The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) has officially announced the finalists for the 2012 CBAA Awards (commonly referred to as The ‘Voxies’). The CBAA Awards acknowledge the achievements of community radio stations and their programs, initiatives and practices , in an effort to promote excellence and encourage community broadcasters. Keep reading to find out

The Associate Degree in Creative Industries program in association with UWS College will be presenting a series of five free public lectures across Western Sydney in October and November, focusing on the essential aspects of creative business practice. The lecture series will assist in the areas of starting up a creative enterprise, time management, networking and collaboration for creative

The Association of Artist Managers (AAM) have announced the launch of a new mentor program in an effort to help improve the skills and knowledge of the next generation of artist managers. AAM members can now apply to be a part of the mentor program which will match together experienced managers with emerging managers in

MusicNSW, through support received by Arts NSW, is pleased to announce Round 3 of the 2012 Quick Response Grant program to support artists and artist managers in developing export opportunities whilst attending Australian industry conferences, trade fairs and other career defining opportunities in 2012/2013. MusicNSW is proud to announce that we have recently funded $23,000

Virgin Australia continues to work with the Australian music industry in creating better travel options for musicians, having announced today that Virgin have changed their carry-on baggage allowance for musical instruments. After a consultation with music industry representatives, Virgin’s new baggage policy means that whilst the number or weight of standard pieces of luggage on

Following on from the success of last year’s regional tour starring Tonight Alive, MusicNSW’s youth project Indent is thrilled to announce Sydney’s unique jungle-pop quintet Jinja Safari as this year’s headliner! After winning Triple J’s Unearthed competition in 2010, Jinja Safari spent the majority of 2011 playing a heap of sold out shows across Australia.

To celebrate the start of MusicNSW’s annual festival of independent and innovative music Sound Summit tomorrow, we managed to grab co-director Brooke Olsen for a quick chat about the festival’s evolution, artist selection process, plus she shares her top picks from the festival program! MNSW: In what ways has Sound Summit evolved since its inception in 2000? BO: Sound

The music industry recently came together to lobby the Federal Government on behalf of AMRAP (the Australian Music Radio Airplay Project). As a causality of the Federal Government’s tough 2012-2013 budget in May, AMRAP is in a dire financial situation. Consequently, music industry officials are lobbying to have AMRAP’s $600,000-per-year funding restored. AMRAP currently delivers

MusicNSW’s all ages initiative Indent has officially opened applications for their 2013 Indent Partnership Grants! Two grant categories are available, the Grass Roots Grant and the Event Development Grant, and are for youth music events occurring in 2013. The grants program, funded by Arts NSW, has been specifically developed for young people to stage all-ages, drug and alcohol free live music

Sydney’s community radio station FBi Radio have announced the return of their Northern Lights competition, which offers two solo artists and/or electronic producers a trip to Iceland to perform live in Reykjavik in collaboration with Icelandic musicians. Additionally, the winners will be accompanied by FBi Music Director Dan Zilber, who will give them the chance to