NZ Live

Ciaran McMeeken is an Auckland singer-songwriter who's played support for Ronan Keating. He's just released his self titled debut album and performs live in our Auckland studio. Read more Video, Audio

Abraham Hollingsworth, Gussie Larkin and Lily West formed Mermaidens in 2013 when guitarist/vocalists Gussie and Lily were still at high school. The play us some twinkly indie rock from their latest… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

Alternative Folk / Pop artist Bryony Matthews released her debut album "Little Queen" earlier this year and we can finally get her into the studio and have her play some songs from it. Read more Audio

Jasper Hawkins and his band play live in our Auckland Studio. We played his song Letter to My Mother last month - it was written for the family of his childhood friend who died in an accident - we got… Read more Audio

Jazz singer Allana Goldsmith has an environmental science degree and a music degree and is also bringing up a young family. She joins us for NZ Live with her own ensemble, the Allana Goldsmith Band. Read more Audio

American-born jazz-trained singer Reb Fountain explores trust, betrayal and survival on her new album Little Arrows. She plays us a couple of tracks. Read more Video, Audio

Auckland based folk/rock singer Simon Comber already has two albums to his name. For his latest project though, he has formed a band and traveled to the United States to record with one of his heroes… Read more Video, Audio

Wellington-based prog rock trio The Nudge – Iraia Whakamoe, James Coyle and Ryan Prebble – play tracks from their latest album Dark Arts. Read more Video, Audio

Songwriter Paul McLaney has set Shakespeare's soliloquies to music for Play On – a stage show and also an album. He performs 'To Be or Not To Be' from Hamlet with Fur Patrol's Julia Deans and The… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

Kiwi fiddle player Flora Knight and Canadian guitar-picker Sean Donald play tracks from their self-titled debut album. Read more Audio

Wellington band Moon Lander perform live in our Wellington Studio. The group describes itself as a psych-pop project and was started by Anthony Lander and features Logan Valentine on guitar, Oli… Read more Audio

NZ Live today features the folk-inspired duo Alae, made up of Alex Farrell-Davey and Allister Meffan who have just released their debut EP. They dropped in to play some songs and talk about their… Read more Video, Audio