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Indent’s Partnership Grants Applications Now Open

The 2012 Partnership Grant Applications are now open! Funding teams of young people to stage their own all ages, drug and alcohol free music events throughout NSW. This year the grants saw festivals, band nights, talent competitions, rock the all ages entertainment calender to date! Indent is a project of MusicNSW and has grown to

Final Round of Quick Response Grants Now Open

MusicNSW is excited to announce one final round of Quick Response Grants is still open for applications! The Quick Response Grants were created to support artists and managers in developing their export and international support opportunities, and has been significant in assisting many artists in achieving their touring and showcasing goals. This program focuses

The Deadly Award Winners

The Deadly’s are an annual celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community. The Deadly’s showcases the outstanding achievements of ATSI’s and provides identifiable national and local role models to inspire the rest of the Indigenous community, and especially our youth. The 2011 Deadly Awards were held on September

Quick Response Round 2 Recipients Announced!

In the third round of MusicNSW’s Quick Response Grant Funding, created to support artists and managers in developing their export opportunities, we are pleased to announce two new recipients of this funding! MusicNSW is excited to announce it will be supporting several bands to attend the annual Sound Summit conference this coming October long weekend.

Live Music fuels Australian economy to the tune of $1.2 billion

The first ever national study of the value of Australian live music has discovered that in 2009/10 the Australian live music industry has boosted our national economy with $1.21 billion, with total profits and wages of $652 million and supporting almost 15, 000 full time jobs. The study was commissioned by APRA/AMCOS in conjunction with

Third Round Announced for Breakthrough Program

Australia’s Minister for the Arts, the Hon Simon Crean MP has announced today that a third round of the Breakthrough: Emerging Indigenous Contemporary Musicians Recording Initiative is now open for applications. The third round will enable two aspiring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians or bands to increase their audience exposure further their music careers. The Australian

The 7th Australian Music Prize Announces Judging Panel

The 7th Australian Music Prize has announced it’s judging panel for this year, a panel which will incorporate several more industry professionals. 42 judges of industry, music and musicians coming from all over the music globe will preside over the prize. The judges will be determining the shortlist of 9 outstanding Australian albums.