We recently met with Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP and discussed the Live Music Taskforce and the job of saving Sydney’s live music scene.
Join the Commit to Community Radio Campaign and save digital radio!
Recent Government funding cuts in the upcoming May 2013 budget means that the future of digital radio is uncertain, with many community digital radio services across Australia facing the possibility of being shutdown completely,
Your chance to play at BIGSOUND 2013!
BIGSOUND registrations and BIGSOUND Live showcase applications are now open for the September 11-13 event, which is held over three days annually in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley. BIGSOUND is Australia’s leading international music industry conference and showcase and draws a growing contingent of musicians, managers, buyers, industry experts and music lovers to meet, learn, and discover
Australia Council announce International Pathway Grant Recipients
The Australia Council of the Arts has announced the recipients of the 2013 International Pathways grants. The funding program supports international touring by Australian musicians and provides up to $20,000 for artists and their manager undertaking international tours of five dates or more in at least three different cities or towns. Critically acclaimed singer songwriter
Tropscore and Tropscore Jr. Winners
Australian award winning composer and musician, Jared Underwood, has won the 2013 Tropscore competition, and 13 year old Jackson Hurwood has won the inaugrual Tropscore Jr.
Shock Records appoint new General Manager of Music
Shock Records have just announced their appointment of new General Manager of Music Craig May, a role currently held by Leigh Gruppetta. He will be starting in March.
Sounds Australia appoints new Export Music Producer
Sounds Australia, Australia’s national export initiative has just announced their appointment of new Export Music Producer Glenn Dickie.
Bigsound registrations and Bigsound Live showcase applications now open!
BIGSOUND registrations and BIGSOUND Live showcase applications are now open for the September 11-13 event, which is held over three days annually in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley.
SLAM DAY 2013
Three years ago a group of independent and impassioned, non-politically aligned music lovers came together to form a volunteer run, self-funded collective called Save Live Australia’s Music, or SLAM for short. Sadly for Melbourne, the introduction of Victoria’s Liquor Licensing polices in 2010 unjustly linked live music to ‘high risk’ activities such as violence. This
Cheap Hot Desks Now Available at the MusicNSW Office
Calling all emerging music managers, label owners, publicists, promoters, music journalists, festival organizers, freelancers and arts practitioners! MusicNSW is offering five NSW-based start-up music businesses an opportunity to rent our newly installed Hot Desks, located exclusively within the MusicNSW offices at the City of Sydney Oxford St Cultural Quarter. Since relocating to our new office