Brendan Smyth

New Zealand Music Month has been running for 17 years. Alex Behan asks the people who were there from the start to tell its story: how it began, what it's achieved and where it's going next. Video, Audio

NZ On Air Music Manager, Brendan Smyth, tells tales from his early days as a public servant with an afro and a green velvet suit, to having 20 percent local music on the airwaves. Audio, Gallery

Glamour and hysteria at the NZ Music Awards, power and privilege with Trust Punks, Delaney Davidson and Hurray for the Riff Raff in session. Audio