Sounds Australia is currently looking for a live music enthusiast and supporter to join their team as Live Music Coordinator. The new position will focus on promoting Australian live music venue industry in a sustainable way and will be an important part of Sounds Australia’s efforts to support and grow Australian music. As Australia’s national

The Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) has officially announced the performers for the 7th annual Jagermeister Independent Music Awards, which are to to be held at the Revolt art space in Kensington, Victoria on Tuesday October 16. Included in the list are some prolific Australian artists such as Paul Kelly, You am I frontman

Federal Minister and former Midnight Oil frontman, Peter Garrett has officially announced the New South Wales Labor Party’s Labor Loves Live Music campaign, which seeks to resolve the tension between live music venues and residents in night economy zones in order to promote the growth of live music instead of stifling it. Garrett and music

The Seed Fund 2012, a grant initiative that aims to help emerging musicians, artists and art workers over three grant categories and five strategic initiatives has announced it’s successful applicants for funding in 2012. Publicise It The Seed Fund aims to fund managers (including self-managed artists) to contract a publicist for a promotional campaign up

The Annandale and MusicNSW have partnered up to bring you a very special panel discussion about venue and artist relations called Two To Tango. Held in response to the current heat surrounding the imminent closure of The Sando, the panel discussion will be a great opportunity to gain some insight into the issues surrounding musicians

FBi Radio’s next monthly Music Open Day will be held on Saturday, September 8 at Casula Powerhouse.  If you are an aspiring unsigned musician or band, we highly recommend getting on down to FBi Radio’s Music Open Day. Mingle with likeminded musos, get industry advice from those in the know! There will be a record fair, live music

Sound Summit Festival of Independent and Innovative Music presents a huge line-up of some of Australia and the world’s best and brightest musicians for the 2012 event. All will be playing across a series of official showcases, scheduled from Thursday 27th – Sunday 30th September in Newcastle, NSW and alongside a yet to be announced

The annual International Songwriting Competition (ISC) provides an opportunity for aspiring and established songwriters to share their music with a wider audience, and showcase their talents in front of an impressive panel of judges. 68 winners will walk away with cash and prizes, gain recognition and exposure in the music industry plus a multilateral promotional

Sydney Festival is offering composers the opportunity to write a new soundtrack for the 2013 festival. The winning soundtrack will be used to promote the festival online, on air and in videos which will give the composer access to a broader audience-hundreds of thousands festival goers and fans. In past years, the Sydney Festival soundtrack

The Quick Response Grant Program is now closed for 2014. Watch this space for future announcements related to our grant program. MusicNSW, through support received by Arts NSW, is pleased to announce the 2014 Quick Response Grant Program round dates to support artists and artist managers in developing export opportunities whilst attending Australian industry conferences,