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This week's 9 awesome jobs in music that could be yours

This week's 9 awesome jobs in music that could be yours

Some of the Australian music world’s biggest names often leave doors of opportunity ajar, just waiting for the right kind of professional music lover to come knocking. Our regularly-updated jobs…

By Brandon John - Jul 11, 2017
This week's 9 awesome jobs in music that could be yours

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This week's 9 awesome jobs in music that could be yours

Some of the Australian music world’s biggest names often leave doors of opportunity ajar, just waiting for the right kind of professional music lover to come knocking. Our regularly-updated jobs…

By Brandon John - Jul 11, 2017
Entries are open for the third annual South Australian Music Awards

Entries are open for the third annual South Australian Music Awards

Entries are now open for Music SA's South Australian Music Awards, marking the third year of SA's celebration of its flourishing music industry. SA artists and music-related businesses have until…

By Brandon John - Jul 6, 2017
Entries are open for the third annual South Australian Music Awards

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Entries are open for the third annual South Australian Music Awards

Entries are now open for Music SA's South Australian Music Awards, marking the third year of SA's celebration of its flourishing music industry. SA artists and music-related businesses have until…

By Brandon John - Jul 6, 2017
BIGSOUND announces its second lineup of speakers for 2017

BIGSOUND announces its second lineup of speakers for 2017

BIGSOUND's list of industry speakers was already looking flush, but it's just been bolstered even further by the addition of some serious international muscle. Leading the second announcement are…

By Brandon John - Jul 6, 2017
BIGSOUND announces its second lineup of speakers for 2017

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BIGSOUND announces its second lineup of speakers for 2017

BIGSOUND's list of industry speakers was already looking flush, but it's just been bolstered even further by the addition of some serious international muscle. Leading the second announcement are…

By Brandon John - Jul 6, 2017
EXCLUSIVE: Brisbane's PS Music Group adds two new names to its booking roster

EXCLUSIVE: Brisbane's PS Music Group adds two new names to its booking roster

Brisbane's PS Music Group, a booking agency, promoter and management company, has added two noteworthy names to its growing bookings roster in NSW-based quartet Morning TV and Zimbabwean-born R B…

By Brandon John - Jul 6, 2017
EXCLUSIVE: Brisbane's PS Music Group adds two new names to its booking roster

News

EXCLUSIVE: Brisbane's PS Music Group adds two new names to its booking roster

Brisbane's PS Music Group, a booking agency, promoter and management company, has added two noteworthy names to its growing bookings roster in NSW-based quartet Morning TV and Zimbabwean-born R B…

By Brandon John - Jul 6, 2017
Sony Music will press its own in-house vinyl records for the first time since 1989

Sony Music will press its own in-house vinyl records for the first time since 1989

It's been almost three decades since in-house vinyl pressing was on the agenda at Sony, but with vinyl sales outstripping digital downloads for the first time ever last year, the company has…

By Brandon John - Jun 30, 2017
Sony Music will press its own in-house vinyl records for the first time since 1989

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Sony Music will press its own in-house vinyl records for the first time since 1989

It's been almost three decades since in-house vinyl pressing was on the agenda at Sony, but with vinyl sales outstripping digital downloads for the first time ever last year, the company has…

By Brandon John - Jun 30, 2017
NT Song of the Year 2017 finalists revealed, and voting is open

NT Song of the Year 2017 finalists revealed, and voting is open

MusicNT’s has announced the Northern territory's 'Song of the Year' finalists, with the winners set to be announced at the awards ceremony on July 8th at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern…

By Brandon John - Jun 22, 2017
NT Song of the Year 2017 finalists revealed, and voting is open

News

NT Song of the Year 2017 finalists revealed, and voting is open

MusicNT’s has announced the Northern territory's 'Song of the Year' finalists, with the winners set to be announced at the awards ceremony on July 8th at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern…

By Brandon John - Jun 22, 2017
BIGSOUND announces its first round of artists for 2017

BIGSOUND announces its first round of artists for 2017

Australia's biggest music industry conference and artist showcase, BIGSOUND Festival is back for its 16th year, and has just revealed its first lineup of over 60 acts who'll be performing across 17…

By Brandon John - Jun 22, 2017
BIGSOUND announces its first round of artists for 2017

News

BIGSOUND announces its first round of artists for 2017

Australia's biggest music industry conference and artist showcase, BIGSOUND Festival is back for its 16th year, and has just revealed its first lineup of over 60 acts who'll be performing across 17…

By Brandon John - Jun 22, 2017
Frontier Touring announces Paul McCartney's first Australian tour dates in almost 25 years

Frontier Touring announces Paul McCartney's first Australian tour dates in almost 25 years

Yes, it's actually happening - Paul McCartney is touring Australia and New Zealand this year for the first time since 1993. The music legend and former Beatle made the announcement during a live Q A…

By Brandon John - Jun 21, 2017
Frontier Touring announces Paul McCartney's first Australian tour dates in almost 25 years

News

Frontier Touring announces Paul McCartney's first Australian tour dates in almost 25 years

Yes, it's actually happening - Paul McCartney is touring Australia and New Zealand this year for the first time since 1993. The music legend and former Beatle made the announcement during a live Q A…

By Brandon John - Jun 21, 2017
Labels can soon buy their way into Spotify playlists with 'Sponsored Posts'

Labels can soon buy their way into Spotify playlists with 'Sponsored Posts'

With Spotify's 2016 financials out in the open as of last week and showing increasingly heavy losses, Spotify is no doubt looking at every avenue it can to increase ad revenue, and it seems that the…

By Brandon John - Jun 20, 2017
Labels can soon buy their way into Spotify playlists with 'Sponsored Posts'

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Labels can soon buy their way into Spotify playlists with 'Sponsored Posts'

With Spotify's 2016 financials out in the open as of last week and showing increasingly heavy losses, Spotify is no doubt looking at every avenue it can to increase ad revenue, and it seems that the…

By Brandon John - Jun 20, 2017
Spotify turned over $3 billion last year, but still saw its losses double to $581m

Spotify turned over $3 billion last year, but still saw its losses double to $581m

Spotify has become many people's go-to platform for music streaming, but as more and more listeners jump on board, the losses continue to pile up. The company has today declared a net loss in 2016 of…

By Brandon John - Jun 16, 2017
Spotify turned over $3 billion last year, but still saw its losses double to $581m

News

Spotify turned over $3 billion last year, but still saw its losses double to $581m

Spotify has become many people's go-to platform for music streaming, but as more and more listeners jump on board, the losses continue to pile up. The company has today declared a net loss in 2016 of…

By Brandon John - Jun 16, 2017
Get to know triple j Unearthed's new Executive Producer, Tommy Faith

Get to know triple j Unearthed's new Executive Producer, Tommy Faith

Yesterday it was announced that triple j Unearthed had found itself a new Executive Producer to replace the outgoing Lachie Macara, who left the position last month having been with the station since…

By Brandon John - Jun 15, 2017
Get to know triple j Unearthed's new Executive Producer, Tommy Faith

News

Get to know triple j Unearthed's new Executive Producer, Tommy Faith

Yesterday it was announced that triple j Unearthed had found itself a new Executive Producer to replace the outgoing Lachie Macara, who left the position last month having been with the station since…

By Brandon John - Jun 15, 2017
triple j Unearthed has a new Executive Producer: Tommy Faith of Mushroom Music Publishing

triple j Unearthed has a new Executive Producer: Tommy Faith of Mushroom Music Publishing

Triple j itself had a shakeup recently with the news that it had a new Music Director in Nick Findlay, following the long-serving Richard Kingsmill's move to Group Music Director. Now, triple j…

By Brandon John - Jun 14, 2017
triple j Unearthed has a new Executive Producer: Tommy Faith of Mushroom Music Publishing

News

triple j Unearthed has a new Executive Producer: Tommy Faith of Mushroom Music Publishing

Triple j itself had a shakeup recently with the news that it had a new Music Director in Nick Findlay, following the long-serving Richard Kingsmill's move to Group Music Director. Now, triple j…

By Brandon John - Jun 14, 2017
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