All the latest industry news can be found right here. This week: triple j share their Splendour In The Grass experience with the masses, a new government grant hopes to save live music, and Karnivool debuts at #1, in addition to the usual label signings, competitions and awards news.
triple j share Splendour in the Grass Coverage.
triple j recorded a mass amount of photos, videos and audio over the Splendour in the Grass weekend, and it can now be experienced at your leisure. View photos of all the bands on the triple j facebook page, and watch videos and listen to select songs at their dedicated Splendour page here: http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/events/splendour/13/
Federal Government announces National Live Music Office
The federal government has allocated $560,000 to revitalise the live music industry. Over three years, the National Live Music Office will be created to review and advocate for state based regulatory reform in support of live music venues, which can only be good news for gig goers and arrangers alike.
Karnivool debut at #1 on the Aria Album Charts
Perth prog wonders Karnivool have debuted at the top of the Aria charts with their third album Asymmetry. This is the first debut #1 for the band, in addition to being the second debut #1 album this year for singer Ian Kenny, who's other band Birds Of Tokyo also topped the charts earlier this year.
As far as the Singles chart goes, Avicci has topped it for the fourth week in a row with "Wake Me Up"
A Dying Regime sign to Dying Scene Records
Melodic Hardcore act A Dying Regime have signed to Dying Scene Records. The band will be releasing their next EP Shuttles on their new label on September 3rd. The first single “Burroughs” is available for free here: http://dyingscenerecords.bandcamp.com/album/shuttles
Remote Control Records launches Recon Music
Record label Remote Control have launched a new arm to their company. Called Recon Music, the new service will handle album and tour promotion for the company, among other things. The website is now live at http://reconmusic.com.au/
2013 Art Music Awards announce finalists
APRA (Australasian Performing Right Association) and the AMC (Australian Music Centre) have announced the finalists for this years Art Music Awards. Among those nominated are the Gondwana Choir, who are nominated for two awards (Excellence in Music Education and Excellence in a Regional Area), and Paul Kelly and James Ledger for their piece Conversations With Ghosts. The full list of finalists can be found here http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/2013ArtMusicAwards/index.html.
The awards are said to “celebrate the outstanding achievements of composers, performers and educators in the dynamic fields of contemporary classical, jazz and experimental music.”
Last Chance to donate to Kiss My Camera competition.
Kiss My Camera, the music photography competition that teams WAM, (West Australian Music Industry Association) with the WA Museum, will end its pozible campaign this Friday at 10:49 A.M. The competition seeks to “help promote and reward the inspiring work of WA music photographers”.
Donations can be made here: http://www.pozible.com/project/27950 with a variety of rewards for those who donate.
Big Rig Records to handle Palaver Music's online distribution
Big Rig Records have announced that it will be handling the online distribution for experimental label Palaver Music. Palaver Music is a subsidiary of Palaver Press, and serves to release founder Jeremy Young's own soundworks, as well as other like-minded experimental artists.
Neil Finn, Paul Kelly and Bruce Springsteen win Helpmann Awards
Neil Finn, Paul Kelly and Bruce Springsteen were the big winners of this year's Helpmann Awards. Finn and Kelly won the Helpmann Award for “Best Australian Contemporary Concert” for their run of joint shows, while Bruce Springsteen took out the “Best International Contemporary Concert” for his amazing run of shows at the start of the year.
The Helpmann Awards recognize achievement and excellence in live performance, and were held on Monday, 29th July.
FBi announce more acts for their 10th birthday celebration
FBi have just announced the second batch of acts to play at their 10th birthday party. In addition to Seekae, Decoder Ring and Thundamentals, acts playing now include Sarah Blasko and Kirin J Callinan, among many others.
This is not the final announcement of acts; another announcement is promised before the event.
Qantas SOYAs entries close in one week.
Entries for the music category of the Qantas Spirit Of Youth Awards will close in one week. Entrants have only until 2 p.m on August 6 to submit. The competition offers musicians of the age of 30 and under $5000 in Qantas flights, $5000 cash and a mentorship with producer Lee Groves (Depeche Mode, Goldfrapp)
Birds Robe Records sign Teal
Sydney band Teal have just signed to Birds Robe Records ahead of the release of their debut EP Hearth. The EP is set for release on August 23, after which the band will head off on an East Coast tour.
Applications for Vivid Light 2014 now being taken.
The Vivid Light event is one of the centrepieces of the Vivid Sydney festival every year, and the festival is now taking applications and expressions of interest for next year.
Application forms can be downloaded from here: http://www.vividsydney.com/
