The Federal Minister for the Arts, the Hon. Simon Crean MP has announced today the 15 music industry entrepreneur finalists in the GENERATE program, an innovative initiative of the Australian Government and Australian music industry. GENERATE is a music investment program that aims to invest up to $30, 000 into 15 original and innovative business

MusicNSW is pleased to announce Community Membership Numbers, which will allow anyone who signs up to our newsletter to access a wide range of deals, special offers and discounts. To take advantage of special music industry offers, particularly; the Virgin Australia baggage deal for musicians, QANTAS’ recent announcement of a similar program, and preferred registration for

The British Council and The Australian Council of the Arts have introduced an innovative leadership initiative for Indigenous Australians working within the creative industries. ACCELERATE is a new funded program that incorporates tailored leadership development, mentoring and industry placement in both Australia and the UK. The two stage program arose from a concerning lack of representation

SONG SUMMIT 2012 has announced today more exciting editions to their lineup including artists Megan Washington, Adalita, Kav Temperley, Abbe May, Catherine Britt, U.S Producer Nick DiDia and many more. Widely considered to be our countries premiere music industry conference, Song Summit is a three day creative, business development and networking conference now in it’s third year. It will be

Big Sound Live 2012 is now open for Australian artists to register for the chance to perform in front of some of the most influential figures in the music industry. Taking place on the 12 and 13th September the two-night music festival showcases artists in front of the local, national and international music industry delegates attending the

The MusicNSW team have just arrived back in the office after a great afternoon of celebration at The Basement for the 7th annual Australian Music Prize Awards (AMPs). Congratulations to The Jezabels who took out the PPCA’s $30, 000 cash prize for achieving outstanding excellence with their debut album Prisoner. Besides the ravishing lunch, our

Sound Summit festival of independent and innovative music is delighted to announce the appointment of two new Co-Directors. Nic Warnock and Daniel Gottlieb will work on the 13th annual program of events alongside ongoing Co-Director Brooke Olsen and an expanded team of highly skilled individuals. Nic Warnock is an extremely active member of the independent music

Neil Finn will be joining Song Summit this year to present an extraordinary documentary called The Sun Came Out.  The documentary captures the world class group of musicians he gathered together for 3 weeks only in 2009 to record The Sun Came Out charity album for Oxfam. The album featured acts such as The Smiths’

Presented by MusicNSW the Indent Open Day returns to the picturesque Bondi Beach on Friday March 9, as one of the key events for young people to find out more and be engaged in the contemporary music industry. This year’s mini-conference surrounds the theme of accessibility and will empower you with the practical skills required to

Sydney’s Radiohead fans have been left feeling bitter today with thousands (including us!) missing out on the first round of pre-sale tickets. Feeling cheated out of their tickets, frustrated fans vented their anger through a series of angry Facebook posts on the tour promoters Chugg Entertainment fan page this afternoon. Many fans complained that the