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New report acts as soundcheck for Australian music festival industry

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Creative Australia has today released a research report entitled Soundcheck: Insights into Australia’s music festival sector. The first of its kind, the report provides a rich overview of Australia’s music festival industry.  Soundcheck: Insights into Australia’s music festival sector highlights the cultural, social and economic impact of music festivals, and includes information on ticketing and … Continued

One of the world’s best chamber music festivals takes place in Queensland: here’s what you need to know!

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Here’s what you need to know about one of the best chamber music festivals in the world… the first thing is that it happens in Townsville-Gurambilbarra North Queensland!   With two world premieres, the return of superstars Stephen Johnson, Piers Lane, Roderick Williams, Lotte Betts-Dean and Brett Dean, the official farewell of the Goldner String … Continued

Canowindra to be Bjorn Again

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Bjorn Again are coming to Canowindra in a one night only event. The internationally renowned act will perform at the Canowindra Sports Complex on April 26th as part of the 2024 Canowindra International Balloon Festival. In an energetic display of glitz and dance, Bjorn Again will bring the stage to life playing all the much … Continued

Celebrate the art of Storytelling at SCCMF 2024

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The Sunshine Coast Chamber Music Festival (SCCMF) is back in 2024 and will run across three fabulous days in June – 6th to 9th – presenting a wonderful opportunity for music lovers from around the country to immerse themselves in the innovative program.   The 2024 Festival is bursting with bespoke events featuring internationally celebrated … Continued

AI-HUMAN COLLABORATIVE ALBUM RELEASE, “THETA vs. PI”

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MELBOURNE, VICTORIA – In a daring fusion of human creativity and technical artistry, the musical hip-hopera “Theta vs. Pi” was released today. The audacious concept album envisions a powerful creative dialogue between two iconic-yet-conflicted musical figures based on Taylor Swift (“Theta”) and Kanye West (“Pi”). Blending cutting-edge Tool AI with the balanced hand of a … Continued

Music Australia responds to festival cancellations

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News of the Splendour in the Grass festival cancelling is devastating, and its impact will be felt acutely across the wider ecology.  Director of Music Australia Millie Millgate said,   “Our thoughts go out to the Australian promoters, artists, managers and crew immediately affected.”  The current operating environment is highly complex with several issues, from rapidly … Continued

Media Release

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News of the Splendour in the Grass festival cancelling is devastating, and its impact will be felt acutely across the wider ecology.  Director of Music Australia Millie Millgate said,   “Our thoughts go out to the Australian promoters, artists, managers and crew immediately affected.”  The current operating environment is highly complex with several issues, from rapidly … Continued

New Inquiry — Australia’s live music industry

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The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts will inquire into and report on the challenges and opportunities within the Australian live music industry. The Australian Government committed to initiatives in The National Cultural Policy, Revive, to revitalise Australia’s live music industry following the impacts of COVID-19. However, in the wake of numerous venues closing and … Continued