2019 Professional Development
Awards
The Melbourne
Sessions is back
APRA Music Awards
Winners announced
TIPS
AND TOOLS
$5,000 grant goes to the Melbourne artist manager and director of Our Golden Friend.
The up-and-coming Brisbane artist receives the Queensland Music Festival honour
Perth and Broome, this one's for you.
We're teaming up again with AIR for the annual Indie 101 member event. HURRY SPACE IS LIMITED.
Career impacting opportunity for songwriters & composers
A globetrotting songwriter, independent artist, and in-demand collaborator.
How the fast-tracking game has changed and stayed the same.
We're very sad to hear that Malcolm Black - APRA AMCOS NZ's Writer Director - has passed away.
The power of music is often underestimated...
Funding for the creation of concertos to opera to the avant-garde.
Aarons is Songwriter of the Year and much more.
JLT, our Principal Risk Partner, is proud to launch GIG COVER, flexible cover for Public Liability for musicians
"Music is one of our most important ingredients and every minute of the day the music is playing."
The composer talks about writing to a brief of all-out emotion.
Country music champion Rob Potts to receive the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
10 new mentoring opportunities are available for women at any career stage.
Brisbane's own answers our 10 quick questions on songwriting and the biz.
Don't delay, $70k cash prizes on offer. Good luck!
Following sustained lobbying by APRA AMCOS and industry groups.
Farewell to the longtime APRA member and Nine Network musical director.
Amy Shark, Baker Boy, Paul Kelly, and many more among the finalists.
The $5,000 grant supports a female manager or self-manged artist based in Victoria.
Read the Q & A with the trailblazing hip-hop artist.
It’s inspiring to see communities growing and preserving their local music and arts scene. A great example of this is the Midnite Café in Dubbo, a not-for-profit project that has been operating for 11 years
A series of beers recently launched by clever music-loving Central Coast Six String Bass Brewery are inspired by four ionic bass players; with music inspiring the flavour.
Four days of musical collaboration at Abbey Road Institute, 2-5 May. Apply now.
Songwriters and composers will come together again to create and connect. Tickets already selling fast!
May
23
NSW - Australian Copyright Council Seminar
23 May
May
24
QLD - Score IT! Applications close
Queensland’s leading High School film composing competition
May
24
On Song - songwriting mentorship program (closing)
Queensland Music Festival is looking for the next wave of young musical talent to hone their songwriting skills with On Song! Queenslanders aged 12-18 are invited to apply by submitting a recording of them performing an original song.
May
26
NSW: INNER WEST COUNCIL - LIVE MUSIC GRANTS PROGRAM CLOSING
Inner West Council's live music grants program provides financial support for musicians to undertake professional development and to increase local venues' capacity to offer live music performances. The live music grants program aims to strengthen the Inner West as Sydney's live music destination.
APPLY NOW
May
27
VIC - INDIE 101
May
27
Closing Date: AMP Tomorrow Fund grant
AMP’s Tomorrow Fund is offering $1 million in grants to amazing Australians doing great things – including musicians and music champions. To be in the running, applications must be completed by 4pm (AEST) on 27 May
May
27
WA- Intercurrent: Walkman Antiquarian
DATE & TIME
Monday 27 May 2019 at 7pm
May
29
MUSIC NSW: SOUND ADVICE - Meet The Music Industry RSVP
Sound Advice comes to Casula! Meet the key players of the music industry and find out exactly what they do. Whether you’re an aspiring artist or want to get your foot in the door in management, labels, events or PR, Sound Advice will give you the tools and knowledge you need to navigate the music industry.
May
31
Closing Date: American Express Music Grant
Australians love music. In fact, on average, more Australians attend live music gigs each year than sporting events. Yet despite this, small music venues, often the training grounds for emerging artists, have witnessed a steady decline in patrons and some have shut down all together.
Through The American Express Music Backers Program we’ll provide a boost to the Australian music industry and the fans that support it so we can play our part to help it thrive for many more years to come.
Over the next 12 months we’re committing to support the Australian music industry by giving music venues, business, artists and fans the opportunity to share in a grant program valued at $1million.
We’ll back venues, we’ll back music businesses, we’ll back artists and we’ll back fans.
Jun
06
Unsigned Only - Grand Slam round closes
UNSIGNED ONLY 2019 is reopening entries for a special promotion, so if you missed the deadline and still want to enter, or if you want to enter more songs, you still have a chance to participate in this year’s competition.
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"Lorrae is tireless in her pursuit for equal representation... passionate beyond hours in the day... and endlessly generous with her time..." 💪
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RT @Noise11Tweets: #Noise11 Lorrae McKenna awarded The Lighthouse Prize by @APRAAMCOS https://t.co/Es4vv73eSC #musicnews #music #news http…
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RT @ausindies: Congrats to AIR board member, Lorrae McKenna (@OurGoldenFriend), on being this year's @APRAAMCOS Lighthouse Award winner! Es…
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RT @TheMusicComAu: "I feel completely overwhelmed with emotion to receive this award." https://t.co/SqX23oFylX
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What a ledge! Dean Lewis closed out the 2019 APRA Music Awards (where he won Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year) with new single Stay Awake!
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You’ve got a great song that is ideal for music licensing, but you don’t know where to start? @UnsignedOnly is offe… https://t.co/JyuWsvgUoL
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RT @UnsignedOnly: Just a few reasons to enter our Grand Slam Promo: Get Licensed With Your Music. https://t.co/Na1IQW2BkL
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“With more members travelling and relocating overseas, it’s vital that we help create collaborative and professional opportunities in the world’s most networked music cities.”
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Big opportunity energy! Nine awards of $15,000 across a variety of genres, open to songwriters and composers. #tagamate ⚡️
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CXLOE: a globetrotting songwriter, independent artist, and in-demand collaborator. (p.s. catch her on tour in Sydney and Melbourne THIS WEEK). 💣💯