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Industry chiefs Brett Cottle, Dan Rosen, Kim Tran talk biz at Music Roundtable
The health of the Australian music industry was prodded and probed for the “state of the industry” session at the Contemporary Music Roundtable in Sydney, a session which featured three key players…

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Industry chiefs Brett Cottle, Dan Rosen, Kim Tran talk biz at Music Roundtable
The health of the Australian music industry was prodded and probed for the “state of the industry” session at the Contemporary Music Roundtable in Sydney, a session which featured three key players…

Op-Ed: Tickets should be viewed as a licence, not a commodity
While the vitriol surrounding scalping and the secondary market is at an all-time high, perhaps a reeducation is needed about what a ticket means in the current music industry landscape, and more…

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Op-Ed: Tickets should be viewed as a licence, not a commodity
While the vitriol surrounding scalping and the secondary market is at an all-time high, perhaps a reeducation is needed about what a ticket means in the current music industry landscape, and more…

5 Aussie expats crushing it in the UK music industry
Australian expats are achieving incredible things for the music industry from the UK. Many of them will tell you the lessons learned on home soil gave them many of the tools they still use today. To…

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5 Aussie expats crushing it in the UK music industry
Australian expats are achieving incredible things for the music industry from the UK. Many of them will tell you the lessons learned on home soil gave them many of the tools they still use today. To…

Op-Ed: APRA AMCOS' Richard Mallett talks playlists, industry mistakes, and how to avoid them
APRA AMCOS' Head of Revenue Richard Mallett has penned an opinion piece for TIO readers on the state of the music industry, covering the rise of the curated mega-playlists, the biggest mistakes the…

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Op-Ed: APRA AMCOS' Richard Mallett talks playlists, industry mistakes, and how to avoid them
APRA AMCOS' Head of Revenue Richard Mallett has penned an opinion piece for TIO readers on the state of the music industry, covering the rise of the curated mega-playlists, the biggest mistakes the…

Gender inequality is alive and thriving across conference speaker lineups… Here’s the proof
The music industry has long perpetuated an image of a boy’s club. A white, older boy’s club. And when the biz meets at conferences, it’s typically the lads who get to play the rock stars on stage.…

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Gender inequality is alive and thriving across conference speaker lineups… Here’s the proof
The music industry has long perpetuated an image of a boy’s club. A white, older boy’s club. And when the biz meets at conferences, it’s typically the lads who get to play the rock stars on stage.…

How will the Australian record labels round out 2017?
With fourth quarter earnings results just around the corner and the ARIA Awards in close sight, let's take a look at the Australian major label landscape and see how its players are shaping up for…

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How will the Australian record labels round out 2017?
With fourth quarter earnings results just around the corner and the ARIA Awards in close sight, let's take a look at the Australian major label landscape and see how its players are shaping up for…

Tash Sultana takes on the world, preps debut album
Meteoric, warp-speed, stratospheric. Tash Sultana has enjoyed the type of year that’s so easily hyped in the lexicon of a Cosmologist. Back on earth, Sultana and her team can call it what it is:…

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Tash Sultana takes on the world, preps debut album
Meteoric, warp-speed, stratospheric. Tash Sultana has enjoyed the type of year that’s so easily hyped in the lexicon of a Cosmologist. Back on earth, Sultana and her team can call it what it is:…

The story behind the meteoric rise of Beyond the Valley
Beyond the Valley - a name that already feels like an established brand in the Australian music scene, and one of the mainstays of our yearly festival calendar. But it's easy to forget that the…

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The story behind the meteoric rise of Beyond the Valley
Beyond the Valley - a name that already feels like an established brand in the Australian music scene, and one of the mainstays of our yearly festival calendar. But it's easy to forget that the…

Facebook is tracking which shops you visit IRL, how will record labels use this?
Facebook is now serving ads to people based on their physical movements. In an update which is already servicing initial buyers KFC, Dick's Sporting Goods and Macy's, Facebook is allowing advertisers…

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Facebook is tracking which shops you visit IRL, how will record labels use this?
Facebook is now serving ads to people based on their physical movements. In an update which is already servicing initial buyers KFC, Dick's Sporting Goods and Macy's, Facebook is allowing advertisers…

WIN’s Alison Wenham talks indie spirit, strength in numbers and risk-taking
Alison Wenham knows the indie spirit when she’s sees it. The British executive is a legend of the independent community, a fighter who’s gone more rounds than Floyd Mayweather (and probably had more…

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WIN’s Alison Wenham talks indie spirit, strength in numbers and risk-taking
Alison Wenham knows the indie spirit when she’s sees it. The British executive is a legend of the independent community, a fighter who’s gone more rounds than Floyd Mayweather (and probably had more…
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