Sound Summit is looking for a creative, energetic and highly organised individual to work with the MusicNSW Creative Director , Eliza Sarlos, on the 2009 Sound Summit Festival.

The first Tooheys Extra Dry uncharTED Competition of 2009 is on now and is offering a chance to play at Splendour in the Grass as well as recieving a band development package worth $25,000.

Applications for the 2009 JBSeed Fund are already open and will close on Monday the 27th April, 2009. To celebrate its 5th birthday some new categories and opportunities have been added to the bill… BRAND SPANKIN NEW: • Partnership with The Falls Music and Arts Festival (both Lorne and Marion Bay) AND Southbound (WA). •

ART SOUNDS will be launched in Newcastle on Friday 13 February. ART SOUNDS is a free monthly program where exhibition spaces become music venues. Come and enjoy the sights and sounds and groove to a new beat. For full details see www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au ART SOUNDS is free, open to all ages, encourages new audiences for local

Well some say that it is more than a networking site, its a “musical revolution” but take what you will. Oz Jam has the potential to be something amazing connecting like minded peers and creative folk regardless of the genre they play – new styles, new movements, new bands, new tours who knows what will

Warner Music Australia has bought a majority stake into Peppermint Blue, the Label/Artist Management/Touring Company whose line up consists of Anthony Callea, Rouge Traders, The Androids, Amy Pearson, Erica Baxter and TV Rock will become a subdivision of Warner Music Australia effective immediately. Wayne Pilkington, Executive Director of Peppermintblue said “We are excited by the

Pink’s Funhouse tour of Australia is reaching record numbers with a total of 43 shows across the nation reaching to an estimated 430,000 Australians. Her Funhouse album is still #2 on the ARIA charts and has just announced that NSW band FAKER will be the opening act!

The Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (AMRAP) Community Broadcasting Foundation grants up to $10,000 to the promotion and development of contemporary Australian music and musicians by facilitating airplay through the community broadcasting sector. Applications are accepted throughout March, closing on the 1st of April for more information head to the link below. Amrap grants –

MusicNSW, is a not-for-profit association representing contemporary music in NSW. We exist to support the creative and economic expansion of the Contemporary Music Industry within NSW. We are currently seeking a permanent part-time Creative Director to work alongside the MusicNSW Director Corporate to lead MusicNSW through its next stage of growth and development. Applications Close:

The Young Entrepreneurs Success program has been designed to provide a no-nonsense guide to business growth and marketing for the creative industry sector. The final 3 business mentoring sessions will be held on the 7th of February, the 7th of March and the 2nd of May. The sessions will focus on Growing Your Business: Attracting