Tearaway Magazine May 2011

TERM TWO | MAY 2011

PNC, ZOWIE, DIESEL PHOENIX, MAYAVANYA, THE TWITCH, COMPUTERS WANT ME DEAD, THE GOOD FUN AND MORE! POLYFEST 2011: WERE YOU SNAPPED? UNPLANNED PREGNANCIES: THE OPTIONS SNOWBOARD PRO STEVE FISHER GET YOUR PARKOUR ON! LIVIN’ THE DREAM: RADIO, TV, PUBLICITY, AVIATION AND CHEESEMAKING...

SIGNED GEAR FROM JUSTIN BIEBER AND GIN WIGMORE A PRIVATE CONCERT WITH DANE RUMBLE AN AMAZING 21-DAY OUTWARD BOUND COURSE A ROXY SPIRO CELLPHONE PLUS HEAPS OF ALBUMS, BOOKS, GAMES, AND OTHER MEAN STUFF Cover photo taken at Polyfest 2011 by Chris Traill See more of these pics on pages 24 and 25, and more of Chris’ work at www.christraillphotos.co.nz

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We love those Aussies but they’re forever claiming our Kiwi artists and bands as their own. Who out of the following have been claimed by Australia? a) The Exponents b) Dave Dobbyn c) Split Enz d) All of the above have been claimed

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Who called Sam McCarthy and Jordan Art, who make up Kids of ’88, the ‘breakout act’ of SXSW in Texas? a) Cosmopolitan b) 3Oh!3 c) Perez Hilton d) Jonas Altberg

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Phillipa Brown was a member of Two Lane Blacktop and Teenager before she began performing under what stage name? a) Zowie b) Ladyhawke c) Kimbra d) Annabel Fay

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Where did Six60 get inspiration for their band name from? a) It was the name of a water bottle they found lying on the side of the road b) It was the address they used to flat and record at c) All their birthdays multiply together to make 660 d) The three members that flatted together came up with the name by putting their lucky numbers together: 6, 6 and 0 Which song holds the record for being number one on our top music charts the longest? a) Young Blood – The Naked and Famous b) Vampires – The Dukes c) Something in the Water – Brooke Fraser d) Brother – Smashproof ft Gin Wigmore

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ordinary people, all furiously shifting piles of rubble with their bare hands.

Emerging from the devastation of Christchurch’s February quake are countless tales of selfless rescues, heroic acts and sheer good will. EMILY SPINK tells one such story.

19 year old Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) student, Leon Handorf was heading back to class on his first day of study, when the earthquake struck. Unable to move far on the unstable ground, Leon sheltered by a tree until the shaking stopped.

After checking on his peers, who escaped with only minor cuts and bruises, Leon left CPIT and came face to face with a devastated city centre.

Dannevirke, a small rural town in the Hawke’s Bay region, is famous for having the smallest KFC in the Southern Hemisphere, believe it or not.

What’s not small about Dannevirke, is its heart, as

TOMMY LIVINGSTON found out.

Soon after the February 22 Canterbury earthquake, the kids of Dannevirke High, like many others round the country, started brainstorming what they could do to help the people of Christchurch.

They decided on a mufti day and charity concert.

Only a week and a half after the initial plans were drawn up, I was sitting in the packed-out High School hall, waiting for the show to start.

The students involved tore the roof down with an impressive line up of songs, including Firework, Heart Break Warfare, Hallelujah, Ave Maria, and many more.

Sheradyn Todd, a Year 12 student who performed two songs, Queen Of My Heart and Arms of the Angel, said she enjoyed being able to help fund raise for Christchurch.

‘It was pretty good to perform – you feel like you are doing something. It was a bit nerve-racking. Arms of the Angel is a deep song, but it meant a lot to everybody in the room’.

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‘Christchurch was just engulfed in a huge cloud of dust – and you just saw all these people running’, says Leon.

After half an hour, Leon had teamed up with an emergency worker and two other men like Leon; civilians-turnedrescuers. After endless running, and somehow acquiring a high visibility jacket, steel capped boots and overalls from a half-crushed van, Leon found himself at one of Christchurch’s worst hit sites, the CTV building.

Faced with the reality and danger of what lay in front of him, Leon says he took a minute to stop and take in the whole terrible scene. A burning elevator shaft was all that remained intact amidst a pile of concrete, twisted metal and charred pieces of paper; a harsh reminder of the reality of the job that awaited them.

Leon joined forces with around 70 other people including policemen, firemen, construction workers and just

Leon recalls his first glimmer of hope at the CTV building: when yelling broke out from beneath the rubble.

15 minutes later, a Japanese lady could be seen, along with two other women. They were battered, but alive.

Leon and three other rescuers got the first lady onto a stretcher and ran her to the triage centre at Latimer Square.

He recalls that all the while, she kept saying ‘arigato, arigato’. She was extremely frightened, and so grateful to be safe.

Back at the CTV building, Leon helped other rescuers pull another two people out alive. Another three they tried to rescue did not make it.

By 7pm, Leon was both emotionally and physically exhausted. He had faced more sadness and heartache in six hours than any person should ever see. Like many, this humble young guy put himself in harm’s way in order to save others. For that he deserves endless ‘arigatos’.

The audience at DHS raise their hands for Christchurch and for TEARAWAY

Kiwis down in Christchurch. The head techie, Tommy Nguyen, was stoked to be able to help, saying ‘it is a pretty special privilege eh’.

Tommy hoped that their thoughts and prayers were helping.

Dannevirke High is just one example of a number of schools around New Zealand and the world that have united and got behind Canterbury.

Fairfield College in Hamilton did their bit too. Deputy Head Boy Jack Winter says that they felt Christchurch’s pain even though they weren’t there.

‘It was really felt even up in Hamilton, and there was so much support from my school. We all got stuck in with all these ideas to help out where we could. We held a minute silence in a number of assemblies to pay respect to those who had faced the terror of the quakes. We also had a fundraising bake sale.

We made around $700 for the Red Cross Appeal, which was absolutely fantastic. It really shows how united we are as New Zealanders’.

Dannevirke High has decided not to donate the $2,000 they raised to the Christchurch Mayoral Fund but to Aranui High – a low decile school like Dannevirke High – that was badly damaged by the quake.

Often it is said that through times of trial, the best in humanity comes out. The efforts of Dannevirke, and of all you guys and gals around the country who have fundraised and are helping Christchurch, really proves that saying true.

Want to hear an original song written by Dannevirke students for the people of Christchurch? Go to www.tearaway.co.nz and search ‘Cry For Christchurch’. Big ups to Jack Walshe, Millie Sioux Riwai and Ranginui Joyce for their song.

Hannah Lund and a Kapahaka student perform

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Trent and Joel, Year 12 ‘Keep going hard and keep it pumping’

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Sheradyn, Year 12

‘God bless you, we are all here for you’

‘Our prayers and thoughts are with you Christchurch. We hope the very best for the reconstruction of your city, and peace be with the family and friends of those who have lost loved ones in the earthquake’

HE HAS BEEN COMPARED TO HIP HOP LEGENDS JAY-Z AND NOTORIOUS B.I.G, AND HAS PREVIOUSLY SUPPORTED THE LIKES OF LUPE FIASCO AND SNOOP DOGG ON TOUR. AND NOW, WITH THE RELEASE OF HIS THIRD ALBUM, THIS RAPPER IS WELL ON HIS WAY TO GREATNESS. PRASHAN CASINADER TALKS TO PNC. ‘I always find one thing I like about making music is being able to step into different genres and try different things.

Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t - but I think it keeps it interesting,’ says Sam Hansen, AKA PNC. When I talked to him, he had just finished up work on his new album, Man on Wire.

Born and bred in Palmerston North (from which the rapper gets his stage name), he is now regarded as one of the biggest things in the New Zealand hip hop industry.

Man on Wire features an array of Kiwi performers including David Dallas (on Champagne Gang), Te Awanui Reeder (She Got It) and The Checks (Let Your Lover Know) which PNC matches with a display of contrasting moods and styles. The balance which the artist feels he achieved with the album inspired

THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IS TOUGH – THAT’S NO SECRET. AND IN NZ, WITH OUR SMALL ECONOMY, IT’S POSSIBLE THAT THE INDUSTRY IS EVEN TOUGHER. BUT DIESEL PHOENIX, THE BAND THAT SIMPLY DOESN’T GIVE UP, ARE ON THE RISE AGAIN. The anthem rock band from Auckland exploded onto the live circuit in September 2006. They were first, and fondly, known as Donkeypunk. 2008 saw them with a slightly different lineup, and a new name: Diesel Phoenix.

The band have certainly faced their share of adversity, with members leaving, eviction from their practice space and a stolen van before their nationwide charity tour. It was wondered at times whether this phoenix would ever rise again.

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PRASHAN CASINADER The New Zealand music industry has the title, Man on Wire – from the 2008 changed since PNC’s first album Rookie documentary of the same name. The Card in 2006. Singles from Man on Wire film looks at the real life drama of one will be competing against music from the man’s dangerous tightrope walk between likes of young Kiwi pop bands like Kids the New York World Trade Centre’s twin of 88 and Computers Want Me Dead towers in 1974. for radio airplay, yet the rapper remains philosophical about how we view new The hip hop heavyweight adds he also chose the album title because ‘sometimes talent in the country. that’s how it feels being a musician – ‘We can sometimes think of New Zealand like you are walking a tightrope, and it’s thrilling or entertaining while you are doing music as a certain sound, whether it is a dub sound or a girl with a guitar it, but the slightest slip – you can fall and singing about moody kind of stuff,’ he lose it all’. contemplates, ‘but I think it is a lot better if you can have a whole spectrum of The rapper says he takes influence from music, and that’s what music should Kiwi artists Che Fu and King Kapisi, who be – everyone expressing themselves in helped him to ‘see hip hop as a viable different ways, not just trying to fit into thing to do’ in New Zealand, also being that one box’. quick to credit P-Money, Scribe and The Deceptikonz for helping him to kickstart PNC has shown that he is as diverse his career. as an artist can get, even when asked ‘I have always just been really inspired by whether he would be open to doing a song with teen pop sensation Justin people in New Zealand, where it’s such Bieber. ‘Yes, I’m open to collaborating a small place and it is so hard to give with anyone. I actually really liked the it a go, but anyone who has just made song Baby last year,’ he laughs. ‘I a career for themselves in music really wouldn’t say I am a massive fan of him... influenced me in this country’. but I like that song…and my YouTube

Since last seen performing live, Diesel Phoenix have been working feverishly.

At the time of writing, they are in the midst of recording a new double album – their third release. With guitarist Nick Arnell joining the band recently, the creativity has continued to flow. ‘It turns out we just had too many good songs. We didn’t want to ditch any, so a double album seemed like the only answer,’ says Diesel Phoenix singer and frontman, Sam Polwart.

The new album will include a more mellow acoustic disc, and one with the rocking, energetic sound that fans are used to from these guys. It is due for release towards the end of the year in New Zealand and Australia.

Diesel Phoenix’s second album, Here’s Something We Prepared Earlier reached the Top 40 charts in its first week of release in 2009. This new one portrays a different sound, that the band believe will appeal to a wider audience, and perhaps be even more commercially viable.

‘We’re not selling out though,’ says drummer Logan Wedgwood. ‘In a sense, they’re more truthful and mature songs, but many still have the same uplifting messages of hope’. www.dieselphoenix.com

views would just go out the roof if he mentioned me on Twitter or something’.

As he reaches yet another high point in his career with his new release, the rapper is blunt and honest about his future in the music industry. “I think [my music] does keep evolving, and when it stops evolving that is probably when I stop doing it’. Let’s hope that is not anytime soon. www.pncmusic.co.nz

WE HAVE A COPY OF MAN ON WIRE TO GIVE ONE LUCKY READER. EMAIL PROMOTIONS@ACADEMY.NET.NZ WITH “ PNC MAY” IN THE SUBJECT LINE. REMEMBER TO INCLUDE YOUR FULL NAME, DATE OF BIRTH AND PHYSICAL ADDRESS. FOR FULL TERMS AND CONDITIONS, SEE PAGE 47

WE HAVE A RAD PRIZE PACK FOR THE WINNER. IT CONTAINS A COPY OF EACH OF THE DIESEL PHOENIX ALBUMS AS WELL AS SOME TASTY MERCH! EMAIL PROMOTIONS@ACADEMY.NET.NZ WITH “DIESEL PHOENIX MAY” IN THE SUBJECT LINE. REMEMBER TO INCLUDE YOUR FULL NAME, DATE OF BIRTH AND PHYSICAL ADDRESS. FOR FULL TERMS AND CONDITIONS, SEE PAGE 47

GROUP HUG! INTRODUCING: PRASHAN CASINADER, YEAR 11 AT HUTT INTERNATIONAL BOYS’ SCHOOL 4 THINGS PRASHAN CAN’T STOP WONDERING ABOUT: 1. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DAYS WHEN YOU ASKED SOMEONE FOR THEIR NUMBER, RATHER THAN STALKING THEM ON FACEBOOK? 2. WHY DO TWI-HARDS CORRECT YOU ON VAMPIRES AND WEREWOLVES, AS IF THEY ARE STATING A REAL FACT? 3. WHO DO PEOPLE WHO SAY THEY HATE JUSTIN BIEBER KNOW THE LYRICS TO HALF OF HIS SONGS? 4. IF POKEMON, DRAGONBALL Z AND BEYBLADES WERE POPULAR WHEN I WAS A CHILD, WHAT WAS I WATCHING?

WANT TO WRITE FOR TEARAWAY? EMAIL EDITOR@TEARAWAY.CO.NZ WITH A WRITING SAMPLE, YOUR DATE OF BIRTH AND SOME INFO ABOUT YOURSELF.

ADEN MILES TALKS TO THE ARENA-FILLING, ELECTRO-POP PRINCESS.

ZANE POCOCK TALKS TO SINGER-SONGWRITER ANNA CODDINGTON ABOUT KARATE, BURNT TOAST AND HER SECOND ALBUM, CAT & BIRD. Where and when do you write music?

I go through phases with it. When I’m in a writing phase, I just write all the time. First thing when I get up mostly, then muck around in the studio in the afternoon and evening doing demos and arranging. I do find first thing in the morning to be the most productive time for song writing, I think because my brain is always foggy and thinking in tangents.

Who would you work with if you were to do an album full of guest stars?

I kind of feel like I’ve already done that!

I consider my band to be stars and they gave me exactly what I wanted for my new album Cat & Bird. They are Ned Ngatae (guitars/co-production), Riki Gooch (drums), Mike Hall (bass), and L A Mitchell (keyboards). Ooh, but if Prince offered to produce an album for me, I would say yes.

I read that you’re also a black belt in karate. Do you find that balance in life is as important for you as everyone makes it out to be?

Yep. I’m pretty sure the same goes for everyone though. I divide most of my time between music and Kyokushin karate, but all musicians and karate people I know have other commitments/ interests/hobbies etc. Sometimes I feel like I don’t have enough time left between the two, but after 12 years of training I’ve just come to accept that I’m better off to keep it up. I get funny in the head when I stop training for too long.

What drew you to music as a profession?

I was lucky enough to be brought up in and around the music industry and I just knew ... that this was the path I wanted to go down. I didn’t want to do anything else.

I love how there is never not something new you can learn.

What makes you the happiest and what annoys you?

What makes me happiest is performing a really good show and seeing people screaming along and being around my friends and family! What really annoys me are bullies. They are so boring. I can’t

What’s the one album you never get tired of?

Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile

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What kind of musical education did you have growing up?

I always had this fascination with drumming, so I started getting drum tuition when I was about 11 and ... went on to major in drums at the Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand, studying all aspects of the industry as well as the performance side. I also still get guitar lessons from my Dad every now and again and I had some bass tuition through high school for a couple of years.

What is the history behind your single Broken Machine?

I wrote that track with a musician friend of mine a few years ago. More for a bit of fun and experimenting – then I won a grant to record the demo and did the music video for it.

stand people who bully, whether its online or in the flesh.

Who would you like to collaborate with?

Josh Homme from Queens Of The Stone Age – that would be super cool.

How was it performing at Perez Hilton´s 4th annual One Night In Austin event?

It was bad-ass, he’s been so supportive.

The show was crazy and fun – the queue went for over five blocks and something like 17,000 people RSVP’d.

There has been some confusion about the pronounciation of your name, what does your name mean?

Zoe is my real name – Zowie is a extension of that. Zowie is a multi- dimensional character – another persona I bring onstage. She is also a extension of Bionic Pixie – who was the character Zowie morphed from.

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How would you describe your sound?

I can’t pin it to one specific genre but overall I hear dark pop, mixed with industrial pop, J-pop, punk, hip hop and electro pop.

Is it important to be a singer-songwriter rather than just a musician?

For me it’s important to be a songwriter.

That’s where I get the most personal satisfaction. I love watching a song grow from an idea to a fully formed thing that other people enjoy. And it’s fun to be a singer. I’ve done a few gigs where I just sing. I used to think ‘what do I do with my hands?!’ but I enjoy it more now.

Who are your top five musicians/bands?

Ask me tomorrow and you’ll get a different answer, but for today I’ll say: Michael Jackson, Billy Bragg, Band of Horses, Radiohead, and Julia Deans.

What are your pet peeves?

Burning my toast. My crappy phone.

People who do not indicate!

As one of the top popular musicians in NZ, are you proud of what you’ve achieved?

Yes I am. People always ask me if I have another job – I don’t. And that in itself is a good gauge for me. I feel lucky about that. And I’m very proud of Cat & Bird. It sounds how I wanted it to sound.

What’s the coolest small NZ town and why?

Raglan! Because it’s my home town.

We recently did an awesome gig in Port Chalmers, just out of Dunedin, and that was pretty cool. I also love Wanaka. It’s beeyoootiful.

How many roads must a man walk down before you can call him a man?

It is not the number of roads, but the journey that maketh the man...

Something like that.

We have two copies of Cat & Bird to give away. Email promotions@academy.net.nz with “ANNA CODDINGTON MAY” in the subject line. Remember to include your full name, date of birth and physical address. For full terms and conditions, see page 47.

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COMING UP HAVE YOU STARTED YOUR ENTRY TO THE OUTLOOK FOR SOMEDAY SUSTAINABILITY FILM CHALLENGE? The organisers are currently planning film-making training workshops for July.

If you’re a young film-maker and you’d like to attend one of the workshops, email contact@connectedmedia.org.

The film challenge is now in its fifth year.

As always there will be a red-carpet ceremony with prizes for the winning film-makers. Plus, the Winning Films will be broadcast on TVNZ 7 via both Freeview/TiVo and SKY/Telstra.

Choose from either a Mind Body Soul (14-16 yrs) or Classic (18-27 yrs) course. To be in the draw, tell us in no more than 100 words why you’d love to go on Outward Bound. Hurry! Send your entires to competition@outwardbound.co.nz by June 10.

Entry forms will be on the website in June, but for now check out www.theoutlookforsomeday.net.

Entries close September 30.

Support this year 23 September – 9’s CanTeen Bandanna Challenge, 10,000 young peopOctober, and lend a hand to the patient, sibling or le living with cancer in NZ as a to offer a support bereaved sibling. CanTeen exists – by getting CanT network, but we need your help arms and ankles een bandannas on the heads, of your peers.

And you can do mo own events, includ re! Many schools organise their and bake-offs to raing head shaves, mufti-days Ask your student ise extra money for the cause. council or teacher school up. Visit ww to sign your call 0800 CANTEE w.canteen.org.nz or N.

Foot Locker is running a brand new Art Prize: The World’s Richest Colouring Competition, worth AUD $50,001.

2010 winner, Isaiah To

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Some of the biggest and brightest sneaker and art heads in the world are on board to as judges, including legendary UK sneaker artist Dave White. Anyone can enter – if you can fill in a stencil, you can win $50,001.

The competition is open to all residents of NZ via Foot Locker stores or at www.footlockerartprize.com Entries close June 20 2011, so get drawing!

Now in its eighth year, the Youthtown New Zealand Short Film Challenge gives budding film-makers, actors and actresses, between 13 and 18 years of age, the chance to showcase their talents.

Prizes include: ·1st - $2,000 Harvey Norman voucher · 2nd - $500 Harvey Norman voucher · Best Director - South Seas Introduction to Video Production Course Entries close July 25, and will be judged by a panel of industry experts and screened at a red carpet Oscar-style event at the Academy Cinema in Auckland on August 17.

Head to www.youthtown.org.nz or text “shortfilm” with your name and address to 4040 for more information.

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The Term 3 issue of TEARAWAY will be dedicated to the wonderful world of dance. From hip hop to ballet, kapahaka to krumping, there’ll be something for the groover in you all.

We want pictures, videos and stories of your dancing escapades, whatever they are! Email editor@tearaway.co.nz with your ideas and we’ll fit as many of your moves as we can into the next issue.

WHO’S EXCITED ABOUT ANOTHER SMOKEFREEROCKQUEST? TEARAWAY, FOR ONE! YOU PROBABLY ARE TOO – WHAT’S NOT TO LOVE? MONTHS OF LIVE MUSIC, MOSHING AND GROOVING TO YOUR MATES’ ORIGINAL TUNES, OR TAKING TO THE STAGE YOURSELF – SOUNDS PRETTY FREAKIN’ FUN ALL ROUND. SPEAKING OF FUN, LET’S HEAR WHAT LAST YEAR’S WINNERS, THE GOOD FUN, THINK ABOUT IT.

Your video for Naughty Little Sin looked like fun to make...

Real fun. We’ve never done anything like it before, so it was all new to us, and we filmed it all in one day so it was a nice quick process, which is how everyone likes it. The director, Mark, ran such a smooth operation.

And it’s had over 12,000 hits on YouTube so far! That’s pretty impressive. Do you read all the comments people make?

Thank you, and of course! There are always a few laughs when you look through those comments. The way people express their opinions can be a real hoot. We’re real lucky that there’s been such a good response to it.

ANOTHER RISING STAR WHO HAD EARLY SUCCESS IN SFRQ IS ANNAH MAC. NOW 19, AT 16 SHE WON BEST FEMALE MUSICIAN AWARD, WHICH IS JUST ONE OF HER ACCOLADES IN AN IMPRESSIVE LIST. WE HEARD SHE’S ABOUT TO RELEASE HER DEBUT ALBUM, SO WE ASKED HER TO TELL US ABOUT THAT, AND WHERE SHE’S AT RIGHT NOW. I can’t wait for the album’s release. It’s a little bit of this and a little bit of that; I have a country/blues up-bringing, and I love Pop and R’n’B, so I think it touches on most of those genres. Lyrically, it’s my life journey so far. I’m wearing my heart

You’ve got a bit of a Vampire Weekend vibe about you, which is cool. Do people make comparisons between you and any other bands?

Yep! It’s cool because it’s normally a different band each time. Sometimes bands we haven’t even heard of!

What’s been a highlight since winning SFRQ? Oh golly, there’s just been so many it’s hard to choose. There’s been no lowlights – I guess that’s a bit of a highlight.

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How would you sum up your SFRQ experience?

Really great. You get an abundance of everything a band would ever need. It’s just the best thing ever!

What’s next for you guys?

We’re in the process of making a new single, and a video for it directed by Rueben and Matthew of Artisan Guns!

What’s your advice to people entering SFRQ this year?

Don’t smoke and stay Cool.

on my sleeve really. I may not have been so honest, had it been a few years later, but I think honesty is a beautiful thing, and perhaps what makes this record so special.

It’s been a bit of a roller coaster to this point – the last few years have really slowed down, as we’re waiting for the right time to release singles, and have had a tough time at radio with the last one. I’m actually grateful for this time I’ve had to reflect and get a chance to develop in the studio. I’ve worked with just about every producer in the country, Clint Murphy, Greg Haver, Nick “Ned” Manders, Geoff Maddock, Wayne Bell, Josh Fountain, Neil Buldock, Simon Moore and Hook to name a few.

I think as a songwriter I have developed, and I’m lucky I get to showcase that a little on my debut.

Behind the scenes of Massad’s new video creation. Photo by Larissa d’Arelle

AT LAST YEAR’S SMOKEFREEROCKQUEST, THE LOWDOWN BEST SONG AWARD WAS SNARED BY MASSAD, A NOW 17 YEAR OLD STUDENT OF SACRED HEART COLLEGE IN AUCKLAND. HE’S JUST FILMED A VIDEO FOR HIS NEW SINGLE, TEAR MY HEART OUT. IT’S ABOUT HOW GIRLS CAN BE LIKE VAMPIRES – NOTHING TO DO WITH TWILIGHT, HE ASSURES US. Tell us about filming the video – what was involved?

It was CRAZY! There was a crew, lights, cameras, confetti, cannons and so much more.

Director James Solomon came up with this really quirky and crazy video. I am so thankful for everyone that helped out with the video.

How do you balance school and your career?

It’s actually a little difficult to juggle work and music, but the school have been amazing and I have great parents who help get me through.

What are you proudest of at the moment?

My Nan. At Parachute this year when I was performing, she jumped right up the front of the most pit and was right into it. I’m proud of my family in general for being my biggest support.

Seeing them smiling and enjoying my music makes me feel proud. It also keeps me writing music and it’s just such a blessing to have them.

What’s next for you?

I’ve been back at the studio finishing my EP and am working on a new video for my next single. I’m trying to do lots of gigs too – live performance is my favourite part of music.

I’m just gonna work my butt off and see what is to come.

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AOTEAROA YOUTH VOICES

your voice The Aotearoa Youth Voices network connects over 3,100 young New Zealanders chomping at the bit to help community leaders and government make good decisions for the benefit of Aotearoa.

As a member of the Aotearoa Youth Voices network, young people get the chance to represent the voice of young New Zealanders, develop skills in getting their voice to decisionmakers, and connect with other young people wanting to do the same thing.

When young people are involved in community and government decision-making, better decisions are made for the benefit of all New Zealanders.

Aotearoa Youth Voices provides opportunities that allow young people to experience different ways to be involved in community and government decision-making. One of those opportunities is being on a funding panel.

Aotearoa Youth Voices members who are trained up to be funding panel members can sit on government and community funding panels, where they work as a group to make recommendations about funding applications.

You can read below about the experiences of some of the youth funding panel members, and some projects they recommended for funding.

PROJECT CRITERIA Youth funding panel members recently sat on panels to make recommendations to the Ministry of Youth Development (MYD) on some projects designed by young people. Projects needed to have good youth development practice; benefit young people between 12 and 24; increase engagement with education, training and employment; improve self esteem; increase motivation and personal development, and increase family and community connections.

PROJECTS FUNDED Thanks to the hard work from all the young people who participated in the funding panels.

A huge thanks to all the young people for submitting their projects, there were heaps of great ideas and projects that came in.

Check out the profiles of just a few of the successful projects who received funding from MYD.

WE SPEAK 2011 CHRISTCHURCH

The White Elephant Trust applied for funding to hold a youth forum for 200 young people.

They want to give them a chance to have their say on Christchurch’s future, and to talk about some possible youth projects which could be positive for the city.

They are hoping that their projects will benefit the wider community, and lead to employment opportunities.

HE KAKANO AHAU UPPER HUTT

Taiohi Morehu applied for funding to try to get more Maori and Pacific Island students at Heretaunga College in Upper Hutt into leadership positions in 2012.

Their project, He Kanano Ahau, ‘I am a seed of greatness’, will bring successful Maori and Pacific community leaders into the school to do workshops that will inspire and motivate students of Heretaunga College.

Students will also receive support from other students in their leadership roles.

ACTION PLUS THAMES

Small things come with big surprises. This is the case for the Action Plus project.

Youth Revolution applied for funding from MYD to create a wallet-sized information card listing services for young people in Thames.

The project will allow young people to engage with other community agencies and will develop their leadership skills, such as team work, and their self esteem.

The card is being launched during Youth Week, May 21-29. www.youthweek.co.nz

THE FUNDING PANEL MEMBERS These are some of the hard-working young people who made recommendations about which projects MYD should help fund.

KAYLA COOPER, 20, GISBORNE Studying: Bachelor of Applied Social Services at the Tairawhiti Campus of the Eastern Institute of Technology One day: Wants to work with young people who have been brought up in or around gang culture How did you become a funding panel member?

I was offered the opportunity through Aotearoa Youth Voices and thought it would be an exciting new challenge. I knew it was going to be a huge learning curve and I was going to be better for it. It also gave me the opportunity to be a voice for young people and make decisions on funding projects that would benefit young people and their communities.

How was the experience?

It is hard work! There is a lot of reading involved and important decisions to be made. I see this opportunity as part of my professional development in my career. I definitely would recommend this opportunity to other young people who are interested.

What kind of youth projects really inspire you?

I like seeing innovative projects that best fit young people’s needs. They should have a lifelong effect on the lives of young people all over the motu [area or land]. The bigger picture! I think it’s important that youth projects are positive and bring communities together, young and old, to influence the next generation.

HAMISH AINSLEY, 18, CANTERBURY Studying: Bachelor of Commerce and International Business at Canterbury University Passionate about: Travelling, and working on a growing list of international friends to visit

How did you become a funding panel member?

I was doing some work with Hurunui Youth Programme and really enjoyed it. One of the staff who was part of the programme asked if I wanted to be on a youth funding panel for MYD. A staff member from there contacted me and I never looked back.

How was the experience?

This opportunity has given me insight into funding. There is a lot of reading involved and responsibility entrusted to me. It is definitely a good experience. I recommend this learning experience to all young people who are interested.

What kind of youth projects really inspire you?

I like projects that are inclusive of education, leadership and good youth development.

They also need to be sustainable. I think youth projects should benefit the community as a whole. When projects have a positive impact on the whole community and young people learn by doing, that is good youth development.

BEN HINGSTON, 18, HAMILTON Studying: Political Science at Waikato University One day: Wants to work in international relations and foreign affairs How did you become a funding panel member?

I have done previous work for MYD – I was a Youth MP at Youth Parliament 2010, and also started an Aotearoa Youth Voices group at my school. I heard about the funding panels and thought this was a good opportunity not to miss.

How was the experience?

This is a cool opportunity but you need to prepare thoroughly with a bit of reading. I definitely would recommend this decisionmaking opportunity to other young people.

What kind of youth projects really inspire you?

I believe youth development is an important part of youth projects, and that they should have a positive impact on the community. When there’s youth involved, and youth leadership, there’s good youth development. I also think education is important and to have that linked into projects is a good thing.

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