The APRA Aotearoa Mentorship Programme provides emerging songwriters with one-on-one mentoring from established artists around the country.
The APRA Aotearoa Mentorship programme takes applications from emerging artists and gives them the opportunity to receive direct one on one mentoring to nurture and grow skills and knowledge in an area of specific need.
Mentees work alongside their mentor, who has been chosen based on their varied skills, leadership and guidance capabilities for approximately 20 hours. Once connected, mentees identify and communicate the skills, knowledge and/or goals they want to achieve and coordinate directly with their mentor over the course of approximately 8 weeks.
| YEAR | MENTORS | MENTEES |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Amelia Murray, Angelo Munro, Arli Liberman, Byllie-jean, CHAII, Dianne Swann, Grayson Gilmour, JessB, Laughton Kora, Maisey Rika, Mark Vanilau, MELODOWNZ, Reb Fountain, SJD, Steph Brown, Stephen Gallagher, Troy Kingi | Rachel Hamilton, Robbie Karsten, Harrison Sommerville, Nicola Mitchell, Charlotte Avery, Siena Cleugh, Phoebe Johnson, Nia Vavao, Matty Buxton, Te Amohaera, Caitlin Bradley, Crystal Chen, Lydia Cole, Finn Johansson, Amy Wang, Robyn Bryant, Rosalie Norton |
| 2023 | Annha Mac, Buzz Moller, David Long, Delaney Davidson, Deva Mahal, Diaz Grimm, Emily C. Browning, Emily Wheatcroft Snape, Jenny Mitchell, Lavina Williams, Theia, Tiki Taane, Tom Healy | Calla Knudson, Mikaela Coughlan, Ebony Lamb, Tyson Nemukula, Ronan de Faoite, Tuseka Njoko, Katie Thompson, Kahu Sanson-Burnett, Kayla Martin, Brooke O'Neill, Jason Parker, Michael Sutherland, Greta Biggs |