The Arts Minister Simon Crean has announced that live music advocate and policy consultant Dr Ianto Ware has been appointed as the new National Live Music Coordinator for SOUNDS AUSTRALIA. “The 2012 Federal Budget provided additional funding to the SOUNDS AUSTRALIA music export program which will help contemporary Australian musicians and songwriters develop from local

Vivid Sydney are inviting you to submit an Expression of Interest to be a part of Vivid Ideas, one of the world’s leading creative industry events and a part of Vivid Sydney-Destination NSW’s annual event of Light, Music and Ideas 24 May – 10 June 2013. The Vivid Ideas program is a celebration and conversation

Finally some good news for community radio initiative Amrap! The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy has officially announced that the government will provide an additional $250,000 to ensure the Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (Amrap) continues for a further six months. The announcement came just in time, as reserves for

It’s holiday season, and a new year is fast approaching! The MusicNSW team would like to wish you a very safe and happy holiday, and we’re looking forward to seeing what 2013 will bring. The MusicNSW office will be closed over the holiday period between Friday December 21 and Monday January 7. See you in

Sound Summit is looking for a creative, energetic and highly organised individual to work with the current Festival Co-Directors, Nic Warnock and Daniel Gottlieb and alongside MusicNSW on the 2013 and 2014 festivals. Sound Summit exists to provide musicians, producers, composers, promoters and fans the opportunity to interact, reflect and collaborate with each other, building

FBi Radio’s annual SMAC Awards (Sydney Music Art and Culture Awards) have announced their nominees for 2012, once again celebrating some of the best local talent Sydney has to offer. The SMAC’s are awarded each year to the artists, musos, venues, promoters, creators and culture makers who keep Sydney’s creative heart beating. We’re very excited because our

In about 3-4 weeks, the Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (AMRAP) will be forced to shut-up shop and close down it’s services to distribute the music of Australian recording artists to community radio stations across the country. The closure of such an important service comes, not because of any identified failings of the project, or

Seems like Gotye is getting ready for world domination, taking away a total of four ARIA Awards in the awards ceremony last Thursday held at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. Gotye walked away with ARIAs for Best Male Artist, Best Pop Release, Best Australian Live Act and Album of the Year. “There are a bunch of fantastic albums, especially

MusicNSW is seeking an intern to assist with the administration of the 2013 National SLAM Day shows in NSW. On 23rd February 2012, SLAM (Save Live Australia’s Music) coordinated National SLAM Day with over 150 live music venues across Australia participating in live music events to celebrate our local musicians in our small venues. On

Australian music stakeholders, particularly those based in New South Wales are currently awaiting the draft of the state’s Government’s Creative Industries 10 year Action Plan, and all seems going full steam ahead according to Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner, who delivered a keynote address at the ARIA Masterclass this week, stating that the draft plan, which