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Port Fairy Folk loses Founder/Director
Jamie McKew, founder and Director of the Port Fairy Folk Music Festival on the Victorian coast, has announced he is retiring. The 40th festival in March will be the swansong for the 66 year old. He…

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Port Fairy Folk loses Founder/Director
Jamie McKew, founder and Director of the Port Fairy Folk Music Festival on the Victorian coast, has announced he is retiring. The 40th festival in March will be the swansong for the 66 year old. He…

Industrial Strength - Nov 10
Tame Impala, Sia, gallop to UK video wins Tame Impala and Sia took out wins at eighth UK Music Video Awards in London. These were attended by 750 British and international filmmakers. Impala s Let It…

Industrial Strength
Industrial Strength - Nov 10
Tame Impala, Sia, gallop to UK video wins Tame Impala and Sia took out wins at eighth UK Music Video Awards in London. These were attended by 750 British and international filmmakers. Impala s Let It…

Aussie concert production pioneer Eric Robinson dies
A founding father of Australia s concert production industry, Eric Robinson, passed away in Port Douglas after a battle with cancer. He was CEO of JPJ Audio and Jands Production Services (JPS) since…

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Aussie concert production pioneer Eric Robinson dies
A founding father of Australia s concert production industry, Eric Robinson, passed away in Port Douglas after a battle with cancer. He was CEO of JPJ Audio and Jands Production Services (JPS) since…

Tkay Maidza dominates SA Music Awards
Tkay Maidza was the big winner at last night s rebranded South Australian Music (SAM) Awards, taking home four trophies. The celebrations were held before 200 at Mercury Cinema. She took Best Female…

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Tkay Maidza dominates SA Music Awards
Tkay Maidza was the big winner at last night s rebranded South Australian Music (SAM) Awards, taking home four trophies. The celebrations were held before 200 at Mercury Cinema. She took Best Female…

Musical Chairs: Nov 11
Jane Gazzo hosting Homegrown Triple M appointed Jane Gazzo, who s been with the broadcaster for nine months, as new host of its all-Australian show Homegrown. It broadcasts nationally from 6-8pm…

Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs: Nov 11
Jane Gazzo hosting Homegrown Triple M appointed Jane Gazzo, who s been with the broadcaster for nine months, as new host of its all-Australian show Homegrown. It broadcasts nationally from 6-8pm…

Gympie Muster announces Beccy Cole as Ambassador
As Queensland s Gympie Music Muster heads into its 35th anniversary celebrations, it has announced singer songwriter Beccy Cole as its 2016 Ambassador. Festival Director Jeff Chandler said that a…

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Gympie Muster announces Beccy Cole as Ambassador
As Queensland s Gympie Music Muster heads into its 35th anniversary celebrations, it has announced singer songwriter Beccy Cole as its 2016 Ambassador. Festival Director Jeff Chandler said that a…

Report: British music biz invested near £500m in new acts last year
The British music industry invested 497 million (Australian $1.06 billion) in A R development and marketing into new acts in 2014. This was according data supplied this week by the British…

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Report: British music biz invested near £500m in new acts last year
The British music industry invested 497 million (Australian $1.06 billion) in A R development and marketing into new acts in 2014. This was according data supplied this week by the British…

New Signings & Team-Ups: Nov 10
Image: Mumford Sons Simon Cowell s Syco extends Sony deal for six years Simon Cowell and Sony Music Entertainment extended their Syco Entertainment 50:50 joint venture by six years. Syco, set up in…

New Signings
New Signings & Team-Ups: Nov 10
Image: Mumford Sons Simon Cowell s Syco extends Sony deal for six years Simon Cowell and Sony Music Entertainment extended their Syco Entertainment 50:50 joint venture by six years. Syco, set up in…

Study: Uncertainty shadows Australian entertainment biz
A further study shows that despite the outside glamour of the Australian entertainment industry, many of its workers are not optimistic about their future in it. The survey is by Media Super, the…

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Study: Uncertainty shadows Australian entertainment biz
A further study shows that despite the outside glamour of the Australian entertainment industry, many of its workers are not optimistic about their future in it. The survey is by Media Super, the…

Michael Chugg, Bluesfest, up for Pollstar global awards
Promoter Michael Chugg and Byron Bay-based major festival Bluesfest are up for awards at the annual Pollstar awards. Covering the international live music scene with 25 categories, the 27th awards…

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Michael Chugg, Bluesfest, up for Pollstar global awards
Promoter Michael Chugg and Byron Bay-based major festival Bluesfest are up for awards at the annual Pollstar awards. Covering the international live music scene with 25 categories, the 27th awards…

Is Arts Minister Fifield restoring funding cuts, making changes to the NPEA?
Is new Federal Arts Minister Mitch Fifield set to wind back at least some of the funding cuts to the Australia Council by his predecessor George Brandis? Are there being changes made to Brandis…

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Is Arts Minister Fifield restoring funding cuts, making changes to the NPEA?
Is new Federal Arts Minister Mitch Fifield set to wind back at least some of the funding cuts to the Australia Council by his predecessor George Brandis? Are there being changes made to Brandis…

Remote Control partners with Omnian Music Group
In a deal finalised at last month s CMJ in New York, Melbourne-based Remote Control Records and Brooklyn s Omnian Music Group have formalised a new partnership. It is one that is going to see more…

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Remote Control partners with Omnian Music Group
In a deal finalised at last month s CMJ in New York, Melbourne-based Remote Control Records and Brooklyn s Omnian Music Group have formalised a new partnership. It is one that is going to see more…
Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.
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