CHARTFEST 2009

(Photo's c/o Chris Andrews & thepulse.org.nz)

 

 

CHRISTCHURCH'S NZ MUSIC MONTH FESTIVAL
Town Hall Complex | 86-95 Kilmore St, Christchurch
Friday 28th May 2010. 1pm-11pm, Doors at 12.30pm
Tickets $15+bf, Students $10+bf, Uke Tickets $5+bf from Real Groovy & Ticketek.

 

CHART WOULD LIKE TO SAY A HUGE THANKS TO EVERYONE INVOLVED AND ALL THOSE WHO ATTENDED CHARTFEST 2009. AN ALL AGES CROWD OF 2000+ PEOPLE DESCENDED ON THE TOWN HALL FOR CLINICS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND 4 STAGES OF LIVE MUSIC WITH 40 STANDS PRESENTING THEIR MUSIC RELATED COURSES AND SERVICES AT THE EXPO.

SEE CHRIS ANDREWS' CHARTFEST 2009 PHOTOSET, TV3 NEWS VIDEO OR HAVE A LISTEN TO KIRSTEN JOHNSTONE'S RADIONZ MUSIC101 STORY.

Book in Friday 28th May 2010 for CHARTFEST 2010

 

REVIEWS

The Press (Sat 30May09)
TV3 News (Sat 30May09)
The Ongoing Success of Chartfest in Christchurch (31May09)
NZMusician.co.nz (4June09)

AUDIO

Radio NZ Music 101 (Sat 6June09, 4.10pm)
PlainsFM Podcasts (Sat 30 May09)

VIDEO

TV3 News (Sat 30May09)
WE-SPEAK Youth Conference (Fri 29May09)

PICS

Fraew's Flicker Album
Matt Stead's Facebook Album
Karl Thompson's Facebook Album
Katie Le Roux's Solaa Pics Facebook Album
Sam Davis' Facebook Album

PLANS ARE UNDERWAY FOR CHARTFEST 2010 SO IN THE MEANTIME CHECKOUT THE REVIEWS, PICS AND VIDEO'S.

PLEASE LET US KNOW HOW YOU FOUND IT.

 

LIVE SHOTS

 

(SOLAA Soundcheck : photo c/o Chris Andrews)

(BENEATH THE SILENCE : photo c/o Chris Andrews)

(AARON TOKONA drops the funk with a friend : Photo c/o Matt Stead)

(LINDON PUFFIN : photo c/o Chris Andrews)

(CLAP CLAP RIOT's Dave Rowlands : Photo c/o Matt Stead)

(CHARTFEST 2009 Band Search Winners AWAKENED INFERNO : Photo c/o Matt Stead)

 

EXPO & CLINICS

(CPIT Bass Clinic w/ Mike Fudakowski : Photo c/o Chris Andrews)

(CHARTFEST 2009 EXPO : photo c/o Chris Andrews)

(APRA Songwriting Clinic w/ Flip Grater – image c/o TV3 News)

(Musicworks stand at CHARTFEST Expo - Photo c/o Musicworks Christchurch)

(Live Performance & Touring Workshop w/ David Saunders, Neil Cox, Ross Herrick & Harry Lyon
Photo c/o Chris Andrews)

(CLAP CLAP RIOT : photo c/o Karl Thompson) (STEVEN KING: photo c/o Chris Andrews)

(Matty Lovell, The Edge CPIT Main Stage MC: photo c/o Chris Andrews)

(Soreya Prior wins the Musicworks Ibanez RG20051 Electric Guitar - Photo c/o Musicworks Christchurch)

Send us your reviews, pics & video links

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The New Zealand Music Month spotlight hits the garden city again with CHARTFEST - Christchurch’s largest annual all ages indoor music festival and industry expo celebrating NZ Music Month. Everything you need to know about the Christchurch music scene is on show in the Town Hall complex from 4pm til 10.30pm on Fri 29 May 2009. Music performance clinics, career workshops, industry panel discussions and over 20 of Christchurch’s premier live acts rocking 4 stages - Solaa, Shocking Pinks, Nathan King, Clap Clap Riot, Beneath The Silence, The Eastern, Lindon Puffin & The Transgressions, Ragamuffin Children, The Harbour Sessions, Truth, Maitreya, Isaac Chambers, Reality Chant Sound, Rare Shot Blue and Awakened Inferno live (checkout the artist profiles).

Following the success from the inaugural 2008 event, CHARTFEST 2009 coincides with Youth Week and Canterbury Careers Month and kicks off with a career and industry expo, music performance clinics, back stage tours, music gaming zone, artist signing tent, giveaways, prizes and much more. Everything you ever needed to know about the Christchurch music scene will be on show. Then from 6.45pm over 20 of Christchurch’s premier live acts rock 4 stages around the Town Hall.

CHARTFEST’s aim is to educate, inform, entertain and inspire students aged 12-22 to follow a music industry career – as a musician or involved in the support and service roles around musicians, i.e. managers, promoters, event management, live sound, media, etc while demonstrating the industry capability and opportunities available in Christchurch. The festival taps into the rich vein of talent residing and originating from the garden city and aim s to encourage the next music generation via a range of interactive music activities and showcases. Not only for aspiring musicians, but budding managers, producers, journalists, accountants, lawyers, stylists, web/graphic designers... anyone passionate about a career in the wider music industry.

AT CHARTFEST 2009
* Over 35 music industry & career organisations at the Expo
* Burning Questions Zone - meet leading music industry reps & discuss media, promo, releasing music & touring.
* Music Clinics - guitar, drums, bass, vocals, horn section, songwriting, music production & hiphop dance.
* Meet and get your pixt with the bands in person at the Artist Signing Tent
* Backstage Production & Lighting Tours
* Over 20 of Christchurch's premier bands and DJ's live across 4 stages.
* Project Legit graf wall painted live.
* TimeZone Gaming Area with Guitar Hero & Stacker.
* Merch - T-shirts, caps, hoodies, CD's, glowsticks from Real Groovy, Southern Monograms & Mish
* Prizes & Giveaways - CHARTDISC's, NZ Music Month Prizepacks & T-shirts, Pulse.org.nz Prizepacks, Backstage Passes, a Musicworks Ibanez Electric Guitar (txt 2 win, see below) and much, much more.

 

WIN TICKETS
THE EDGE are you the chance to win tickets to CHARTFEST09 for the whole CLASSROOM!!
Simply take a picture of your form class and send it to canterbury@theedge.co.nz and you and your school mates could be there!

 

20 BANDS & DJ's OVER 4 STAGES

Auditorium, James Hay Theatre, Mezzanine & Upstairs Conference Rooms | 6.45pm-10pm

For music fans there will be plenty of incredible performances at an affordable price. See Christchurch’s best live acts over 4 stages all around the Town Hall complex - more than 20 bands performing similtaneous multi-genre showcases.

Stadium rock, dance floor-filling electro clash, drum 'n' bass, indie guitar heroics, folk punk, alt country and ambient acoustic soul are just a few of the music styles that will be showcased at CHARTFEST. Solaa, Shocking Pinks, Nathan King, Clap Clap Riot, Beneath The Silence, The Eastern, Lindon Puffin & The Transgressions, Ragamuffin Children, The Harbour Sessions, Truth, Maitreya, Isaac Chambers, Reality Chant Sound, Rare Shot Blue and more live.

Check out the artist profiles.

Full lineup details are here and Stage Times here.

Festival Map & Times

Click on the map for expo and stage schedules

 

MUSIC INDUSTRY & CAREER EXPO

Town Hall Foyer, Stages & Mezzanines | 4pm-6.30pm

From 4pm, the Town Hall Foyer is transformed into a hive of activity at the CHARTFEST EXPO with interactive stands featuring educational providers, studios, venues, music organizations (CHART, APRA, NZMC, NZOA, MMF, IMNZ, RIANZ), radio stations and many more.

The next music generation can rub shoulders with NZ music industry reps, discuss career options and discover all the music-related training options available around town. Check out the music performance clinics hosted by Christchurch’s leading music tutors in guitar, drums, bass, vocals, horns, songwriting, hiphop dance, engineering, lighting and electronic music production.

9.00am – 3.00pm WE-SPEAK Christchurch Youth Conference
4.00pm – 4.15pm CHARTFEST Opening
4.00pm – 6.30pm Career & Industry Expo - Interactive Industry Stands

4.30pm – 5.15pm CPIT Vocal Styles Clinic w/ Naomi Ferguson
4.30pm – 5.15pm CPIT Guitar Clinic w/ Harry Harrison & Andy Genge
4.30pm - 5.15pm MAINZ Electronic Music/Pro Tools Clinic w/ Ivan Shevchuk
4.30pm – 5.00pm MAINZ Back Stage Tour - Production 1 w/ Tony Rabbett
4.45pm - 5.15pm NZMC Band Improv Clinic w/ Nick Gaffaney (drums), Aaron Tokona (guitar) & Richie Pickard (bass)
5.00pm – 5.30pm MAINZ Back Stage Tour - Lighting w/ Sheena Baines
5.15pm - 5.30pm CPIT Horn Section Clinic w/ Scott Taitoko (trombone), Gwyn Reynolds (sax) & Cameron Pearce (trumpet)
5.15pm – 6.00pm APRA Songwriting Clinic w/ Flip Grater

5.15pm – 6.00pm CPIT Bass Clinic w/ Mike Fudakowski & Dave Cooper
5.15pm – 6.00pm SWARM Hip Hop Dance Clinic w/ Elly Hanssen
5.30pm – 6.00pm MAINZ Back Stage Tour - Production 2 w/ Marcus Winstanley

Here is the full SCHEDULE with times.

Meet industry reps and join in on workshops and panel discussions on releasing music yourself, submitting your music to the media & promotion, playing live & touring and a special NZ Music Commission & NZ Music Managers Forum Warrant of Fitness Session on Touring Australia with international guests.

 

Releasing Your Own Music Workshop (4.30pm – 5.00pm)
Ever wondered how to get your music released physically and digitally and in what formats, which labels? Single, EP or Album and for how much. How do to get your music on iTunes, Telecom & Vodafone. Talk to Tim Baird (Pinacolada Records/MC), David McLaughlin (Music Lawyer), Stephen O'Hoy (DRM NZ), Matthew Stanford (SonyBMG) and Renee Jones (IMNZ) about the DIY steps involved in organising your own music release.

 

Media & Promotion Workshop (5.00pm – 5.30pm)
Want to know how to pitch your music to radio and print media? Find out the right way to do it with David Saunders (CPIT/MC) Vicki Anderson (Music Editor, The Press), Benet Hitchcock (PD RDU98.5FM/Starlifter.tv), Kirsten Johnstone (Music101 RNZ), Fleur Jack (KiwiFM) and Richard Bell (Shuriken).

 

Playing Live & Touring Workshop (5.30pm – 6.00pm)
Booking gigs in and out of Christchurch...? Find out the best way to approach venues and promotors, organise minitours, arrange ticketing and postering tips with Neil Cox (Southern Amp), Ross Herrick (Dux de Lux) and Harry Lyon (Hello Sailor) and MC David Saunders.

 

NZMC & MMF 'How To Break Into The Australian Market' Seminar (6.00pm - 7.00pm)
The New Zealand Music Managers Forum and the NZ Music Commission are proud to present the May Music Month Seminars ‘How to Break Into the Australian Market’.

Speakers are Sashya Jayawardena (Tour Manager / Promoter and Event Manager Australia), Chris Wu (Popfrenzy Australia) Brent Harris (Cut Off Your Hands), Chris Gough (Native Tongue Music Publishing), Teresa Patterson (CRS Music Management).

Topics include:

* Where do I begin? – what are your first steps to take to get over the ditch to either release a CD or do some gigs.

* The Australian Media – a run down of who is who and the best media to target (Radio, Street Press, TV, Newspapers, Magazines, Internet).

* Touring Australia – how hard is it to book a tour. What would be the best way to start touring Australia? What sort of fees can you expect?

* Promoting your Music – how do you start promoting your tours/album releases.

* The Australian Industry – who are the movers and shakers in Record Companies, Booking Agencies, Promoters, Publicists. More details here.

CHARTFEST 2009 EXPO STANDHOLDERS
Here are the music businesses and organisations involved with CHARTFEST 2009:

Music Industry - CHART - The Christchurch Music Industry Trust; NZ Music Commission/Outward Sound; APRA/AMCOS; NZ on Air; Independent Music NZ; RIANZ/PPNZ; NZ Music Managers Forum; Play It Strange
Careers - Career Services, CPIT MusicArts; CPIT; MAINZ; ATC Vision College; Uni of Canterbury; City School of Rock; Maata Waka, Natcoll Design Technology, Christchurch City Libraries/Pulse.org.nz, Rockland Creative Music Centre.
Production - The Sitting Room, Tandem VoiceBooth, Shuriken, Gorilla Pictures, Sound People, A&C Lighting, MAINZ, MASSIVE, Placemakers Crandford St, Upright Scaffolding.
Radio & Media - Radioworks (KiwiFM & The Edge); RDU98.5FM, Volcano Radio, PlainsFM, Starlifter.tv, Alpha Radio
Music Organisations - 4YP, Red Panda; MASSIVE; White Elephant, Swarm Hip Hop Collective, Rogue Promotions, Fabel Events, Rockonz/Hall of Fame, ChCh Community Arts Council, BeThere/CCC Events, Christchurch Arts Festival 2009, Project Legit, DRM NZ
Music Related Businesses - Musicworks, Real Groovy, Cosmic Corner, Deflux, Mish, Texsys, TimeZone
Venues - Dux de Lux, Al’s Bar, The Bedford, SOL Square, Harbourlight, Wunderbar, Zebedees
Charities - Canteen

 

CHARTFEST09 BAND SEARCH

Heats | Christchurch High Schools | Lunchtimes | Mon 11 - Weds 20 May
Final | Zebedees | Fri 22 May 8pm

 

The hunt is on to find Christchurch's best high school band. Loads of great prizes including equipment, recording sessions, promo assistance and the opening slot on the CHARTFEST main stage at the Town Hall on Fri 29 May!

The CHARTFEST09 Band Search competition gives talented young musicians from around the city’s high schools the chance to gain exposure and help kick start their careers. Open to anyone at high school, finalists will be selected from initial audition rounds through school lunchtimes from May 11th to 20th where a finalist is chosen from each school, then all finalists perform live in front of a judging panel and audience on 7pm, Friday 22 May at Zebedees, with the winner opening CHARTFEST main stage a week later on Friday 29 May.

Prizes
* MAINZ Studio Pre-Production Recording Experience.
* The Sitting Room Christchurch's premier boutique recording studio, is proud to offer the winner of the Chartfest Band competition full tracking, mixing and mastering of 2 of their songs, a radio quality single (full production) and 'B'side demo song. Over $2000 worth of recording and mixing time, this prize will give the winner an excellent opportunity to showcase their song to the music industry.
* Gorilla Pictures Live Music Video
* Musicworks Gig Pack
* 1on1 Music Management mentoring with CHART Team
* K-Rad Myspace Design Upgrade
* Perform live at all ages shows promoted by Youth Music champions Red Panda & 4YP.
* Promo package including NZ Music Directory & CHART Featured Artist for June 2009
* AND THE BIG ONE! - Opening the The Edge CPIT Main Stage at CHARTFEST 2009!

 

Heats
Mon 11 May 2009 - Shirley Boys High School 12.10pm-1pm HEAT WINNER - Rectophagia (metal)
Tue 12 May 2009 - Lincoln High School 12.40-1.25pm HEAT WINNER eL Cee Dee (reggae dub)
Thu 14 May 2009 - Riccarton High School 12pm-1pm HEAT WINNER Funks Fault (funk rock)
Fri 15 May 2009 - Burnside High School 12pm-1pm HEAT WINNER The Young Souls (reggae funk)

Tues 19 May 2009 - Unlimited High School 12pm-1pm HEAT WINNER 5th Day Of May (alt rock)
Weds 20 May 2009 - Aranui High School 1.10pm-1.40pm HEAT WINNER Awakened Inferno (metal)

Final
Fri 22 May 2009 - CHARTFEST BAND SEARCH FINAL 8.00pm @ Zebedees
WINNER Awakened Inferno (metal)

Fri 29 May 2009 - CHARTFEST 2009 Awakened Inferno collect their prizes and open the Main Stage

 

 

TICKETS


Only $15+booking fee, Students $10+bf on sale now at Ticketek & Real Groovy (179 Tuam St)
Schools or groups wishing to purchase group tickets and pay on invoice can call Ticketek Christchurch on (03) 379 0597 or contact Ticketek Groups here.

 

OTHER INFORMATION
Food and refreshments will be available throughout the day/evening. CHARTFEST is an all ages supervised event so students of all ages welcome.
Catch the bus to CHARTFEST09. For timetables visit www.metroinfo.org.nz or call 366 88 55.
Parking - Car parks are next to the Convention Centre on Kilmore Street and under the Crown Plaza.

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KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST CHARTFEST NEWS
Sign up here to be kept up to date by email with CHARTFEST news, announcements and ticket giveaways as they happen. You can also signup by texting CFCOMP to 8778 and go in the draw to win a Musicworks Ibanez RG20051 Electric Guitar worth $2895!
Text costs 20c. One entry per mobile. Winner drawn live on stage on the night.

 

 

 

MEDIA RELEASES
CHARTFEST NZ Music Month Festival Returns for 2009 (13Feb09)
CHARTFEST 2009 - Event Introduction (1Mar09)
CHARTFEST 2009 - Sponsors & Lineup Announcements (19Mar09)
CHARTFEST 2009 - Information for Schools (6Apr09)
CHARTFEST 2009 - Music Industry Heads South (8May09)
CHARTFEST 2009 - Band Search Finalists Found (21May09)
CHARTFEST 2009 - One week to go! (22May09)
CHARTFEST 2009 This Friday (25May09)

Hi-res photos available on request

 

 

POSTERS & FLYERS
CHARTFEST 2009 Posters & Flyers (jpeg & pdf)
CHARTFEST 2009 Expo Schedule (jpeg & pdf)
CHARTFEST 2009 Stage Times (jpeg & pdf)
CHARTFEST 2009 Venue Map (jpeg & pdf)

 

 

 

RELATED LINKS
CHARTFEST 2008 (+Pics)
CHARTFEST 2008 Review (Press 23May08)
Girl Band Wins Showcase Of Teen Music (Press 24May08)
Budding Musicians Heaven (ThePulse.org.nz May 08)
NZ Music Month
CHARTDISC Volume 1 Launch

 

For more info contact:

Jeff Fulton | Manager
CHART - The Christchurch Music Industry Trust
jeff@christchurchmusic.org.nz
www.christchurchmusic.org.nz
Ph: +64 3 365 4221 (office) or +64 21 615 281 (mob)
PO Box 130176 | Armagh St | Christchurch 8011 | New Zealand

 

 

 

SPONSORS

 

 

SUPPORTERS

 

NZ Music Month is a collaboration between:

• Radio Broadcasters Association (RBA)
• NZ On Air
• Australasian Performing Rights Association (APRA)
• Recording Industry Association of NZ (RIANZ)
• Independent Music NZ (IMNZ)
• Music Managers Forum (MMF)
• NZ Music Commission (NZMC)

Whether they are hearing Kiwi music on the radio, seeing it on TV, or – better still – live in person, New Zealanders across the country experience more of our very own homegrown talent on our airwaves and stages throughout the month, showing their support for local music by coming to one of the official events, buying a Kiwi CD, attending one of the hundreds of other gigs that take place, or pulling on a NZ Music Month t-shirt from Hallensteins.

For more about NZ Music Month go to www.nzmusicmonth.co.nz
To see what else is happening in Christchurch for NZ Music Month checkout the official NZMM Gig Guide and the CHART's Events Calender.

www.chartfest.co.nz