The overall administration of Audio Foundation runs thanks to funding from Creative New Zealand and ASB Trust
THE AF LIST
A list-digest to facilitate networking, discussion and events, The AF list is a subscriber-only email digest of around 350 people nation-wide.
ALTMUSIC EVENTS
Funded by Creative New Zealand, Altmusic is a series of events, organised by independent committee's in each city under the auspices of the Audio Foundation. 2010 sees this becoming a nationally based initiative touring international and local artists in all the major regions. Please see "People" below for individuals in each region.
Altmusic is a vital injection of contemporary sound art dialogue for New Zealand. It provides local practitioners and audiences for cutting-edge audio culture with direct access to, interaction with and experience of the latest currents in sound making.
Current Program
History of Altmusic in the past 10 years
MP3 LIBRARY
This is a comprehensive digitised Library of work from the Audio Foundation NZ CD collection. Many of the recordings in this are obscure and now out of print. The Library ensures the preservation of the work in a format that can be transferred safely and maintained for posterity.
This will not be online, due to copyright issues, but available through AF and The Film Archive.
Funded by the Lotteries Heritage and Environment the Library project was digitised by Stefan Neville and opened on July 3rd 2009 at the Auckland Film Archive Library. For more information or queries email admin@audiofoundation.org.nz
ORAL HISTORY
Funded by Lotteries Heritage and Environment the Oral History component is a crucial part of AF. The specific outcome is to provide records of the unique insights, methodologies and historical accounting of NZ artists. These interviews serve to not only provide a historical understanding of some of the most pioneering artists in NZ, but also hopefully provide inspiration to emerging practitioners and increase an understanding of the practise through this.
The original audio will be lodged with the Sound Archives and transcripts of the audio with permission will be available online in the Knowledge section.
DIRT BENEATH THE DAY DREAM
With thanks to Creative New zealand funding Dirt Beneath the Daydream was distributed with thanks to The Wire is now available to subscribers. The CD features 21 tracks selected from an open call for submissions of previously unreleased experimental music from New Zealand.
We present a selection of submitted work here from other NZ artists for your listening pleasure.
Please contact admin@audiofoundation.org.nz for more information.