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Q&A: Rock and Roll Writers Festival founder Leanne de Souza

Q&A: Rock and Roll Writers Festival founder Leanne de Souza

Image: Festival founders Leanne de Souza Joe Woolley In April over 40 authors, musicians and commentators will take part in the inaugural Rock Roll Writers Festival in Brisbane. Panelists and keynote…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 2, 2016
Q&A: Rock and Roll Writers Festival founder Leanne de Souza

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Q&A: Rock and Roll Writers Festival founder Leanne de Souza

Image: Festival founders Leanne de Souza Joe Woolley In April over 40 authors, musicians and commentators will take part in the inaugural Rock Roll Writers Festival in Brisbane. Panelists and keynote…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 2, 2016

Hot Seat: Simon Cohen, the producer behind Bieber’s ’Love Yourself’

TMN has revived Hot Seat to offer our young industry subscribers an insight into what it takes to make it in the music business. Australian producer Simon Cohen may count will.i.am, Wanya Morris…

By Poppy Reid - Feb 28, 2016
Hot Seat: Simon Cohen, the producer behind Bieber’s ’Love Yourself’

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Hot Seat: Simon Cohen, the producer behind Bieber’s ’Love Yourself’

TMN has revived Hot Seat to offer our young industry subscribers an insight into what it takes to make it in the music business. Australian producer Simon Cohen may count will.i.am, Wanya Morris…

By Poppy Reid - Feb 28, 2016

CMC Rocks: Behind the country music partnership that won over Australia

Image: Big Rich at CMC Rocks 2015 The annual CMC Rocks festival has officially sold-out, further cementing Queensland as the home of country music, and ratifying the three-year investment by last…

By Poppy Reid - Feb 24, 2016
CMC Rocks: Behind the country music partnership that won over Australia

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CMC Rocks: Behind the country music partnership that won over Australia

Image: Big Rich at CMC Rocks 2015 The annual CMC Rocks festival has officially sold-out, further cementing Queensland as the home of country music, and ratifying the three-year investment by last…

By Poppy Reid - Feb 24, 2016
Hot Seat: Making It In The Music Industry… with Kristy Rosser, Secret Sounds Connect

Hot Seat: Making It In The Music Industry… with Kristy Rosser, Secret Sounds Connect

TMN has revived Hot Seat to offer our young industry subscribers an insight into what it takes to make it in the music business. Secret Sounds Connect, the commercial rights agency for Australian…

By Poppy Reid - Feb 16, 2016
Hot Seat: Making It In The Music Industry… with Kristy Rosser, Secret Sounds Connect

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Hot Seat: Making It In The Music Industry… with Kristy Rosser, Secret Sounds Connect

TMN has revived Hot Seat to offer our young industry subscribers an insight into what it takes to make it in the music business. Secret Sounds Connect, the commercial rights agency for Australian…

By Poppy Reid - Feb 16, 2016
Feature: Twitter Australia’s Blue Room gets picked up globally

Feature: Twitter Australia’s Blue Room gets picked up globally

11 months into the lifespan of Twitter Australia s Blue Room, and with more than 55 Blue Rooms under the local office s belt, the unique concept has been picked up globally. Jennie Sager, who heads…

By Poppy Reid - Feb 10, 2016
Feature: Twitter Australia’s Blue Room gets picked up globally

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Feature: Twitter Australia’s Blue Room gets picked up globally

11 months into the lifespan of Twitter Australia s Blue Room, and with more than 55 Blue Rooms under the local office s belt, the unique concept has been picked up globally. Jennie Sager, who heads…

By Poppy Reid - Feb 10, 2016

Q&A: Mick Tarbuk on Believe Digital’s Australian entrance

Last November Shock Records long-time team member Mick Tarbuk stepped down as the indie s Label Director to take on a role at global digital distributor and label services provider Believe Digital.…

By Poppy Reid - Feb 3, 2016
Q&A: Mick Tarbuk on Believe Digital’s Australian entrance

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Q&A: Mick Tarbuk on Believe Digital’s Australian entrance

Last November Shock Records long-time team member Mick Tarbuk stepped down as the indie s Label Director to take on a role at global digital distributor and label services provider Believe Digital.…

By Poppy Reid - Feb 3, 2016

Q&A: Anthony Hook, Courtney Barnett’s Tour Manager

Before the release of her debut album in March, Courtney Barnett was receiving high rotation both locally and in the US, her track Avant Gardener was named track of the year by Pitchfork Media and…

By Poppy Reid - Jan 26, 2016
Q&A: Anthony Hook, Courtney Barnett’s Tour Manager

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Q&A: Anthony Hook, Courtney Barnett’s Tour Manager

Before the release of her debut album in March, Courtney Barnett was receiving high rotation both locally and in the US, her track Avant Gardener was named track of the year by Pitchfork Media and…

By Poppy Reid - Jan 26, 2016
FEATURE: How Ron Creevey is disrupting the streaming sector

FEATURE: How Ron Creevey is disrupting the streaming sector

Ron Creevey works 21 hours a day, he rarely socialises, he doesn t do Facebook, and he wants to take on YouTube. His is the classic entrepreneur story. Creevey made millions, lost it all, and is…

By Poppy Reid - Jan 26, 2016
FEATURE: How Ron Creevey is disrupting the streaming sector

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FEATURE: How Ron Creevey is disrupting the streaming sector

Ron Creevey works 21 hours a day, he rarely socialises, he doesn t do Facebook, and he wants to take on YouTube. His is the classic entrepreneur story. Creevey made millions, lost it all, and is…

By Poppy Reid - Jan 26, 2016

Labels to Watch in 2016

As Ones to Watch artist lists glitter the internet in the lead-up to 2016, TMN looks at the oft-unsung hero of the local industry, the independent label sector. Below are seven home-grown indie…

By Staff Writer - Jan 10, 2016
Labels to Watch in 2016

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Labels to Watch in 2016

As Ones to Watch artist lists glitter the internet in the lead-up to 2016, TMN looks at the oft-unsung hero of the local industry, the independent label sector. Below are seven home-grown indie…

By Staff Writer - Jan 10, 2016
This Record Changed My Life: Oh Wonder

This Record Changed My Life: Oh Wonder

Currently the #2 Most Blogged artist on HypeMachine, Oh Wonder aka Josephine Vander Gucht and Anthony West, will be bringing their bewildering complexity and distinctive lilting harmonies to…

By Staff Writer - Jan 10, 2016
This Record Changed My Life: Oh Wonder

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This Record Changed My Life: Oh Wonder

Currently the #2 Most Blogged artist on HypeMachine, Oh Wonder aka Josephine Vander Gucht and Anthony West, will be bringing their bewildering complexity and distinctive lilting harmonies to…

By Staff Writer - Jan 10, 2016
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