Sydney rock band super FLORENCE jam are a volcanic mixer that’s two parts guitar, four parts vocals, two parts bass, one part keys and one part drums. But there are only four of them. Made up of Adam Krawczyk on vocals and guitar, Laurence Rosier Staines on guitar, vocals and Casio, Mike Solo on drums
South By Southwest Showcase Submissions Now Open
The 25th annual South by Southwest Music & Media Festival in Austin, Texas March 16-20 2011 has opened for both applications to play and delegate registration.
Calling All APRA Songwriters
If you write songs, and play them live then there maybe money waiting for you! It’s time to submit your Live Performance Returns (LPRs) – you’ve got until 31 August.
Shock Acquisition by Regency Media
One of Australia’s largest independent entertainment companies has been bought bout. Shock, which has been releasing, distributing and exporting local music since 1988, has been acquired by Regency Media- a DVD/CD manufacturing and distribution company.
Deadlys Finalists Announced
The quest to find Indigenous Australia’s best in 2010 has begun. Finalists were announced last week in what is arguably Australia’s biggest, single event celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, and voting is now open.
QANTAS Spirit of the Youth Award Entries Closing Soon
Young musicians are encouraged to submit their best works to the Qantas SOYA competition. This year the music SOYA winner will be mentored by Lee Groves (Level 7 Studios).
More world class speakers sign on for BIGSOUND 2010
Australia’s biggest annual music industry event and festival – BIGSOUND 2010 – has added no less than 40 international, national, and local speakers to this year’s conference line-up.
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When Warp Records (Aphex Twin, Flying Lotus, Grizzly Bear) founder Steve Beckett signed an unknown band from Sydney in early 2008, based on the strength of their seething, instrumental album, ‘O Soundtrack My Heart’, you could forgive him for being a little taken aback when only 18 months later they returned to his office with
Ticket Scalping Survey Results Released
Ticket vendor, Moshtix, has released the results of their survey to punters on the on-selling of tickets.
First music policy of the election appears
The Liberal Party has pledged to widen the Education Tax Rebate, an expansion which will now include music lessons and instruments in the rebate.