Thursday January 28, 2010

Money for gigs and Kicks for Free

Indent have announced the successful recipients for the 2010 Partnership Grants. With teams spread all over the state from Broken Hill to Bega to Belmont, gigs range from open mic, band nights and festivals. This year will mark the tenth year of funding, resources, advice and support of all ages drug and alcohol free entertainment in NSW, with 43 grants worth $2,500 each helping almost 600 bands showcase to an estimated audience of 40,000 young people.

NSW Arts Minister Virginia Judge, in announcing the grants on Monday, said "All-ages events provide vital opportunities for young people to be inspired by music,” Ms Judge said.

You can read all about it at indent.net.au
 

MusicNSW Happenings

Please mark it in your diaries and little black books MusicNSW is moving on February 3, 2010. Our new address will be Level 1, 52 Reservoir Street, Surry Hills 2010, phone and emails stay the same.

Sound Summit is searcing for a creative, energetic and highly organised individual to work with current Festival co-director Andrew Tuttle on the 2010 festival. If you like the sound of being able to organise the festival of innovative and indepedent music check out soundsummit.com.au for more.

On Monday the first of February MusicNSW will be at the fbi open day to answer your questions from 3 - 6pm at 44-54 Botany Road, Alexandria just up from Redfern station. Come in to drop off your demo and get a tour of fbi radio and then sit down for some indust-wary chats. Not an artist? This is the best chance to be able to sit down and talk the ins and outs of music in NSW with the team so still come down with questions in tow.

In the coming weeks MusicNSW will be hosting a startegic development day to map out the future of the organisation. We want your feedback. What are we doing? What aren't we doing? What should we be doing? Express your issues with the contemporary music industry and your ideas for opportunity. Just email your thoughts to info@musicnsw.com by February 12.

Funding, Events & Opportunities

Applications are open for the second round of ArtStart grants, aimed at those who have just graduated from an accredited arts training scheme and need a kick start in their creative career >>Full Story

A reminder that the Contemporary Music Touring Grant (CMTP) deadline is fast approaching, this is a great chance to get out of the city and tour to some new audiences. Deadline February 6  >>Full Story

The world-renowned CMJ Music Marathon is New York City’s largest music festival, happening in October 2010 applications for artists wanting to showcase are now open >>Full Story

While we're at it if your thinking of breaking into the UK market this couldn't be a better time to do it with The Great Escape announcing an Australian Focus. Applications can be made through TGE website here and the deadline is February 1, 2010 >>Full Story

For those starting out the Breakthrough Iniatiative is in it's second round, the grant is for $25,000 for an Indigenous artist to record a commerically suitable album. Deadline for this is February 19 >>Full Story

The Hilltop Hoods have set up a fund for emerging hip hop artists to apply for up to $10,000 to record their debut album, the successful applicant will peform at APRA's Song Summit AND get free legal counsel >>Full Story

The Seed has rebranded itself in its sixth year of supporting contemporary artists, there are three categories including the new Skinnyfish Indigenous Community Music Initiative >>Full Story