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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…

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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…

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.

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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.

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…

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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…

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…

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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…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.

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…

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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…

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…

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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…

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…

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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…

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…

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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…
Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.
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