SALE SALE SALE

Every year at this time, Lewis Eady has a store wide 'Anniversary Sale'. Our only full shop sale of the year! This year's sale celebrates 127 years and is this weekend (2nd - 4th December).

Planning for the sale started somewhere back in August. We work hard to find some of the best specials around, working with our closest suppliers to bring in a whole bunch of products specifically for the sale.

Discounts range from 10% through to the incredible 60% off products. Our very popular Farida and Alhambra guitars are at least 20% off!

We'll share more deals with you over the weekend... so make sure you 'like' our Facebook page or subscribe to our tweets.

"See you there!"

Post by David Love

Lewis Eady Retail General Manager

Emerging Artists Series 2011 Winner

Each year, the Lewis Eady Charitable Trust extends an invitation to universities around New Zealand to present a pianist to perform as part of an Emerging Artists Series. Travel and accommodation for performers outside of Auckland is covered by the Trust.

Lewis Eady Charitable Trust promotes each solo recital and with support of sponsors, Dawsons Catering and Soho Wine Co, allows the audience some informal time to socialise over a glass of wine and canapés prior to the evenings performance.

The performances are considered by an independent adjudicator who selects the winner of the series with the best recital performance.

The Lewis Eady Charitable Trust are proud to announce the WINNER of the 2011 Emerging Artists Series - LUCY ZENG of Auckland University.

Lucy Zeng is eighteen years old and currently a second year Bachelor of Music student at Auckland University’s School of Music, studying piano with Rae de Lisle. She started learning the piano at the age of seven and won 1st prize in district piano competitions around Auckland such as the Epsom Music Competition, North Shore,South Auckland, Te Awamutu Performing Arts Competitions, and IRMT scholarships.

At fifteen, Lucy was awarded 2nd place in the 2008 New Zealand Mazda Foundation National Young Performer Awards. In 2010, she came 3rd and also won the Sonata Prize at the Kerikeri National Piano Competition. Later in the year Lucy also won the Janetta Mcstay Prize for the ‘Most Deserving Pianist’ at the University of Auckland.

"CONGRATULATIONS LUCY"

Lucy wins $1,000 and a performance opportunity in Sydney courtesy of the Lewis Eady Charitable Trust.

Join our Concert Club and be sure you are on the invitation list for the Emerging Artists Series 2012 and experience a very talented group of young up and coming musicians, selected from our top Universities throughout New Zealand.

The Trust would like to give a special thank you to its generous sponsors; Dawsons Catering, Soho Wine Co, etc. photography & design and Spikemail.

"...and to our audience - we THANK YOU for your support and we look forward to seeing you in 2012 with another impressive line up of young emerging artists".

Post by Sharon Seetto

Lewis Eady Charitable Trust Administrator

Hey computer, where have all the real stars gone?

So, last week the New Zealand music industry took to Auckland’s Vector Arena for its annual backslapping gala royale that is the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards.

Over the last year there have been a number of great records released by artists of varied style here in Aotearoa and most of these great albums probably didn’t even make it onto the short list for the prizes awarded at the hugely glitzy “star studded” affair. Last week the nation was treated to performances from the big nominees with The Naked and Famous, Brooke Fraser, Avalanche City, Ladi 6 and Tiki Tane all playing on a stage fit for any international performer. Now you will most probably know by now that the big winners on the night were The Naked and Famous and Brooke Fraser, two acts that indeed have had big years with both high charting albums here at home and tour dates dotted across the globe and quite rightly, they do deserve some high fives from the industry.

Now, I didn’t watch it on TV, nor did I go, I have seen all of these acts a few times and know what’s on order. I did however look at some pictures of people all dressed up to the nines and taking to the red carpet for the big night though. Folks that I probably wouldn’t look twice at in the street but tonight… They are in the big league and all eyes are on them. Something I’m finding more and more these days is that there are hardly any memorable, charismatic, intelligent and stylish (I’m not just talking about wearing popular clothing and holding your hand up in the air onstage) musical performers in the country. I can make a couple of immediate exceptions from this years batch in the form of Tiki Tane (despite not being my cup of tea he can still rock the mic), Matt Hyde (front man for exceptional rock band Beastwars), Ladi 6 and new comer Kimbra all have the ability to engage with their audience passionately and showcase their own style/personality while matching their din.

In a world where it is becoming increasingly easy to make music in your bedroom, without even setting foot on a stage, I’m left hoping we haven’t thrown the baby out with the bathwater. Are we getting the wrong end of the stick and therefore short changing our own level of entertainment? 

I wait with bated breath.

Edward Castelow

Sales Consultant - Lewis Eady Ltd