The British Council and The Australian Council of the Arts have introduced an innovative leadership initiative for Indigenous Australians working within the creative industries. ACCELERATE is a new funded program that incorporates tailored leadership development, mentoring and industry placement in both Australia and the UK. The two stage program arose from a concerning lack of representation
Sydney Fringe Registrations Launched
Sydney Fringe Festival has launched their 2012 Artist and Event registrations with over a hundred artists and over 30 venues registering already in just one week.
Song Summit announces lineup additions
SONG SUMMIT 2012 has announced today more exciting editions to their lineup including artists Megan Washington, Adalita, Kav Temperley, Abbe May, Catherine Britt, U.S Producer Nick DiDia and many more. Widely considered to be our countries premiere music industry conference, Song Summit is a three day creative, business development and networking conference now in it’s third year. It will be
Big Sound Showcase and Registrations Now Open
Big Sound Live 2012 is now open for Australian artists to register for the chance to perform in front of some of the most influential figures in the music industry. Taking place on the 12 and 13th September the two-night music festival showcases artists in front of the local, national and international music industry delegates attending the
AMRAP Position Vacant
A new position has become available at AMRAP! The Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (Amrap) is a community radio initiative that works with musicians and community broadcasters to increase radio airplay opportunities for contemporary Australian music.
The Standard lends The Annandale a hand.
One of Sydney’s newest music venues The Standard have decided to give the local struggling iconic music venue The Annandale a financial leg up by purchasing one of their Buy-a-Brick corporate packages.
PPCA vs Commerical Radio: The simulcast saga continues…
The war between the PPCA and commercial radio over simulcast payments is heating up as it goes into another round of legal action.
Unsigned Artists Competition Deadline Extended!
Due to overwhelming demand the Unsigned Artists Only Competition deadline has been extended! The new deadline for Unsigned Only has been extended to April 11 so applicants need to get in quick!
And The AMP goes to…The Jezabels!
The MusicNSW team have just arrived back in the office after a great afternoon of celebration at The Basement for the 7th annual Australian Music Prize Awards (AMPs). Congratulations to The Jezabels who took out the PPCA’s $30, 000 cash prize for achieving outstanding excellence with their debut album Prisoner. Besides the ravishing lunch, our
Nominate in the Betty Makin Youth Awards
Youth Week is inviting the public to nominate young people, young collectives, youth workers and/or police offers who have made a significant contribution to our local City of Sydney community in 2011. The nominations will be considered for the Betty Makin Youth Awards which will be run as part of the National Youth Week in 2012.