taking care of business

Rip It Up, Issue 211, 1 March 1995, Page 34

taking care of business

New New Zealand Music Show TV2 will begin screening an all New Zealand music show in April. Music Nation will follow Top Of The Pops on Sunday mornings, and is aimed at the 10-19 year old viewer. The brainchild of Maxwell Film & Television, Music Nation will feature video clips, field reports and band profiles. Jayrem Distribute Reissue Labels Jim Moss has returned to distribution of imports representing the See For Miles, Beat Goes On, Ace and Sequel catalogues in New Zealand. The Sequel label includes former Pye label artists such as Ivy League, Cookies and Joe Meek productions. Moss is completing new reggae compiles — Sisters in the Heart of Reggae, Sisters in Reggae V 01.2 and Black, Brown & Reggae. Half of the tracks on the latter title are by New Zealand artists. Warner Music have picked up Jayrem’s Reggae Blasters series to distribute in nine Asian countries. Jayrem is once again based in Wellington at (04) 587-0436. NZ Album Radio Series From mid-February 15 commercial music stations throughout New Zealand are airing the Long Player senes of documentaries on recent local albums. The artists featured are Hello Sailor, Dave Dobbyn, Supergroove, Pumpkinhead, Tufnels, Kulcha, Strawpeople, Grace, Greg Johnson Set and the movie soundtrack Once Were Warriors. Stations airing the series include KCC FM, Hauraki 99FM, Breeze 91FM, Breeze 89.8, Coromandel FM, Classic Rock 92FM, Bayrock 97.7 FM, Lake City 96FM, Kis FM, Rock 95.6 FM, River City FM, 2XS FM, Fifeshire 93FM, Scenicland FM, 98 Port FM, Whitestone 100 FM and Q92FM. Musical Chairs Simon Grigg has opened a dance music shop BPM in Lome St in downtown Auckland . . .

Jana Rangoon! has resigned as programmer at Radio Works in Hamilton to travel to England . . . Jeremy Millar has left IBC’s consultancy Median to work for Sydney consultancy BP&R. Dates & Deadlines The Arts Council New Artist Recording Scheme applications close March 31. Twice annually the Arts Council give five new artists a SSOOO recording grant to record a debut single. To get an application form write to NZ Arts Council, New Recording Artists Scheme, PO Box 3806, Wellington ... the next deadline for NZ On Air Video Grant and NZ On Air Hit Disc applications is Friday March 10 . . . the regional Music Industry Conference IMM takes place in Singapore May 17-20. Further info (0044-171) 723-2277 or fax 723-2288 . . . the NZ Music Awards takes place at the Aotea Centre Wednesday April 12. NZ ON AIR Music Videos The acts who have received NZ On Air video grants at the February meeting are: Supergroove Next Time (BMG) Teremoana Beautiful People (BMG) Joint Force Static (BMG) The Clean Outside The Cage (Flying Nun) Southside Of Bombay Umbadada (Pagan) Greg Johnson Set You Stay Out Of Your Life... (Pagan) Shihad Bitter (Wildside) Dead Flowers Not Ready (Wildside) Pumpkinhead Third Eye (Wildside) Feelers The Leaving (Wildside) Exponents Happy Loving People (Polygram) Maree Sheehan What Have You Done To Me (Roadshow) Upper Hutt Posse As The Blind See (Tangata) Ruia Ka Tangi Te Tiitii Ka Tangi Te Kaakaa (Tangata) Bush Beat Let Me Know (Tangata) Igelese Groovalation (Papa Pacific)

NZ ON AIR Kiwi Hit Disc The tracks selected for the Kiwi Hit Disc N 0.13 are: Supergroove Next Time (BMG) Greg Johnson Set Those Aren’t Real Tears (Pagan) Southside Of Bombay Umbadada (Pagan) Shihad You Again (Wildside) Dead Flowers Same Same (Wildside) Second Child Crumble (Wildside) Feelers The Leaving (Wildside) Igelese Groovalation (Papa Pacific) Young & Ruthless Run For Cover (Southside) Teremoana Beautiful People (BMG) Maree Sheehan What Have You Done To Me (Roadshow) D Faction First Cut Is The Deepest (Southside) The Brainchilds Thinking About You (Rimu) Throw Honeyblonde (Failsafe) Squirm Voodoo (Failsafe) Knightshade Television Eyes (Hark) Marc Hunter One Of The Good Guys (Roadshow) NZ ON AIR Radio Hits Funding The following NZ artists qualified due to the “significant airplay” achieved, for funding by the NZ On Air Radio Hits Scheme: Hello Sailor New Tattoo (EMI) Hello Sailor Never Fade Away (EMI) Dave Dobbyn Lap Of The Gods (Sony) Strawpeople Sweet Disorder (Sony) The Chills Wet Blanket (Flying Nun) Headless Chickens George (Flying Nun) Headless Chickens Cruise Control (Flying Nun) Supergroove You Freak Me (BMG) Emma Paki Greenstone (Virgin) Maree Sheehan The Past To The Present (Roadshow) Purest Form It’s Christmas (Madame X) Satellite Spies It Must Be Love (Andromeda)