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Rachel Maria-Cox: "Being non-binary is strange when it comes to music"

Meet the muso making experimental music with Sydney Town Hall's 127-year-old organ

Artist Austin Buckett wanted to show how an ornate piece of musical history can be carried forward into the future.

Greg Gould: "I was told by my former label not to be 'too gay'"

Todd Wagstaff: "I got left out from certain parts of the industry"

To shine a light on the incredible LGBTQI execs in our industry, we asked industry figures how their sexuality shaped their experience in the biz.

Op-Ed: Crowdfunding for music now has a formula

EMI's Trent Titmarsh: "When I was young relatable artists were not present"

"With young artists like Sam Smith, Troye Sivan and Halsey the next generation have strong role models to look up to."

Caitlin McGregor (PKA Handsome): "Promoters need to remember that queer isn't a genre"

"I think there is a boxing in of queer artists in the Australian music industry."

Brendan Maclean: "I've seen managers threatening to out other managers"

"When any minority artist releases a song or performs live [...] they offer visibility to their fans and audience and that's always worth fighting for."

Reeperbahn Festival's Bjørn Pfarr: "We do not want to grow at all costs"

Bjørn Pfarr took us through the planning process for the event, why he doesn't want the festival to grow too much in size, and more.

Here’s how venue owners are restoring Sydney’s music scene

Heads up: this is not going to be one more article bemoaning the state of Sydney’s music scene.