Eastern Sound Collective Organisation / Collective / Group

INFO

Name	Eastern Sound Collective
Established	2020
Artform	Music
Decades Active	2020s

ABOUT

Established in 2020, Eastern Sound Collective is a network of Asian musicians based in Pōneke Wellington. It aims to build stronger connections between musicians of Asian heritage in the city, develop better cultural representation within the country’s music industry, and create a space for members to share their industry knowledge and support each other's work.

The collective committee currently includes ten musicians across many different genres and is always open to new members. In the past, they have put on regular events that featured artists of Asian heritage from the collective and wider community.

In 2022 they launched the podcast Eastern Sounds Stories, which won the NZ On Air Outstanding Music Journalism award at the Taite Music Prize in 2023. The podcast was produced by the collective with the support of Radio.Active.FM.

In 2024 their intention is to move away from projects of their own to focus on collaborating to support the work of the musicians within the collective.