"At the start of the year, no one knew what the future was going to look like.
"You put a year's worth of work into something like Sound Valley and then it can't go ahead.
"That is disheartening and there are so many people involved. That means there are a lot of affected parties.
"Now I'm just spreading things out over the summer."
The series starts over Labour Weekend, with October 22 featuring drum and bass on one stage and house and techno on the other.
Joining Perez is The Upbeats ft MC Tiki, Chiccoreli & Tali, Dylan C, Coco, Sanoi, Heylady, Ludus, Cooper Khan, Jake Rattler, Mia Gober and Drifty.
The next day would be family-friendly with a "roots reggae feel", Damosso said.
Kora, Tiki Taane, Modern Maori Quartet, Lost Tribe Aotearoa, Roots Providers and Ihaka make up the lineup.
The next instalment will be in February and features a day of rock acts before female musicians take centre stage as part of La Fiesta Woman's festival.
Hip hop and alternative artists round out the events at the end of March.
Maria Lane is hosting some of the artists for dinner and its new bar space will be used as a backstage/VIP area.
"It's the classic scenario, if you're having an occasion you let your neighbours know," Mason said.
"You have to collaborate with local business and residents, with council coming in with the compliance side of things.
"These kinds of things get easier once you do them. As long as everyone is working together on a win-win basis, it should grow nicely."
Noise levels would be kept lower at the very start of the event when Maria Lane was still serving customers, Mason said.
"If you didn't do that and old mate turns up from Auckland with his heavy metal band and starts sound-checking during (dining) service, that's not really a good platform.