Press Release / September 2026
WELLINGTON GIG DATE: Thu Oct 01st 2026

From now, for any new music released after 2019, to be included on rotation, musicians need to have social proof and live video of them playing live on stage, in studio, or acoustic versions - not polished music videos - live video captured performances - played in a live format and yes, have the video proof to prove it - we will be watching & listening out for these. No laptops on stage or backing tracks, just real instruments & performances. Our partners at TIMELESS RECORDS have a statement on "Why Recordings Matter" and we support them 100% on this. From their website: "Recording used to mean audio. It still does. But in 2026 it means more than that.
A recording is proof that something happened: a specific performance, at a specific venue, on a specific night, by specific people. In a moment when AI can generate music on demand, the value of that proof is going up. The live performance is messy, real, unrepeatable. It is increasingly where the actual thing lives.

We record our shows because the live performance is the real thing. We keep a record of NZ music history because what gets documented gets remembered. We build infrastructure for artists because a career that is not tracked and visible is harder to build on.

The name is not accidental. Timeless Records is a label. It is also a record of who played, who made it, who showed up." - If you are in Wellington head to www.meow.nz to book tickets and enjoy local bands.