Hurry up and get your submission together because July 9th marks the opening of the earlybird submission for Australian Artists for South by Southwest! South by Southwest is the world’s biggest and most prestigious music event.
Tamworth and Nashville are Official Sister Cities!
Australia’s music capital became official sister cities with the United States’ music capital, Nashville on June 7.
Keynote Address to be Given by Peter Garrett at TILT
TILT (Tomorrow’s Ideas Leading Today) put on by The Australian Institute of Music will be featuring Australian rock legend, Peter Garrett, as its keynote speaker. TILT will be taking place on July 5th at the Australian Institute of Music in Surry Hills.
MUSICNSW QUICK RESPONSE FUNDING 2013 Round Two Now Open
MusicNSW, through support received by Arts NSW, is pleased to announce Round 2 of the 2013 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 2013. Round 2 is now open for NSW based artists and their
BIGSOUND INTRODUCES NEW MUSIC & DESIGN PROGRAM
Brisbane’s iconic music conference and showcase BIGSOUND have added a new program to their event this year – the first BIGSOUND Music+Design program. The program’s showcase will feature a range of international speakers from a range of disciplines, who will discuss the design industry as it relates to the music industry.
National Musicoz Awards Program
The application for the Annual National Musicoz Awards Program is now open! This program strives to give recognition to independent and unsigned Australian bands. This gives the artist national exposure through the showing of the awards on national Television.
“Welcome To The Jungle: Getting Started In The Music Business”
Ever dreamt of putting on gigs, managing an artist, or making a record? MusicNSW is here to help! The peak industry body for contemporary music in NSW, MusicNSW is excited to bring our free workshop series to the Byron Shire on Saturday 6 July. Our Byron Bay workshop will cover topics like recording, marketing, management
2013 APRA Music Award Winners Have Been Announced!
The Australian Performing Right Association has announced the winners of the 2013 Music Awards. The awards were held at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. The coveted APRA Song of the Year Category went to Kevin Park, the leader of the band Tame Impala. They had two nominations in this important category and the winning
Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition
Attention all songwriters, there is only 8 days left to enter the 2013 Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition! All are welcomed to apply, songs from all genres, published or not, international or local will be accepted.
Australia launches first ever crowdfunding site
The first ever crowdfunding site focused only on Australian talent has launched! It’s called ZoshPit.