TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS

Rip It Up, Issue 187, 1 February 1993, Page 4

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS

BY

MURRAY CAMMICK

New NZ ON AIR Schemes On February 16, NZ ON AIR announced two new schemes to help get more NZ "hit" music on air — a Radio Hits Production Scheme where "significant" commercial airplay will be rewarded with up to a SSOOO reimbursement of costs and a Kiwi Hit Disc where NZ ON AIR will fund a CD compilation of new NZ tracks, five times a year, and supply copies to all radio stations.' Both concepts are considered to be experiments and will not detract from NZ-ON Alß's budget for their highly successful Music Video Scheme. Both new concepts have been developed in consultation with radio’ and recording interests. Further info on the new initiatives: - ? ■ . NZ ON Radio Hits Production Scheme • Aim to provide incentive for Record Companies to produce records for contemporary hit radio. ’ . • • • Funding for NZ bands / artists with priority to original NZ music. • "Significant Airplay" means a minimum of four weeks on playlist of 91FM, ' Radio Hauraki or Mai FM. - • In certain circumstances a non-Auckland contemporary hit radio station will be considered. ; ' • Record must be released by a major or indie and distributed nationally via

established distributor. • "Spot play" is not enough to qualify. • Record Company costings must be auditable. • Costs recognised by the scheme: Recording, manufacture, art, packaging and promotion costs. • NZ ON AIR has a budget of $200,000 in the trial year. • Application dates: Fridays April 2, May 28, July 30, October 1 and November 19.

NZ ON AIR Kiwi Hit Disc - • Concept initiated by Jeremy Freeman, Warner Music. •Current or soon-to-be-released singles with potential for significant airplay. • Priority to original music but covers accepted. • Radio programmers will participate in the selection of tracks. • 15 tracks on each CD. • Record Companies must supply a DAT master. ' • Application dates same as Radio Hits scheme (above). NZ On Air Video Grants : . The first grants approved this year are: JPS Experience, 'Ray of Shine' (Flying Nun) Headless Chickens, 'Choppers' (Flying Nun) • Bats, 'Courage' (Flying Nun) Strawpeople, 'Love Explodes' (Pagan) My Conviction, 'My Conviction' (Reaction) . - Fagan, 'Jerusalem' (Sony) Moana & the Moahunters, Til Be The One' (Southside) Dead Flowers, 'Plastic' (Wildside) . Shihad, 'Stations' (Wildside) 'J Annie Crummer, 'See Forever' (Warner Music) Jan Hellriegel, 'lt's My Sin' (Warner Music) Suffrage Project Resident Composer Capital Discovery Place Te Aho a Maui and QEII Arts Council are seeking a resident composer to operate out of Wellington's Discovery Place sound and video studio June, July and during the NZ Composing Women's Festival August 6-8. A job description is available from Capital Discovery Place Te Aho a Maui, PO Box 11-513, Wellington, phone 801-3900 or fax 801-3909. NZ Music Information Bureau Dundein has a new incorporated society with a $19,000 lottery grant, to "facilitate the development of local music and promotion within this country and on the world stage." The management committee include lawyer Malcolm Black, promoter Doug Nuttall, Fish Studios' Stephen Kilroy, journo Nigel Benson, Radio One's Natasha Griffiths, Matrix Music's Jeremy Belcher, musician Victor Billot, sculptor Baden French and bureau manager John Kitto. . . For further info contact the Bureau at PO Box 5823, Dunedin, phone/fax4773267.

Industry Briefs < ■ Polygram are expected to take over the Factory label, with founder Tony Wilson as part of the new set-up... Electronic have signed to EMI follwoing the demise of Factory ... former MCA boss Irvin Azoff (now Giant label owner) is taking legal action in the USA to stop the publication of the book

Stiffed - A True Story of MCA, The Music Business and the Mafia ... Kylie Minogue has signed with Imago but stays with Mushroom in Australia and NZ .. . Geffen Records is suing Don Henley for S3O million for failing to deliver two albums... Musical Chairs Auckland new rock station 89x closed at 12 noon Wednesday Feb 10 and the FM frequency now broadcasts IZB. The station was achieving a 4-5% share and its innovative programming included playing Soundgarden and NZ acts such as Straitjacket Fits, Hallelujah Picassos, Jan Hellriegel, Dead Flowers and JPSE... in a cost cutting move IBC stations Radio Hauraki and 91FM have joined Radio iin their Great North Road building... Mark Phillips has moved from BMG to Polygram to work on Promotions / Marketing of Special Projects... with the sale of Brashs to Bond & Bond/Electric City, the Auckland Vulcan Lane "Megastore" will soon close and a bank open there... former staff members of Australian Rolling Stone including Toby Cresswell and John O'Donnell have started their own glossy, Juice, a mag that incorporates USA mag Spin. Dates and Deadlines ■ Applications for the SSOOO Arts Council New Artists Recording Scheme closes March 31. Write to the Arts Council, PO Box 3806, Wellington. for an application form ... the next deadline for NZ On Air video grants is Friday April 2 ... the NZ Music Awards takes place Monday April 5 at the Power Station ... the day before the Awards, Export Music NZ have organised a Music Export Seminar in Auckland, Sunday April 4, with four specialist speakers from the USA. For further info phone RIANZ, Wellington 3843-523.