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Renowned author Stuart Coupe - the writer behind bold portraits of the Australian music industry like The Promoters and Gudinski - has today released his backstage pass to the hidden side of the…

“The more I got into the book, the more I realised I had no idea of the ingenuity and the hard work and the smarts of these people."

Australia is The Lucky Country. Not only do we have the 7th top recorded music market in the world, we have a healthy swathe of locally-run websites entirely dedicated to giving artists a platform.…

“You never stop learning,” reckons award-winning producer Greg Haver. “There is not a day when I go into a studio where I don’t learn something new and cool to do.” And the Welsh-born, New…

"What we need to really talk about, really, is how do we create systemic change, not just a workshop for women over here, and a workshop for women over here. How do we actually create systemic change?"

Few artists working in dance music today can match Kaskade’s sustained success or endurance. The veteran U.S. DJ and producer (real name Ryan Raddon) was there, before the big bang of EDM, when Sasha…

“Given the diminishing opportunities in the current local online music press climate, we felt that this is the right time to step up and aim to be another voice that helps support artists from all around Australasia.”

We chatted to KIAN, co-manager Chryss Carr, new live agent at Select Music Casey O'Shaughnessy, and Travis Banko from Laneway/Lunatic Entertainment about how they got KIAN onto the first Laneway lineup, and the exciting news around the corner. 

Kailei Ginman, former Lead Corporate Booking Agent at Ministry of Sound Australia, launched Australia's first all female and LGBTQI+ inclusive booking agency this week. Launched with the mission to…

Forging new partnerships with the Australian folk community is a key priority for New Zealand label Second Hand Records. Formed by Finn McLennan-Elliott – who is also artistic director for the…