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Op-Ed: APRA AMCOS' Richard Mallett talks playlists, industry mistakes, and how to avoid them

Op-Ed: APRA AMCOS' Richard Mallett talks playlists, industry mistakes, and how to avoid them

APRA AMCOS' Head of Revenue Richard Mallett has penned an opinion piece for TIO readers on the state of the music industry, covering the rise of the curated mega-playlists, the biggest mistakes the…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 5, 2017
Op-Ed: APRA AMCOS' Richard Mallett talks playlists, industry mistakes, and how to avoid them

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Op-Ed: APRA AMCOS' Richard Mallett talks playlists, industry mistakes, and how to avoid them

APRA AMCOS' Head of Revenue Richard Mallett has penned an opinion piece for TIO readers on the state of the music industry, covering the rise of the curated mega-playlists, the biggest mistakes the…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 5, 2017
Gender inequality is alive and thriving across conference speaker lineups… Here’s the proof

Gender inequality is alive and thriving across conference speaker lineups… Here’s the proof

The music industry has long perpetuated an image of a boy’s club. A white, older boy’s club. And when the biz meets at conferences, it’s typically the lads who get to play the rock stars on stage.…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 5, 2017
Gender inequality is alive and thriving across conference speaker lineups… Here’s the proof

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Gender inequality is alive and thriving across conference speaker lineups… Here’s the proof

The music industry has long perpetuated an image of a boy’s club. A white, older boy’s club. And when the biz meets at conferences, it’s typically the lads who get to play the rock stars on stage.…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 5, 2017
How will the Australian record labels round out 2017?

How will the Australian record labels round out 2017?

With fourth quarter earnings results just around the corner and the ARIA Awards in close sight, let's take a look at the Australian major label landscape and see how its players are shaping up for…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 3, 2017
How will the Australian record labels round out 2017?

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How will the Australian record labels round out 2017?

With fourth quarter earnings results just around the corner and the ARIA Awards in close sight, let's take a look at the Australian major label landscape and see how its players are shaping up for…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 3, 2017
Tash Sultana takes on the world, preps debut album

Tash Sultana takes on the world, preps debut album

Meteoric, warp-speed, stratospheric. Tash Sultana has enjoyed the type of year that’s so easily hyped in the lexicon of a Cosmologist. Back on earth, Sultana and her team can call it what it is:…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 3, 2017
Tash Sultana takes on the world, preps debut album

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Tash Sultana takes on the world, preps debut album

Meteoric, warp-speed, stratospheric. Tash Sultana has enjoyed the type of year that’s so easily hyped in the lexicon of a Cosmologist. Back on earth, Sultana and her team can call it what it is:…

By Poppy Reid - Oct 3, 2017
The story behind the meteoric rise of Beyond the Valley

The story behind the meteoric rise of Beyond the Valley

Beyond the Valley - a name that already feels like an established brand in the Australian music scene, and one of the mainstays of our yearly festival calendar. But it's easy to forget that the…

By Brandon John - Oct 2, 2017
The story behind the meteoric rise of Beyond the Valley

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The story behind the meteoric rise of Beyond the Valley

Beyond the Valley - a name that already feels like an established brand in the Australian music scene, and one of the mainstays of our yearly festival calendar. But it's easy to forget that the…

By Brandon John - Oct 2, 2017
Facebook is tracking which shops you visit IRL, how will record labels use this?

Facebook is tracking which shops you visit IRL, how will record labels use this?

Facebook is now serving ads to people based on their physical movements. In an update which is already servicing initial buyers KFC, Dick's Sporting Goods and Macy's, Facebook is allowing advertisers…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 27, 2017
Facebook is tracking which shops you visit IRL, how will record labels use this?

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Facebook is tracking which shops you visit IRL, how will record labels use this?

Facebook is now serving ads to people based on their physical movements. In an update which is already servicing initial buyers KFC, Dick's Sporting Goods and Macy's, Facebook is allowing advertisers…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 27, 2017
WIN’s Alison Wenham talks indie spirit, strength in numbers and risk-taking

WIN’s Alison Wenham talks indie spirit, strength in numbers and risk-taking

Alison Wenham knows the indie spirit when she’s sees it. The British executive is a legend of the independent community, a fighter who’s gone more rounds than Floyd Mayweather (and probably had more…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 22, 2017
WIN’s Alison Wenham talks indie spirit, strength in numbers and risk-taking

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WIN’s Alison Wenham talks indie spirit, strength in numbers and risk-taking

Alison Wenham knows the indie spirit when she’s sees it. The British executive is a legend of the independent community, a fighter who’s gone more rounds than Floyd Mayweather (and probably had more…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 22, 2017
Cath Haridy on managing Eskimo Joe, and the industry's most under-explored issue

Cath Haridy on managing Eskimo Joe, and the industry's most under-explored issue

While Catherine Haridy cut her teeth in the recorded music industry, working as one of just a few female A R managers at at both Warner Music and Festival Mushroom Records in the late '90s to early…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 19, 2017
Cath Haridy on managing Eskimo Joe, and the industry's most under-explored issue

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Cath Haridy on managing Eskimo Joe, and the industry's most under-explored issue

While Catherine Haridy cut her teeth in the recorded music industry, working as one of just a few female A R managers at at both Warner Music and Festival Mushroom Records in the late '90s to early…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 19, 2017
ANIMATION: Jaddan Comerford on UNIFIED's tipping point

ANIMATION: Jaddan Comerford on UNIFIED's tipping point

Earlier this year, TIO interviewed UNIFIED Music Group Founder and CEO Jaddan Comerford, which works with globally renowned local artists including Vance Joy, Northlane and The Amity Affliction.…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 18, 2017
ANIMATION: Jaddan Comerford on UNIFIED's tipping point

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ANIMATION: Jaddan Comerford on UNIFIED's tipping point

Earlier this year, TIO interviewed UNIFIED Music Group Founder and CEO Jaddan Comerford, which works with globally renowned local artists including Vance Joy, Northlane and The Amity Affliction.…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 18, 2017
YouTube Global Head of Music Lyor Cohen weighs in on streaming content quotas

YouTube Global Head of Music Lyor Cohen weighs in on streaming content quotas

Lyor Cohen, the veteran US label exec, entrepreneur and now global head of music at YouTube, is not only a huge fan of Australian music, he’s willing to give it an almighty push on his company’s…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 15, 2017
YouTube Global Head of Music Lyor Cohen weighs in on streaming content quotas

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YouTube Global Head of Music Lyor Cohen weighs in on streaming content quotas

Lyor Cohen, the veteran US label exec, entrepreneur and now global head of music at YouTube, is not only a huge fan of Australian music, he’s willing to give it an almighty push on his company’s…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 15, 2017
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