The latest round of Making Tracks decisions has been released by NZ on Air The 31 projects were selected from a field of 129 applications. Decisions are based on the broadcast, music and audience merits of the songs that have been submitted. An independent panel of broadcasting and music professionals makes the recommendations.
Recording and Video Grants $10,000
Aaradhna – Great Man
All the Colours – Second to None (in my head)
Computers Want Me Dead – We’re Your Family
Eden Mulholland – Cry Cry Cry
Five Mile Town – Solo
Grayson Gilmour – Minus Times Infinity
Great North – Lead Me To The Light
Janine and the Mixtape – Hold Me
Massad – My Heart Won’t Let You Go
Mountaineater – Lord Of Sumo
O’Lovely – Closer to you
Pikachunes – Cinnamon Pop Dream
Rhian Sheehan – Little Sines
She’s So Rad – Sounds Of Houses
The Adults – Anniversary Day – Live
The Peasants – Best Days
Tom Lark – All You Want Is Money
Trip Pony – Now Honey
Villainy – Ammunition
Video Only Grants $6,000
Burning Ball In Outer Space – Dictaphone Blues
The River – Concord Dawn ft Nina McSweeney
Fire at Will – Move
James Duncan – Anti-Radiation Fez Feat. Watercolours
Jesse Sheehan – By Your Side
Lindon Puffin – Drive By
Savage Ft Spawnbreezie – Because Of You
School for Birds – 10,000 Things
Sola Rosa – Promise feat. Olivier Daysoul
The DHDFDs – Babysitters Club
The Ruby Suns – Kingfisher Call Me
Zowie – Nothing Else
The seven independent broadcasting and music professionals on the June MakingTracks panel were –
Rebecca Martelletti [Classic Hits; Auckland]
Sean Norling [Radio One; Dunedin]
Grant Hislop [Juice Music Television; Auckland]
Lydia Jenkin [NZ Herald; Auckland]
Emma Smith [Music 101, Radio NZ National; Wellington]
Marc Royal [Chart, Christchurch]
Simon Holloway [Beaver Studios; Auckland]
The winner of theaudience “Wild Card” Making Tracks grant will be announced on Monday 02 July when the June votes have been counted.
