The deadline for artist submissions for the 28th South by Southwest Music Festival (March 11-16 Austin TX) is fast approaching! With entries closing October 11, now is your last chance to apply online with an EPK through SonicBids. South by Southwest is considered to be the world’s biggest and most prestigious music event, and a springboard to international
APRA/AMCOS ROADSHOW
APRA’S 2013 Roadshow event is coming up fast! This year’s event includes Brett Cottle (CEO of APRA AMCOS) and APRA AMCOS’s Senior Membership Team, Sally Howland and Milly Petriella.
Big Day Out & headspace announce new partnership, launch band competition
Big Day Out has partnered with Australia’s youth mental health foundation headspace, and will be rebranding the Red Stage as the headspace Stage, which will now be home to four winners of a new band competition launched today!
2013 National Remote Indigenous Media Festival
The annual National Remote Indigenous Media Festival is a major industry event celebrating the achievements and building the capacity of the remote Indigenous media sector and will be held in NT from 2-8th October.
Destiny 3000
Destiny 3000 is a pop-group from Sydney made up of Jaz, Emily, Millie, Hannah and Elle. D3K started playing together at the beginning of this year and will play until the year 3000. They have played in Sydney and Melbourne with acts like The UV Race, Mad Nanna, Housewives, Mope City and are about to head
Creative Partnerships Australia launch first Federally-supported funding program
Creative Partnerships Australia has launched Australia’s first Federally-supported matched funding program for the arts and creative industries, called Plus1. Creative Partnerships was initially set up earlier this year to encourage private sector support for the art. CP works directly with arts, business and philanthropic sectors across the country. Plus1 will match dollar for dollar up
2014 Indent Partnership Grants Now Open
The 2014 Indent Partnership Grants are now open! Two grant categories are available, the Grass Roots Grant and the Event Development Grant, and both are for youth music events happening in 2014. The Indent Partnership Grants program, funded by ArtsNSW, has been specifically developed for young people to stage all-ages, drug and alcohol free live music
MUSICNSW QUICK RESPONSE FUNDING 2013 ROUND 2 RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED, ROUND 3 NOW OPEN
Through the support we’ve received through Arts NSW, we are pleased to announce the second round recipients of our 2013 Quick Response Grant Program. The Quick Response Grant Program aims to support artists and artist managers in developing export opportunities whilst attending Australian industry conferences, trade fairs and other career defining opportunities. The Round 2
Mbantua Festival
The Mbantua Festival, held in Alice Springs, celebrates Indigenous cultures throughout Australia by bringing together 14 indigenous language groups and gathering culturally significant artists from all over Australia to draw upon musical and cultural traditions. This year’s festival will take place from the 9th to the 13th of October and will feature well-known artists such
APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR AIM
The Australian Institute of Music (AIM) has just opened applications for those wishing to start their creative career.