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Happy Holidays and New Year from the MusicNSW team!
It’s holiday season, and a new year is fast approaching! The MusicNSW team would like to wish you a very safe and happy holiday, and we’re looking forward to seeing what 2013 will bring. The MusicNSW office will be closed over the holiday period between Friday December 21 and Monday January 7. See you in
SOUND SUMMIT 2013 – CALL FOR FESTIVAL CO-DIRECTOR
Sound Summit is looking for a creative, energetic and highly organised individual to work with the current Festival Co-Directors, Nic Warnock and Daniel Gottlieb and alongside MusicNSW on the 2013 and 2014 festivals. Sound Summit exists to provide musicians, producers, composers, promoters and fans the opportunity to interact, reflect and collaborate with each other, building
Australia Council introduces new grant scheme for record labels
The Australia Council’s music board has set up a new pilot grant scheme, offering up to $50,000 to small to medium scale labels to help them with costs such as recording, websites, marketing and administration.
The 2012 SMAC Award Nominees
FBi Radio’s annual SMAC Awards (Sydney Music Art and Culture Awards) have announced their nominees for 2012, once again celebrating some of the best local talent Sydney has to offer. The SMAC’s are awarded each year to the artists, musos, venues, promoters, creators and culture makers who keep Sydney’s creative heart beating. We’re very excited because our
SAVE AMRAP
In about 3-4 weeks, the Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (AMRAP) will be forced to shut-up shop and close down it’s services to distribute the music of Australian recording artists to community radio stations across the country. The closure of such an important service comes, not because of any identified failings of the project, or
Arts Northern Rivers Seeks Media Intern/Arts Reporter
Arts Northern Rivers is seeking a Media Intern/Arts Reporter to join their small team one day a week, for a ten month period, from mid February to mid December 2013.
Byron Bay Music Agency Seeking Bookkeeper
Dynamic music agency looking for a young and motivated bookkeeper. You must have accounting skills and qualifications together with an advanced knowledge of MYOB and Excel, and ideally Mac proficient.
Spotify’s most-streamed tracks of 2012 (Australia)
Online music streaming giant Spotify have just released their list of most streamed tracks, artists and albums in 2012, with Gotye’s Somebody That I Used To Know being not only the most streamed track, but the most shared song via social media globally this year.
2012 ARIA Award Winners
Seems like Gotye is getting ready for world domination, taking away a total of four ARIA Awards in the awards ceremony last Thursday held at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. Gotye walked away with ARIAs for Best Male Artist, Best Pop Release, Best Australian Live Act and Album of the Year. “There are a bunch of fantastic albums, especially