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Weekly Roundup: Friday 29th January Chris Cudby / Image: Anna Coddington / Friday 29th January, 2021 4:47PM
This week was marked by urgent calls from key figures in our community for significant change, following last weekend s revelations of sexual harassment and exploitation in Aotearoa s music industry read
Alison Mau s news feature here. We implore everyone to read the open letter written by
Anna Coddington and signed by
Bic Runga,
Hollie Smith and
Mel Parsons, and work together to take tangible action in ensuring safe, productive environments for artists, audiences, and those who work behind the scenes in organising the gigs and music releases we all love. If you are a music worker in Aotearoa and you need crisis or counselling support, the
Parents will know that trying to have a peaceful shower is near impossible when you’ve got young kids.
Anika Moa took that a step further by not only havin
NZ Artists Release Open Letter To Music Industry Chris Cudby / Thursday 28th January, 2021 9:23AM
In response to last weekend s revelations of sexual harassment and exploitation in our music industry (read Alison Mau s news feature
here), which have prompted Warner Music New Zealand to sack music manager
Scott Maclachlan and
Paul McKessarto resign as a director of CRS Management, key figures in our community have released an open letter calling for much-needed significant change. Written by
Anna Coddington and signed by
Bic Runga,
Charlotte Ryan s response to the original breaking news titled
The NZ music industry s #MeToo reckoning
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