NSW Minister for the Arts, Bob Debus, today announced $95,000 in Indent Partnership Grants that will enable young people across NSW to stage all-ages, drug and alcohol-free music events. “This program allows young people to create their own entertainment programs whilst developing organisational and social skills in a safe, drug and alcohol-free environment”. “Our Partnership

Rock Up , Indent and Black Dog present Freshly Plucked an all ages festival in Orange, NSW. For the festivals debut the line up includes: Karnivool, Laura Imbruglia, The Paper Scissors and Angela’s Dish alongside regional bands Calisiris, Deprivation, Pilot, the Rocks, The Flatline Drama and Kez. Freshly Plucked will be held at Orange Regional

MusicNSW and VROOM – The Venue Resource of Original Music is presenting two Live Music Workshops at The Peats Ridge Festival. NSW Venues – The State of Play 11am till 12am Saturday 30th Open Mic Stage The building of a vibrant live music scene in NSW. With the current changes in entertainment and licensing laws,

The Fuse Conference in Adelaide is now open for registration. The Fuse Conference will run over 2 days, 27th to 30th March 2007. Keynote speakers are the Honourable Peter Garrett (MP) and Rhoda Roberts (The Dreaming Festival). The Conference Program is still in progress, but some of the panel topics will include; – The Hard

Whichway artist and future country music superstar, Sharnee Fenwick, has been nominated for the Telstra Road to Tamworth awards, as well as being in the Top 5 finalists fot the People’s Choice Awards in ‘Most Promising Future Star’ category. Should be a big year for Sharnee for at Tamworth in 2007! Also on the Peats

SXSW and WMC are fast approaching, and if you want to get US visas in time for these events and avoid the Premium Processing fee now is the time to get started. Tamizdat offers a Visa Service, arranging working visas for artists wishing to perform in the US. They’re not for profit and charge significantly

Just a reminder The Australian Music Prize deadline is approaching fast. Submissions close 1st December. The Australian Music Prize Ltd has been established to create an Australian music industry prize which promotes the health and growth of the local industry both here and abroad. Artists will be encouraged to enter The Amp through the incentive

Midem 2007 information session – hosted by Austrade on Wednesday, 22 November You should attend the session if: · You want to know more about Midem and what it can do for your business · You want to get the latest on the Australian Stand and how to participate · You’re already going to Midem

Australasian Music Business Conference Announces Speakers for 2007 The 8th AustralAsian Music Business Conference in August 16-18 2007 at The Acer Arena, Sydney have announced their first lot of speakers . They are: * (Thursday Keynote) Michael Smellie is President of Media Development, Asia Pacific for German media giant Bertelsmann and most recently Chief Operating

Amrap is once again offering grants for community stations and broadcasters to produce short program content for satellite and web distribution. Funding is available in two categories: Music Correspondents Experienced community broadcasters and their sponsoring stations can be paid to produce five short radio pieces about contemporary Australian music. Live Music Recordings Community stations can