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28/03/2024

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20/03/2024

Two new Sound NSW grants are now open for applications!


We’re launching $3 million in funding to support artists and industry professionals hit the road and make great new music.


The Touring and Travel Grants are grants that will support artists and artist managers to be globally competitive, develop industry networks and connect with new audiences locally and internationally. This grant offers up to $2,500 per person for domestic activity and $7,500 per person for international – with a two-week turn around!


The Recording and Promotion Grants will support artists to record and release new original work including singles, EPs and albums. NSW artists can apply for grants of:

✔️ Up to $25,000 for short-form releases, such as a single or EP

✔️ Up to $50,000 for long-form releases, such as an album

✔️ Up to $25,000 matched funding for artists signed to a major label.



Learn more: https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/sound-nsw

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Annie Hamiton. Photo: Ruby Boland

19/03/2024

Many venues lean on musicians, paying them next to nothing to stay afloat. It's important not to overlook their challenges, but fairness and sustainability should flow both ways.

By working together through Musicians Australia we can make a better music industry for all of us. Join your union today 👉 https://meaa.io/3I799TL

13/03/2024

We need Supports for these Tours - SKILLET, SKIDS, THE CLOUDS, SPARTA, THE HIGH KINGS, HUGH CORNWELL, ELECTRIC SIX, KIM WILDE, SMOKIE. Please send Spotify or Bandcamp or Facebook link to [email protected] with your City and Tour Name. No need to re-send if you have already sent. Please dont send mp3s or epks or any large files

05/03/2024

Thanks to the hard work of Musicians Australia members, Create NSW's grant assessment criteria now includes the Musicians Australia minimum fee recommendation! This is the result of a campaign promise made by the NSW Labor Government to our members before the last election.

Most state and territory governments are now endorsing the $250 minimum fee per musician per gig for publicly funded performances. How can we ensure that every gig pays the minimum fee?

We must stand together and demand to be paid. Join Musicians Australia now 👉 https://meaa.io/3I799TL

04/03/2024

With the support of the City of Sydney, Left Bank Co. opens the 3rd iteration of its Making space for culture incubation program.

03/03/2024

28/02/2024

The MLC calculates that streaming giants like Spotify, Amazon Music and YouTube, underpaid songwriters and publishers by $419.2 million in 2021-2022.