Announcing Delaney Davidson as Music Director of the 2025 APRA Silver Scroll Awards
APRA AMCOS Aotearoa are thrilled to announce the Music Director of the 2025 APRA Silver Scroll Awards | Kaitito Kaiaka is singular singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arts laureate, and producer/svengali, Delaney Davidson.
An Ōtautahi luminary, Delaney will be responsible for all performances and covers throughout the 2025 APRA Silver Scroll Awards | Kaitito Kaiaka ceremony on October 29, with his musical vision giving shape and distinctive spirit to the night’s celebrations.
Delaney’s performance biography spans three decades of dark arthouse offerings at home and abroad, captivating audiences from underground European venues to Christchurch parklands, adept flipping from bawdy barroom standards to on-the-night improvised collaborations.
Working frequently with others, Delaney’s artistic alliances include projects with Marlon Williams, Tami Neilson, Harry Lyon, Anika Moa, Karl Sölve Steven, Shayne Carter, Barry Saunders, Tame Iti, Reb Fountain, and Troy Kingi.
Last year alone saw Davidson release his tenth studio album, Out Of My Head, co-produced by Mark Perkins, as well as filming a suitably Cantabrian Gothic cameo in hit underground Aotearoa horror film, The Weed Eaters.
He has also been involved in the Silver Scroll Awards many times over the years, as both finalist and performer, so brings a depth of understanding about the event to the role, alongside his local knowledge and connections.
"I really wanted to feature artists with strong connection to Ōtautahi, whether from the past or current. We have a powerful thread running back over the years" Davidson explains. "I wanted to show what we have here that is a special mix. I guess that was my starting point. Then you see who is actually available ha ha, that's a big ingredient!
A true restless artisan, we are thrilled Delaney has brought his many hats and many skills to the music of the 2025 Silver Scroll finalists.
Find out more about the multi-talented Davidson in Nick Bollinger's excellent profile on the artist on AudioCulture below.
AUDIOCULTURE: DELANEY DAVIDSON
The 2025 APRA Silver Scroll Awards Kaitito Kaiaka will be held at the Isaac Theatre Royal in Ōtautahi Christchurch on Wednesday 29 October.
The awards presented on the night are:
- APRA Silver Scroll Award | Kaitito Kaiaka
- APRA Maioha Award | Tohu Maioha
- SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha
- APRA Best Original Music in a Feature Film Award | Tohu Pūmanawa
- APRA Best Original Music in a Series Award | Tohu Paerangi
- NZ Music Hall of Fame Induction | Te Whare Taonga Puoro O Aotearoa
With thanks to Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air for their support.