italics, bold = funding opportunities
January 2024
15th-20th - To The Front Tāmaki Makaurau
11th - NZ On Air New Music Single round opens (closes Thurs 25 Jan)
15th - NZ On Air NewTracks Monthly Compilation closes 4pm
18th - NZ On Air New Music Project round opens (closes Thurs 8 Feb)
21st - Big Fan Live applications close
24th - Recorded Music NZ & APRA AMCOS drop in session, 113/23 Edwin Street, Mount Eden, 4pm - 6pm
31st - Taite Music Prize nominations close 5pm
February 2024
8th - NZ On Air New Music Project applications close 4pm
15th - NZ On Air NewTracks Monthly Compilation submissions close
21st - 25th - Folk Alliance International
23rd - Te Māngai Pāho Waiata Reo Māori funding Round 2 deadline 5pm
23rd - 24th - Syncposium 2024
29th - NZ On Air New Music Development Fund opens
March 2024
4th - Children's Music Awards entries close 5pm
4th - 8th - APRA SongHubs Tāmaki Makaurau 2024
5th - MMF Back to Basics Seminar Kirikiriroa 6pm - 7:30pm
6th - APRA AMCOS 101 Session online 7:30pm
8th - 16th - SXSW Austin
8th - To The Front Pōneke and Kirikiriroa applications open
12th - Back to Basics Whāngarei
14th - NZ On Air New Music Development Fund deadline
15th - NZ On Air NewTracks Monthly Compilation submissions closes 4pm
18th - APRA Best Country Music Song Award entries close 5pm
18th - MLT Songwriting Award entries close
22nd - APRA Aotearoa Mentorship Programme applications close 5pm
22nd - Te Māngai Pāho Waiata Tuarea deadline 5pm
24th - Big Fan Pan-Asian Fan Camp Vol. 4 applications close 10pm
24th - Big Fan Pan-Asian Residencies applications close 10pm
28th -NZ On Air New Music Single funding opens
April 2024
8th - Outward Sound Round 2 deadline
10th - Soundcheck Professional Respect Training Pōneke
11th - NZ On Air New Music Single funding deadline
15th - NZ On Air NewTracks & New Tracks Kids Monthly Compilation closes 4pm
16th - BIGSOUND applications close April 16th
16th - CNZ Music Scholarships applications close
16th - CNZ Creative Impact Fund applications close
16th - CNZ Fellowship Fund applications close
16th - Entries open for the APRA Silver Scroll Awards Kaitito Kaiaka 2024
17th - Insights: Performing & releasing other people's music (online seminar)
17th - Moana SongHubs Seminar (at capacity, waitlist available)
19th - Te Māngai Pāho Waiata Reo Māori Round 3 deadline 5pm
23rd - Taite Music Prize 2024 ceremony
24th - NZ On Air New Music Project deadline
24th - NZ On Air New Music Project Kids deadline
26th - NZ On Air New Music Pan-Asian funding opens
26th - Pacific Music Awards entries close
30th - Big Fan Ignite applications open (closes Sun 12 May)
30th - Recorded Music NZ Direct-to-Recording Artist Registration Deadline
May 2024 - Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa
1st - Threads of Sound pop-up 215 Karangahape Road
3rd - New Zealand Music T-Shirt Day
8th - MMF Festival Bookers Speed Networking session (MMF members only)
9th - Moana Creative Business Network event at APRA AMCOS NZ
12th - Big Fan Ignite applications close 10pm
13th - Outward Sound application deadline
14th - NZ Music Month Pub Quiz
15th - MMF Festival Bookers Speed Networking session (MMF members only)
15th - NZ On Air NewTracks Monthly Compilation submissions close 4pm
15th - 18th - The Great Escape, Brighton
15th - E Tū Whānau Song Competition entries open
16th - NZ On Air New Music Pan-Asian funding deadline
17th - Parachute Studio A Giveaway comp closes
17th - Project Mauri Ora Ōtautahi
23rd - Project Mauri Ora Te Whanganui a Tara
24th - Country Music Honours Awards Evening in Gore
24th - Play It Strange Youthtown Songwriting Competition deadline
24th - CNZ Development Fund Orgs & Groups deadline (up to $50k)
25th - 2024 NZ Music Month Summit: Amplifying Aotearoa
27th - NZ Professional Development Awards applications open
28th - Spotify for Artists Masterclass at Recorded Music NZ, Grey Lynn
29th - 2nd June - Primavera Pro, Barcelona
29th - Going Global artist showcase applications open
30th - Aotearoa Music Awards ceremony
30th - NZ On Air New Music Single funding opens
June 2024
10th - 13th - A2IM Indie Week, New York City
10th - 14th - International Indigenous Music Summit, Toronto
13th - Record Enable - Creating at Home online seminar 7pm
13th - NZ On Air New Music Single funding deadline
14th - E Tū Whānau Song Competition entries close
15th - Soundcheck Aotearoa Professional Respect Training (Online)
15th - NZ On Air NewTracks Monthly Compilation submissions close
20th - NZ On Air New Music Project round opens
22nd - Soundcheck Aotearoa Professional Respect Training (Online)
24th - NZ Professional Development Awards applications close
27th - Te Māngai Pāho Waiata Reo Māori funding deadline
27th - Te Māngai Pāho Waiata Tuarea funding deadline
30th - Recorded Music NZ Annual Distribution
30th - Play It Strange Peace Song Competition entry deadline
July 2024
5th - Festival of Lights EOI deadline
11th - NZ On Air New Music Project deadline
15th - NZ On Air NewTracks Monthly Compilation submissions close 4pm
18th - NZ On Air New Music Kids funding opens
29th - Outward Sound application deadline
31st - August 2nd - AIR, Indie-Con, Adelaide
August 2024
2nd - APRA Best Jazz Composition Award deadline
4th - Big Fan IGNITE Tāmaki Makaurau application deadline
4th - Big Fan IGNITE Pōneke application deadline
5th - Creative NZ Creative Fellowship & Creative Impact Funds open
6th - Big Fan LIVE application deadline
8th - NZ On Air New Music Kids funding deadline
8th - NZ On Air New Music Single funding opens
8th - APRA & Recorded Music NZ Drop-In Session, Tāmaki
15th - NZ On Air NewTracks Monthly Compilation submissions close
17th - NZ On Air & NZ Music Commission PR & Promo Seminar, Ōtautahi
19th - APRA Online Launch - AI Survey Results
21st - APRA In Conversation - Distribution with Derek Cameron
22nd - NZ On Air New Music Single funding deadline
22nd - NZ On Air New Music Project round opens
27th - MMF Back To Basics Session, Te Whanganui-a-Tara
28th - MMF Back To Basics Session, Ōtautahi
29th - 2024 Pacific Music Awards
29th - 31st - Going Global Music Summit 2024
September 2024
3rd-6th - BIGSOUND, Brisbane
10th - MMF Back to Basics Session, Tāmaki
12th - NZ On Air New Music Project deadline
13th - Waiata Anthems Taumata Showcase, Tāmaki
13th - Tangata Beats National Finals, Tāmaki
14th - Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori begins
15th - NZ On Air NewTracks Monthly Compilation submissions close 4pm
19th - Resonance Collective Online Seminar
21st - Smokefree RockQuest National Finals, Tāmaki
22nd - APRA PlayStation Europe Royalty Registration deadline
29th - Haka Record, Tāmaki
October 2024
8th - Silver Scroll Awards, Te Whanganui-a-Tara
10th - NZ On Air New Music Single funding opens
14th - Outward Sound Round 4 deadline
14th - Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition deadline
15th - NZ On Air NewTracks Monthly Compilation submissions close 4pm
17th - NZ On Air / Te Māngai Pāho Waiata Takitahi funding opens
18th - Waiata Māori Music Awards, Heretaunga
23rd - 27th - WOMEX, Manchester
24th - NZ On Air New Music Single funding deadline
November 2024
7th - NZ On Air / Te Māngai Pāho Waiata Takitahi funding deadline
15th - NZ On Air NewTracks Monthly Compilation submissions close 4pm
December 2024
16th - Outward Sound Round 1 deadline