Caitlin is just 19 years old, but the maturity and credibility of her songwriting has quickly captured the attention of audiences and music industry insiders. 2009 has seen Caitlin indepdendently release her debut ep ‘Tiny Spark’ where each song has been featured in Australian shows and films around the country. Caitlin was also named runner
DEWHA Grants open
The Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA) have announced the dates for their 2010 grants. DEWHA have a strong focus on touring regional and remote Australia, so this might help you get out of the city in the new year.
The Great Escape features Australia
The Great Escape in the UK has recently announced that Australia will be the feature country for the 2010 conference.
Q Music seeks Big Sound Co-ordinator
QLD’s version of MusicNSW – Q Music – is inviting Expressions of Interest from individuals for the position of Big Sound Summit 2010 Exectutive Programmer.
PPCA Performance Fund
The Phonographic Performance Company of Australia offers one-off funding for the promotion of music and the performing arts through the PPCA Performers’ Trust Fund.
Managing Content on YouTube
YouTube everyone’s favorite video sharing site has created an advanced set of policies and content management tools to give rights holders control of their content on YouTube. YouTube provides content management solutions for rights holders of all sizes across the world, and provides tools to cater to the specific needs of various rights owners.
ARIA Winners announced
Last week the 2009 ARIA awards named their best of 2009, feature artist this month – Bertie Blackman took home a statuette for Best Independent Release.
First to accept SXSW 2010
25 Australian and 10 New Zealand Artists are the first to accept invitiations to showcase at South by South West music festival, in Austin Texas next year.
Planning for Entertainment Workshop
Council is invited to nominate attendees for a workshop at which the recent changes to the planning system concerning planning for entertainment will be examined.
AIR Award Winners announced
In an award ceremony, rival to any great party, in Melbourne on Sunday November 22 the 2009 Australian Independent Record Association awards were named. Ten categories documented the 2009 Indepedent music scene in Australia to a whole host of stand out performances from Midnight Juggernaughts, Dappled Cities, Bertie Blackman, Philadelphia Grand Jury, Bridezilla, Kirsty Lee