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Bigsound LIVE 2015

The BIGSOUND LIVE lineup has been announced, showcasing some of the best musical talent Australia has to offer! BIGSOUND is Australia’s leading international music industry conference and showcase and draws a growing contingent of musicians, managers, buyers, industry experts and music lovers to meet, learn, and discover new music and knowledge. The conference will take place September 11-13,

Fee-free scholarships for TAFE Students

Fantastic news if you are thinking about getting a Certificate qualification at Sydney TAFE Music – the NSW Government is offering fee-free scholarships for up to 50,000 students a year, starting in July 2015! 

ACCELERATE 2015

Applications are now open for the ACCELERATE the British Council’s Indigenous Australian creative leadership programme. The 2015 ACCELERATE Program is open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have at least five years of experience working in the arts or creative industries and are ready step up in their career. This is a great

Sydney Youth Music Presents ‘Beat the Freeze’

Sydney Youth Music presents its fourth live music event on Saturday 27 June 2015 at 107 Projects in Redfern. This event is a collaboration with The Salvation Army’s Oasis Youth Support Network to raise awareness about youth homelessness.

EMC Survey

Our friends over at the Electronic Music Conference are running a survey to make the event bigger and better in 2015.

Creative Freedom Curator Opportunity for Aboriginal Artists

Arts North West in partnership with Tamworth Local Aboriginal Land Council are seeking to appoint a Regional NSW Aboriginal artist to the position of Creative Freedom Curator to work with artists and students to deliver the opening ceremony for the 2016 Aboriginal Cultural Showcase. To be successful in this role you will need to be

2016 SXSW Music Festival

Artist and band applications for 2016 SXSW Music Festival in Austin will open Monday, June 29. Showcasing at SXSW means you’ll have the opportunity of performing in front of 30,000 industry representatives and fellow musicians, plus media and fans! Last year over 600 international acts performed from 62 different countries last year, including lots of

New speaker addition to #FEEDBACK2015!

Tuka from Sydney’s hip hop trio Thundamentals has been added as a speaker to Feedback : A Music Conference for Young People! Tuka will be speaking on our “What Does Success Look Like in 2015?” panel, joining fellow industry speakers Isabella Manfredi (The Preatures), Adam Lewis (Secret Garden/Opera Bar), Fiona Stafford (UNFD) and Melody Forgani. This panel

#FEEDBACK2015 TICKETS SELLING FAST!

Tickets for FEEDBACK, Indent’s annual music conference for young people are selling fast, so make sure you grab a ticket so you don’t miss out! Held in collaboration with Vivid Ideas, FEEDBACK aims to assist young people in getting a leg up in the highly competitive music business. Held at Sydney’s iconic Museum of Contemporary