ARIA have just announced the full list of nominees up for this year’s awards, which will be held at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, Darling Harbour on Thursday, November 29
MusicNSW Quick Response Grants: Round 3 Now Open!
MusicNSW, through support received by Arts NSW, is pleased to announce Round 3 of the 2012 Quick Response Grant program to support artists and artist managers in developing export opportunities whilst attending Australian industry conferences, trade fairs and other career defining opportunities in 2012/2013. MusicNSW is proud to announce that we have recently funded $23,000
Virgin Welcomes More Musical Instruments On Board
Virgin Australia continues to work with the Australian music industry in creating better travel options for musicians, having announced today that Virgin have changed their carry-on baggage allowance for musical instruments. After a consultation with music industry representatives, Virgin’s new baggage policy means that whilst the number or weight of standard pieces of luggage on
Round 3 Quick Response Grants Open Next Week!
MusicNSW, through support received by Arts NSW, is pleased to announce the third round of the 2012 Quick Response Grant will be open from Tuesday October 2nd, 2012.
Homebake and Chugg Entertainment forge new partnership
The promoters of Homebake festival have just announcing a new partnership with Chugg Entertainment.
The Deadly’s Winners Announced
The 18th annual Deadly Awards acknowledged some incredible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists such as Elefant Traks act The Last Kinection and Yung Warriors at the Sydney Opera House on Tuesday night.
MUSIC INDUSTRY 101 PANEL @ SOUND SUMMIT
If you’re looking to break into the music industry and need a helping hand, Sound Summit will be presenting an informative panel of seasoned experts to share advice on how to get your music out of the garage and in front of the public. Whether you’re just starting out or ready to release your seventh
Straight Arrows
Sydney band Straight Arrows have just returned from Big Sound and are about to hit the road again to play at Sound Summit Festival (27-30 September). We grabbed frontman Owen Penglis before they head off to see what Straight Arrows have been up to this year.
Jinja Safari to headline the 2012 Indent regional tour!
Following on from the success of last year’s regional tour starring Tonight Alive, MusicNSW’s youth project Indent is thrilled to announce Sydney’s unique jungle-pop quintet Jinja Safari as this year’s headliner! After winning Triple J’s Unearthed competition in 2010, Jinja Safari spent the majority of 2011 playing a heap of sold out shows across Australia.
In Conversation With: Sound Summit Co-Director Brooke Olsen
To celebrate the start of MusicNSW’s annual festival of independent and innovative music Sound Summit tomorrow, we managed to grab co-director Brooke Olsen for a quick chat about the festival’s evolution, artist selection process, plus she shares her top picks from the festival program! MNSW: In what ways has Sound Summit evolved since its inception in 2000? BO: Sound