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We chatted to KIAN, co-manager Chryss Carr, new live agent at Select Music Casey O'Shaughnessy, and Travis Banko from Laneway/Lunatic Entertainment about how they got KIAN onto the first Laneway lineup, and the exciting news around the corner. 

Kailei Ginman, former Lead Corporate Booking Agent at Ministry of Sound Australia, launched Australia's first all female and LGBTQI+ inclusive booking agency this week. Launched with the mission to…

Forging new partnerships with the Australian folk community is a key priority for New Zealand label Second Hand Records. Formed by Finn McLennan-Elliott – who is also artistic director for the…

Sniffer dogs, no amnesty, dob in a drug dealer, the “dance of death.” Recreational drug use is, by most accounts, a factor in many young people’s lives. Discussion has progressed, intellectual…

"Pointing the finger of blame at a music festival is much easier than risking your political credibility to take a course of action that has scientific evidence behind it and would actually save lives."

Alpha Booking Agency is Australia's first all-female and LGBTQI+ inclusive booking agency - run by female agents, employing all-female freelancers - leading the charge to empower women's success in the electronic sector.

TMN speaks to Simon Daly, co-creator of Lost Lands festival and the original Falls Festival, about environmental sustainability, gender balance and the joy of hearing lions roar at a music festival.

We chatted to the big cheese at Forbes Street Studios about what he does all day besides listen to the sweet, sweet sound of tunes being born...

Mitch Lowe and Pato Alvarez have established themselves as major players on the New Zealand festival market – and are now keen to explore new opportunities in Australia and other overseas markets.…

Why do music industry professionals always feel the pressure to both never make a mistakes, and always put up a front that all their projects are killing it? This only makes failure feel impossible…