Hi all. My first post.
I have a question: What are the boundaries of "NZ music"? For instance, I was born and raised in NZ, but I've lived overseas for the past decade. I keep up with NZ music, but after 10 years I have more overseas influences than NZ. I like to write the odd ditty now and then, so is the music I make "NZ music"? I mean, if I were to release something and the NZ media picked it up, you can guarantee they'd say "Overseas-based kiwi", "New Zealander", etc., but that's just the press. Whadaya think? When does it stop being NZ music?
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Take Russell Crowe as an example: When ...
Take Russell Crowe as an example: When he wins oscars, he is a New Zealander. When he plays in 40 odd foot of grunts, he is Australian. So basically, if you're an ex-pat (like Zane Lowe) and your music is good, the media warps the truth a bit and thus you're creating New Zealand music. If you're an ex-pat (like Russell) who writes shit music, you're writing shit music and we've got enough of that in our backyard thus you are exterminated. CAN I GET AN AYYYYY-MEN?
48May...
48May
don't you mean 48MAAYYYY-MEN! ?...
don't you mean 48MAAYYYY-MEN!
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woah, n00b alert. that'll teach me not ...
woah, n00b alert. that'll teach me not to drink so little coffee.
I don't consider what Rubicon has ...
I don't consider what Rubicon has become to be NZ music any longer
they never were ;)...
they never were ;)
Interesting thought. Something else ...
Interesting thought. Something else occurred to me last night: how much does it matter whether the person wants their music to be recognised as "NZ music"? Three situations come to mind. Firstly, an overseas-based NZ-er that retains a strong connection to NZ and wants the music to be considered "NZ music"; secondly, a non-NZer that lives and makes music in NZ; and thirdly, someone in NZ that doesn't want to wear the "NZ music" tag.
How much do you reckon these people's personal wishes would have on whether or not they are branded "NZ music"?
i think it's entirely personal wishes. ...
i think it's entirely personal wishes. Inasmuch as any music can be categorised as having a kiwi identity, I think as long as the artist identifies with NZ you can't really deny they're making kiwi music.
Thanks for the reply. What about the ...
Thanks for the reply. What about the opposite, though? If a NZer in NZ wanted (for whatever reason - who knows?) his/her to NOT be identified as NZ music, would that person's music not be, for instance, stocked in the "New Zealand" section of record shops? Conversely, there's a duo here (sweltering in the sub-tropical heat) called the Kiwi Brothers; they are NZers. If they released a CD, would it be stocked in the NZ section (remember they don't live in NZ and their hypothetical CD was not made in NZ)?
Lie on your bio, if you dont want to be ...
Lie on your bio, if you dont want to be recognised as a NZ band, find a town in another country and say you're from there. No one would question it until you were reasonably famous anyway
At customs....
At customs.