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What can music learn from the data-defined sports industry?
Using his 12 years in the sporting industry, Ben Mackriell, EVP Perform Head of OptaPro, offered up lessons on how data can change culture at FastForward Amsterdam. Using his years as a professional…

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What can music learn from the data-defined sports industry?
Using his 12 years in the sporting industry, Ben Mackriell, EVP Perform Head of OptaPro, offered up lessons on how data can change culture at FastForward Amsterdam. Using his years as a professional…

What's next for vinyl, lessons from those at the top, and more front and centre at FastForward Amsterdam
From the rise and rise of vinyl sales and what that means for artists, to lessons from those who make big bucks without ownership, to why staying healthy on the road isn’t just an artist issue,…

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What's next for vinyl, lessons from those at the top, and more front and centre at FastForward Amsterdam
From the rise and rise of vinyl sales and what that means for artists, to lessons from those who make big bucks without ownership, to why staying healthy on the road isn’t just an artist issue,…

Op-Ed: How the mainstream media is building up its NSW festival coverage ahead of state election
The shift in the mainstream media’s coverage of NSW festivals has intensified.

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Op-Ed: How the mainstream media is building up its NSW festival coverage ahead of state election
The shift in the mainstream media’s coverage of NSW festivals has intensified.

Exclusive: Troye Sivan's Aussie A&R on the making of a megastar
"Anyone who has a job like mine, it's what you dream of doing."

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Exclusive: Troye Sivan's Aussie A&R on the making of a megastar
"Anyone who has a job like mine, it's what you dream of doing."
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Peter Noble: The Govt's festivals policy will force Bluesfest out of NSW [EXCLUSIVE]
"I am saying now, Bluesfest will leave NSW. We have no choice; it's a matter of survival. Will the last festival to leave NSW please turn out the light of culture in this soon to be barren state?"…
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Peter Noble: The Govt's festivals policy will force Bluesfest out of NSW [EXCLUSIVE]
"I am saying now, Bluesfest will leave NSW. We have no choice; it's a matter of survival. Will the last festival to leave NSW please turn out the light of culture in this soon to be barren state?"…

“I’ve built up trust and confidence over the last thirty years": Mick Thomas on PledgeMusic
“The people who buy my music aren’t interested in all this other stuff."

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“I’ve built up trust and confidence over the last thirty years": Mick Thomas on PledgeMusic
“The people who buy my music aren’t interested in all this other stuff."
![On developing a sustainable way to tour bands in Japan [OP-ED]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages-r2-1.thebrag.com%2Ftmn%2Fuploads%2F2019%252F02%252FVaughan.jpg%3Fv%3D1778467967251&w=3840&q=75)
On developing a sustainable way to tour bands in Japan [OP-ED]
I think I was destined to end up in the music industry, one way or another. My mother being the owner of a big dancing institution, and dad once owning a pretty big music hall in Melbourne home to…
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On developing a sustainable way to tour bands in Japan [OP-ED]
I think I was destined to end up in the music industry, one way or another. My mother being the owner of a big dancing institution, and dad once owning a pretty big music hall in Melbourne home to…
![Australian Country Music Festivals: Why they are drawing major tourism dollars [Part 2]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages-r2-1.thebrag.com%2Ftmn%2Fuploads%2Fabc-tamworth-country-music-festival-strike-new-broadcast-partnership.jpg%3Fv%3D1778467923052&w=3840&q=75)
Australian Country Music Festivals: Why they are drawing major tourism dollars [Part 2]
Australian country music festivals are set for huge growth in 2019.
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Australian Country Music Festivals: Why they are drawing major tourism dollars [Part 2]
Australian country music festivals are set for huge growth in 2019.
![Australian Country Music Festivals: Why they are breaking attendance records [Part 1]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages-r2-1.thebrag.com%2Ftmn%2Fuploads%2Fcmc-rocks-qld-draws-a-record-20000-crowd.jpg%3Fv%3D1778467925959&w=3840&q=75)
Australian Country Music Festivals: Why they are breaking attendance records [Part 1]
Australian country music festivals are set for huge growth in 2019.
![Australian Country Music Festivals: Why they are breaking attendance records [Part 1]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages-r2-1.thebrag.com%2Ftmn%2Fuploads%2Fcmc-rocks-qld-draws-a-record-20000-crowd.jpg%3Fv%3D1778467925959&w=3840&q=75)
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Australian Country Music Festivals: Why they are breaking attendance records [Part 1]
Australian country music festivals are set for huge growth in 2019.

The Hottest 100 Australian managers of 2018
Sunday afternoon saw triple j's Hottest 100 of 2018 counted down, much to the delight of music fans across the globe. However, while everyone was celebrating the immense talent that these stunning…

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The Hottest 100 Australian managers of 2018
Sunday afternoon saw triple j's Hottest 100 of 2018 counted down, much to the delight of music fans across the globe. However, while everyone was celebrating the immense talent that these stunning…
Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.
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