To celebrate NZ Music Month in May, the good people at NZ Music Commission have pulled together some of their resources to help artists get their gig on and music heard. 

How to create an Electronic Press Kit 

The world is teeming with bands shouting for attention from online media, and many of them are wielding professional public relations loudhailers too. However, there’s a publicity tool that can raise the volume of your voice in that crowd, and all it’s going to cost you is a little imaginative elbow grease, and a few hours of your time.

Music Streaming Services 

One of the greatest changes in digital distribution in recent years – and the music landscape in general – is the rise in popularity of music streaming services. But what are they, and how do they impact musicians?

Digital Retail & Aggregation 

Just as a distributor takes your CD or record and puts it in JB Hifi or The Warehouse, a digital Aggregator takes your digital music files and puts them on iTunes, Amazon or Spotify. But how do you go about finding the right Aggregator for you, and how does it work?

Touring Budgets: A beginners guide

You've figured out where you want to play, when you want to play and who you'd like to play with. Once you have pencilled in the tour dates with venues - and before you confirm them - it's time to do a budget.

Support Slots

The New Zealand Music Commission polled a selection of industry figures together to get some insights into the way support slots work, both for local and international acts.

What do labels look for in an artist’s bio?

The Music Commission polled a selection of industry figures to get some tips on what should be included in an artist bio. As you will see from the results there was no real consensus of opinion other than bios are an essential tool for an artist, there are however some useful tips and suggestions for what should or shouldn’t be included.