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* Christchurch Artists
if you want to see a comprehensive list of Christchurch bands, artists and performers with links to their Myspace or web sites, this is it - brought to you by CHART Christchurch Music Industry Trust.
* 50Hz
Drum 'n bass group whose debut album Cyclehum was a huge hit.
* Adeaze
R & B duo of brothers Nainz & Viiz Tupa'i
* Anaham
Power house rock band.
* Angel Hammer
Hammer information from muzic.net.nz
* Anika Moa
Information on Anika's music and career
* Atlas
NZ rocker Ben Campbell (Zed) and his sister Beth Campbell - their song Crawl hit Number 1 in March 2007
* Audio Dreams
Dance music including house, trance and hardcore DJs based in Christchurch.
* AViATOUR
also check out our AViATOUR interview on pulse
* Bang! Bang! Eche!
Post-punkers - competitors in the 2007 Rockquest
* The Bats
1 line-up; 24 years; 7 albums; 5 world tours and now …
* Bic Runga
Discography, lyrics, bio, message boards plus more
* The Black Seeds
Wellington reggae funk band (debut album Keep On Pushing)
* The Bleeders
Best Breakthrough Artist and Best Rock band in the 2006 New Zealand Music awards
* Brooke Fraser
The official site.
* The Brunettes
Jonathan and Heather create boy/girl melodrama pop inspired by 70s New York punk and 60s girl groups combined with garage rock 'n' roll.
* Che Fu
Che-Fu and the Krates won six awards at the 2002 NZ Music Awards including Album of the Year for "Navigator", single and video of the year, best male vocalist and the first Hip-Hop/R&B award. Downloads, message board, video clips plus more
* The Checks
Just out of high school and everyone wants a piece of them
* Concord Dawn
This NZ born duo, have been making waves in the world of electronic music for many years now and have been tagged as "NZ's pioneers of Drum and Bass".
* Crumb
'Electric wall of boogaloo... rock'n'roll with attitude'
* The Datsuns
World reknowned NZ Music Award winners
* Dave Dobbyn
An icon of the NZ music industry
* David Dallas
David Dallas (pka Con-Psy) is the talented lyricist from the award-winning local hip hop duo Frontline. Now a solo artist.
* deboRah Wilding
Unique blend of vocal acoustic ballads
* Deceptikonz
Savage, Devolo, Alphrisk & the mighty Mareko
* Degrees K
Formed from competing finalists in Rockquest 1999
* Dimmer
* DJ MILDOCIENTOS
Turntablist hip/hop Chilean DJ live in Christchurch!
* DJ Sirvere
NZ hip hop pioneer and producer of the Major Flavours albums
* DonkeyPunk
DonkeyPunk are an Auckland-based band, aiming their music at youth betweem 14 and 28. also check out our interview on pulse
* Dub Asylum
A musical mash-up of dub reggae, hip hop and funk
* Ed Muzik
Electro stylings par excellence
* Elemeno P
Group of the Year in the NZ Tui Awards 2006
* EMU
"a sonic journey on the fringes of the dub, breaks and drum'n bass planes"
* Equus
A collective of Christchurch musicians writing, recording and performing their original compositions
* Evermore
* Falter
This great young band now has an official website. also check out our interview on pulse
* Fat Freddys Drop
A blend of reggae and dub
* The Feelers
Originated in Christchurch and gained recognition by winning The Battle of the Bands in 1994
* Filer
Creating fused rock and electronica
* Finn Brothers
Tim and Neil - the official site
* Flip Grater
Christchurch singer songwriter
* From Scratch
Instrument invention has been central to this group's development
* Fur Patrol
One of the best female-fronted bands in Australasia
* Goodnight Nurse
Pop-punk band Goodnight nurse have their own site and a site on MySpace
* Goodshirt
Combining a variety of sounds into satisfying material
* Greg Johnson
Recipient of 5 Top Ten Hits and numerous Tui Awards
* Greg Malcolm
Totally unique
* Hayley Westenra
The official website
* HDU
Constantly impressing audiences with their art damaged rock
* Hello Sailor
Lots of great music
* Hooster
Rock band based in Christchurch playing their own brand of indie retro rock
* Ill Semantics
Auckland hiphop making serious waves in the NZ music scene. also check out our interview on pulse
* Jakob
* Karen Hunter
A unique singer/songwriter
* King Kapisi
Solo hiphop artist since 1995
* Liam Finn
Former betchadupa front man has gone solo with great success
* Lindon Puffin
myspace page for the rockabilly folk rocker
* Mark de Clive-Lowe
Nu skool jazz and beats movements
* Meterman
High energy rock songs with robotic post rock grooves
* The Mint Chicks
Upcoming shows, their MySpace page and more
* Missing Link
Official website
* Moana Maniapoto
A unique blend of traditional Māori music elements and contemporary Western grooves
* Module
Jeramiah Ross: multi-nstrumentalist from Wellington mixing classical with electronic.
* Monkey Puzzle
A unique blend of reggae with catchy choruses and melodies
* Muttonbirds
The Mutton Birds' official site. News and gigs, discography and band member pages, join the mailing list .. and buy stuff!
* Nairobi Trio
One of NZ's favourite jazz groups
* Nesian Mystik
Aotearoa hiphop at its best
* The Nomad
Drum and Bass
* Odessa
Back to the dusty centre-line where rock'n'roll and R'n'B first cross-mutated... OdESSA released their debut album Oak Park Avenue on 28 September 2005.
* Opshop
Started by Invercargill born Christchurch raised singer / songwriter Jason Kerrison
* P Money
P Money's blog
* Pandorax
Rock & heavy metal band
* Pattern
Has been described as "King Rock - the music of kingz"
* The Phoenix Foundation
* Pig Out
Since forming in March 2006, Christchurch band Pig Out have gained a reputaion as one of the best live acts in the country. also check out our interview on pulse
* Pine
Catchy songs with a minimal line-up of electric guitar organ and snares
* Pitch Black
* The Rabble
Hibiscus Coast Punk Rock. Listen to music, check out their blog and find out about upcoming gigs
* Ragamuffin Children
Band's myspace. See also our interview
* Rhombus
Aotearoa dub and bass with hip-hop styles
* Roger Greenaway
Real Kiwi music
* Ryan Prebble
Acoustic dub
* Salmonella Dub
Award winning group, going for double platinum with skankin roots reggae, drum n bass and a bit of 'dub'
* Savant
Well established in the New Zealand rock scene
* Scribe
All about Scribe: photos, music lyrics and videos
* Shapeshifter
NZ drum and bass
* Shihad
Shihad's official web site with a forum, news, gig info downloads and more.
* Shocking Pinks
myspace site for Nick Harte and his band, now signed to DFA Records
* The Shrugs
An experience for the listener where the music comes to be a trip
* SJD
Sean James Donnelly's album "Songs from a dictaphone" was one of the top releases of 07 - and the music was used in lots of adverts too.
* Soul Dirt
Guitar driven Goth-Punk rock
* Split Enz
Fan Site
* Stellar*
Multi talented NZ group who have achieved both critical acclaim and commercial success
* Steriogram
Making it big in America
* Stoods
Their sound has been described as "beautifully crafted rock ballads"
* Strawpeople
Messages, discography, multimedia, downloads and much more
* Strike
High energy drumming group
* Supergroove
* Tempo 38
Hard-Edge Punk Rock from sunny Hawkes Bay
* Tiger Tones
Myspace site. Their first album is released in 08 by Pinacolada Records - look for it.
* Tiki Taane
Tiki (Ngati Maniapoto) spent eleven years playing to the world primarily as the captivating frontman for successful NZ band Salmonella Dub. Now he's gone solo and making new music.
* Tim Finn
"Music is my offering to the gods, if you like ... when you feel you've been blessed, and music is a blessing, you offer back..."
* Topp Twins
Musical and comic duo
* Trillion
Rapper, songer, producer - as Dark Tower and Trillion … Jody Lloyd is a multifaceted musician
* Tripwire
The official website - Greymouth's fresh alternative rock band and organisers of the World Administration Tour
* Turborats
3 piece rock band from Lower Hutt
* Variant
Techno MP3 & CDs. Original Electronica bt NZ underground techno artist variant
* The Veils
* Zed
Get into Zedmania and check out Zedquarters