SLAM has made history with over 100 venues registered for National SLAM Day happening on February 23rd 2012. Over 100 venues from across the country will be celebrating Australian live music in small venues by hosting a National SLAM Day event. Prominent Sydney venues such as The Annandale, Goodgod Smallclub, FBi Social, Yours and Owls,

Applications are now open for artists to showcase their works at the AWME music industry conference, which kicks off in Melbourne on Thursday 15-Saturday 18 November 2012. Considered to be Australia’s music industry showcase event for roots music. AWME engages with music industry representatives from around the world, creating new opportunities for musicians overseas and

THE AMPS have announced their shortlisted artists who will now be in the running to win $30, 000. The AMP awards recognise Australian artists who have produced high quality albums with outstanding creativity. No matter which genre of music you worked in, artists from across the country were invited to submit their full length albums

As we head into 2012, there are several things on the horizon for the music industry, which will hopefully lead to lasting change. Looking around the country, as well as internationally, it’s an exciting start to the year. SLAM Goes National On 23rd February 2010, the SLAM rally saw 20,000 people march through Melbourne to

Sounds Australia’s Milli Millgate has won FBi Radio’ s honourable SMAC of the Year Award which recognises Milgate’s incredible contribution to Sydney’s music, art and culture scene. Held on January 19 at The National Art School in Darlinghurst, the FBi Radio SMAC Awards (Sydney, Music Art & Culture) recognised the artists, musicians, venues, promoters and

Indent and their MusicNSW mums have moved into some new digs, bought some stationary, dusted off a desk and cleared a space for more young people to work in their office! With all this extra space we are seeking one motivated and passionate young person to work on the 2012 Indent Open Day with

Sound Summit is calling-out for a highly motivated, energetic and organised individual to work on the 2012-13 festivals with ongoing Co-Director Brooke Olsen. Sound Summit is a festival of independent and innovative music, held annually over the October long weekend in Newcastle, NSW and alongside TINA (This Is Not Art). Now in it’s 13th year, Sound

As we draw nearer to the end of 2011, it’s always interesting to reflect back on the year that was. How did this year hold up to others, and what do the events of 2011 mean for 2012? Across the contemporary music industry, 2011 was a year of upheaval and change. From the closure of

Do you have a new music business concept that you are trying to get off the ground? Are you a pioneering small music business which needs investment to get to the next stage of profitability? Do you have a great idea for an innovative and enterprising project involving Australian music and games, film, or social

On February 23, 2010 the SLAM rally saw 20, 000 people march through Melbourne in protest against the Victorian Government’s misguided policy link between live music and violence. The SLAM protest was the largest cultural protest in Australia’s history. The protest was initiated by Save Live Australia’s Music (SLAM), a collective of non-politically aligned, independent local