Music & Art

Previous SFM Artists

DAILY J

Auckland based​ ​Daily J have their own unique sound,​ offering​ blissful blends of warm melodies, dynamic basslines and a subtle pop electronica influence that leaves you feeling swooned.

YURT PARTY

A dance party not to be missed! Yurt Party are a one of a kind musical feast with foot stomping fusions of Balkan, Latin and Dub goodness this Christchurch band will make those hips swing.

MIM JENSEN

Christchurch based Mim Jensen and band are packed with energetic heartache, emotional harmonies and destructive lead guitar lines, they’re a sweeping spectrum of indie rock and passion.

ARTHUR AHBEZ (NZ)

Arthur Ahbez performed his Jazz, Folk, and Psychedelia movements of the 20th century at the Sumner Street Party 2022.

There's A Tuesday (NZ)

There’s A Tuesday are a four piece indie band from Christchurch, New Zealand. Performed at the Sumner Soiree stage in 2021, 2022.

NATHAN HAINES (NZ)

Saxophonist and producer Nathan Haines from Auckland, New Zealand. Performed at Sumner Street Party in 2022.

ALICE MCCULLOUGH (NZ)

Embroidery art inspired by wild landscapes, portraits and combining the realms of science and art. Artist for the Single Fin Mingle 2022.

Joe Ghatt (NZ)

New Zealand’s psychedelic mainstay Joe Ghatt and his band performed at on Sumner Soiree stage in 2021.

Molly & The Chromatics (NZ)

6-piece band groove merchants from Auckland, New Zealand. Performed on Sumner Soiree stage in 2021.

Philip Trusttum (NZ)

Philip Spencer Trusttum ONZM is a leading New Zealand figurative expressionist artist. Artist for the Single Fin Mingle 2021

Jack Page (NZ)

Jack Page is multi-talented singer-songwriter with a background in jazz, based in Christchurch, New Zealand. Performed at the Knees Up party 2021.

Jed Parsons (NZ)

Jed Parsons & band are an indie band based in Christchurch, New Zealand. Performed at the Knees Up party 2021.

THE BUTLERS

A four-piece indie-rock band from Christchurch, NZ. The Butlers are infamous for their unruly, rowdy, sweat-drenched live shows and they surely succeeded at this years 2024 SFM.

WAX MUSTANG

Coming out of New Zealand's cold southern city of Dunedin, Wax Mustang became the talk of the town when rumours were swirling about an often-shirtless musician throwing down his 90s hip hop bangers.

EMILY C.BROWNING

Christchurch’s Emily C. Browning is a New Zealand-based guitarist and singer-songwriter. Elegantly blending a background in folk and education in jazz with a perhaps newfound passion for neo-soul.

Arjuna Oakes (NZ)

Arjuna Oakes is a singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer from from Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa. Performed at the Knees Up party 2020.

Mini Simmons (NZ)

Mini Simmons is a loose nod to the 60's rock n roll, based in Auckland, NZ. Performed at the Knees Up party 2020.

Filippa Edghill (FR)

Filippa Edghill is a Swedish & Barbadian artist living & working in Biarritz, France. Artist for the Single Fin Mingle 2020.

The Butlers (NZ)

Sumners finest, The Butlers have been an integral part of the Single Fin Mingle over the years, in and out of the water . Performed at the Knees Up party 2020.

Ty Williams (US)

Ty Williams is a mixed media artist focused primarily on the sea and the coastline as his subject. Ty is based in Maine, US. Artist for the Single Fin Mingle 2019

Wax Mustang (NZ)

Wax Mustang is one of Nz’s ripest hip hop talents from Dunedin. Performed at Single Fin Mingle 2019

China Beach (AUS)

China Beach are a wild 7 piece disco funk outfit out of Melbourne, Australia. Performed at Single Fin Mingle 2019.

The Shambles (NZ)

Combining pop, soul, jazz and disco. The Shambles hail from Ōtepoti, Dunedin. let them take your eardrums on a. Performed at Single Fin Mingle 2018.

Paul McNeil (AUS)

Paul McNeil is a mixed media artist based in Byron Bay, Australia. Artist for the Single Fin Mingle 2018