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TOURING FEATURE: VOL.1

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…

By Poppy Reid - Nov 5, 2015
TOURING FEATURE: VOL.1

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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…

By Poppy Reid - Nov 5, 2015

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…

By Poppy Reid - Nov 5, 2015
Feature: How UNFD proved heavy music can sell more than just tickets

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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…

By Poppy Reid - Nov 5, 2015

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…

By Poppy Reid - Nov 5, 2015
Q&A: Steve Symons, Glastonbury Festival

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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…

By Poppy Reid - Nov 5, 2015
Q&A: David Hirschfelder, film score composer

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…

By Poppy Reid - Nov 2, 2015
Q&A: David Hirschfelder, film score composer

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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…

By Poppy Reid - Nov 2, 2015

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…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 27, 2015
Hot Seat: Making it in the music industry... with Ruth Daniel, music activist

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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…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 27, 2015
FEATURE: Mitch Kenny, the producer/engineer behind The Game, Chris Brown, Daniel Johns

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…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 27, 2015
FEATURE: Mitch Kenny, the producer/engineer behind The Game, Chris Brown, Daniel Johns

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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…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 27, 2015
FEATURE: Red Bull Records - A Movement

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…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 27, 2015
FEATURE: Red Bull Records - A Movement

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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…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 27, 2015
FEATURE: Vance Joy, indie’s friendliest stadium-filler

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,…

By Unknown Author - Oct 27, 2015
FEATURE: Vance Joy, indie’s friendliest stadium-filler

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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,…

By Unknown Author - Oct 27, 2015
Feature: Unbreakable Samantha Jade

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.…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 27, 2015
Feature: Unbreakable Samantha Jade

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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.…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 27, 2015
FEATURE: The Getaway Plan - Pure Autonomy

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…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 27, 2015
FEATURE: The Getaway Plan - Pure Autonomy

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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…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 27, 2015
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