Audio Foundation
Audio Foundation Summer Series: a week of curious sounds in Auckland
If you're in the Super City and a fan of unusual sounds, check out next week's summer series from the Audio Foundation. The event kicks off on Sunday 2 February with two Japanese sound artists joining… Video, Audio
Sax and pedal steel duo deliver 'mind-melting' improvisation to NZ audiences
With a sound ranging from sensual to sleazy and a volume range from mind-melting to gentle, improvisational duo Peter Brötzmann and Heather Leigh have a charismatic and striking dynamic of polarities… Video, Audio
The lifesaving influence of the piano
Composer, pianist and singer Nick Knox is one of 12 musicians playing the ivories for the Audio Foundation’s Festival of Piano Music. For the festival he’ll let the moment take him where he needs to… Audio
Wellington Musical Electronics Library
Sam Scott discovers the different sounds and machines and the Wellington Musical Electronics Library. Audio
Fire! Festival
Tony Stamp heads to the Audio Foundation's Fire! Festival to talk to the headliners about the allure of experimental music. Audio
Susan Alcorn
Emma Smith learns about the finer arts of pedal steel guitar with Susan Alcorn, an experimental, free jazz player of this unique instrument. Audio
Richard Dawson live in session
Quasi-folk balladeer Richard Dawson joins Emma Smith for a chat and a song or two with only his voice. Video, Audio
Masterclass: Jonny Marks
Jonny Marks takes Sophie Yana-Wilson and Emma Smith through a master class in throat singing. Video, Audio
Monopoly Child Star Searcher
Spencer Clark aka Monopoly Child Star Searchers is in town and chats to Zac Arnold over dinner Audio
Jeff Henderson on Ornette Coleman
Fellow Saxophonist Jeff Henderson remembers the late Ornette Coleman's style and influence on jazz. Audio
Neil Feather
Baltimore-based instrument maker Neil Feather talks to Emma Smith about the games of improvisation he plays and introduced us to the nondo, an instrument made of sheet metal. Audio
Sabine Vogel and Alex Nowitz: Vitamin S
German flutist and vocalist/composer presenting live intrument and electronic works at the Audio Foundation in Auckland on behalf of Vitamin S. Audio
Nowhere Festival 2014
Over a head-spinning five days, over 50 acts performed at the Audio Foundation's Nowhere Festival - a celebration of sonic adventurers - in Auckland. Kiran Dass was there. Audio
Kraus Synth Workshop
Melody Thomas heads along to a synthesiser-building workshop with Auckland-based musician and electronic music device-maker Pat Kraus (aka Kraus). As well as learning fantastic new terms like… Audio
Now! Here! festival
NZ's sound art community has plenty to make noise about right now, with the publication of Erewhon Calling, a history of local experimental music. To celebrate, publishers and sound art advocates… Audio
Audio Foundation Hub Launch
The Audio Foundation had been running out of director Zoe Drayton's bedroom. Nevertheless, they'd done pretty well for themselves- maintaining online audio archives, a daily email digest, country-wide… Audio
Audio Foundation - Zoe Drayton
The Audio Foundation began in 2004 to support and nourish innovative audio culture in New Zealand. Audio Foundation director, Zoe Drayton talks about the first comprehensive collection of current New… Audio
Zoe Drayton
Founder of the Auckland based Audio Foundation talks about the organisations work and her own compositions. Audio