The recipients of the third round of Breakthrough grants have been announced, funding some incredible Indigenous talent cross the country. The Breakthrough: Emerging Indigenous Contemporary Musicians Recording Initiative (Breakthrough) provides funding of up to $25,000 to eligible emerging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians and bands to produce a high quality recording of original tracks, suitable for broadcasting and
Stars urge music community to support Music Victoria
Some of Victoria’s most respected musicians have urged the music commuity to sign up Music Victoria’s supporter drive.
MusicNSW Presents: New Technologies in Music Workshop
MusicNSW have developed a series of workshops to educate and support people working in the music industry. The next workshop in our series is called ‘New Technologies in Music‘ and will provide musicians and industry professionals with an understanding of the way technology is changing in the industry. This workshop will cover the way
Sydney Entertainment Centre to be demolished
Sydney Entertainment Centre is to be demolished as part of a billion dollar “complete facelift for Darling Harbour.” according to Premier Barry O’Farrel.
Bondi Wave Music Industry Conference 2012
Bondi Wave Music Industry Conference 2012 is returning 10.00am to 3.30pm on Friday 11 May at Bondi Pavilion. Presented by Bondi Pavilion and Waverley Council, the free conference brings together the country’s finest music professionals delivering information on all sectors of the industry. Anyone interested in getting into the music industry should definitely attend. With speakers such
BIGSOUND 2012 Speakers Announced
Widely considered to be one of the best and most relevant music conferences in Australia, BIGSOUND 2012 kicks off on 12-14th September and has officially announced its first round of guest speakers. Australian indie artist Ben Lee will be delivering the keynote, talking about his creative processes with only the wisdom one with eight solo
Chicks Who Love Guns
Sydney’s Chicks Who Love Guns are a garage/punk band consisting of Cass Navarro (Vocals), Mitchell Farkas (Bass, Vocals), Jack Hambling (Guitar, Vocals), Mody Grant (Guitar), and Xavier Francis (Drums). After building up a reputation for their intense and ferocious live shows, the five-piece have supported many high profile acts such as Grinspoon and The Scare, received great aiplay on triple J and most
triple J Unearthed & APRA/AMCOS Present: Adalita and Gotye Songwriting Masterclass
Eight lucky Australian songwriters will have the chance to be take their song writing skills to a whole new level thanks to triple j Unearthed and SONG SUMMIT. They are teaming up again this year to present an exciting career opportunity for one lucky singer songwriter from each state and territory. The selected participants will be flown into SONG SUMMIT
Create/Control Launch by Signing Three Acts
Create/Control- the innovative new label formed by the team behind Secret Service and Dew Process, have officially signed their first three acts: Brisbane’s The Jungle Giants, Canada’s Metric and New Zealand’s Opossom (aka producer Kody Nielson). The Jungle Giants are currently working on a new EP whilst Metric and Opossom are both expected to release new albums in
Popfrenzy joins Cooperative Music
Australian independent label Popfrenzy has joined forces with with label group Cooperative Music.