The NZ Music Month Summit is a one-day event featuring panel discussions and presentations around music industry topics and information.

Presented by the Music Managers Forum Aotearoa and the NZ Music Commission, with support from industry organisation partners, the NZ Music Month Summit seeks to provide useful, practical information for emerging artists and music professionals to grow their careers.

The theme for NZ Music Month 2021 is Access All Aotearoa: Great local music for all New Zealanders – in every place, for every age & in every genre this NZ Music Month.

This year's NZ Music Month Summit will take place on Saturday 29 May at S @ Spark Arena (above the Tuning Fork) in Auckland, and online, and will focus in on the topic of accessing audiences and support.

Tickets for the Summit are FREE, but as spaces are limited you must reserve your ticket by registering. (No registration is needed to watch the live stream)

As the Summit is being live-streamed, please be aware that by attending in person you may be filmed as part of the event.

Programme & speakers for this year’s NZ Music Month Summit:

10:00am - Welcome to the NZ Music Month Summit

10:10am - Here to Help (60 mins) - Representatives of the four main government funding agencies who work in music will give you the low-down on their programmes and application processes.

With Emily Crowther – Aotearoa Touring Programme Manager, NZ Music Commission; Ash Wallace – Music Promoter (Content), NZ On Air; Margaux Wong – Advisor, Funding Services & Hayley Dingwall – Arts Practice Director, Music, Creative New Zealand; Blake Ihimaera – Head of Content, Te Māngai Pāho; and moderator Yee Yang "Square" Lee (SquareSums&Co.)

11:10am - Check In with SoundCheck Aotearoa (30 mins)

With SoundCheck Aotearoa representatives and independent consultants Debbie Teale and Rachel Harrison

11:40am - Radio 'Round the Motu (30 mins) - Three short presentations about the best way to submit your music for consideration to be played on these three different national radio networks.

With Blake Ihimaera - Te Māngai Pāho for the Iwi Radio Network; Josie Campbell - RNZ; Sarah Thomson - 95bFM and the Student Radio Network

12:10pm - 1:00pm – Lunch provided (Eat My Lunch)

1:00pm - On The Road (60 mins) - Touring in Aotearoa can take you to the far corners of the country, and there are audiences of every age for every genre. Our experienced panel will share their insights into booking a national tour to both the usual and unusual places.

With Emily Looker (Aro); Gussie Larkin (Banished Touring, Earth Tongue, Mermaidens); Lorraine Barry (Lorraine Barry Management - Dave Dobbyn, Tom Scott, VGB, Team Dynamite, Aaradhna); Ninakaye Taanetinorau (Tiki Taane); and moderator Jason Schroeder (OUSA Events)

2:00pm - You Can Make It Here (60 mins) - Hear tips of the trade from local music producers whose production careers aren’t limited by their location.

With Paloma Schneideman aka PollyHill; Te Whiti Warbrick aka SickDrumz (Rihanna, Lil Wayne); Liam McAlister aka LMC (Rich The Kid, Mikey Dam, MELODOWNZ); and moderator Joel Tashkoff (Dominion Law)

3:00pm - NZMM Summit Mixer (60 mins)

A casual in-person opportunity to meet with other attendees and some speakers from the day's panels.

You can download a PDF copy of the full NZ Music Month Summit programme here.

NZ Music Month Summit speaker bios and info are available here.