2009

Dance/Electro Pop
Contact: Miles McDougall Ph: +64 273 488 937
www.myspace.com/pikachunes
Pikachunes is a new solo foray from Miles McDougall, having only really been playing for the last 8 months. Ex-Tiny Paper Daggers and new Tiger Tones member, McDougall pushes the boundaries of modern dance music, coupling house beats with early consol sounds, driving bass lines and hard hitting synth hooks...

Power Pop/Punk
Contact: James Harding Ph: +64 27 310 8335
www.myspace.com/thetransistorsband

The Transistors are one of Christchurch's leading power punk trio's and November see's them releasing their debut album Short Wave. They play loud fast power pop/punk music with an emphasis on super high energy that is powered by Demon Killa Cola endorsed drumming and loud guitars...

Indie Rock
Contact: Josh Burgess Ph: +64 27 3400 513
www.myspace.com/sleepyageband

Congratulations to the winners of the 2009 RoundUp band competition, Sleepy Age who are October's Featured Artist. Their first single 'Catface' has been mixed and mastered and is available for free download at their myspace...

Drum n' Bass / Hiphop DJ
Contact: Martyn Lina Ph: +64 21 1352 138
www.myspace.com/martyjmusic

Christchurch DJ Marty J took out the 2009 RDU Decknology DJ Competition held at the Dux on Friday 18 September 2009. Christchurch’s premiere DJ competition, RDU’s Decknology is designed to provide up and coming DJs and Producers experience and exposure in the live mix environment and to find the best damn mixer in the Garden City...

Alternative Country
Contact: Marlon Williams Ph: +64 272 459 730
Maiden Records www.myspace.com/theunfaithfulways

The Unfaithful Ways are an alternative country band united by their strong belief that despair is the disrelationship in a relation which relates itself to itself. They believe the forms of this despair must be discoverable abstractly by reflecting upon the factors which compose the self as a synthesis i.e. playing country music. Don't miss them at the CHARTDISC Vol II launch at Goodbye Blue Monday on Sat 12 Sept...

27th August 2009
CHART is proud to announce CHARTDISC Volume 2 - an APRA Silver Scroll Awards Special Edition promo CD sampler featuring a selection of Christchurch’s finest alt-country, nu-folk artists including 2009 Silver Scroll winner James Milne...