SLAM has made history with over 100 venues registered for National SLAM Day happening on February 23rd 2012. Over 100 venues from across the country will be celebrating Australian live music in small venues by hosting a National SLAM Day event. Prominent Sydney venues such as The Annandale, Goodgod Smallclub, FBi Social, Yours and Owls,
Song Summit 2012
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 held as part of Vivid Sydney at the Sydney Convention Centre between 26-28 May 2012. Song Summit will feature live performances by international and home grown talent as well
TINA Position Vacant: Festival Co-ordinator
Newcastle’s iconic festival of independent, emerging and experimental arts festival This Is Not Art (TINA) is on the hunt for a new festival co-ordinator to lead the event in 2012.
AWME 2012 Applications Now Open
Applications are now open for artists to showcase their works at the AWME music industry conference, which kicks off in Melbourne on Thursday 15-Saturday 18 November 2012. Considered to be Australia’s music industry showcase event for roots music. AWME engages with music industry representatives from around the world, creating new opportunities for musicians overseas and
Rdio Lauches in Australia
Last Saturday music subscription streaming service RDIO was officially launched at Bondi’s Beach Road Hotel with Vice Magazine.
Event Ticketing-A Need for Change
Foxtix have just released the results of it’s survey on the current ticketing market.
Bluesfest Sideshows Announced
One of Australia’s favourite blues and roots festival Bluesfest have just announced their sideshows for 2012 including impressive acts such as Ziggy Marley and Candi Station.
Indent & City of Sydney: Youth and Music Roundtable
Following a series of discussions with City of Sydney Youth Services and some key music industry patrons, MusicNSW’s Indent and the COS held a Youth and MusicRoundtable on January 24 which explored the opportunities and hurdles for maximising youth participation in live music in Sydney.
The Australian Music Prize Shortlist
THE AMPS have announced their shortlisted artists who will now be in the running to win $30, 000. The AMP awards recognise Australian artists who have produced high quality albums with outstanding creativity. No matter which genre of music you worked in, artists from across the country were invited to submit their full length albums
Slam Goes National by Kirsty Brown
As we head into 2012, there are several things on the horizon for the music industry, which will hopefully lead to lasting change. Looking around the country, as well as internationally, it’s an exciting start to the year. SLAM Goes National On 23rd February 2010, the SLAM rally saw 20,000 people march through Melbourne to