SxSW in Texas Austin have invited 34 homegrown , of which have accepted their invites to attend one of the biggest international music conferences in the world. Acts attending include: Dappled Cities Blue King Brown Resignators Anthony Snape Youth Group The Boat People Closure In Moscow The Fumes An Horse The Chevelles Loene Carmen Birds

The commonwealth government are currently conducting a review of public broadcasting in Australia. The discussion paper of the SBS and the ABC who focus on music, performing arts and drama does not mention Music at all and has little mention of the Arts. The discussion paper can be found here: http://www.dbcde.gov.au/media_broadcasting/consultation_and_submissions/abc_sbs_review/discussion_paper The government is accepting

2009 Indent Partnership Grants announced! NSW Minister for the Youth, Graham West, today announced $110,000 in State Government grants to enable young people across NSW to stage all-ages, drug and alcohol-free music events. The music events will be funded through Indent, a MusicNSW project which provides funding and resources for all-ages events run by young

On Monday evening (24/11/08), a jam packed corner hotel in Melbourne to celebrate independent music in Australia. The Herd took out the highly coveted Best Independent Artist award, which rounded up nicely their 10th anniversay the weekend before. Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu took out the Best Independent Album and Best New Independent Artist heralding his turbulant

The Contemporary Music Touring Program is run by the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA) and supports contemporary music tours around Australia. Round 17 of the program closes on the 5th of February 2009 for tours commencing after July 1 2009. For full details head to the website below

The 9th AustralAsian Music Business Conference announces its first ten major speakers and first keynote for the three-day event which will comprise nine panels, six keynotes and over 50 speakers, August 20-22, 2009 at Acer Arena in Sydney. AMBC is the longest running, largest and most successful music industry conference and fully independent with over

The Australian Independent Record Labels Association has announced the nominees for the 2008 Jagermeister AIR awards. The 2008 AIR Awards ceremony will be held at The Corner Hotel in Melbourne on Monday 24th November. Best Australian Independent Artist The Waifs (Jarrah Records/MGM) Ricki-Lee (Public Opinion/Shock) The Getaway Plan (Boomtown Records/Shock) Lior (Sensico Unico/MGM) The Herd

All Australian artists in all genres are invited to submit their 2008 album to be in the running for the 2008 Australian Music Prize. The AMP has increased its cash prize to $30,000 thanks to sponsors PPCA. Last year’s winner of The Amp, the Mess Hall, said that the money they received has helped them

Hello all. Along with submissions for the APRA Professional Development Awards (PDA’s) closing, on Dec 1st MusicNSW will be holding an Open Day in conjunction with FBi. So if you’re coming by to drop in your submissions, or just in the neighbourhood, feel free to drop by and have a chat, pick our brains, get

The Department of State and Regional Development is partnering with Creative Economy in a business mentoring problem for the creative industries sector. The Young Entrepreneurs Success (YES) program is designed for emerging entrepreneurs, small business owners and managers wanting to maximize business potential and improve their entrepreneurial skills. The program provides a practical business guide