Studios 301 are offering strictly limited discounted rates for August 2008. Recording or Mixing in Studio One or Studio Two – $1000 per day + GST, materials and sundry charges Mastering – 15% discount on all mastering jobs Offer valid for bookings between August 1 and August 31, 2008. Offer not available for orchestral recordings.

Q Music is happy to announce that BIG SOUND 2008 Artist Showcase applications are now open until 16th July 2008. The music industry from Queensland, Australia and overseas converge in Australias only live music precinct Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, for Q Musics BIG SOUND music industry summit and artist showcase 10 -12 September 2008. NOTE THE

As of 1st July 2008, Austrade’s EMDG grants for the 2007 – 2008 period have opened and are now available for download. The Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) scheme is a key Australian Government financial assistance program for aspiring and current exporters. Administered by Austrade, the scheme supports a wide range of industry sectors and

Track Record The TRACK RECORD program provides support for career music managers interested in developing international markets for Australian musicians. The program aims to build the business capacity of Australia’s music managers to reach more markets, ensure momentum and build sustainable careers for Australian musicians in the international marketplace. This program is part of Australia

The search for new and emerging Australian music talent by the radio industry is on again with entries now open for the New Artist to Radio (NA2R) event, to be held at the Gold Coast on October 10. The commercial radio industry initiative aims to discover the next big music star to be played on

You’ll be in the running to win a copy of each of the top 10 albums. Go to www.air.org.au – to Vote Over the past 3 months AIR has approached musicians, journalists, radio presenters and music industry folk in an effort to create a shortlist of Australias greatest independent albums of all time. In all,

Underbelly Public Arts Lab + Festival is back for its second year! Part band camp, part fringe festival, Underbelly brings scores of edgy, emerging and experimental artists together to collaborate, rehearse, build, workshop and create a diverse program of work. This event is financed by Rinse Out Inc and is run on a shoestring! Every

Small Bars, big fees … cut the red tape! 30th May, 2008 New liquor laws for NSW start from July 1 but the job is not done yet .. In just a few days the NSW Parliament votes on planning laws that remove expensive regulations that bury venues in red tape if they want live

The essential guide to touring the USA Learn from key US players in this introductory masterclass Participate in an interactive discussion and Q&A with some of the key people in music touring in the United States. This is an introductory course designed to cover the fundamentals of touring in the USA. Why you should attend

artSMART: building sustainable creative industries INFORMATION artSMART: building sustainable creative industries will provide the creative industries sector and artists with the necessary skills to increase the sustainability of running their small business. artSMART will deliver a free integrated package of skills through a series of 18 workshops run over 15 days. The practical workshops will