I'm chuffed to share the Muscles EP - the first single from my next album, Zealandia (details on the album below).

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The EP collects Muscles, its three remixes, and…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Tūī, Tui, Tuia Ringtone EP: A new sound work in collaboration with dance artist Cat Ruka, and a free-to-download collection of ringtones made from tūī calls and Auckland city noise.

Download tui ringtones for:

iPhone / Android 

To install…

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…

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…

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…

{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…

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…

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…