Australian music industry

Why you should nominate an Australian artist for the Art Music Awards

March 14, 2022

BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER (NSW) It’s that time of year again: the APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards are open for you to nominate an […]

“Our sexuality is no inhibition to our music making”

March 7, 2022

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When your first performance of a program is a sell-out, and you receive a donation of funds to record an album based […]

EVENTS // Rob Hao performs Indie Ditties at the SOH

March 7, 2022

CONTENT COURTESY ROB HAO London-based pianist Rob Hao returns to Australia in April to premiere Nicholas Vines’ extravagant 50-minute musical portrayal of hipster subculture Indie […]

Harpist Emily Granger has filled her solo album with new Australian music

February 28, 2022

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Harpist Emily Granger knew exactly what she wanted on her debut solo album — and it’s probably not what you’d expect. The […]

My arts career during COVID: Katie Yap, Wattleseed Ensemble

February 27, 2022

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The entire nature of our industry has shifted. Living and working through the pandemic, Australia’s musicians have been forced to rethink their […]

How this collective will “give oxygen” to diverse creative voices

February 18, 2022

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE I’d like to preface this interview with a quote from its subject, opera singer and educator Daniel Szesiong Todd 鄭時雄: There is […]

In the spotlight: Huguette Brassine, harpsichordist and educator

February 16, 2022

BY JUANITA SIMMONDS Thanks to a lifetime of harpsichord concert performance, Huguette Brassine knows the logistics required to put these instruments on the stage. Although […]

Composer Jodi Rose is making music out of architecture

February 2, 2022

BY CAMERON LAM, APRA AMCOS Composer Jodi Rose’s ambitious Singing Bridges project is an urban sonic sculpture playing the cables of bridges as musical instruments. Through the sound of vibrations […]

Hey Mate. How’s your mental health?

January 28, 2022

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Hey Mate. How’s your mental health? It’s a question at the forefront of an Australian resource designed to better the lives of […]