Mangere College Term 3 Newsletter 2020

FRESH NEW TALENT:
ALEX ANGAA’ELANGI
NEW FOUND SOUND
16 MC Music
Students took on the
New Found Sound
Competition this
year.
The groups that
entered were: John
& Tha Boys; Niu
Sound; Dolce and
Una & Pypher. New
Found Sound is
a competition for
upcoming musicians,
singers and bands,
and regional heats
kicked off in July. Our
four groups headed
to the South Heats
at the Māngere Arts
Centre on 13 July and
after a fun night filled
with music, dance
and many stand out
performances, our
groups came out on
top, with John & Tha
Boys and Niu Sound
placing 1st equal in
the Band category,
and Una & Pypher
placing 1st in the Duo
category.
Fast forward to
August, our finalists
took to the stage in
the Finals at TAPAC
in Western Springs,
competing against the
best of the best from
around Auckland and
Hamilton. They had
the opportunity to
perform to a packed
crowd and enjoyed the
comradery between all
the groups backstage.
John & Tha Boys, Niu
Sound and Duo Una &
Pypher all performed
brilliantly, with great
feedback from the
crowd and judges
alike. The competition
was stiff, with the
winners decided by a
mixture of audience
vote and judges
scores.
Congratulations to
John & Tha Boys who
placed 1st Runner Up
in the most highlycontested
Band
category, and to Niu
Sound who gained the
highest judges scores
on the night.
On August 31, Year 13 Music student Alex
Angaa’elangi aka Mizgf.C was featured on the
Pacific Media Network’s Radio 531 PI, on the ‘E Tu
Rise Up Youth Show’. He talked about his musical
inspirations, his work ethic and his artistic process
and was able to offer words of encouragement to
other aspiring beatmakers and music producers –
“…never give up. If you are doing something and you
love doing it, don’t stop the grind. You’ve gotta stay
committed and follow your dreams, because in the
end, it always pays off.”
You can listen to Alex’s music on Spotify, Instagram,
Facebook, Tiktok, Google Play, iTunes and YouTube.
PERFORMING ARTS SHOWCASE
Unfortunately our muchanticipated
Performing
Arts Showcase had to be
postponed due to the
return to Covid Level 3 alert
in Auckland.
The Performing Arts team
are working hard behindthe-scenes
to deliver the
Showcase in a different
format. We hope to perform
the Showcase in the first
week of the upcoming
school holidays, from
Monday 28th – Tuesday 29th
September at 6.30pm in the
MC Auditorium. This is an
South Heats Winners.
John & Tha Boys, 1st Runner Up in the
Final.
Niu Sound with Rap Artist & Producer,
Mazbou Q, at the Finalists.
exciting development
for our students who
will finally be able to
showcase their hard
work!
PERFORMING
ARTS HOODIES
After a lot of planning
and waiting, we finally
unveiled our new
Performing Arts Hoodies!
There is still a small
amount left, so make sure
you pop by the Stationery
Shop to buy one before
they’re sold out!
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