SXSW Music Festival showcases nearly 2,000 musical acts over 5 days on more than 80 stages in downtown austin.
International Songwriting Competition closes October 7
The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is an annual song contest whose mission is to provide the opportunity for both aspiring and established songwriters to have their songs heard in a professional, international arena.
The Australian Music Prize now accepting entries
The Australian Music Prize (AMP) is calling on all recording Australian artists across every genre to submit original album length works (released 2009). A total of $30,000 cash prize is up for grabs, courtesy of PPCA.
2ser celebrate 30 years on air
Sydney’s 2ser 107.3FM – one of Australia’s longest running community radio broadcasters – turns 30 years old on October 1, with celebrations lasting the whole month.
Free workshops for emerging Indigenous Artists, thanks Whichway.
Whichway, a project of MusicNSW, exists to assist in the development of the Indigenous music industry in NSW. On October, 20-22 and 27-29, Whichway will host two series of workshops for emerging Indigenous artists interested in taking their music that one step further. The introduction workshops will be split over two weeks by style of
The Virgin Mobile Metro, new partnerhip deal
Virgin Mobile Australia and Century venues have announced the Metro theatre on George Street will become the Virgin Mobile Metro. The sponsorhip deal is said to safeguard the iconic venue’s future and support the contemporary live music artists that perform there.
Last days for Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition
The Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition is open to all songwriters, published and unpublished, professional and amatuer, local and international across al genres. With the prize pool at $50,00 in cash and prizes, this is the biggest national songwriting competition and there are only 2 weeks left.
AMRAP launch AirIT at Big Sound
The Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (AMRAP) launched AirIT today at Big Sound Music Summit in Brisbane. AirIT is a brand new online music catolgue for community radio stations and a spankin’ digital distribution service for record labels You may know AMRAP from distribution services like their monthly mailout to community radio stations that would
Four emerging Indigenous recieve EP recording from Gadigal
Gadigal Music and Gadgial Information Service have announced the 4 recpitients of the 2010 NSW emerging Indigenous music EP series, Krista Pav, Nekrofeist, Josh Trindall and Stunna Set.
IBSA Announces new Music Training Package
The enhanced CUS09 Music Training Package has just been announced. Comprising 14 qualifications covering a range of disciplines, the package includes a major review in the areas of music business, composition, performance and sound production.