Indies

Joining Maria Amato as Australasia’s second rep on the board is Dylan Pellett, general manager of Independent Music NZ (IMNZ), as observer.

AIR introduces two new industry award categories – the independent marketing team of the year and the independent publicity team of the year.

The 2023 AIR Awards will take place Aug. 3 in the City of Churches, bookended by the annual Indie-Con Australia conference from Aug. 2-4.

This year’s hybrid event will carry a program with deep-dive discussions on touring, grant funding, neighbouring rights, NFTs and more.

Maria Amato is named as chair of Worldwide Independent Network, the global organisation supporting and developing independent music trade associations across the globe. With her appointment, Amato is…

64% of indie acts still want to remain independent, while 35% will sign to a label.

In the independent music world, Alison Wenham is a major player. Across two decades, the British executive and advocate has engaged in more battles on behalf of the indie community than most of us…

Charles Caldas is back in business. The independent music business, that is. The ex-pat Australian executive led Merlin, the independent music community's digital rights agency, from its inception…

The survey examines independent music sector activity in 33 countries, including Australia.

Maria Amato, the chief executive officer of AIR, will represent Australia’s independent community on the board of the Worldwide Independent Network (WIN). Amato is Australia’s solo representative at…