The Bondi Wave begins with a FREE industry seminar. This day is a comprehensive survey of all aspects of the music industry, intended to provide an overview of topics of relevance to the musician. For bookings call the Bondi Pavilion on 8362 3400. MUSIC INDUSTRY SEMINAR FREE Bondi Wave Seminar Program Friday, 16 May 2008

CONTROL:The Business of Music Management Applications invited from Music Managers CONTROL, the dynamic new four stage program designed to equip music managers with crucial business skills, is now calling for applications. Music managers from around the country are encouraged to apply. The program is presented by the Australian Music Industry Network (AMIN), and supported by

Placing your music in film, TV, games & advertising Learn from key US players in our film and TV synchronisation masterclass Participate in an interactive discussion and Q&A with some of the top music supervisors in LA who directly place music in film, TV, games, and advertising. Why you should attend • Hear from some

Be part of Australian music history – Vote now for the Greatest Australian Song from the past 12 months. The APRA Song of the Year is the most prestigious music award in the country and only APRA members (that means YOU!) have the power to decide who wins! As the only peer voted music award

Indent, in connection with NSW Youth Week, presents Rock the Royal Easter Show Challenge, an incredible opportunity for one young band to rock out at this years show alongside some of Australias finest acts including The Vasco Era, Krill, Angelas Dish and The Hampdens. For a crack at the prize, bands will have to download

If you’re a budding musician or have big ideas for a project but don’t have the funds, you can apply for a $2500 Buzz Grant from the Foundation for Young Australians. Previously offered by the Music Board of the Australia Council for the Arts, Buzz Grants are available for professional development for heaps of stuff

All the best to our NSW Artists heading to Austin TX, USA for this years SxSW Music Festival. They are; – Justice Yeldham – Naked On The Vague – Old Man River – Something With Numbers – The Vines – xBBQx A special thanks to State & Regional Development for their support with these artists.

Submissions are now open for the 2008 National Young Writers’ Festival (NYWF). They are seeking proposals from writers of short fiction and critical non-fiction, poets, novelists, journalists, zinesters, bloggers, playwrights, curators, editors, word-loving performance and installation artists, independent publishers, critics, activists, media geeks, comics artists, theory-heads and more . to take part in the massive

Brotha Black, Munki Muk and The Last Kinection were all part of this years Big Day Out festival. The Last Kinection , Wire MC and Jason Scott are all busy in the studio recording new albums. Also a reminder of the second annual Whichway Now! showcase at the Sydney Opera House Studio March 12 .

Congratulations to the artists who made the AMP Short List for The 2007 Australian Music Prize. They are… New Buffalo – Somewhere, Anywhere Perry Keyes – Last Ghost Train Home Midnight Juggernauts – Dystopia Lisa Miller – Morning In The Bowl Of Night Devastations – Yes, U Architecture In Helsinki – Places Like This Dardanelles