Pirra are a four-piece indie pop and roots band based in Sydney. The group are playing a gig tonight at Oxford Art Factory and playing this Sunday 10th May at the Redfern Aboriginal Tent Embassy Concert so we grabbed band member Jess Beck for a quick chat!
Australia Council for the Arts Grants Round 2 Closing Soon
Applications for the next round of Australia Council for the Arts grants close on June 2nd, 2015.
Bigsound Speakers Announced, Showcase Applications Closing May 15
Annual music conference Bigsound has announced the first round of speakers for 2015. Applications to play at this year’s event will close on May 15 with the first amazing line-up of artists announced in early June.
NSW Young Regional Artist Scholarships
NSW Young Regional Artist Scholarships are now being offered by the State Government to support young artists from regional NSW to undertake a self-directed professional development program or project in their chosen field.
Little May
Little May is a Sydney-based indie/folk band featuring Liz Drummond, Hannah Field & Annie Hamilton. In just 18 months this talented trio of songwriters and have acquired over one million Soundcloud plays and three million Spotify streams. Since releasing their debut single ‘Boardwalks’, the outfit have topped Hype Machine twice, sat comfortably in the Australian community
2015 Bondi Wave Music Industry Conference
Annual music conference Bondi Wave has announced it’s industry speakers for 2015. Bondi Wave Music Industry Conference is a free conference happening on Friday 15 May at the Bondi Pavilion from 10am-4pm, and aims to provide it’s attendees with an overview on what you need to know to break it and make it into the
MusicNSW & Mission Australia Present “Music Could Change Your Life”
MusicNSW have partnered up with Mission Australia’s Creative Youth Initiative (CYI) to present an exclusive free music workshop called “Music Could Change Your Life”, tailored specifically for the students participating in the 2015 ‘Sounds Of The Street’ course. CYI helps to develop the creativity of young people at risk by providing a variety of free creative
APRA CEO Calls For Action Over Pirates
APRA/AMCOS chief executive Brett Cottle has come out publicly about issues surrounding illegal downloading, calling on the Australian government to offer “support and respect” to artist’s whose work is being obtained by illegal methods. Bottle has lended his support to proposed increased legislative powers to stop internet piracy at a Senate inquiry public hearing late last week. “Australia’s
FBi Open Day with AAM + Jake Stone
Are you a musician, wondering when you should get a manager? Or want to be a music manager yourself? Get answers to all your management questions and more at FBi Radio’s next Music Open Day this coming Monday 4th May. Continuing in the spirit of our partnership with FBi Radio, we’re excited to announce the music industry guests who’ll be dropping
City of Sydney Matching Grants
City of Sydney have just opened up their Matching Grants program, which mainly works with community groups that partner with the COS to support events, services and projects in their local community. The matching grant program is also open to for profits who can demonstrate that the project will activate their local precinct (laneways and