A Low Hum is the ongoing project founded by photographer and music impresario Blink (born Ian Jorgensen), and is based in Wellington, New Zealand. Under the umbrella A LOW HUM, Blink organises tours, releases records, makes music videos, organises one-off events/festivals and publishes magazines and books. As of 2009, A Low Hum has organised and supported tours for over seventy musical acts from New Zealand, USA, Australia and beyond.
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- A LOW HUM Tours
- 2007 Brookfields Outdoor Education Centre Wainuiomata 3 5 Feb
- 2008 Tatum Park Ohau 2 5 Feb
- 2009 Homedale 68 February
- 2012 Homedale
- 2013 Homedale Wainuiomata 810 February
- 2014 Homedale Wainuiomata
- 2010 Flock House 23 25 Jan
- 2011 Flock House 11 13 Feb
- Square Wave Festival
- A Low Hum House at Erua Lodge Dec 31 2014 Jan 1 2015
- ALHxNYExSEA at Boat Cafe Dec 31 2015
- References
In 2006, tours occurred every month and comprised between two and four rising Kiwi bands who played venues and gigs in about a dozen New Zealand locales along the way. In conjunction with each tour, A Low Hum published an A5 magazine, usually including a feature album or EP (often unreleased material by bands) and a music compilation CD with songs by local and international acts.
In 2006, A Low Hum also began publishing "Local Knowledge", a comprehensive guide for bands wanting to tour New Zealand and engage with the music industry.
In 2007, A Low Hum entered new territory as the producer of a major new live music festival, Camp A Low Hum (CALH), held on a large rural campsite close to Wainuiomata, 30 minutes drive north of Wellington. Attended by an intimate 350 campers, 49 bands performed 3, 4 and 5 February . In 2008 the festival spanned a total of four days featuring over 60 bands and doubling in audience numbers to around 700, according to Blink, the maximum capacity. The 2009 event sold out a month before the event, though capacity was limited to only 800 people. The 2010 event has been renamed Campus A Low Hum and has relocated to an unused agricultural college outside the town of Bulls in the North Island. Regarding changes to the format of the festival, Blink has said:
I have retained everything that was special about the Camp A Low Hum philosophy: intimate performances, small crowds, multiple environments, renegade performances, no band announcements, multiple performances by bands, spontaneous party action – and taken it bak 2 skool and added a whole bunch of new concepts to make it a brand new experience.
In 2007, after having released music for a few years in conjunction with its magazine, A Low Hum ventured further into the territories of a traditional record label by starting a monthly subscription-based CDR singles club and releasing albums by local New Zealand artists, Disasteradio, Over the Atlantic and The Enright House.
in 2008, A Low Hum released a trilogy of free digital download EPs by up and coming NZ recordings artists; Secret Knives, Mount Pleasant and Red Steers
In 2009 Blink from A Low Hum tour managed Disasteradio around the World as well as worked on the next phase of his music festival series, renamed to Campus A Low Hum
In 2010 Blink is working on a documentary of the first three Camps, and is working on the follow-up to his 2006 book "Local Knowledge" April 2010, As reported by the Creative Freedom Foundation, A Low Hum announced it has ditched CDs for future releases and is planning on mainly only releasing Mp3s with accompanying artwork.
A LOW HUM Tours
Bands whom Blink/A Low Hum have toured around NZ and the World:
2007 - Brookfields Outdoor Education Centre, Wainuiomata. 3-5 Feb
2007 Line-up:
2008 - Tatum Park, Ohau. 2-5 Feb
2008 Official Line-up:
2009 - Homedale, 6–8 February
2009 Official Line-up:
2009 Renegade Room Line-up:
2012 - Homedale
2012 Official Line-Up:
2012 Renegade Room Line-Up:
2013 - Homedale, Wainuiomata, 8–10 February
2013 Official Line-Up
2013 Renegade Line-Up
2014 - Homedale, Wainuiomata
2014 Official Line-up:
2010 - Flock House, 23-25 Jan'
2010 Official Lineup:
2011 Flock House, 11-13 Feb
2011 Official Lineup:
Square Wave Festival
A nationwide electronic city music festival. 35 shows took place in Auckland, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin during November 2013.
2013 Official Line-up
A Low Hum House at Erua Lodge, Dec 31, 2014 & Jan 1, 2015
Official Lineup Dec 31
Official Lineup Jan 1
ALHxNYExSEA at Boat Cafe, Dec 31, 2015
Official Line-up