Applications for BIGSOUND 2014 are now open! 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 event  will be held between 10-12 September 2014 in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley. BIGSOUND registrations and BIGSOUND

Are you a musician looking to expand your audience and increase your performance opportunities? Book It In! The Ins & Outs of Booking Agents is a free workshop which will teach you how booking agents work, how they can benefit your music career, what strategies they employ to increase an artist’s fan base, plus they will

Australia Council of the Arts has awarded $1.2m of grants to artists and music companies across Australia. Funded acts include Vance Joy, John Watson’s Eleven A Music Company, The Drones, PVT and a new musical theatre work based on the music of The Whitlams. There were 37 applications for International Pathways, 10 of which received

The Sydney Late Night Culture Alliance was formed in reaction to the recent legislation to lockout the city at 130am, and cease serving alcohol at 3am. These laws are now in effect. Together with FBi Radio, SLAM, Oxford Art Factory, Goodgod Small Club, The Music.com.au, The Music Network and inthemix, along with input from various other cultural organisations we created

Applications are now open for artists wishing to play at 2014 Folk by the Sea. Applications close 30 March. The festival is a replacement for the previous Folk in the Foothills which was held at the Jamberoo Valley Lodge. Folk by the Sea is presented by volunteers the Illawarra Folk Club, a non-profit incorporated association. Many of