Art at the heart is the sixth biennial Regional Arts Australia national conference and will be held from 3-5 October 2008 in Alice Springs. Registrations close Monday 15 September and can be made online at www.artattheheart.com.au – delegates who have already registered are encouraged to choose their session preferences as places are filling up fast.

Austrade are holding Export Market Development Grant (EMDG) coaching sessions in August and September. These small-group, personalised sessions will help you get EMDG ready and maximise your grant entitlement! Sessions will be run by senior grants staff and will cover a range of topics including introduction to EMDG, how to plan for EMDG, how to

Registrations and Band Submissions for the SxSW 2009 Festival are now open – closing Friday 24 October. SxSW is on of the biggest and most influential music events in America and the world! Get in early to be heard by fresh ears in Austin! Apply for SxSW through Sonicbids or directly at www.sxsw.com – please

Applications are now open for the second round of Sound Travellers for tours running 1 January – 31 December 2009. Sound Travellers provides grants to Australian artists for National touring in the following genres of new music for travel and marketing costs. The program also aims to develop viable touring opportunities for musicians/sound artists performing

Australian recording artists whose music is being broadcast, or hold copyright in recordings receiving airplay, may be able to share in licence fees collected by the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA). Record labels do not notify of artist releases or registrations – this is the artist’s responsibility. PPCA represents and pays featured Australian recording

Got a demo you want to get on air? Got a tight set but cant seem to score any gigs? Want to tour regionally but just dont know how? FBi 94.5FM and Music NSW are here to help – at FBIs Music Open Days. Held on the first Monday of every month from 3-6pm at

APRA’s electronic live performance returns are now open for 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008. Returns must be completed before August 31st.

Tracy Redhead our VROOM Project Manager spent some time chatting to Ronan Sharkey at Triple JTV. Check out Episode 23.

MusicNSW, is a not-for-profit association representing contemporary music in NSW. One of the key projects of MusicNSW is Whichway, a career development program for Indigenous musicians and industry. We are currently seeking a full time Project Manager to lead Whichway through its next stage of growth and development. Applications Close: August 18, 2008 Web Site:

$1.5m scholarship program announced A joint $1.5 million scholarship program has been announced by the SAE (School of Audio Engineering) Institute and Qantm College, to be divided into 189 scholarships over the next 12 months. The SAE/Qantm Scholarship Program will administer 180 part scholarships, each covering 50 per cent of tuition fees, and nine full