SHELLEY SPANG Piano, Voice Shelley Spang has a lifelong passion for music. She graduated from the University of Canterbury with a Bachelor of Music, majoring in vocal performance, and was a member of the 1988
NOLAN HUNGERFORD Rock Band
Music has been Nolan Hungerford’s lifelong passion and, as both a musician and a teacher, he has been fortunate to make it his career. He has worked all over the world, released albums, taught
National Youth Choir which won the International Choral Festival in Vienna and performed at the Welsh Eisteddfod. After moving to London, Shelley completed a Postgraduate Diploma of Music Therapy at Roehampton Institute in Surrey in 1991. She returned to New Zealand the following year and established a career in music therapy, working with a diverse range of clients covering a wide range of disabilities. In 1998, she was a foundation member of the Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir. Shelley is a member of the NZ Institute of Registered Music Teachers, teaching singing and piano to students of all ages. She regularly adjudicates at competitions and events around New Zealand.
young musicians at school and tertiary level through the Christchurch School of Rock and other education providers, and has experience in all aspects of the music industry, as a performer, manager, promoter and producer. Nolan runs College’s Contemporary Music (Rock) programme, giving the students he works with realistic insight into what it takes to succeed as a musician in New Zealand. He mentors students, both as individuals and in groups, helping them develop songwriting and performing skills, promote their music, perform and compete at contemporary music events. College bands Run77 and The Subs, who both reached the national finals of SmokefreeRockquest, honed their skills working with Nolan.
AASHA MALLARD Rock Band A tutor with the Christchurch School of Rock and a professional musician, Aasha Mallard assists with College’s Contemporary Music programme. Aasha is an up-and-coming young New Zealand musician who has
plenty of real world experience to share. His band Nomad is gaining traction in the charts and has already had its first European tour. Nomad’s biggest hit Oh My My has been streamed over 1.7 million times on Spotify, earning a nomination for breakthrough artist of the year at the 2016 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards. Now in his 20s, Aasha began his musical career at high school. He knows exactly what it is like to be trying to make it, and is working hard to see how far Nomad can go.
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