For The Fans Episode 5: How to Excel in the New Zealand Music Industry. [New Zealand's Music Podcast]

Welcome to the For The Fans poddy, a music podcast for the fans, by the fans. 

In this episode, we’re diving into what it really means to be a musical artist in Aotearoa in 2025.

Is there enough industry support to build a career here? What funding is actually available? And do you have to leave New Zealand to make it work long-term?

We unpack it all — the realities, the roadblocks, and the resilience it takes to make it in music right here in New Zealand. Come join us.

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 3:01 The positives and the funding available for local artists
• 8:25 The importance and popularity of radio play
• 18:31 How you as FANS can get behind our local artists
• 24:18 How the INDUSTRY can get behind our local artists
• 25:11 Australia's 'Michael's Rule' & New Zealand's proposed response
• 32:23 The intricacies of being an opening artist for a bigger headline act
• 37:38 Ticket prices in New Zealand vs Australia