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SxSW FESTIVAL SUBMISSIONS

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

SOUND TRAVELLERS

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

PPCA BROADCASTING MONEY

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

FBI MUSIC OPEN DAY – now with MUSIC NSW!

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

As seen on JTV

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

Position Vacant – Whichway Project Manager

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:

SAE offers scholarship

$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

Collect money for your recordings

Important Notice for Australian Recording Artists “Cut off” for registrations for PPCAs current distribution is 30 September 2008. If you are an Australian recording artist whose music is being broadcast or you hold the copyright in recordings that are receiving airplay, then you may be able to share in licence fees collected by PPCA. PPCA

SXSW Lead up

A special series of free seminars have been announced for early August in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane for musicians, managers and music entrepreneurs hoping to showcase at or attend the 22nd South by Southwest Music Festival & Conferences to be held March 18-22 in Austin, Texas. Band submissions and delegate registrations start the week of