora's music appears in short films, commercials, and documentaries, with winning tracks in "Happiness in the Air," directed by Hugh Mitton, and the soundtrack for the TV series "Wonder Women." He studied composition, psychology, philosophy, and criminology at Victoria University, New Zealand.

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Jon Purdey (New Zealand) Based in New Zealand, Jon Purdey is a dynamic composer who specializes in everything from epic Dramatic and Orchestral cues to modern Trance, Dance, Dubstep, Hip Hop, Rock, Folk, Ambient, and New Age music. He's scored a variety of Film, TV, and corporate projects, including a theme for the new Audi and Kia reveals 2013, Fox Sports, Americas Next Top Model, Rambug, Toddlers & Tiaras, an Ondi Timoner channel promo, Alien Encounters (Discovery), Best Thing I Ever Made, Auction Kings, and iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World (Discovery).

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Sora Shima (New Zealand) With a sensual sound once described by Under The Radar as "properly abstract, terrifyingly beautiful," New Zealand sonic rock architects Sora Shima have been quietly honing their instrumental craft since 2006. Compared to the likes of Mogwai, Explosions in the Sky, and Godspeed You! Black Emperor, they have released a slew of EPs, a beautiful 10 inch vinyl entitled "Empress," and their haunting debut album "You Are Surrounded" (2014). From delicate, lush soundscapes to walls of powerful guitar, Sora Shima's music is ripe for soundtracking.

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Marshall Smith (New Zealand) Tom Fox & Marshall Smith write and produce music for documentary, film, artists, advertising, games and other emerging media. The team has composed and produced music for documentaries for Morgan Freeman and ESPN, the BBC, Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, BSkyB, Channel 10 (Australia), TVNZ, TV3 and SABC (South Africa) amongst others. Their tracks have been featured in the USA, UK and Europe on channels like MTV, Nickelodeon, VH-1, Discovery and Fox, and have been recorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with David Arnold (James Bond, Massive Attack...).

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Franco Pellegrini (New Zealand) Peruvian artist Franco Pellegrini is an independent Pop-Rock singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist who uses a combination of open acoustic guitar chords, guitar effects, and Andean instruments in his songs. Writing in both his native Spanish and English, he covers Latin Rock and Pop genres, and his music has been featured on MTV, The Nate Berkus Show, The Sportsman Channel, and also by Subway Restaurants and People Magazine's website. Franco’s first album “Inventandote," released in October 2009, is a compilation of songs written while he was living in Italy and Switzerland.

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Matthew Mirron (New Zealand) Matthew Mirron is a New Zealand composer and songwriter coming from a diverse musical background, with experience in classical, jazz, electronic, rock, and pop music. He is a graduate of Victoria University of Wellington and the Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand, holding both a Bachelor of Music majoring in Instrumental & Vocal Composition, and a Diploma in Audio Engineering and Music Production. Matthew Mirron aims to create exciting, dynamic music with diverse appeal across a range of popular genres.

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Marc Beasley (New Zealand) From Auckland, New Zealand, Marc Beasley first picked up a guitar at age 16 after seeing the movie “A Hard Day's Night.” After teaching himself how to play the guitar, he took up the piano and other instruments and performed with a number of bands in various venues. Working today as a composer, arranger, producer and sound engineer, Marc’s melodic music is often influenced by The Beatles, Kinks, XTC, and Coldplay; he doesn't mind a bit of Rogers and Hammerstein, either. Marc's music on our site ranges from Acoustic Ballads to Orchestral-style pieces to Alternative Rock.

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Manuka Music Productions (New Zealand) Welcome to Manuka Music Productions. You will find a wide range of instrumental music for different production purposes: from Classical music to Rock/Pop, from short acoustic Blues themes to powerful Band arrangements.

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Cheke y Trauma (New Zealand) Diverse in their lyrical style and flow, Cheke y Trauma are long stayers in the Santiago Hip Hop & Reggaeton scene where they have been know for years as Cuba Rap. Performing at several local festivals since 2001, their presence is mild in person but their music amplifies fiestas and pum pums from Gitmo to Pinar del Rio. This group's moto is Bailar no Pares or "Dance and Don't Stop!" Tony Trauma is the man at the controls composing a variety styles and exploring new fusions of the Latin urban genres. Their work is really something exceptional with their best yet to come.

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Mark Donovan (New Zealand) Based in New Zealand, Mark Donovan’s music is strong Christian, Indie, and College Rock. The dramatic, dreamy, heartwarming, hopeful, and uplifting music works well for Soundtracks for Film, Gospel Hours, and Television shows.

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Craig Clissold (New Zealand) New Zealand Composer Craig Clissold is an up-and-coming artist with a strong love for the guitar. Dabbling in an array of differenet sounds and samples, his compositions are all about a laidback sort of fun. Producing and mastering his own creations, Craig's music is coming into it own right, and getting stronger and stronger with every new release. Our favorite track is his Guitar Island, which is reminiscent of Satriani's "Surfing with the Alien," a lively Rock number with screaming guitars and miles of angst and attitude, perfect for a teen movie or cool advert.

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Tom Fox & Marshall Smith (New Zealand) Tom Fox & Marshall Smith write and produce music for documentary, film, artists, advertising, games and other emerging media. The team has composed and produced music for documentaries for Morgan Freeman and ESPN, the BBC, Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, BSkyB, Channel 10 (Australia), TVNZ, TV3 and SABC (South Africa), amongst others. Their tracks have been featured in the USA, UK and Europe on channels like MTV, Nickelodeon, VH-1, Discovery and Fox, and have been recorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with David Arnold (James Bond, Massive Attack...).

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Lankino (New Zealand) Jason "Lankino" Dinesh Bandara is an Urban musician, of Sinhalese-Sri Lankan decent, currently based in Auckland New Zealand. Lankinos has ties to the music underground in Cuba through his label, Trespeso Music, where he recently produced 12 tracks and three videos in two weeks -- a bit of a miracle, if you are familiar with how things work in Cuba. Lankino's style is crispy and fresh with organic Latin urban subtleties, rather like a delicious fusion of a Cuban Mojito!

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Jazzy J (New Zealand) The way New Zealand artist Jazzy J talks about bands like Zeppelin, Hendrix, and Bon Jovi, you'd think she was right there rocking out in the 70's and 80's! Keen on bringing back the REAL Rock 'n' Roll sound, her fun and high-energy songs often have a touch of Ska, Funk, and Pop mixed in for good measure. After living and touring in South Korea, Italy, and France, she insists that people watching is the key to her success as a songwriter, and her fan base is growing quickly all over the globe.

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Chris Warne (New Zealand) Chris Warne started his career with Indie Rock band Smalltown Heroes, signing to E’G/Global Chrysalis and later to Sony BMG. He clocked well over 1,800 gigs in Europe, playing many of the big festivals, while in the studio he recorded albums "Atomic Café" and the critically acclaimed debut album "Human Soup" (Stereophonics, Ronny Wood, Natalie Imbuglia). Chris has worked with multi-platinum producer Chris Kimsey (Rolling Stones, Duran Duran) and more recently he won International songwriter of the year, beating over 20,000 entries!

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Full Fathom Five (New Zealand) Full Fathom Five is an Indie Rock, Brit Pop band hailing from New Zealand and fronted by Singer-Songwriter, Martyn Matthews. Blending separate elements of 90s Indie and Alternative Rock styles similar to Oasis, Suede and, Blur they create driving, strong and yet thoughtfully controlled songs for a mainstream audience. Their eponymous debut EP, Full Fathom Five, received notoriety and enjoyed regional success. Full Fathom Five’s music is ideal for Indie Cinematic, youth-based TV, Film, Commercials, and other multimedia projects.

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Gurvishal Sandhu (New Zealand) Gurvishal Sandhu is an up-and-coming composer from New Zealand who has been creating soundtrack and Hip Hop style music for nearly a decade. After completing his bachelor's degree in music and earning an Australasian Performing Right Association Award for Excellence in Composition, he set about developing his skills independently. After working on local short films and advertisements in New Zealand for a number of years, Gurvishal is now ready for international exposure as he continues to produce epic, dramatic, and cinematic soundscapes.

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Hayden Cannell (New Zealand) This dynamic superstar is a self-taught up and coming producer from New Zealand. Introducing Hayden Cannell who's influence come from horror movie soundtracks that are derived from a love for any sound that puts shivers down your spine. Hayden spends his spare time improving production techniques from practice and a genuine interest in building his craft. An artist with a winning combination of talent and creativity, Hayden is a must for any music needs.

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Ian Munro (New Zealand) Ian Munro is an Alternative, Singer-Songwriter, Producer, and multi-instrumentalist from New Zealand. His influences include musicians, Nile Rodgers, Paul Weller, and Ray LaMontagne. In 2011, he wrote, produced, and performed the EP, The Sense, at Bush Studios in Shepherds Bush. With Gospel and Soul influences, Ian’s Pop Rock sound displays a wide-ranging appeal ideally suited for Cinematic, TV Drama programs, and Media Presentations.

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Jared Stevenson (New Zealand) Jared Stevenson is a music composer from New Zealand who has done an extensive study in the field of composition, developing his ability to compose a broad range of genres and styles of music. With a graduate degree in commercial music, he has studied in the field of audio production creating compositions of a very high quality and standard. Jared enjoys taking on projects for a specific purpose while also performing in his band, Fare Thee Well, which made it into the finals of X Factor last year. Don't pass by this high caliber artist!

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Kahurangi Maori (New Zealand) Beautiful Maori waiata (songs) and haka (dances) performed a cappella and with instrumental accompaniments, presenting different aspects of Maori culture. The songs and dances are part of the history and fabric of Maori life.

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Katongo Chituta (New Zealand) Katongo Chituta is a gifted musician from Australia with a mix of African and Australian heritage. Katongo was born in Zambia, his father being Zambian and mother Australian. At the age of eight, he moved from Zambia to Australia and soon became enthralled with everything music from his early teenage years. Katongo was part of a Sydney band for five years that recorded and mixed their music with industry leaders in Australia and Sweden. Now Katongo has put together a catalog of songs and jingles tailored towards TV, Cinema and Media. Enjoy!

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Mike J Newport (New Zealand) Based in New Zealand, Mike J Newport is a highly sought-after composer and producer known for his versatility. Whether scoring features, TV, commercials, or shorts, he covers genres ranging from big bombastic Hollywood-style Dramatic scores to mellow cinematic Ambient music, Classical works, pounding Dance tracks, and even screeching Dubstep. Mike's credits include the feature films "I Survived A Zombie Holocaust" and "Pretty Brutal," the TV series "Finding My Magic," and the short films "The Light Harvester" and "Gold Gold Gold!"

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Omorpheus (New Zealand) Omorpheus creates and produces innovative, original music for TV, film, radio, and advertising. With over 20 years experience in composing and creating music for TV, radio, and advertising, Omorpheus has attracted clients that include Pepsi, KFC, Levis, Kodak, Nintendo, 3M and much more.

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Yukbeats (New Zealand) Yukbeats is a New Zealand based composer, producer, and certified audio engineer (SAE) who's been making music at a professional level for 7 years. He has produced material for several Pop and Hip Hop artists, and he's also worked as a mastering engineer on several major projects. From edgy Rock to Hip Hop tracks, EDM, and exciting Dramatic cues, Yukbeats is passionate about producing all styles of music.

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Sweet Echo (New Zealand)