The 2009 ARIA Hall of fame inductees have been annonced and will be celbrated in Melbourne in August. This year the inductee’s include John Paul Young, Kev Carmody, Little pattie, Mental as Anything and The Dingoes.
Kazaa re-launches in the USA
Do you remember Kazaa? Australian owned peer to peer networking site was a beacon for illegal downloads when I was a kid, but now it is embracing the more legal business models that are emerging in the music industry world wide. Subscription services where you pay to have unlimited music downloads are already popular in
Sound Summit 2009: a festival of Independent and Innovative music
Held annually as an integral part of This Is Not Art (TINA), Sound Summit will celebrate it’s 10th birthday in 2009 over the October longer weekend – October 1 – 5, in Newcastle, NSW. Traditionally an electronic and hip hop conference and festival, in 2009 Sound Summit will drop it’s genres and broaden it’s scope,
Indigenous Arts Research Project released
Regional Arts NSW are pleased to present the final report from Research Officer Ruben Allas entitled Identification of Engagement Opportunities in the Indigenous Arts Industry in NSW.
Regional Arts Australia Survey
For those living outside of urban dwellings this survey could be the answer to get your voice heard and up the cultural and artistic opportunites in your town. Regional Arts Australia has issued a survey that probes your regional cultural activities and how they could be improved.
Hands across Commercial Radio to celebrate the transission to digital
In a world first, Australian commercial radio broadcasters and the public service broadcasters are putting competition aside on August 6, 2009, when more than 40 different radio stations hold a simultaneous outside broadcast in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide to promote digital radio.
Gadigal Music wants NSW Indigenous artists to record EP
Gadigal Music is calling on submissions for 3 emerging Indigenous artists in NSW to apply to record an EP with them in the brand spanking new Gadigal Studios. This is an opportunity for anyone who wants to up their recording experience and produce a professional EP. The criteria is that you must be an originals
Breakthrough musicians announced
Arts Minister Peter Garrett has announced the five indigenous music groups to recieve funding to record a ‘high quality’ and ‘broadcast standard’ EP or CDÂ to be used to target commerical radio. NSW artist Microwave Jenny (Wagga Wagga), Street Warriors (Newcastle) and the Stiff Gins from Sydney were amongst the five named through the pilot
The Deer Republic wins a spot on the Splendor line up
Sydney’s The Deer Republic have taken out the first uncharTED competition for 2009 to play at Splendor in the Grass. The coveted competition also includes a $25,000 career development package.
ARTIST APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR AWME 2009
The Australasian World Music Expo (AWME) returns to the Arts Centre in Melbourne this year from 19-22 November and is now calling for applications from artists who wish to showcase in front of AWME’s select audience of international and national music industry delegates. Applications close Friday July 24.