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Play It Strange We exist to empower the next generation of songwriters in Aotearoa Just close enough to reach.

Play It Strange is all about opening the door to the temple of imagination that young NZers harbor…..that they place on the edge of our real world.

The multi talented Sienna Fitzgerald recording her song “Let it Drive” at after being a finalist in our National compe...
04/11/2025

The multi talented Sienna Fitzgerald recording her song “Let it Drive” at after being a finalist in our National competition! Sienna also placed first in our Junior competition earlier this year. How amazing 🤯

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Huge thank you to Giltrap Group for supporting 5 talented students recording their songs once again in 2026 for our Juni...
04/11/2025

Huge thank you to Giltrap Group for supporting 5 talented students recording their songs once again in 2026 for our Junior Songwriting Competition! We're so lucky to have your support in creating a brighter music industry in Aotearoa!

We’re so excited to announce that the very first album from our 2025 competitions is dropping next Friday 14 November 🎉🎉...
04/11/2025

We’re so excited to announce that the very first album from our 2025 competitions is dropping next Friday 14 November 🎉🎉

Featuring the first 15 songs from the Junior Songwriting Competition, this compilation album showcases the talent and diverse range of music written by Year 9-11 students all across Aotearoa.

Please presave the album via the link below to show your support for these incredible rangatahi artists! 🎶💫

We also want to say a huge thank you to the sponsors of this competition: Youthtown NZ, Giltrap Group, Concord Music Publishing ANZ, Grassroots Trust, APRA AMCOS NZ and our generous patrons — we couldn’t do this without you!

Keep your eyes peeled for the rest of the songs recorded this year (they are all truly amazing!!) 👀

https://music.drm.co.nz/2025-jr-song-comp

The amazing Anamika Jones recording her song “Testing my Patience” at after placing second in our National Songwriting ...
04/11/2025

The amazing Anamika Jones recording her song “Testing my Patience” at after placing second in our National Songwriting Competition! What a voice 😮‍💨

Coming out soon! ✨

We had such a great time in Ōtautahi last week hanging out with Thom O'Sound from Orange Studio! 💫🎙️This year alone, we’...
04/11/2025

We had such a great time in Ōtautahi last week hanging out with Thom O'Sound from Orange Studio! 💫🎙️

This year alone, we’ve had 7 incredible songs recorded at Orange, as well as countless more over the years. We’re so grateful for Thom’s support and for constant encouragement for young artists in Christchurch and beyond 💥

Congratulations to our Waiata Reo first place winner, Ihaka, who has just recorded his stunning waiata “Tai o Mate” at ...
04/11/2025

Congratulations to our Waiata Reo first place winner, Ihaka, who has just recorded his stunning waiata “Tai o Mate” at ✨

Coming out soon!

Huge congratulations to Play It Strange alumni Ella Pollett for the release of her stunning new single ‘Losing My Mind’ ...
03/11/2025

Huge congratulations to Play It Strange alumni Ella Pollett for the release of her stunning new single ‘Losing My Mind’ 💫🎵💞

Written by Ella and produced by Nigel Mauchline at Creative Sounds - The Stomach, this moody alt-pop ballad marks Ella’s first ever round of funding from NZ On Air Music, so we couldn’t be more proud of her!

Stream ‘Losing My Mind’ now! 🎧

It’s giveaway time! 🎉🚨We have some double passes up for grabs for the .graymusic gig this Thursday 30 October at in Tām...
28/10/2025

It’s giveaway time! 🎉🚨

We have some double passes up for grabs for the .graymusic gig this Thursday 30 October at in Tāmaki Makaurau 💫🎸

All you need to do is comment below to go into win two free tickets 🎟️

The incredible Isabella recorded her song ‘The Clock’ at Roundhead Studios New Zealand a few weeks ago for our Peace Son...
27/10/2025

The incredible Isabella recorded her song ‘The Clock’ at Roundhead Studios New Zealand a few weeks ago for our Peace Song Competition 💫💝 She was joined by a choir from Eliette's Music Academy that sounded absolutely stunning, so be sure to get the tissues out for this one!

Isabella also came 2nd place in our Junior Comp this year, an absolute star! 🎤🎵❤️

We’ve just received the first batch of masters from the legends at Kog Studio, so you know what that means - release tim...
24/10/2025

We’ve just received the first batch of masters from the legends at Kog Studio, so you know what that means - release time!! 🎉🎵

Swipe for info on the release process of your single 👉

Icon Tarani aka Knelle Marsters from Papatoetoe High School recorded their beaut track Over Indulge at Parachute Studios...
23/10/2025

Icon Tarani aka Knelle Marsters from Papatoetoe High School recorded their beaut track Over Indulge at Parachute Studios with Noah Page this week!

Thanks to our pals at The Lion Foundation for supporting this comp and making it all possible 🫶🫶

The incredible Hunter was in the studio at Roundhead a few weeks ago recording her absolute banger ‘Rockstar’ for the Ju...
23/10/2025

The incredible Hunter was in the studio at Roundhead a few weeks ago recording her absolute banger ‘Rockstar’ for the Junior Songwriting Competition 🎶🎸🎤

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