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NZ’s small music venues are struggling – but there are ways to help them thrive

  • Written by Dave Carter, Associate Professor, School of Music and Screen Arts, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Grassroots music venues are essential to the development of new talent and audiences. But right now, those small clubs and spaces are struggling, putting Aotearoa New Zealand’s local live music sector at risk.

These venues have been likened to the local music industry’s research and development department. A bit like the...

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