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24.01.2022 Make Music Day 2020 is just around the corner, and youre invited to participate in the global celebration of music-making taking place on Sunday, June 21. Beginning as the Fete de la Musique in France in 1982, it has now grown into a worldwide event in over 1000 cities across 120 countries. This year Make Music Day has a dedicated focus on online and digital activities due to the impacts of COVID19. There are heaps of fun activities to get involved with that share the joy of music! #makemusicday #makemusicoz Click the link below for more info:

24.01.2022 The RISE Fund will provide grants of between $75,000 and $2 million for concerts, tours, festivals & more.

21.01.2022 The Australian Singing Competition became the ASC@Home Competition this year with contestants sending in videos of their performances. We speak with one of the organisers, Nell OGrady, about how it went.

21.01.2022 The Jail Guitar Doors initiative began in the UK in 2007 with the efforts of singer-songwriter Billy Bragg, and is now being taken up in Australia.

21.01.2022 Are you a live performance artist, venue, or organisation? We want to hear from you! You can apply for up to $10K for a one-off or series of live performances in Sydney CBD this summer. Applications close 6 December 2020 at 11.59PM AEDT. Apply now: https://bit.ly/3lc4XDi

21.01.2022 The Australia Council for the Arts is now offering the Re-imagine: Sector Recovery Initiatives fund in acknowledgement of the significant forces of change and evolution facing the cultural and creative industries. Apply now:

21.01.2022 "This research will benefit musicians directly by providing a valuable resource to help understand their lives, and the challenges they face." Clover Moore, Lord Mayor of Sydney (Lord Mayor Clover Moore). "Musicians & Addiction: Research and Recovery Stories" can be purchased at bit.ly/3ecucTi. Music Australia would also like to thank The City of Sydney for their financial support of our office accommodation in Erskineville.

21.01.2022 Thanks to the Australian Government through the Office for the Arts, and our own fundraising, #SupportAct has significantly increased its Crisis Relief program ...for music industry professionals impacted by COVID-19. If you relate to one of the following scenarios, you may qualify or benefit from applying for our grants. To apply or find out more, click this link: https://supportact.org.au/get-help-2/

21.01.2022 Orchestras around Australia are facing extraordinary difficulties and challenges at the present time. Kate Lidbetter, CEO of Symphony Services International, explains the situation and what lies ahead.

20.01.2022 All dressed up with no place to go... Lone Hemispheres is Ensemble Offspring’s solo series, highlighting modern masterpieces alongside new Australian solo wor...ks. For our 2020 solo sessions, creative designer, Michelle St Anne was asked to direct the 12 videos. She writes, My theme was 'all dressed up with no place to go', hence the socks and bare feet combined with high fashion. The videos are in black and white and a still life is featured on the left of the performer for each work, highlighting how the mundane of everyday life can become poetic over time. The works in the series include: Fox - An Extraordinary Mildness (performed by Claire Edwardes) Ford - Hook (performed by Claire Edwardes) Murail - Unanswered Questions (performed by Lamorna Nightingale) Lim - Bioluminescence (performed by Lamorna Nightingale) Neal - Canyon 1205 (performed by Blair Harris) Saariaho - Sept Papillons (performed by Blair Harris) Sclesi - Maknongan (performed by Jason Noble) Tonkin - Entracte (performed by Jason Noble) Moore - Broken Rosary (performed by Freya Schack-Arnott) Pozniak - Instructions for Improvisation No. 4: God leaves the room (performed by Freya Schack-Arnott) Milliken - Crie (performed by Véronique Serret) Saariaho - Nocturne (performed by Véronique Serret) Watch the full series here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/ensembleoffspring/376015193520768/ 2020 Ensemble Offspring Recorded at BAKER STREET STUDIOS, Sydney Video & Sound by Matt McGuigan, Hospital Hill Creative Direction by Michelle St Anne, The Living Room Theatre Ensemble Offspring is supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts advisory body, and the NSW Government through Create NSW. Lone Hemispheres Solo Sessions were supported by the City of Sydney. We live and play on Gadigal land.

19.01.2022 Melbourne Music Week - Extended kicks off today, with 200 events happening over the next three months! See how you can get involved: bit.ly/3qHjPxR

19.01.2022 Support Act is pleased to facilitate a culturally safe experience for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, crew and music workers through the establis...hment of the Support Act First Nations Dedicated Support Line. This is a free and confidential service specifically catered to First Nations people in providing help with your mental health and wellbeing. We recognise the importance of First Nations people being able to speak with an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Clinician or one with cultural awareness training, who has experience with individuals and families, and who understand the challenges you may face. The First Nations Dedicated Support Line is available to access any time for an urgent request. Otherwise, please call 1800 861 085 between EST 8 am 6 pm Monday to Friday to make an appointment. Photo: Indigenous rapper Barkaa with her daughter, taken on the set of For My Tittas, a testament to my Blak sisters and their matriarchal power. "This photo to me is me backing my daughter through everything and her taking in all her strength, importance and ancestry." Photo credit: Katrina Clarke. For more info: https://supportact.org.au//first-nations-dedicated-suppor/

19.01.2022 Brisbane-based Dots+Loops has made its name as one of the liveliest post-classical concert outfits in Australia. This year it has been adapting to changing times just as so many other groups have been forced to do.

17.01.2022 The New York Journal of Books engaged a US expert to review our book Musicians & Addiction. She writes: industry professionals and clinicians who work with musicians should immediately order this book. Read more: bit.ly/34tfoOa

16.01.2022 Only 4 more days to go until Ausmusic T-Shirt Day! Register your team and donate now at: www.ausmusictshirtday.org.au

16.01.2022 DOUBLE the impact of your donation with Spotify Music Relief Fund before EOFY! This year, you can double the impact of your gift by donating via the Spotify Mu...sic Relief Fund. Donations made via this link will be matched by Spotify up to a collective global total of $10million. Please consider making a donation before 30 June if you can. Find out more via: https://supportact.org.au//spotify-covid-19-music-relief-/

16.01.2022 "Mental health problems in the music industry have been of great concern since Australian studies showed how serious the rates of depression, addiction, isolation and suicide were." The Music Network.

15.01.2022 Grants of between $50,000 and $2 million will start to roll out to 115 projects across the country, with more than $60 million allocated through the first round of RISE.

15.01.2022 The rise of streaming services has given consumers more accessibility to movies and TV shows than ever before, but serious questions need to be asked about what this means for the local screen industry.

15.01.2022 While music organisations face this lull period brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, attention has been increasingly turning towards issuing recordings from their archives.

13.01.2022 Australian Festival of Chamber Music (AFCM) breaks new ground this year by moving online, naming itself AFCM Online Festival. We speak with artistic director Kathy Stott about how it will work.

12.01.2022 If your ability to work has been impacted by COVID-19 and you are a musician, crew or music worker, you may be eligible to apply for a Crisis Relief Grant from Support Act. Visit the Get Help page on our website to learn more. https://supportact.org.au/get-help-2/

12.01.2022 Music Australia is proud to announce that its book "Musicians & Addiction: Research and Recovery Stories" is now published and available for purchase! There is a growing international consensus that we are facing a mental health crisis among musicians, and addiction is a critical dimension of this problem. This uniquely structured book presents personal insights from over 30 contributors working in the Australian, US and UK music industries. The website store is currently live and taking orders. Get your copy at www.musicianaddiction.org/product-page/paperback

11.01.2022 Founded on the vision of the late conductor and music education advocate Richard Gill, the Richard Gill School in Muswellbrook, NSW, is due to open its doors in 2021.

10.01.2022 In The Music Real E127, Nichola Burton chats with Rob Cannon Coach, facilitator, educator, and marketing consultant, specialising in the arts, entertainment, an...d creative industries who works with major labels and their roster of artists. Rob is featured in the book Musicians and Addiction organised by Music Australia We chat about his coaching techniques and strategies as well as the industry and its future and possibilities. Anyone feeling a little lost right now - this is the episode to dip into. Sponsored by The Pushworth Group Music Means Business Manick Artists and Label See more

10.01.2022 In the second of two articles, we asked Antony Pitts, Artistic Director of The Song Company, about what losing four-year funding means for the group, and how they are dealing with the current situation.

10.01.2022 The Australian Major Performing Arts Group (AMPAG) is set to close after having served since 1999 as the representative and advocacy organisation for Australias largest performing arts companies.

09.01.2022 Due to the cancellation of our annual Contemporary Music Roundtable, Music Australia has created a video check-in with key organisations who look after the welfare of music industry workers: Support Act, CrewCare, Entertainment Assist, MEAA, and The Arts Wellbeing Collective.

09.01.2022 "Sydney arts institution Carriageworks has been saved from administration after the NSW government backed a multi-million dollar lifeline from a group of 15 philanthropists."

08.01.2022 Gondwana Choirs has offered free webinars and eight-week courses during the lockdown period as part of its initiatives to keep choral singing alive for both choristers and the wider community.

08.01.2022 Carclew House has long been used as a centre for youth arts in SA, offering several programs that focus on music. One is Music Match, which aims at filling in the music education needs of disadvantaged primary schools.

08.01.2022 Two large spending initiatives totalling $47.3 million have been announced by the Victorian and NSW governments in a major push to revive the arts sectors in those states.

07.01.2022 Tune into Man Clubs Musical Mentor Session on July 21 to hear Terry Serio read from his chapter in "Musicians & Addiction: Research and Recovery Stories".

06.01.2022 (MEDIA RELEASE) Music: Count Us In statement RE NSW Government ban on group singing in NSW schools. "Music Australia encourages an equitable and evidence based approach to restrictions."

06.01.2022 Live music is coming back! Great Southern Nights will bring 1000 COVID Safe performances and gigs to NSW across November, to restart our amazing live music industry. Venues and artists who want to be a part of it can register at https://www.greatsouthernnights.com.au/ #ilovensw

05.01.2022 In Episode 114 of The Music Real, Nichola Burton chats with Paul Saintilan, CEO of Music Australia and editor and primary co-author of "Musicians & Addiction: Research and Recovery Stories." Watch here: bit.ly/2Yp41TG

03.01.2022 Australia Council Fellowships of $80,000 support outstanding, established artists creative activity and professional development for a period of up to two years. Applications close 1 September 2020. More info: bit.ly/3h68h1V

03.01.2022 "Thousands of jobs across the entertainment, arts and screen sectors will be backed with a new $250 million targeted taxpayer-funded package, providing new grants and loans over 12 months."

03.01.2022 Are you 30+, play piano for pleasure and not a professional pianist or piano teacher? Set yourself a new musical goal and enter this new online competition for amateur Australian pianists, The Sydney Piano Lovers Competition, from our friends Sydney International Piano Competition. Polish up your best pieces, put it on camera and enter today! Info and enter here: bit.ly/3jVOh2X Entries close: Friday 13 November 2020, 5pm AEDT Winners announcement: Saturday 5 December 2020, 6pm AEDT

03.01.2022 "APRA AMCOS and the Live Music Office have long advocated that one of the major keys to supporting the Australian music industry’s global success is for the removal of unnecessary and complex regulations on live music, said Dean Ormston, CEO APRA AMCOS.

02.01.2022 With festivals facing extremely difficult times at present due to COVID-19, event planners and audiences alike can only look on nervously at how future months will play out.

02.01.2022 The Age has described "Musicians & Addiction: Research and Recovery Stories" as "absorbing" with "very human tales". Read the full review at: bit.ly/3eff6Ml

02.01.2022 The twelfth National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs) are going ahead as planned this year on 8 August, but with one major difference this key industry event is shifting online.

01.01.2022 Did we mention its free? Were proud to announce that the #NSSWEConnect Festival is FREE for all participants. NSSWE hope that these workshops will help to b...ring musicians together, and encourage and motivate everyone to keep on making music! Thank you to our festival partners Online Virtuoso and Sydney Conservatorium of Music, The University of Sydney for helping to bring our idea to life. The #NSSWEConnect Festival, our first festival in the digital realm, is proudly supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW and Northern Beaches Council. #creativenorthernbeaches https://www.nsswe.org.au/nsswe-connect-festival/

01.01.2022 With the current devastating ban on group singing in NSW schools, our 2020 Celebration Day will include a full and featured performance of the Program Song in Auslan, to be live-streamed around the country.

01.01.2022 The results of a ground-breaking Australia Research Council Linkage study show that the majority of Australian musicians undertake a portfolio career which involves concurrent, overlapping and often impermanent roles.

01.01.2022 In recognition of the limited opportunities for art music composers to have their works performed, APRA AMCOS has initiated the Art Music Fund, with a total pool of $50,000 to provide funding for ten composers.