BIG FAN is turning two 🎂 🎉
Since opening, studios have been used by 1,600+ creatives, with 278 shows & events in the venue with nearly 850 artists, collectively involving almost 2,700 creatives performing on stage, and drawing an impressive 21,000+ fans through the doors.
In the evening, the venue will be in full swing ft PAIGE, REIKI RUAWAI and THE DAWNS. All ages and licensed show with tickets available from @moshtix
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Ignite Event Management students, supported by their mentors & Event Production students, organised a 2-day all ages mini festival X-Fest with 7 bands, raising $1,600 for @MusicHelpsNZ 🙌🏻
📣 Announcing the next two IGNITE programme intakes. Ignite is dedicated to nurturing and empowering people with a passion for music & events through the 8-week industry specific training programme across 3 streams - Event Management, Event Production & Music Production.
IGNITE TĀMAKI MAKAURAU - 18-25 YEAR OLDS
Any time is the perfect time to enter the industry, and we aim to grow a community of people with the passion and skillset to become game changers is vital with the current state of the industry. bigfan.co.nz/community/ignit…
IGNITE runs 1 Sep - 23 Oct. Applications are open NOW and close on 4 August. bigfan.co.nz/#community for all the info. 🙏🏻 @ManatuTaonga & @MasseyUni for making Ignite possible.
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Quick update from the Māori Cymraeg SongHubs whānau! Happening right now at @BigFan_NZ
Thanks to @nzBritish and @UKinNZ
📣 Applications for Summer Residencies are now open!
Summer Residencies runs Monday 26 February to Friday 1 March, offering creatives the chance to flex their musical muscles in one of three professional-grade recording studios for five days, for FREE.
Three successful applicants will be able to experiment, produce, write and/or record music by themselves or with collaborators, every day with no final outcome or commercial release expectations.
One successful applicant outside of Tāmaki Makaurau will have their travel and
accommodation costs covered, so all creatives from Aotearoa are encouraged to apply.
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📣 IGNITE is back - free 8-week industry specific training programme for rangatahi with THREE streams: Event Management, Event Production & Music Production. This intake is for rangatahi aged 15-18, based in Tāmaki Makaurau.
Programme Dates: Sun 10 March - Wed 1 May.
Applications are open now and close on Sun 18 February at 10pm. bigfan.co.nz/community/ignit… for full info on IGNITE and to APPLY.
📣 Announcing INTERNSHIPS 📣BIG FAN Internships serve as a foundation for nurturing the talents of aspiring industry practitioners, creating pathways into the music industry.
Our mission? Provide equal, paid opportunities for valuable work experience to anyone keen to learn
and step into the industry.
BIG FAN is offering a total of 12 paid internship placements throughout 2024. These will be run over 4 intakes of 3 positions for each intake.
There are 3 roles available across BIG FAN – Studio Administrator, Venue Administrator & Programme
Administrator – each offering up to 100 hours over the 8-weeks, committed to the living wage.
Intake One runs 4 March to 28 April.
Applications are open NOW and close on Sunday 4 February 10pm.
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