I'm chuffed to share the Muscles EP - the first single from my next album, Zealandia (details on the album below).
Spotify · Bandcamp · SoundCloud
The EP collects Muscles, its three remixes, and…
Apr 6 2020
Apr 6 2020
June 2015
It's been a long time in training, but I'm now very happy to share a new song and video, Muscles.
Download for free below via SoundCloud, and head to The Pantograph Punch for a background to the song, video…
Apr 6 2020
October 2014
Woo-hoo! So happy to share Deforestation - a new remix album of songs from my 2010 record Forest: Songs by Hirini Melbourne. The album features guest artists Matmos, Vashti Bunyan, Barbara Morgenstern, Shuta Hasunuma, Dame Anne Salmond, Justin Walter…
Apr 6 2020
August 2014
We've been going through the archives and found the footage of my 2007 show at Auckland's St Matthew-in-the-City, with choir & string quartet. By this point, I'd only put out three EPs, and this performance was my first 'big' show…
Apr 6 2020
June 2014
Photograph by Josh Thomas
I'm happy to announce two solo shows for Auckland and Wellington's Matariki.
Matariki On The Waterfront
Silo Park, Auckland
3pm
Sunday 27th July
Free
City Gallery Wellington
Open Late: Art Night Pō Whakaatu Toi
8.30pm sharp…
Apr 6 2020
August 2013
Apr 6 2020
May 2013
The recognition of Matariki - the Māori New Year - seems to be growing in the mainstream conscience. Of course, if we take a day off to celebrate QE2's birthday we should do the same for the new year unique…
Apr 6 2020
November 2012
Japan!
Can't quite believe it but I'm so happy to share that this week my albums The Awakening and Forest have both been released in Japan by the HEADZ label. Each album is bumped up with two bonus live tracks…
Apr 6 2020
September 2012
I'm playing three solo electronic shows in New Zealand very soon.
Dunedin · Presented by Radio One · Saturday 6th October, 8pm · The Den, Princes St
Wellington · Friday 16th November, 9pm · Puppies (underground, cnr Vivian & Tory…
Apr 6 2020
July 2012
{Update: Tonight's show at Te Papa, Wellington is going to be packed so there's been a change of venue - it's now at Te Marae, Level 4.}
Next month I'm playing a one-off show at Te Papa. As part of…
Apr 6 2020
November 2011
My new double live album Live Series: Volume One is released today!
Disc One - The Awakening Live was recorded at Auckland's St Matthew-in-the-City on my 2008 tour with choir & string quartet. We performed songs from The Awakening…
Apr 6 2020
November 2010
Photograph by Josh Thomas and Hanna Lee
It's with great happiness that I announce my second album & New Zealand tour.
Forest: Songs by Hirini Melbourne is a collection of my interpretations of waiata by the New Zealand composer Hirini…