Music Managers course calls for applicants

CONTROL, the five-stage program designed to help music managers from Australia and New Zealand grow their businesses, is calling for applications.

The program will incorporate two residential labs to be held near Sydney, the first from 23-26 November 2014.

Six music and business advisers including Paul McKessar (Manager of Brooke Fraser, The Naked and Famous, Lydia Cole, Breaks Co-op) and Correne Wilkie (Manager of The Cat Empire, Jackson Jackson, Harry James Angus) will work with participants on leadership skills and business models.

CONTROL is designed to provide participants with practical business guidance. It will include a comprehensive review of the different business models found in the contemporary music sector, as well as deep analysis of each business model brought to the lab. This will be the first time that managers from New Zealand will also take part in the program.

Mid-career music managers from both sides of the Tasman are encouraged to apply. The program is presented by the Australian Music Industry Network (AMIN), and supported by Australian Association (AAM) and the Music Managers Forum of New Zealand (MMF NZ). Funding has been provided by the Australian Government and the New Zealand Music Commission.

“CONTROL is really a business development retreat,” said Denise Foley, Chair, AMIN. “The process challenges participants, but in a constructive way. Alumni report that it not only changes their businesses for the better, but their lives as well.”

Applications close 29 September 2014.