The 40th AustralAsian Music Industry Directory free listing closes shortly – November 15. Those who leave it late have to pay a $77 late fee between November 16-December 15. Listing forms are online for download at http://www.immedia.com.au/amid/list.php as PDFs by section. For the first time, the AMID is also accepting electronic listings at that site

The NSW Cabinet passed the liquor bill to be tabled shortly in Parliament that will abolish huge licensing fees for restaurants and small bar operators. These will now cost between $500 to $1,000 instead of the previous $15,000, and the whole process will be simplified. A significant increase in the number of small, intimate city

With already over 60 entries filed online, The Australian Music Prize (The Amp 2007) has commenced its judging process to determine which album will receive this coveted accolade. For this forthcoming Amp (its third), the judging system has been significantly re-modelled to allow a smaller group of judges to engage as an interactive panel. As

There’s been a lot happening for all the Whichway Artists! Congratulations to Sharon Lane for winning the Deadly for Most Promising New Artist. Congratulations to the other Whichway artists nominated including, Radical Son (Most Promising New Artist) , Max Judo (Best Band) and Sharnee Fenwick (Single of The Year). This years Peats Ridge New Years

Your members of parliament are currently talking Liquor Legislation and considering the newly created bill. As it stands, this bill opens up the opportunities for the putting on of more live music. The draft bill seen 12 months ago included the order of occupancy clause, and a postive simplified, cheaper framework for obtaining a licence.

Live Music Legislation has been on State Government agenda for some time. Now places that supply public entertainment get to experience the first positive changes in legislation that controls the live music industry as the new State Environmental Planning Policy commences. This legislation was gazetted on September 28 and commenced on 26 October 2007. It

If you are an Australian recording artist whose music is being broadcast or you hold the copyright in recordings receiving airplay, you could share in licence fees collected by PPCA from over 48,000 businesses across Australia which play sound recordings (CD, digital downloads) and music videos. This is under the Artist Direct Distribution Scheme, but

The international & local presenters have been announced for Song Summit in 2008. Legendary US songwriters/composers Jimmy Web and Paul Williams will join local artists Dann & John Hume (Evermore), Rai Thistlewayte (Thirsty Mirc), Josh Pyke, Lior, Ash Grunwald, Melanie Horsnell, Eric Chapus (Endorphin), Les Gock, Peter Miller, Joel Ma and Pip Norman (TZU), Garth

Indents Save the Scene tour wrapped in style at Newcastle recently, after a whirlwind trek that clocked up almost 4000 Kms across NSW! About 250 young promoters, emerging artists, bands and other interested people crammed into 33 workshop sessions, spread across 11 regions to better understand the ins and outs on event management and music

1233 ABC Newcastle rocks the Civic Theatre as it celebrates the best in new talent with their annual Music Awards And the winner is…’The Seabellies’. The applause rang loud at the 1233 ABC Newcastle Music Awards last night when unique six-piece Newcastle band ‘The Seabellies’ took home the coveted ABC Music ‘Artist of the Year’