Songwriter

Touring, funding, streams, royalties, merch - making a living as a local musician can be a rollercoaster. Audio

Nadia Reid, an accomplished songwriter of sad songs performs a live set at The Others Way Festival in Auckland. Video, Audio

Randy Newman has won almost everything there is to win over the course of his storied musical career, but has never toured New Zealand before. He'll add that to his list of accomplishments when he… Audio

Christchurch alt-country singer Katie Thompson is an expert at enlisting fans of her music – about half of whom are outside New Zealand – to help out her career. Katie's third album is due out… Video, Audio

Smokefree Rockquest winner Georgia Lines, aka George, has just released her debut single Vacant Cities. She tells Jesse Mulligan that since winning the school music competition back in 2014, she's… Audio

Anna Coddington is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and finalist in NZ's top songwriting award - the Silver Scrolls. Video, Audio

With their 1983 album Beatin Hearts, Bill Direen's 'The Builders' were the first group to release a long playing studio album on Flying Nun Records. Beatin Hearts has just been re-issued by Brooklyn's… Audio

Tiny Ruins' Hollie Fullbrook presents a new song 'The School Of Design' amidst the Francis Upritchard figurines at The City Gallery of Wellington, and speaks to Upbeat's Eva Radich about her… Video, Audio