News and Updates

Youth Arts Workshop at the rock factory. Imparting knowledge to our rangatahi and future events industry people.

June 2023 Youth Arts Workshop with The Rock Factory

Youth Arts Workshop with The Rock Factory Youth Arts New Zealand (YANZ – website: YouthArts.co.nz) asked us to run a workshop for the Event Pathways Program, for young people interested in finding out more about working in the event and music production industry.   The Event Pathways Program run by YANZ

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October Update

Recently, we have expanded our services to include drapes for events and added new projectors and screens to cater to your audiovisual supplier (av supplier) needs. Here are our drapes… We are proud to announce that we have added both front-projection and rear-projection Grandview projector screens to our already impressive

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June 2014 Update

Update for June 2014 at The Rock Factory … Welcome to www.therockfactory.net/about-us  – Our June update. Mark and I have colds… and our little toddler (almost 2) coughs through the night right now  – I really hope your health is better than our family’s at the moment… to banish the

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February 2014 News Update

It’s been busy at The Rock Factory as usual.  Summer news is that we’ve had Auckland Council Music in Parks gigs on most weekends, which are always great fun.  And it’s been good to hear positive feedback from happy patrons.  We’ve been blessed with beautiful weather for the most part…

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Image of an outdoor music in parks event in Auckland on a sunny day. There is a marquee with a stage and sound system. The crowd is enjoying the show.

Music in Parks Auckland – Celebrate Summer!

The much-anticipated Auckland Council’s Music in Parks is back this summer, and we couldn’t be more excited! As a proud participant in these outdoor concerts, we’re thrilled to be mixing for some fantastic bands and supplying sound systems and/or staging for one of these vibrant events nearly every weekend during

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photo of stage at Neilstock when it was setup as a dual stage setup on two trick trailers. The Rock Factory provided PA system, some backline, foldbacks and microphones. This is the first festival our children went to, on a farm in Tirau! Neilstock while it was running was legendary.

Neilstock, oh yeah! Neilstock Memories.

If you’re a fan of camping music festivals with great bands and a hint of secrecy, you might have wanted to consider attending this one. Beginning as a gathering of friends and musicians that turned into a full yearly festival, this was the first festival that my kids attended. We

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November Update

Hi all, Sometimes when we get really busy we forget to update our news page, but rest assured that we’re working hard! Some of our highlights for the year included: * Two Rock Factory Recording Marathons * Staging for Auckland City Council Music in Parks * Sound for Movie nights

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