NSW Minister for the Arts, Virginia Judge today announced $11.3 million in new grants as part of the State Government’s $42.7 million 2010 Arts Funding Program. This includes three year funding for Indent to remain delivering all ages support and awesomeness. Ms Judge said the program supported arts organisations and community events across NSW: “This
AMIN seeking Victorian Rep.
The Australian Music Industry Network (AMIN) is is currently seeking a Victorian counterpart and is joining forces with a number of organistaions down south to make this happen.
Breakthrough to continue in 2010
The Breakthough: Emerging Indigenous Contemporary Musicians Initiative that begun as a pilot in 2009, will continue in the new year.
After The Fall
After The Fall burst onto the Australian music scene in 2004 releasing their self-titled debut of that year, with tracks such as “Mirror Mirror”, “Room For One More” & “Sunshine Showers.” Rollingstone Magazine named it one of the Top 50 Albums of the year. After The Fall was also welcomed into triple J’s Hottest 100.
Aeriae
Aeriae is Sydney-based electronic composer/producer Wade Clarke. Aeriae’s tracks pulse with all the addictive beat microscopy and spliced atomic delights of IDM masters like Autechre, and wed these rhythms to conspicuous tonal beauty and classical figures. Organ lines, crystal-like textures and treated White Girl voices wrap around tracks whose compass includes the song-like and the
AMID launches iphone APP
The Australian Music Industry Directory (AMID) now comes on your phone, with publishers Inmedia! launching the iphone/itouch APP.
SMAC Award Winners announced
Sydney’s Music Art and Culture awards (SMAC) awarded their second annual winners at Cockle Bay Warf on December 8, 2009. The winners all walked home proud to be named amongst those that keep Sydney’s cultural heart beating. Local electronica hereo’s Seekae (pictured) took out the best live music act gong who at the start of
Danimals to join The Lab
Following the successful launch of Tooheys Extra Dry: The Lab, world famous musician and producer Mark Ronson has personally chosen Sydney act Danimals to fly to New York to collaborate with Ronson in his studio
Popkomm to return in 2010
The organisers of Berlin’s music conference Popkomm have announced that they will return in 2010, after the GFC (may we never speak of it again) meant the conference were to shut it’s doors.
New Corporate Director for MusicNSW
MusicNSW is delighted to announce that Greg Carey has been appointed as our new Director Corporate, commencing in January 2010. Greg’s experience as a music business entrepreneur, his work on all levels of the industry, and his excellent knowledge of Music NSW’s mission and operations made him the ideal candidate in a strong field of