• 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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  • 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.

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    Upcoming Event

    The seven moments of Mesh Maps – Friday 12 June

    The seven moments of Mesh Maps is a set of interrelated compositions written by Paul Smith. The compositions come out of Paul’s research into microsound, periodicity and feedback manipulation using his invented instrument, the Arachnophone.

  • 2026 VLATKO WEB
    Exhibitions

    Vlatko Georgiev – PERCEPTIONS: AOTEAROA SONIC IMMERSION PROJECT – (12/02/2026 – 18/02/2026)

    The 3rd Aotearoa International Festival of Secret(e) Sounds is happy to host a new suite of compositions by Vlatko Georgiev.

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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
    28/05/2026
    8:00 pm
    The Loom #17
    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