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To sign or not to sign: Are record deals really the best thing for musicians?
The record label’s role in the industry has shifted since the ‘80s and ‘90s; where once there were six major players, just Sony, Warner and Universal are left. Cheaper technology made the…

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To sign or not to sign: Are record deals really the best thing for musicians?
The record label’s role in the industry has shifted since the ‘80s and ‘90s; where once there were six major players, just Sony, Warner and Universal are left. Cheaper technology made the…

4 Aussie expats crushing it in the US music industry
Australian expats are achieving incredible things for the music industry from the US. To celebrate the countless Australians crushing it in America, we interviewed four industry figures about their…

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4 Aussie expats crushing it in the US music industry
Australian expats are achieving incredible things for the music industry from the US. To celebrate the countless Australians crushing it in America, we interviewed four industry figures about their…

Adam Booth & Nate Farrell find a new calibre with rapper 360
As the old saying goes, two heads are better than one. There s no better and more current example of that than the two industry names co-managing Australian rapper 360. Adam Weez Booth and Nate…

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Adam Booth & Nate Farrell find a new calibre with rapper 360
As the old saying goes, two heads are better than one. There s no better and more current example of that than the two industry names co-managing Australian rapper 360. Adam Weez Booth and Nate…

Unlocking the songs from inside: Sarah Blasko doco captures the creative struggle of songwriting
Sarah Blasko is first and foremost a performer. Always has been, always will be. In what she describes as one of the hardest years of her life, 2016 saw her lost, uninspired and without some of the…

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Unlocking the songs from inside: Sarah Blasko doco captures the creative struggle of songwriting
Sarah Blasko is first and foremost a performer. Always has been, always will be. In what she describes as one of the hardest years of her life, 2016 saw her lost, uninspired and without some of the…

Polaris' debut LP The Mortal Coil is astoundingly self-assured
When bassist Jake Steinhauser and drummer Daniel Furnari of Polaris bonded in high school over a love of heavy music, they had no idea that they’d be playing a European metalcore festival with their…

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Polaris' debut LP The Mortal Coil is astoundingly self-assured
When bassist Jake Steinhauser and drummer Daniel Furnari of Polaris bonded in high school over a love of heavy music, they had no idea that they’d be playing a European metalcore festival with their…

Quotas, queens and teens: what we learned at #CMR2017
From Tuesday to Thursday this week, a few hundred delegates from across the Australian music industry came together at Customs House in Sydney for the 2017 Contemporary Music Roundtable. More than…

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Quotas, queens and teens: what we learned at #CMR2017
From Tuesday to Thursday this week, a few hundred delegates from across the Australian music industry came together at Customs House in Sydney for the 2017 Contemporary Music Roundtable. More than…

WATCH Violent Soho's James Tidswell discuss his new record label
Violent Soho's James Tidswell and UNIFIED Music Group have teamed up to launch Domestic La La Records. Launched with an artist-first ethos, Domestic La La is announced with its first two signings:…

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WATCH Violent Soho's James Tidswell discuss his new record label
Violent Soho's James Tidswell and UNIFIED Music Group have teamed up to launch Domestic La La Records. Launched with an artist-first ethos, Domestic La La is announced with its first two signings:…

When Elton John met Pnau: The story behind an unlikely UK #1 album
Pnau have tasted the rarest of fruits, a U.K. No. 1 album. Nick Littlemore and Peter Mayes joined an elite pack of Aussies when, in 2012, their album ‘Good Morning to the Night,’ a collection of…

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When Elton John met Pnau: The story behind an unlikely UK #1 album
Pnau have tasted the rarest of fruits, a U.K. No. 1 album. Nick Littlemore and Peter Mayes joined an elite pack of Aussies when, in 2012, their album ‘Good Morning to the Night,’ a collection of…

Starting a record label? These indie label heads have some advice for you
This month, the standout event of Melbourne Music Week (MMW) is returning to take over the iconic Melbourne Town Hall on November 19. Featuring 20 artists performing over three levels of the…

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Starting a record label? These indie label heads have some advice for you
This month, the standout event of Melbourne Music Week (MMW) is returning to take over the iconic Melbourne Town Hall on November 19. Featuring 20 artists performing over three levels of the…
The top takeaways from FastForward 2017
Image: Amanda Rose Photography Music industry professionals and experts from a range of fields descended on the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ in Amsterdam this past weekend for Fast Forward 2017. The…
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The top takeaways from FastForward 2017
Image: Amanda Rose Photography Music industry professionals and experts from a range of fields descended on the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ in Amsterdam this past weekend for Fast Forward 2017. The…
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