AudioCulture
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (March 2015) |
Nonprofit | |
Type of site | Digital library |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Headquarters | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Owner | NZ On Air, New Zealand Government |
| URL | http://www.audioculture.co.nz |
| Commercial | No |
| Launched | 2013 |
| Current status | Perpetual work-in-progress |
AudioCulture is a
New Zealand On Air
funded online project billed as the "Noisy Library of New Zealand Music". Working with artists, historians and music industry people, the website tells the story of nearly 100 years of New Zealand popular music culture, from the first local recordings in the 1920s to digital streaming.
The website launched on 31 May 2013, with 250 published pages and since then has been growing steadily with new pages and stories added regularly.[1]
Organisation
The site was conceived and founded by
Recorded Music New Zealand he approached various funding bodies but was repeatedly turned down. Finally, in 2012 NZ On Air agreed to fund the site. AudioCulture was placed under the wing of the same trust that's in charge of the sibling project NZ On Screen
but the content was curated and directed by Grigg, now named as Creative Director. Under Grigg, content was created by some 35 writers and contributed to by a large number of photographers.
AudioCulture has partnerships with
The National Library of New Zealand and Radio New Zealand.[citation needed
]
In September 2016, Grigg resigned as Creative Director, handing the role to New Zealand writer and historian Chris Bourke. Grigg retains a position as founding editor.
References
- ^ "AudioCulture - the noisy library of NZ music". www.audioculture.co.nz. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- Sunday Star Times. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
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