Exploring the world of NZ On Air music video funding

I’ve set myself the challenge of watching every music video made as part of NZ On Air's $5000 music video funding scheme from 1991 to 2011.
Posts tagged "emma paki"
Missing videos for August 1995

Missing videos for August 1995

There’s a Barry Saunders song called “Little Things”. I can’t even figure out what album it was on. It’s so… little. Another sweet Emma Paki song, but “Don’t Give It Up” is another one that’s not as beloved as “System Virtue” and so misses out on being digitised. Another of Ermehn‘s early tracks is “Nuttin...
Missing videos from June 1994

Missing videos from June 1994

The Strawpeople got there first with covering “Under the Milky Way” Andrew Fagan unveils “Now You Know” a choice piece of jangly ’60-inspired pop. I bet the video was amazing. I originally confused Cinema with Cinematic, but it turns out they were two quite different groups doing stuff in the mid ’90s. Cinema was signed...
Emma Paki "System Virtue"

Emma Paki “System Virtue”

Watching this video is a little bittersweet, knowing that Emma hit a rough patch soon after and left the music industry for over a decade. In the video she’s young and seems to be singing a message of hope. If only. The video is lovely, with slow black and white footage of Maori in small...