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Ryan Fairweather, Crescendo’s Audio Engineer Apprentice Ryan is age 23, from Mt Eden, and a graduate of MAINZ (Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand). I learned about the Pathways Programme through Crescendo’s Facebook page and immediately applied for the Audio Engineer Apprenticeship. Within five minutes I received a call from a Mentor and organised …

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Podcasting For Beginners, Brands, Charities & Small Business

PODCASTING FOR BEGINNERS Crescendo Studio in Avondale, Auckland answer all the beginners podcasting questions whether you’re a brand, charity, or small business. Whether you’re a small business owner, fundraising manager, beginner podcaster, seasoned podcaster or a marketer looking to expand your companies brand awareness, Crescendo Studio are happy to discuss your podcasting questions. What is …

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STUDENT FOCUS InDuna

InDuna: Inspiring Youth Leadership Story InDuna is a South African self-taught artist and music producer inspiring rangatahi across New Zealand. His Afropop infused soul sounds are influenced by the beats and stories of his homeland as well as his music idols Brenda Fassie and Ladysmith Black Mambazo.  InDuna produces a range of music genres including …

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ZARA: Demo Recording at Crescendo 15-year-old Zara from Mangere is a former mentee student in Crescendo’s Te Ara (The Way) programme. A talented up and coming artist, Zara grew up watching and listening to a lot of old-school hip hop and rappers like Eminem, Tupac and Biggie. Her brothers and sisters are 15 years older …

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Student Playing Music For Wellbeing

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STUDENT NAME: Joshua   Joshuas’ Story Before Crescendo Josh is 16 years old and is from Titirangi/Glen Eden in West Auckland. He was referred to Crescendo through Te Kura alternative education. Josh is a keen guitarist and enjoys creating songs and writing about his personal experiences. When he’s not making music on his guitar, he …

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Warner Music Scholarship 2022 Update

Warner Music Scholarship Recipients 2022 We’re delighted to confirm our 2 student recipients for the Warner Music 2022 Scholarships.  Rebecca Rice  Kristiyan Kolarski Planning is currently underway to work out how they will best use the scholarships to thrive in their future music careers.  Rebecca and Kristiyan are very grateful for the scholarships and had …

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STUDENT NAME: LUCA Luca lives on the North Shore of Auckland and has been grateful for the opportunity to join Crescendo’s Te Ara (The Way) programme this year as he is moving away.  When youth music mentor Dave asked him about what brought him to the Crescendo Trust of Aotearoa he kindly shared his journey.  “I wanted …

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Te Kaha Students With Crescendo Music Mentor

Te Kaha Press Release October 2022

Crescendo To Empower Rangatahi in Bay Of Plenty News Release 18 October 2022 In smaller communities across Aotearoa, rangatahi do not have the same level of access to the arts, and exposure to relevant opportunities can be limited.   Tāmaki Makaurau based Crescendo Trust of Aotearoa have developed a new pilot programme specifically for the …

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JACK: TE URUNGA GRADUATE Jack is 19 years old and just completed Crescendo’s Te Urunga (The Entrance) programme in June. Jack lives in South Auckland and enjoys most music on the radio, particularly hip-hop, reggae and gospel. He’s mostly inspired by NZ musicians – people from similar backgrounds and lifestyle to him making music. After …

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