Now!here!this! Ōtautahi 2023 Festival Lineup Announced

Curated this year by Anita Clark (Motte) and Rory Dalley (I.R.D.), the Audio Foundation's Now!here!this! festival of experimental music / sound returns to the garden city for a very special Ōtautahi edition, happening from 12th to 15th October. Bringing you a bountiful programme of 'Urgent Sound, Adventurous Music & Deep Listening', Now!here!this! 2023 hosts a wide-ranging lineup of innovative Cantabrian sonic practitioners and guests from around Aotearoa, with an emphasis this year on unique live collaborations "exploring the art of spontaneous creation".

Visitors to Ōtautahi for the four day event include i.e crazy and Kraus from Tāmaki Makaurau (both of whom have recently released superb new albums), Riki Pirihi (Cave Circles) and Jonny Marks (The All Seeing Hand) from Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Ōtepoti's Jackson Harry, Whanganui electronic producer / performer Ludus and Sri Lankan artist Sum Suraweera. They're joining an absolutely cracking selection of convention-defying local artists including Roy Montgomery, Greg Malcolm, Jenny Ward, Gemma Syme, Luke Wood, Ryan Chin, Taipua Adams, Joe McCallum, and I better stop there or I'll be naming everyone on the bill — which you can feast your eyes and ears upon with each day's timetable info below...

Now!here!this! Ōtautahi 2023
Thursday 12th October to Sunday 15th October - Space Academy and The Loons
Four day festival passes available HERE via UTR

Individual day presale ticket links below
For artist info head along to www.audiofoundation.org.nz

Now!here!this! Ōtautahi 2023 - Opening Night
Thursday 12th October - Space Academy, Christchurch

Greg Malcolm / Paul Sutherland / Sum Suraweera
Gemma Syme / Willieu / Peter Wright
Jonny Marks
Kraus / Nicole Reddington / Reuben Derrick / Nic Woolaston
Riki Pirihi / Mike Kime / Jimmy Rainey

Tickets available HERE via UTR

Now!here!this! Ōtautahi 2023 - Night 2
Friday 13th October - Space Academy, Christchurch

Jonny Marks / Jenny Ward / James Robinson / Reece McNaughton
Ludus
Jackson Harry / Luke Wood / Ryan Fisherman / Taipua Adams / Joe McCallum
Kraus
Reuben Derrick / Mike Kime / Sum Suraweera

Tickets available HERE via UTR

Now!here!this! Ōtautahi 2023 - Night 3
Saturday 14th October - Space Academy, Christchurch

Ludus / Heather Webb / Luke Scott / Jake Kīanō Skinner
Riki Pirihi
Jackson Harry / Roy Montgomery
i.e. crazy
No Death Exit Horse - Malcolm Riddoch / Mike Minchington / Peter Wright / I.R.D / Dave Imlay

Tickets available HERE via UTR

Now!here!this! Ōtautahi 2023 - Day 4
Sunday 15th October - The Loons, Lyttelton

DISCREET OBJECT SOUND and FIELD RECORDING Group Jo Burzynska / Jake Kīanō Skinner / Mike Minchington / Nic Woollaston

TWISTED TONGUE SISTERS w/ TRANSISTORS Gemma Syme / iRD / Jonny Marks / Jenny Ward

i.e. crazy / Roy Montgomery / Sarah Elsworth / Anita Clark

Jackson Harry / Luke Wood / Ryan Chin / Heather Webb / Peter Wright / Luke Scott / Dave Imlay / Malcolm Riddoch / Luke Shaw

CONDUCTION ensemble directed by Riki Pirihi

Tickets available HERE via UTR

Watch Riki Pirihi performing 'IWA' (an immersive on-water experience, conceived by Tuhirangi Blair) at Viaduct Harbour for Matariki ki te Manawa...

Hit play on Kraus' spellbinding visuals for 'Crush on Ice' from his 2022 album Fire! Water! Air! Kraus!...

Experience i.e. crazy's 'Wetlands' featuring Imogen Taylor from their new album Country Justice...

Press release:

The Audio Foundation’s travelling festival returns to Ōtautahi for 4 days of ‘Urgent Sound, Adventurous Music & Deep Listening’, curated by local legends Anita Clark (Motte) and Rory Dalley (I.R.D).

The festival brings a selection of innovative artists to Christchurch in the spirit of collaboration – alongside solo performances there are unique lineups featuring 30+ musicians and performing artists exploring the art of spontaneous creation.

Fronting the lineup from outside Ōtautahi are songwriter/producer i.e Crazy and electronics genius Kraus (Tāmaki Makaurau), out of this world vocalist Jonny Marks and percussionist/conductor Riki Pirihi (Te Whanganui-a-Tara), noise rocker Jackson Harry (Ōtepoti) and dreamscape electronic artist Ludus (Whanganui).