• NEW SOUNDBLEED ARTICLE

    New NEONATUS media-environs open now on Soundbleed Online Journal: SOUNDS = ORBS
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  • THE LOOM

    THE LOOM presents a fortnightly series of new Jazz and Improvised Music!
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  • NEW AFR RELEASE

    This LP is a set of extracts from selected live performances celebrating 50 years of From Scratch, curated & produced by Jeff Henderson.
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  • GALLERY PROGRAMME 2026

    Public Transport as musical score | Process as material | Queer joy | Ghosts in the machine | Experimental dance
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  • UNFRAMED SIGNALS 2026

    Throughout 2026, AFM will host a revolving programme of sound art and experimental music projects, with a focus on international contributions.
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    AF Shop

    Record label and publishing platform for The Audio Foundation

    • Residencies & Opportunities

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    Residencies & Opportunities

    Audio Foundation residencies provide artists from around New Zealand a variety of opportunities to focus on their work for a sustained period in a context free of day-to-day pressures.

    • Soundbleed Journal, Oral Histories and publications

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    Soundbleed Journal, Oral Histories and publications

    Interviews with and essays/works by a range of figures involved in New Zealand experimental music.

  • SAT 27 JUNE
    Upcoming Event

    Saturday Winter Series #4: Roger Manins, Will Goodinson, Finn McNeill – Saturday 27 June

    Audio Foundation presents Saturday Winter Series #4!

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    Exhibitions

    GALLERY PROGRAMME 2026

    Public Transport as musical score, process as material, queer joy, ghosts in the machine, experimental dance

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    Library Resources

    Musical Electronics Library (MEL)

    The MEL is a lending library of homemade electronic musical devices based at the Audio Foundation – open to the public every Saturday from 12 – 4pm.

  • Media

    Featured Video – Earth on Fire by Ducklingmonster

    Click through to visit our YouTube Channel, for the latest videos of performances and events from the Audio Foundation Audio / Visual Library.

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    Upcoming Events

    Date/Time Event
    11/06/2026
    8:00 pm     		The Loom #18 – Tāmaki Oro Rau
    Audio Foundation HQ, Auckland
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    Membership & Support

    Membership and support

    We offer a number of membership tiers via our Bandcamp subscription service. Perks and benefits include streaming and digital downloads of the full AFR discography, plus any subsequent AFR releases, merch discounts, free entry to selected local events from our performance programme, discounted tickets to selected international acts, festivals, national tours, and more.

AFM - independent and adventurous music from the Audio Foundation