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Brandon John

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Does the man behind Australian Music Week have the best job in music?

Does the man behind Australian Music Week have the best job in music?

Geoff Trio has a pretty sweet job. Every year the music industry titan and founder of Australian Music Week sits back, straps on a pair of headphones, and listens to hundreds of hours of music…

By Brandon John - Jun 14, 2017
Does the man behind Australian Music Week have the best job in music?

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Does the man behind Australian Music Week have the best job in music?

Geoff Trio has a pretty sweet job. Every year the music industry titan and founder of Australian Music Week sits back, straps on a pair of headphones, and listens to hundreds of hours of music…

By Brandon John - Jun 14, 2017
Bernard Fanning, Killing Heidi and more want to stamp out plastic cups and bottles at music events

Bernard Fanning, Killing Heidi and more want to stamp out plastic cups and bottles at music events

It seems like you'd barely find a single punter at a music festival who wasn't either fiercely clutching a plastic bottle of water, or drunkenly sloshing a plastic cup's worth of beer on you in the…

By Brandon John - Jun 13, 2017
Bernard Fanning, Killing Heidi and more want to stamp out plastic cups and bottles at music events

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Bernard Fanning, Killing Heidi and more want to stamp out plastic cups and bottles at music events

It seems like you'd barely find a single punter at a music festival who wasn't either fiercely clutching a plastic bottle of water, or drunkenly sloshing a plastic cup's worth of beer on you in the…

By Brandon John - Jun 13, 2017
Adelaide Council fires back at AJ Maddah over accusations it "punished Soundwave"

Adelaide Council fires back at AJ Maddah over accusations it "punished Soundwave"

While Adelaide ratepayers will be left to foot a hefty $75k bill owed to its council by collapsed music festival Soundwave, the festival's former operator AJ Maddah has lashed out at the council,…

By Brandon John - Jun 7, 2017
Adelaide Council fires back at AJ Maddah over accusations it "punished Soundwave"

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Adelaide Council fires back at AJ Maddah over accusations it "punished Soundwave"

While Adelaide ratepayers will be left to foot a hefty $75k bill owed to its council by collapsed music festival Soundwave, the festival's former operator AJ Maddah has lashed out at the council,…

By Brandon John - Jun 7, 2017
Two men face manslaughter charges over a warehouse dance party that led to 36 deaths

Two men face manslaughter charges over a warehouse dance party that led to 36 deaths

Two warehouse party operators are facing up to 39 years in prison for their role in the deaths of 36 people who became trapped in a blaze at Oakland's Ghost Ship in late 2016. As CNN reports, Derick…

By Brandon John - Jun 6, 2017
Two men face manslaughter charges over a warehouse dance party that led to 36 deaths

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Two men face manslaughter charges over a warehouse dance party that led to 36 deaths

Two warehouse party operators are facing up to 39 years in prison for their role in the deaths of 36 people who became trapped in a blaze at Oakland's Ghost Ship in late 2016. As CNN reports, Derick…

By Brandon John - Jun 6, 2017
Channel 9 deny Hamish & Andy stole their new series from another radio presenter

Channel 9 deny Hamish & Andy stole their new series from another radio presenter

As you may have noticed during the constant barrage of commercials and 60 Minutes promos running on Channel 9 right now, Australia's radio and comedy success story Hamish Andy have a new TV show on…

By Brandon John - Jun 6, 2017
Channel 9 deny Hamish & Andy stole their new series from another radio presenter

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Channel 9 deny Hamish & Andy stole their new series from another radio presenter

As you may have noticed during the constant barrage of commercials and 60 Minutes promos running on Channel 9 right now, Australia's radio and comedy success story Hamish Andy have a new TV show on…

By Brandon John - Jun 6, 2017
Music Victoria launches its Music Passport program and announces $500,000 Music Works grants

Music Victoria launches its Music Passport program and announces $500,000 Music Works grants

In a new push to send Victorian artists and their music across the world, the Andrews Labor Government have announced their new Music Passport program, encompassing a range of actions that will…

By Brandon John - Jun 6, 2017
Music Victoria launches its Music Passport program and announces $500,000 Music Works grants

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Music Victoria launches its Music Passport program and announces $500,000 Music Works grants

In a new push to send Victorian artists and their music across the world, the Andrews Labor Government have announced their new Music Passport program, encompassing a range of actions that will…

By Brandon John - Jun 6, 2017
Adelaide residents will have to pay Soundwave's $75k debt

Adelaide residents will have to pay Soundwave's $75k debt

While not the only people to be burnt by the now-defunct Soundwave festival following its spectacular collapse, Adelaide ratepayers have been left to foot a $75k bill after a decision was made by…

By Brandon John - Jun 5, 2017
Adelaide residents will have to pay Soundwave's $75k debt

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Adelaide residents will have to pay Soundwave's $75k debt

While not the only people to be burnt by the now-defunct Soundwave festival following its spectacular collapse, Adelaide ratepayers have been left to foot a $75k bill after a decision was made by…

By Brandon John - Jun 5, 2017
Only one third of Katy Perry's Twitter army are actually real people - the rest are bots

Only one third of Katy Perry's Twitter army are actually real people - the rest are bots

It's a well-established fact that Katy Perry is Twitter's most followed star, but as it turns out that enormous following might be, well, not all that impressive. According to DigitalSpy and…

By Brandon John - Jun 1, 2017
Only one third of Katy Perry's Twitter army are actually real people - the rest are bots

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Only one third of Katy Perry's Twitter army are actually real people - the rest are bots

It's a well-established fact that Katy Perry is Twitter's most followed star, but as it turns out that enormous following might be, well, not all that impressive. According to DigitalSpy and…

By Brandon John - Jun 1, 2017

Spotify pushes further into Asia with imminent launches in Vietnam and Thailand

With rumours swirling that Spotify is planning to go public, news has broken that the streaming service is making a new push into Asia, with Vietnam and Thailand the first markets to be targeted. As…

By Brandon John - Jun 1, 2017
Spotify pushes further into Asia with imminent launches in Vietnam and Thailand

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Spotify pushes further into Asia with imminent launches in Vietnam and Thailand

With rumours swirling that Spotify is planning to go public, news has broken that the streaming service is making a new push into Asia, with Vietnam and Thailand the first markets to be targeted. As…

By Brandon John - Jun 1, 2017
SoundCloud has finally launched its app on the Windows Store

SoundCloud has finally launched its app on the Windows Store

Microsoft's Windows Store seems like a fairly obvious place for a music streaming platform like SoundCloud to appear, but for years now it's been nowhere to be seen on the digital storefront. That's…

By Brandon John - Jun 1, 2017
SoundCloud has finally launched its app on the Windows Store

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SoundCloud has finally launched its app on the Windows Store

Microsoft's Windows Store seems like a fairly obvious place for a music streaming platform like SoundCloud to appear, but for years now it's been nowhere to be seen on the digital storefront. That's…

By Brandon John - Jun 1, 2017
Frontier Touring teams up with Twickets to combat scalping

Frontier Touring teams up with Twickets to combat scalping

Ticket scalping has to be the single biggest issue on the lips of the music industry in 2017, with an argument to be made that it's the inevitable result of a deeply-flawed system, built around…

By Brandon John - May 24, 2017
Frontier Touring teams up with Twickets to combat scalping

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Frontier Touring teams up with Twickets to combat scalping

Ticket scalping has to be the single biggest issue on the lips of the music industry in 2017, with an argument to be made that it's the inevitable result of a deeply-flawed system, built around…

By Brandon John - May 24, 2017
Entries are now open to WA artists for a $5,000 touring grant

Entries are now open to WA artists for a $5,000 touring grant

It was just last week that WA was naming its Song of the Year in the annual WAM Awards, and handing 0ut $40,000 worth of prizes to a bunch of winners. But even for those lucky few, living on the far…

By Brandon John - May 22, 2017
Entries are now open to WA artists for a $5,000 touring grant

News

Entries are now open to WA artists for a $5,000 touring grant

It was just last week that WA was naming its Song of the Year in the annual WAM Awards, and handing 0ut $40,000 worth of prizes to a bunch of winners. But even for those lucky few, living on the far…

By Brandon John - May 22, 2017
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