Following the government’s announcement that Aotearoa would move to the red setting of the traffic light system on Monday 24 January, a number of events were forced to cancel or postpone. This is yet another massive blow to the music, arts and events industry, whose artists and workers have spent the last two years of the pandemic struggling to find consistent work and promoters have had to cancel or change the dates for their events multiple times.
News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston reaches out to a few people working in the performance art sector who have been impacted by the red setting. Firstly, Jemima speaks to Director of Splore John Minty, Director of Freqs Out East Dan Hesson and Director of The Others Way Mathew Davis, who are all promoters for summer festivals that have had to cancel or postpone due to the shift to the red light setting. They discuss how the pandemic has affected events and whether the exisitng events support schemes are enough to get the people involved in the industry through the Omicron outbreak.
Secondly, Jemima chats to artist and musician Jazmine Mary who says there is no support available for artists who have effectively lost their jobs under the red setting and cannot access the wage subsidy. Jazmine has penned a letter to the Prime Minister and submitted a parliamentary petition request to call for support for artists and musicians in Aotearoa unable to work under 'red'. They explain what sort of financial support is needed and how the public can help their call for action from the government.
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The Auckland Lantern Festival 2022 launches today. The latest shift to the red setting has meant the festival could no longer go ahead in person. So, this year, with the most comprehensive online platform yet, the Auckland Lantern Festival will be celebrated online. News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston speaks to Eric Naan, Event Producer for the Auckland Lantern Festival, about the history of the event and having to move online.
Johnny and Big Hungry are away for the public holiday, so Denzel steps in and takes over the reigns of the 4-7 with a special mix from the man himself.
Image capturing of satellites orbiting the earth is set to be revolutionised with new images showing 60% more clarity.
Trishil Kyle Dahya spoke to University of Canterbury Associate Professor Steve Waddell about the work he has pioneered with the Computational Design and Adaption Research Group to capture clear images of low earth orbiting satellites and debris. Topics such as the funding stage of the project, as well as the use of Adaptive Optics to minimise atmospheric turbulence, and more form the basis of the conversation.
Tonight on Friendly Potential Radio, we hear from two Tāmaki touchstones - Friends Of All The World and Carlotta.
Friends Of All The World is an undersung producer and deejay who haunts Bandcamp and K Rd. Def check out his catalogue at friendsofalltheworld.bandcamp.com. He starts off with a witching hour set recorded at his brother's flat in Naarm.
Ladies and Gentleman hop on board Flight Morning Glory with Tuva'a and sit back and relax, while you get taken for a musical ride. During our flight, HINA and her band come onto the show and perform a magical set of songs live. As we land, we finish the show off with the Remix of the Day courtesy of MC Slave from the LoggCabin.
Last weekend, Friendly Potential hosted the wonderful Lauren Hansom in Auckland and Wellington. Tonight, we head back to the club, and hear the warm-up and closing sets from Saturday night at 121. We kick off with Simon ramping it up, and then close with Gus shutting it down.