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Mar5 |
5/03/2010 4:04:00 PM by Justine Thornley |
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WAM are pleased to confirm that new Perth Community Digital TV
Station, West TV,
will commence 'test transmission' on channel 44 from
Monday 15 March. You will need to rescan your TV receiver to pick up the new station. Local, free to air content is anticipated to hit
our screens from Saturday 10
April. read more...
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Mar3 |
3/03/2010 3:50:00 PM by Justine Thornley |
Picnic Records will be
celebrating its birth as a label alongside the launch of its third
release Love Vacation on Saturday, March 13 at the newly opened bar and live music venue The Bird, 181
William Street in Northbridge.
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Feb25 |
25/02/2010 3:24:00 PM by Paul Bodlovich |
WAM are very concerned that a new venue - The William St Bird - is about to open, only to become subject to overly restrictive Liquor Licensing conditions.
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Feb25 |
25/02/2010 1:00:00 PM by Justine Thornley |
The Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (AMRAP) today announced stage
two of its AirIT initiative at the Adelaide Fuse Festival. AirIT is
community radio’s exclusive catalogue of Australian music, provided free
by Amrap for both the sector and the music industry. The stage
two roll out gives all unsigned Australian artists eligibility to apply
for AirIT.... By
engaging AirIT to enhance an artist’s community radio servicing, the
average artist receives $700 worth of free promotion and distribution.
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Feb24 |
24/02/2010 12:58:00 PM by Justine Thornley |
APRA today welcomed the Victorian government’s Live Music Accord, which goes some way towards addressing the unintended consequences that strict security conditions were having on live music venues across the State.
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Feb23 |
23/02/2010 1:41:00 AM by Justine Thornley |
APRA calls for members to nominate their favourite songs of last year for the 2010 song of the year award!
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Feb18 |
18/02/2010 10:30:00 AM by Justine Thornley |
2010 enrolments are now open at Abmusic - offering nationally accredited training from the music industry package for Aboriginal people.
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Feb18 |
18/02/2010 10:00:00 AM by Justine Thornley |
SPACE SHIP NEWS.com.au
launches its brand new interactive design Thursday 25
February.
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Feb18 |
18/02/2010 9:00:00 AM by Justine Thornley |
Victoria's contemporary music sector received a boost today with Arts Minister Peter Batchelor announcing the formation of a new peak body - Music Victoria.
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Feb17 |
17/02/2010 12:07:00 PM by Justine Thornley |
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Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA), on behalf of
Australian recording artists and recording labels, has launched a
constitutional case in the High Court challenging 40 year old
legislation which unfairly limits the price that the commercial radio
industry pays for the recordings it broadcasts. read more...
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Feb12 |
12/02/2010 4:12:00 PM by Justine Thornley |
After a thorough evaluation of our funding programs and a rigorous
strategic planning process Country Arts WA's Board of Management has
made the decision to discontinue the Community Arts Project Scheme
(CAPS) funding program.
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Feb4 |
4/02/2010 3:35:00 PM by Justine Thornley |
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MELBOURNE - Victorian Police have today shut down one of Australia’s
largest illegal music burning operations in Footscray, Melbourne.
Working in conjunction with anti-piracy group Music Industry Piracy
Investigations (MIPI), police seized close to 100 CD burners and
approximately 25,000 discs containing pirate music housed in a suburban
CD store. read more...
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Feb3 |
3/02/2010 6:00:00 PM by Justine Thornley |
Digital sales continue to increase, delivering return to growth for
recorded music. For the first time since 2003,
the Australian record industry is growing. After six years of decline,
the market has turned a corner and appears to be returning to growth.
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Feb3 |
3/02/2010 12:04:00 AM by Justine Thornley |
The Seed has evolved over the years to become an integral part of the
Australian Arts & Music industry, contributing over $533,000 worth
of funding to over 200 Artists and Music Managers. Applications are now open, closing Monday 15 March.
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Jan27 |
27/01/2010 4:36:00 PM by Justine Thornley |
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Getting Indigenous music on the airwaves just became easier thanks to Amrap’s AirIT and AMIN read more...
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Jan25 |
25/01/2010 5:48:00 PM by Justine Thornley |
CISAC, the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and
Composers, has released its annual Global Economic Survey that uses
royalty collections data provided by its members. After 4 consecutive years of growth, collection figures were down 1.5%,
reflecting the impact of the economic crisis on creators’ revenues.
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Jan21 |
21/01/2010 3:25:00 PM by Justine Thornley |
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IFPI has today released its
Digital Music Report 2010 which shows that more than a quarter of all
recorded music industry revenues worldwide are now coming from digital
channels, as music companies license music in partnership with internet
services providers (ISPs) and mobile operators, subscription services,
streaming sites and hundreds of download stores. However, despite the
continuing growth of the digital music business... illegal
file-sharing and other forms of online theft are continuing to undermine
investment and sales of music in major markets including Australia. read more...
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Jan18 |
18/01/2010 5:31:00 PM by Justine Thornley |
The Australia Council for the Arts today launched JUMP – Australia’s largest national mentoring program for young and emerging artists. JUMP is the first program of its kind to support young artists anywhere in Australia to work with industry leaders across a wide range of artforms.
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