maitreya's blog...

Hailing from Christchurch New Zealand maitreya is an MC with a mood and a message to renew the faith of Hip Hop heads worldwide. His soulful melodies punctuated by tight, head nodding beats and rhymes made him the first ever hip hop artist to crowd-source US$50,000 to record his debut solo album Close To Home.

The album is a journey through sound into the tragedies and victories of an everyday hero who has taken his craft from Christchurch, New Zealand to stages in New York, Hong Kong, London and Amsterdam.

So dig out your De La Soul, cue up your Lupe Fiasco, slap on some Streets and they will all be in good company... you'll recognize the emotional honesty and depth, but like all great artists... maitreya does it his way.
Sat Jun 13

NZ Tour with King Kapisi

WHAT UP!!


Just got back to NZ… deep in the production of this NEARFIELD album.  
I’m gonna be on tour with King Kapisi throughout July.  This is gonna be a wicked show!!  Heaps of gigs all over New Zealand so hope to see you somewhere along the line… if your not in NZ, get a ticket over now!!


Here’s the dates:
Jul 03       Coliseum, Tauranga
Jul 10       Malba’s Bar, Palmerston North
Jul 11       Shooters Bar, Wellington
Jul 17       Sessions Bar, Gisborne
Jul 18       Khuja Lounge, AucklandJul 23       Christchurch Polytech (12-1pm, maitreya only)
Jul 23       Steel Worx, Methven
Jul 24       Dux de Lux, Christchurch
Jul 25       Orca Bar, Raglan
Aug 7       Mangawhai Tavern, Mangawhai
Aug 8       Opononi, Tavern Opononi


CHCHur, m