• Stella Ranginui, Janayah Wadsworth, Emilie Murphy.
  • Mazbou Q, Producer.
  • Laura MacLean, Performer.

Shore Junction launches music recording label

The North Shore’s fantastic youth innovation space, Shore Junction in Takapuna, officially launched its own recording label in May, during youth week.

Called 'Shore Junction Records’, this is new way for the facility to record, produce and distribute music from Shore Junction youth to the world through all streaming platforms.
This is a not-for-profit new distribution and music label. Shore Junction will work with young people from around the North Shore and beyond who are passionate about music.
Shore Junction Records was officially launched by Shore Junction’s Youth Development Specialist Josh Martin, while local Northcote MP Shanan Halbert was along as a guest and did a Karakia. The MC was Conin Bowker, one of Shore Junction's youth workers who has been heavily involved.
Professional producers and writers – such as Mazbou Q, 10a and Vince Harder – will be brought in to Shore Junction to work with the young people to help them tell their stories through music. Through discussion with the young people the producers will help youth shape their own songs by developing their own beats/music, lyrics and vocal arrangements.
The launch was on Friday May 13th, and Shore Junction Records first three songs were also released onto all streaming platforms featuring 10-15 young people. The songs are called “Dear Us”, “To My Younger Self” and “Moving On Up” which are all songs based on the theme of identity. “Moving On Up” was written by a group of disabled and non-disabled young people around hope of the future.
"This is only the beginning of the journey for the youth and Shore Junction Records, but we’re proud that we get to support these amazing young people in sharing their voices and their messages with the world,” says Josh Martin. "We are already working on our next song alongside producer, singer and artist Vince Harder, which starts on June 11th."
If you’d like to listen to these songs, simply search “Shore Junction” on Spotify, Apple music or anywhere you can stream music.

For more information visit www.shorejunction.nz