Taite Music Prize Announced

A new music prize, named after Dylan Taite is aimed at awarding and acknowledging creativity, originality and musicianship. The Taite Music Prize aims to pick the best album of the year regardless of sales, genre or artist recognition and the prize is $10,000. The first winner will be announced on March 31 next year and the prize was named after Taite who was one of the best music journalists New Zealand has ever had (watch the video above for proof). Taite’s son John said, “Dylan and music went together like gunpowder and matches. He was always ahead of the bounce, a creative pioneer who took risks and believed in the long shots…the same qualities all great New Zealand music has at its core.” More info over here.