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Industry chiefs Brett Cottle, Dan Rosen, Kim Tran talk biz at Music Roundtable

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…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 10, 2017
Industry chiefs Brett Cottle, Dan Rosen, Kim Tran talk biz at Music Roundtable

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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…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 10, 2017
Op-Ed: Tickets should be viewed as a licence, not a commodity

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…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 10, 2017
Op-Ed: Tickets should be viewed as a licence, not a commodity

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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…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 10, 2017
5 Aussie expats crushing it in the UK music industry

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…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 9, 2017
5 Aussie expats crushing it in the UK music industry

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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…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 9, 2017
Op-Ed: APRA AMCOS' Richard Mallett talks playlists, industry mistakes, and how to avoid them

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…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 5, 2017
Op-Ed: APRA AMCOS' Richard Mallett talks playlists, industry mistakes, and how to avoid them

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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…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 5, 2017
Gender inequality is alive and thriving across conference speaker lineups… Here’s the proof

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.…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 5, 2017
Gender inequality is alive and thriving across conference speaker lineups… Here’s the proof

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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.…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 5, 2017
How will the Australian record labels round out 2017?

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…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 3, 2017
How will the Australian record labels round out 2017?

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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…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 3, 2017
Tash Sultana takes on the world, preps debut album

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:…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 3, 2017
Tash Sultana takes on the world, preps debut album

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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:…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 3, 2017
The story behind the meteoric rise of Beyond the Valley

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…

By Brandon John - Oct 2, 2017
The story behind the meteoric rise of Beyond the Valley

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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…

By Brandon John - Oct 2, 2017
Facebook is tracking which shops you visit IRL, how will record labels use this?

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…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 27, 2017
Facebook is tracking which shops you visit IRL, how will record labels use this?

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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…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 27, 2017
WIN’s Alison Wenham talks indie spirit, strength in numbers and risk-taking

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…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 22, 2017
WIN’s Alison Wenham talks indie spirit, strength in numbers and risk-taking

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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…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 22, 2017
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