Last night Arts Minister Mr Simon Crean revealed that $64.1 million over the next four years will be allocated to the arts in an attempt to boost the nation’s arts sector. Mr Crean believes that by investing substantially into Australia’s arts and culture sector, the country will reap rewards both economically and culturally. Mr Crean also

Applications are now officially open for musicians and speakers to take part in this year’s Sound Summit! Sound Summit ‘festival of independent and innovative music’ is set to take place in Newcastle NSW over the Labour Day long weekend (September 27th – 30th) and alongside inter-arts festival TINA (This Is Not Art). Now in it’s 13th

Arts NSW released the 2013 NSW Arts Funding Guide yesterday, a document which contains important information about the funding opportunities offered by Arts NSW next year. The 2013 Arts Funding Program offers a range of amazing opportunities to support artists and arts organisations across the state. If you’re looking to apply for a funding opportunity

APRA has announced today the nominees for the 2012 APRA Music Awards to be held on Monday 28th May at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre. Now in it’s 30th year, the awards are an annual celebration of Australian finest contemporary songwriters and their publishers. This year’s nominees have been selected over nine categories and

Applications are now open for The Seed Fund 2012, a grant initiative that aims to help emerging musicians, artists and art workers. Applications close May 9, 2012. This year the Seed Fund will be broken down into two music categories. Management Workshop A workshop that aims to provide practical strategies to manage artists in the establishment

The recipients of the third round of Breakthrough grants have been announced, funding some incredible Indigenous talent cross the country. The Breakthrough: Emerging Indigenous Contemporary Musicians Recording Initiative (Breakthrough) provides funding of up to $25,000 to eligible emerging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians and bands to produce a high quality recording of original tracks, suitable for broadcasting and

Bondi Wave Music Industry Conference 2012 is returning 10.00am to 3.30pm on Friday 11 May at Bondi Pavilion. Presented by Bondi Pavilion and Waverley Council, the free conference brings together the country’s finest music professionals delivering information on all sectors of the industry. Anyone interested in getting into the music industry should definitely attend. With speakers such

Widely considered to be one of the best and most relevant music conferences in Australia, BIGSOUND 2012 kicks off on 12-14th September and has officially announced its first round of guest speakers. Australian indie artist Ben Lee will be delivering the keynote, talking about his creative processes with only the wisdom one with eight solo

Create/Control- the innovative new label formed by the team behind Secret Service and Dew Process, have officially signed their first three acts: Brisbane’s The Jungle Giants, Canada’s Metric and New Zealand’s Opossom (aka producer Kody Nielson). The Jungle Giants are currently working on a new EP whilst Metric and Opossom are both expected to release new albums in

The third Saturday of April is fast approaching, which means it’s time to get excited for another round of Record Store Day releases and events! The idea originated back in 2007 thanks to independent record label owner Chris Brown, and has since become an internationally recognised day celebration of…well, music! Fans, artists and hundreds of