At the end of August, Dave Burgener, Regional Manager for the North West and Northern Rivers regions of NSW, had the opportunity to travel to Grafton before connecting with Lauren Mackley from Arts North West to visit Armidale, Tamworth and Tenterfield, where he met musicians, venues and industry. Read his notes from the road here. My
From Brunswick Heads to Bermagui, 16 acts are hitting the road across regional NSW from late November.The five Sister Cities tours span genres from hip hop to alt country, folk and soul and each feature three regional acts. As part of this new initiative supported by MusicNSW, each act will headline a show in their
MusicNSW is pleased to announce the 15 artists selected for its 2023 program supporting five tours in regional NSW.The following artists were selected from an EOI process that called for regionally based artists interested in participating in one of five “sister cities” tours in late 2023:Andy Nelson (Wiradjuri land, Bathurst)Austyn Jane (Gumbaynggirr land, High Range)Blind
Our regional team is traveling across the state to connect with the artists, venues, and industry in their regions. Towards the end of last month, Sophie Jones, who is our Regional Coordinator, for the Central West, Outback and West Darling regions, had the opportunity to travel with Kylie Shead from Arts Outwest from Bathurst to
MusicNSW is proud to share the list of incredible NSW artists that will be showcasing at the first SXSW Sydney.If you will be there, make sure you get along to support these artists at their showcases. Either way, give them a listen via our Spotlight on NSW playlist.Check out the list of artists below:1300700FeelAdam NewlingAGONYAlex
MusicNSW is proud to share the list of incredible NSW artists that will be showcasing at BIGSOUND.If you will be there, make sure you get along to support these artists at their showcases. Either way, give them a listen via our Spotlight on NSW Spotify playlist.The MusicNSW team will be on the ground in Brisbane.
As part of our Sound Advice program, we are delivering six workshops to share best practices for touring regional NSW with emerging musicians and industry. These sessions will cover when to tour, budgeting, logistics, approaching venues, marketing & publicity and getting gig-ready. MusicNSW is working across the state to increase contemporary music touring, expand artists
The NSW Government is calling on artists, creative industry practitioners, musicians, organisations and community members to contribute their insights and ideas to inform a new policy. You are invited to share your valuable insights, experiences and big ideas to inform the first-ever integrated arts, culture and creative industries policy for NSW. Your feedback will help
Are you an artist or band based in regional NSW that has a good local following or has a small tour under your belt and wants to grow?We want to help you get on the road! MusicNSW is looking for original artists from across regional NSW that are keen to tour, connect with other regional
MusicNSW announces the departure of Managing Director Emily Collins after a highly successful 8 years of leadership. Emily will leave MusicNSW in mid-June to take up the position of Acting Head of Sound NSW, where she will be responsible for establishing and driving the strategic direction of this important new music agency that will play