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Are live albums a lost art or a significantly under-utilised asset?

Are live albums a lost art or a significantly under-utilised asset?

Live albums… Are they a lost art… Or a significantly underutilized asset? Freya Ridings was arguably one of the breakout stars of 2018. For the last several months, on the back of a continued effort…

By Tyler Jenke - Jun 5, 2019
Are live albums a lost art or a significantly under-utilised asset?

Opinion

Are live albums a lost art or a significantly under-utilised asset?

Live albums… Are they a lost art… Or a significantly underutilized asset? Freya Ridings was arguably one of the breakout stars of 2018. For the last several months, on the back of a continued effort…

By Tyler Jenke - Jun 5, 2019
Forget Napster, it was iTunes that held the record industry to ransom

Forget Napster, it was iTunes that held the record industry to ransom

Apple was never invited into the music industry. They stormed in and started taking hostages.

By Staff Writer - Jun 5, 2019
Forget Napster, it was iTunes that held the record industry to ransom

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Forget Napster, it was iTunes that held the record industry to ransom

Apple was never invited into the music industry. They stormed in and started taking hostages.

By Staff Writer - Jun 5, 2019
Growing your professional profile when you're feeling overworked and underpaid

Growing your professional profile when you're feeling overworked and underpaid

One of my mentees Talia asked for feedback on her idea of creating a mental health program for the music industry. She has come across many people (both young and middle-aged) who have expressed…

By Tyler Jenke - Jun 4, 2019
Growing your professional profile when you're feeling overworked and underpaid

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Growing your professional profile when you're feeling overworked and underpaid

One of my mentees Talia asked for feedback on her idea of creating a mental health program for the music industry. She has come across many people (both young and middle-aged) who have expressed…

By Tyler Jenke - Jun 4, 2019
Settle your agreements before a project is released

Settle your agreements before a project is released

All producers and writer agreements technically should be executed before a project is released. The reality is this doesn’t always happen. In fact, some projects get released before even one…

By Tyler Jenke - Jun 3, 2019
Settle your agreements before a project is released

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Settle your agreements before a project is released

All producers and writer agreements technically should be executed before a project is released. The reality is this doesn’t always happen. In fact, some projects get released before even one…

By Tyler Jenke - Jun 3, 2019
Lights, Camera, Back Catalogue: Why record labels need a flood of Australian music biopics [op-ed]

Lights, Camera, Back Catalogue: Why record labels need a flood of Australian music biopics [op-ed]

Here are the next three Aussie artists whose stories are rife for the biopic treatment.

By Staff Writer - May 29, 2019
Lights, Camera, Back Catalogue: Why record labels need a flood of Australian music biopics [op-ed]

Opinion

Lights, Camera, Back Catalogue: Why record labels need a flood of Australian music biopics [op-ed]

Here are the next three Aussie artists whose stories are rife for the biopic treatment.

By Staff Writer - May 29, 2019
Can DRIP World overcome Australia's cursed history with hip hop festivals? [op-ed]

Can DRIP World overcome Australia's cursed history with hip hop festivals? [op-ed]

There’s a brave new festival on the scene - DRIP World.

By Sam Murphy - May 29, 2019
Can DRIP World overcome Australia's cursed history with hip hop festivals? [op-ed]

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Can DRIP World overcome Australia's cursed history with hip hop festivals? [op-ed]

There’s a brave new festival on the scene - DRIP World.

By Sam Murphy - May 29, 2019
Why are none of the top 10 music-video debuts in YouTube history from hip-hop artists?

Why are none of the top 10 music-video debuts in YouTube history from hip-hop artists?

Global digital-media consumption is accelerating at a rapid-fire pace, and music videos comprise just a tiny microcosm of that phenomenon: six of the top 10 music-video debuts of all time, defined by…

By Poppy Reid - May 21, 2019
Why are none of the top 10 music-video debuts in YouTube history from hip-hop artists?

Opinion

Why are none of the top 10 music-video debuts in YouTube history from hip-hop artists?

Global digital-media consumption is accelerating at a rapid-fire pace, and music videos comprise just a tiny microcosm of that phenomenon: six of the top 10 music-video debuts of all time, defined by…

By Poppy Reid - May 21, 2019
Is AI-generated music worth anything?

Is AI-generated music worth anything?

Public recognition of AI-generated music as viable art has gradually expanded from the confines of esoteric research centers and experimental composers into the commercial, playlistable, VC-funded…

By Poppy Reid - May 20, 2019
Is AI-generated music worth anything?

Opinion

Is AI-generated music worth anything?

Public recognition of AI-generated music as viable art has gradually expanded from the confines of esoteric research centers and experimental composers into the commercial, playlistable, VC-funded…

By Poppy Reid - May 20, 2019
Gang of Youths' new deal with Warner will actually benefit Sony Music

Gang of Youths' new deal with Warner will actually benefit Sony Music

Gang of Youths have just signed a massive global deal with Warner Music out of the UK. On face value, it might seem like a big blow for Sony Music Australia, who released their break out record Go…

By Luke Girgis - May 17, 2019
Gang of Youths' new deal with Warner will actually benefit Sony Music

Opinion

Gang of Youths' new deal with Warner will actually benefit Sony Music

Gang of Youths have just signed a massive global deal with Warner Music out of the UK. On face value, it might seem like a big blow for Sony Music Australia, who released their break out record Go…

By Luke Girgis - May 17, 2019
Songwriting To A Brief: The good, the bad and the ugly

Songwriting To A Brief: The good, the bad and the ugly

My father recently told me that as a six-year-old, I would tell him that I wanted to move to New York and make music. Now, nearly 30 years later, after having lived in a few continents, I’m sitting…

By Poppy Reid - May 15, 2019
Songwriting To A Brief: The good, the bad and the ugly

Opinion

Songwriting To A Brief: The good, the bad and the ugly

My father recently told me that as a six-year-old, I would tell him that I wanted to move to New York and make music. Now, nearly 30 years later, after having lived in a few continents, I’m sitting…

By Poppy Reid - May 15, 2019
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