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 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

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.

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

The music industry recently came together to lobby the Federal Government on behalf of AMRAP (the Australian Music Radio Airplay Project). As a causality of the Federal Government’s tough 2012-2013 budget in May, AMRAP is in a dire financial situation. Consequently, music industry officials are lobbying to have AMRAP’s $600,000-per-year funding restored. AMRAP currently delivers

MusicNSW’s all ages initiative Indent has officially opened applications for their 2013 Indent Partnership Grants! Two grant categories are available, the Grass Roots Grant and the Event Development Grant, and are for youth music events occurring in 2013. The grants program, funded by Arts NSW, has been specifically developed for young people to stage all-ages, drug and alcohol free live music