All Eyes Turn To Christchurch For NZ Music Month

CHARTFEST 2009: All Eyes Turn To Christchurch For NZ Music Month

PRESS RELEASE - THURS 19 MARCH 2009

CHARTFEST 2009¨
CPIT and Christchurchmusic.org.nz are proud to present CHARTFEST 2009, Christchurch's multi stage indoor NZ Music Month live music extravaganza being held on Friday May 29th 2009. The second staging of the Christchurch's biggest indoor music festival and expo will take place at the Town Hall Complex in Christchurch from 3.30pm.

Following the success from the inaugural 2008 event, CHARTFEST 2009 kicks off with a career and industry expo, music¨performance clinics, back stage tours, music gaming zone, giveaways, artist signing tent, giveaways, prizes and much more. Everything you ever needed to know about the Christchurch music scene will be on show. The festival taps into the rich vein of talent residing and originating from the garden city and its aim is to encourage, involve, entertain and inspire the next music generation via a range of interactive music activities and showcases. Not only for aspiring musicians, but budding managers, producers, journalists, accountants, lawyers, stylists, web/graphic designers... anyone passionate about a career in the wider music industry.

SPONSORS ANNOUNCED
CHARTFEST 2009 is delighted to announce CPIT as the principal sponsor of Christchurch's annual NZ Music Month Festival and Expo. CPIT has an extensive and highly reputable Creative Industries Faculty encompassing creative programmes under one portfolio including the Schools of Art & Design, Architectural Studies, Performing Arts and the New Zealand Broadcasting School. "As the leading educational institution for Creative Industries in the South Island, CPIT is very excited to be CHARTFEST's naming sponsor," says Dr Jane Gregg, Dean of CPIT's Creative Industries Faculty.

CPIT recognises CHART as the driving force behind Canterbury's burgeoning music industry and is pleased to be a sponsor of the organisation's annual CHARTFEST event as part of NZ Music Month.

"We believe that CHART does an incredible job in providing support to the local contemporary music community. We also feel that both CHART and CPIT share a common goal, which is in assisting creative young people, in this case, musicians, to develop sustainable careers in the fields they are passionate about. It just makes so much sense for us to work closely with CHART on the CHARTFEST event and we are thrilled to have been asked to be naming sponsor."

Christchurch City Council and Christchurch City Libraries are pleased to once again show their support for New Zealand Music Month by hosting talented local musicians throughout the month of May and sponsoring CHARTFEST 2009. Christchurch City Libraries Information Manager Carolyn Robertson says "Our aim is to help develop local creative industries and culture and we are particularly excited to be throwing our support behind this great initiative in our 150th anniversary year. We've come along way in that time and our involvement in Music Month and CHARTFEST is testament to our ability to adapt and evolve alongside the community ensuring Christchurch City Libraries remains relevant and accessible to people of all ages."

CHARTFEST 2009 would also like to acknowledge its other sponsors Bethere.co.nz, Smokefree, The Eureka Trust, The Edge, KiwiFM, RDU98.5FM, Volcano Radio, MASSIVE and Deflux Design and all of the other supporters of CHARTFEST - Christchurch's NZ Music Month Festival.

LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENTS
2009 sees 4 stages of live music!

THE EDGE CPIT MAIN STAGE - Town Hall Auditorium
SOLAA - www.solaa.com¨
AARON TOKONA BUZZ - www.myspace.com/thehoribuzz¨
SHOCKING PINKS - www.myspace.com/shockingpinks¨
CLAP CLAP RIOT - www.myspace.com/clapclapriot¨
BENEATH THE SILENCE - www.myspace.com/beneaththesilencenz¨
CHARTFEST 2009 Band Search Winner (named 22 May)

KIWIFM CHRISTCHURCH CITY LIBRARIES PULSE STAGE - James Hay Theatre¨¨
NATHAN KING - www.nathankingmusic.com¨
LINDON PUFFIN & THE TRANSGRESSIONS - www.myspace.com/lindonpuffin¨
THE EASTERN - www.myspace.com/theeasternfamily¨
RAGAMUFFIN CHILDREN - www.ragamuffinchildren.com

RDU98.5FM MASSIVE STAGE - Conf Rooms 1&2/Upstairs
TRUTH - www.myspace.com/truthdubstep (dub step)¨
ISAAC CHAMBERS - www.myspace.com/isaacchambersnz (Prog/Electro/House/Tech/Trance/Breaks)
MAITREYA - www.myspace.com/enterthemaitreya (hip hop)
RARE SHOT BLUE - www.myspace.com/rareshotblue (trip hop)
REALITY CHANT - www.myspace.com/realitychant (reggae dancehall dub)

VOLCANO RADIO HARBOUR SESSIONS STAGE - Kilmore Bar/Mezzanine¨¨
Based in Lyttelton port, Christchurch, The Harbour Sessions is a bi-monthly event aiming to provide a forum for Christchurch and NZ's underground, DIY singer/songwriters.
¨TIM MOORE - www.myspace.com/theklapmyspace¨
RICH DENSEM - www.myspace.com/westhammerproductions¨
HARLEY WILLIAMS - www.myspace.com/harleywilliamsmusic¨
KIM K - www.myspace.com/kimkoffical¨
GEARLOOSE - www.myspace.com/gearloosemusic

For more on the lineup checkout the Artist's Profiles at www.christchurchmusic.org.nz/events/chartfest09/artists

TICKETS
Tickets only $15 (+booking fee) and Students $10 (+bf) from Ticketek and Real Groovy (179 Tuam St) and go on sale 9am, Monday 30 March 2009.

www.chartfest.co.nz

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