Passionate young musicians are centre stage this weekend, when the music and events industry training programme IGNITE takes over Aotea Square.

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Aimee-Jane Way

Saturday 17 December, 12.30pm

Seventeen-year-old Smokefree Rockquest 2016 finalist.

Watch her perform here.

 

Title Pending

Saturday 17 December, 1.30pm

Three-piece alternative rock/blues/indie band made up of breakout musicians.

Check them out here.

 

Spin Class

Saturday 17 December, 2.30pm

Funk-driven duo Spin Class brandishes pop which stands above the rest.

 

doubleu

Saturday 17 December, 3.30pm

Bedroom alt-pop musician with two EPs on Bandcamp.

Check them out here.

 

Altered Blondes

Saturday 17 December, 4.30pm

Three-piece desert rock/alternative rock band from the North Shore.

Watch them perform here and check them out here.

 

Daffodils

Saturday 17 December, 5.30pm

Indie-pop outfit with synths, chorus-drenched guitar and indie rhythms.

Watch them perform here and check them out here. 

 

Sophie Mashlan

Sunday 18 December, 12.30pm

18-year-old, singer songwriter and Play it Strange finalist.

Watch her perform here and check her out here.

 

Emma Cooper-Williams

Sunday 18 December, 1.30pm 

Eighteen-year-old, two-time Play It Strange finalist, and Smokefree Rockquest 2015 APRA Award-winner.

Check her out here.

 

Critical Damage

Sunday 18 December, 2.30pm

Hip-hop/funk act, runners-up at Pacifica Beats National Final 2016.

Watch them perform here.

 

Sonatane Kaufusi

Sunday 18 December, 3.30pm

Second in the solo-duo category at Smokefree Rockquest 2016.

Watch him perform here.

 

Ben Mollison

Sunday 18 December, 4.30pm

Returning from Nashville, Ben is a folk/rock singer-songwriter from Tauranga.

Check him out here.

 

Iris G

Sunday 18 December, 5.30pm

Winner of the solo-duo category at Smokefree Rockquest 2016.

Watch her perform here and check her out here.

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