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TOURING FEATURE: VOL.1
In this first instalment of TMN s touring series, we chat to The Appointment Group (TAG), Live Music Office, Music Victoria, one half of The Sunny Cowgirls, Boy Bear s tour manager and University of…

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TOURING FEATURE: VOL.1
In this first instalment of TMN s touring series, we chat to The Appointment Group (TAG), Live Music Office, Music Victoria, one half of The Sunny Cowgirls, Boy Bear s tour manager and University of…
Feature: How UNFD proved heavy music can sell more than just tickets
Heavy music s cyclic return to the upper reaches of the ARIA charts hit a new zenith this year, with local independent label UNFD leading the charge in Australia. In the past 18 months Jaddan…
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Feature: How UNFD proved heavy music can sell more than just tickets
Heavy music s cyclic return to the upper reaches of the ARIA charts hit a new zenith this year, with local independent label UNFD leading the charge in Australia. In the past 18 months Jaddan…
Q&A: Steve Symons, Glastonbury Festival
Steve Symons is the Stage Programmer Event Production Manager / Artist Booker for the world s largest greenfield festival, Glastonbury. Since joining the fold 18 years ago, he has played a major hand…
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Q&A: Steve Symons, Glastonbury Festival
Steve Symons is the Stage Programmer Event Production Manager / Artist Booker for the world s largest greenfield festival, Glastonbury. Since joining the fold 18 years ago, he has played a major hand…

Q&A: David Hirschfelder, film score composer
On November 12 Australian musician, film score composer and performer David Hirschfelder will go up against dance producers Josh Abrahams and Georgi Kay, rock royalty Nick Cave, and singer songwriter…

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Q&A: David Hirschfelder, film score composer
On November 12 Australian musician, film score composer and performer David Hirschfelder will go up against dance producers Josh Abrahams and Georgi Kay, rock royalty Nick Cave, and singer songwriter…
Hot Seat: Making it in the music industry... with Ruth Daniel, music activist
TMN has revived Hot Seat to offer our young industry subscribers an insight into what it takes to make it in the music business. Ahead of Melbourne’s eighth annual Face The Music conference, TMN…
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Hot Seat: Making it in the music industry... with Ruth Daniel, music activist
TMN has revived Hot Seat to offer our young industry subscribers an insight into what it takes to make it in the music business. Ahead of Melbourne’s eighth annual Face The Music conference, TMN…

FEATURE: Mitch Kenny, the producer/engineer behind The Game, Chris Brown, Daniel Johns
Like most producer/engineers, Melbourne-born, Sydney-based Mitch Kenny is a quiet achiever. While you may not recognise his name, it features in the liner notes of countless albums you ll find in…

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FEATURE: Mitch Kenny, the producer/engineer behind The Game, Chris Brown, Daniel Johns
Like most producer/engineers, Melbourne-born, Sydney-based Mitch Kenny is a quiet achiever. While you may not recognise his name, it features in the liner notes of countless albums you ll find in…

FEATURE: Red Bull Records - A Movement
"I feel an extraordinary amount of sympathy for anybody working at a major label right now because their lives are over," Amanda Palmer told Pitchfork in 2009. While the Dresden Dolls front woman had…

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FEATURE: Red Bull Records - A Movement
"I feel an extraordinary amount of sympathy for anybody working at a major label right now because their lives are over," Amanda Palmer told Pitchfork in 2009. While the Dresden Dolls front woman had…

FEATURE: Vance Joy, indie’s friendliest stadium-filler
There s something about seeing a local muso making it big that really gets those back home brimming with pride. The chances may be one in a million, but it s true that once you ve made it in America,…

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FEATURE: Vance Joy, indie’s friendliest stadium-filler
There s something about seeing a local muso making it big that really gets those back home brimming with pride. The chances may be one in a million, but it s true that once you ve made it in America,…

Feature: Unbreakable Samantha Jade
Samantha Jade, despite her saccharine sweet exterior, is unbreakable. The Perth singer s success was all but guaranteed at the age of 16 when US label Jive Records signed and flew her to Hollywood.…

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Feature: Unbreakable Samantha Jade
Samantha Jade, despite her saccharine sweet exterior, is unbreakable. The Perth singer s success was all but guaranteed at the age of 16 when US label Jive Records signed and flew her to Hollywood.…

FEATURE: The Getaway Plan - Pure Autonomy
Much has been postulated about The Getaway Plan s split from Unified two years ago. Under the same label head in Jadden Comerford for close to a decade, the Melbourne band are a progressive force in…

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FEATURE: The Getaway Plan - Pure Autonomy
Much has been postulated about The Getaway Plan s split from Unified two years ago. Under the same label head in Jadden Comerford for close to a decade, the Melbourne band are a progressive force in…
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