The 18th annual Deadly Awards acknowledged some incredible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists such as Elefant Traks act The Last Kinection and Yung Warriors at the Sydney Opera House on Tuesday night.
Jinja Safari to headline the 2012 Indent regional tour!
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.
In Conversation With: Sound Summit Co-Director Brooke Olsen
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
Music Industry Lobbies for AMRAP Funding
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
2013 INDENT PARTNERSHIP GRANTS NOW OPEN
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
Art Facts Website Launched
9 in 10 Australians listen to music every week, but only 4 in 10 exercise weekly. A new website, Art Facts, offers facts like this in an attempt to reveal information about the financial and emotional realities of music and other art forms.
Roadrunner Execs Join Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast owner Markus Staiger is teaming up with former Roadrunner A&R chief Monte Conner to set up new label Nuclear Blast Entertainment.
New Music Network Call Out for Proposals
The New Music Network is currently requesting proposals for their 2013 New Music Mini Series, which occurs alongside the New Music Network Concert Series-a series that involves a variety of individuals and/or ensembles who have just started out in their musical career or creating new projects.
FBi Radio’s Northern Lights Competition Returns
Sydney’s community radio station FBi Radio have announced the return of their Northern Lights competition, which offers two solo artists and/or electronic producers a trip to Iceland to perform live in Reykjavik in collaboration with Icelandic musicians. Additionally, the winners will be accompanied by FBi Music Director Dan Zilber, who will give them the chance to
Sound’s Australia Position Vacant: Live Music Coordinator
Sounds Australia is currently looking for a live music enthusiast and supporter to join their team as Live Music Coordinator. The new position will focus on promoting Australian live music venue industry in a sustainable way and will be an important part of Sounds Australia’s efforts to support and grow Australian music. As Australia’s national