Blacktown City Council is leading the way in putting Western Sydney’s Indigenous music and dance industry on the map, holding an Indigenous music and dance forum next Tuesday.
Creative Sydney Program Launches
Creative Sydney, an eclectic program of events that brings local and global leaders together to explore Sydney’s creative potential during Vivid Sydney festival, has announced its program structure and some of its impressive talent line up.
Budget Announcement: Allocation to the Arts
Last night’s budget announcement secured funding for two initiatives supporting the development of contemporary music in this country. Funding for the 2010–11 Contemporary Music Touring Program has been increased in this Budget to increase regional communities access to new talent, helping artists grow their careers while providing local economies with the benefits from tours by
ACCC Grants APRA Authorisation Until 2013
APRA’s membership, licensing, distribution and international arrangements are all the subject of an “authorisation” by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. APRA chooses to seek authorisation from the ACCC because it represents the interests of many individual songwriters and music publishers on a collective basis and this has the potential to give rise to certain
Be our Office Manager!
MusicNSW is looking for someone engaged and interested in the music industry to take on a casual role as Office Manager in the organisation.
Song Summit: Opportunities for Songwriters
?APRA| AMCOS are calling for songwriters across Australia to make their music matter at this year’s Song Summit. As part of the three day conference, Song Summit will invite songwriters to take part in a number of money can’t buy opportunities to assist with furthering songwriting development and career progression.
National Artists To Radio: Entries Now Open
The search for new and emerging Australian music talent is on again. New Artist 2 Radio (NA2R) is now in its ninth year and aims to discover the next major music star to be played on commercial radio throughout the country and is open to unsigned Australian artists and bands who have not charted in
Spotify Updated!
Spotify has revamped its on-demand music software, focusing on integration with other music and non-music platforms aiming to amp up the program’s social networking capabilities, and connecting users directly.
One Movement For Music returns in 2010
Held in Perth over 3 days in October 2009, the inaugural One Movement for Music showcased more than 200 artists representing 16 countries, 100 speakers, along with hundreds of delegates and thousands of music fans descending upon the event for three days of relationship building, notable business outcomes, the sharing of important information and the
Launch Your Band – Entries Open 16 April!
Perisher’s annual Launch Your Band Competition is calling for entries for 2010. This competition gives unsigned musicians a chance to have their music heard.