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New comment by berghoffer in "New Zealand lost its music media, and what we're building to replace it"

berghoffer — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:27:24 +0000

youre right, the collapse affects all music but the platform starts with electronic because that's where our expertise are. Wider genres are the goal after we can prove this in once niche

New comment by berghoffer in "New Zealand lost its music media, and what we're building to replace it"

berghoffer — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:25:50 +0000

This is useful feedback thanks! Yeah, electronic first as this is more my domain, but we are interested in expanding to other genres if the platform can fill the gap in one niche first

New comment by berghoffer in "New Zealand lost its music media, and what we're building to replace it"

berghoffer — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 23:35:09 +0000

Its actually a small volunteer crew not one guy, and they are great! We have shared their posts on our socials, they do the guide, a weekly access radio show, free classifieds, all self funded... Which is exactly what Propel exists to support.

On the profitable social media bit. I have been a worker in the scene for 8 years, running events, promoting other people, pushing the scene. And i'll keep doing it here because I love it, not because theres money in it.

New Zealand lost its music media, and what we're building to replace it

berghoffer — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 20:42:29 +0000

Article URL: https://propelmusic.co.nz/articles/the-sound-went-quiet-nz-music-media

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49235641

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