Music Development Office - South Australia

IT'S BACK! 😎The 2025 Robert Stigwood Fellowship is now open for applications for Artist and Industry Fellows.

This special program offers up to $25k (artists) and $5k (industry) to help capture your momentum and give your career a huge kickstart - AND - it features personalised mentorship from Stu MacQueen and Dan Crannitch (pictured) of national full-service music company Wonderlick Entertainment (Amy Shark, Holy Holy, The Paper Kites). 🤘

Previous Stigwood Fellows have included Tkay Maidza, Electric Fields, Teenage Joans, Bad Dreems, Five Four Entertainment, The Porch Sessions and more.

Applications close Sunday 13 October. Full details and Program Guidelines on our website: https://mdo.sa.gov.au/funding-programs/robert-stigwood-fellowship-program

Calling all musicians, music businesses and music workers - make your voice count! 🗣

✏️Share your story through a survey as part of Music Australia's new Australian Music Economic Impact Study, the first national research of its kind. 📊

The study will ultimately help guide the best outcomes for our music industry, so do your part. Entries open til 30 Sept.

https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7987120/Industry-survey-Economic-analysis-of-the-Australian-music-industry

This will be cool 👌 New Found Sound Festival 2025 is seeking super creative artists to play in the Port next January, activating some unique, unexpected venues in the area with some vibrant live music.

The City of Port Adelaide Enfield along with partners Live Music Office and APRA AMCOS are hosting the Fest as part of the much loved Live and Local program.

EOIs are open now, closing 4 Oct.

Applications are now open for artists who want the chance to perform at New Found Sound 2025.

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/27uj4cp2

Have you put in an application yet? 🤔 If not get your skates on to be in the running for an APRA AMCOS Professional Development Award worth a very handy $10k! 💵

There are HEAPS of genre categories, plus categories in 🎬Screen Composition & NATSIMO youth and senior. Don't miss out....

APRA AMCOS announces Professional Development Awards for 2025 Applications now open for songwriters and composers at pivotal career stage

The Music SA team is 🔥 on fire 🔥 with all of their industry development workshops lately! 💪

Your next chance is in a few days from now - Wednesday 18 September - and all about such fave topics as Songwriting, Splits, Collabs and Toplining. Sweet. 👌

The session is held at Carclew from 5.30pm, register from www.musicsa.com.au, where you'll also get a sneak peak of their Oct & Nov offerings!

🎤 Songwriting, Splits, Collabs and Toplining Workshop 🎹

MusicSA is excited to share our next Industry Development workshop.

This workshop will cover all things songwriting, splits, collabs and toplining, presented by the MusicSA Industry Development team.

We will be joined by songwriter, producer and artist Alex Hosking, as well as toplininer extraordinaire Leena Hurrell of Songbird Society.

Head to musicsa.com.au/2024industrydevelopment/ to RSVP to this free workshop.

✨ 18 September
✨ 5:30pm - 7:30pm
✨ Carclew House, 11 Jeffcott Street, North Adelaide, Kaurna Land
✨ Free workshop, RSVP's essential

Check out musicsa.com.au/2024industrydevelopment/ to RSVP and see our other remaining Industry Development workshops for the remainder of 2024.

🤘 Incredible news for INDIE RECORD LABELS 🤘
Funding up to $150k through a NEW grant opportunity from Music Australia🤯

If your label is committed to the growth and success of Australian recording artists, the "Record Label Development Scheme" could be for you.

A 'pre-application eligibility period' is now open, closing Tuesday 8 October. Let's make some music! 🎶

Put the needle on it! We're stoked to unveil this new initiative designed to support Australian record labels - from your favourite niche indie through to major label Australian subsidiaries - that are actively discovering, developing, and promoting local talent.

With grants of up to $150,000, the Record Label Development Scheme will support labels committed to the growth and success of Australian recording artists, at a time when breaking Australian artists has never been harder.

🍃 We're also making it easier for labels to manufacture using environmentally sustainable materials! Where labels can demonstrate they've followed 's physical products guide, we'll reimburse the price difference.

The pre-application eligibility period is now open and will close on Tuesday 8 October.

Find out more: https://creative.gov.au/investment-and-development/music-australia-record-label-development-scheme-rlds/

⏰Clock's a tickin'!! ⏰ With one week to go, it's time to NOMINATE NOW for the 2024 South Australian Music Awards!

Yes, you can even nominate yourself, or someone else you want to see recognised for their amazing talent and work in SA music. 🏆

See South Australian Music Awards to head to the official awards website.

Nominations close next Tuesday (17 Sept). 🏃🏃‍♀️

"Adelaide has been on a roll" 😎

Many thanks for the article, Lars! 🎶🎵👊

Read on for more >

South Australia’s Music Industry Contributes $490m: Report The report emphasises the need for immediate, targeted investment to support sustained growth in the sector.

We LOVE a good anniversary, and 20 years of the Semaphore Music Festival is definitely one to celebrate! 🎊👏👏👏

This October long weekend sees a packed lineup of artists spanning many a genre - Americana, Blues, and Alt Country through to Math Rock, Post-Punk and the Noise scene! 🪕🎸🎷

Catch the performances amongst the much-loved venues of the seaside town, and of course the two-day festivities on the Semaphore Foreshore Reserve.

Tickets are on sale now, with full details on the official website.

The Music Development Office - South Australia is a proud sponsor of the event, along with Creative Australia and the City of Port Adelaide Enfield.

www.semaphoremusicfestival.com

By this time tomorrow ⌚️ (Weds 4 Sept) you should already be at The Outpost watching our MDO Stigwood Fellows in action at BIGSOUND at the Made in SA Showcase.... 😎 With Oscar the Wild, DEM MOB and The Tullamarines - plus BBQ & bevvies - you'd be rather silly to miss out...! See you soon 🤘

⚡️These Northern Sound System Holiday Band Workshops are ALWAYS suuuuuper popular - and for a good reason!! 💪 Help spread the word to any music-loving teen (14-17yo) and get them to register ASAP >> 🫶

One week from now! 📌 3 x of SA's hottest acts take the stage at BIGSOUND for the "Made in SA" showcase 🎤🎸🥁🎊

Get to The Outpost at noon on Weds 4th for some bevvies, BBQ and music by DEM MOB, The Tullamarines and Oscar the Wild.

Thank you to our Made in SA partners Music SA, Hindley St Music Hall and Beer and BBQ Fest, this is one hot (Free) ticket!🔥

The Tullamarines had this to say about the opportunity in general, as one of our amazing Robert Stigwood Fellows 2024:

"The Made in Adelaide showcase at BIGSOUND will provide an amazing opportunity for us to play our music to the plethora of talented artists and industry professionals involved in the event this year. Just being at BIGSOUND provides an awesome networking opportunity to connect with all the amazing artists and other professionals there, making long lasting relationships.
The Robert Stigwood fellowship has allowed us to tick off multiple bucket list items, one of which is going on an Australian Tour. The fellowship allowed us to achieve this huge milestone, sharing it with new friends STUMPS, Aus favourites Dear Seattle, while also going on our first ever Headline Australian tour."

See you there! 🤩

📣Big news ICYMI 📣 Nominations are open for the 2024 SA Music Awards 🏆AND Registrations are open for "Good Music Month"!🎶

Throughout November, SA will celebrate live music with an open-access festival, and it's free to register. The SA Music Awards fit right in on the 7th November, this year held at the Dom Polski Centre.

Presented by Music SA and proudly supported by the Music Development Office - South Australia, it sounds like a Good Music Month to us! 🤩 Get on board with your noms & regos now:

DID YOU HEAR? 👂 Music lessons are being added to the Sports Vouchers program from 1 January 2025! 🎶

Thanks to our colleagues at SA Recreation and Sport , 2 x $100 vouchers will be available per calendar year for children in Reception to Year 9, to help relieve cost of living pressures for families.

Children can use these vouchers to participate in sport, active recreation and for the first time, music lessons. 🎹🎸🎷🎻🥁

Register your interest in becoming a voucher provider in 2025 and stay in the loop as further information is communicated 👉 https://bit.ly/3WxEN2R

🥰 It was a FULL HOUSE at today's Music Career Expo delivered by The Push at the The Gov , with support from the Music Development Office - South Australia.

Great vibes 🎉, with 500 young people soaking up the industry intel and being treated to some stellar live performances for a bit of extra inspo!

Congrats to the team on another standout event, helping to shape the future of the music scene 🤘

Photos: Samuel Graves for The Push

✏️Time to take care of business! Get started on your applications for Carclew's Project and Development Grants, with the latest round open now.

❗️Apply for grants between $10k-$20k to support and encourage the growth and development of young talent in the South Australian arts community - including music, of course!🎵

You have until 8th September, but don't delay!

❤️Soooooon! Our fabulous Stigwood Fellows are performing at BIGSOUND at the "Made in SA" showcase in Brisbane!

🔥A standout event of the biggest national music conference in the country, this showcase wowed crowds last year with its talented artists, super cool venue The Outpost and of course the tastiest BBQ in town thanks to the Beer and BBQ Fest crew. 🔥

It's all happening again at lunchtime 4th September so rush over to watch some hot sets from The Tullamarines DEM MOB and Oscar the Wild and grab a bevvie & a great feed.

Presented by the Music Development Office - South Australia, Music SA Hindley Street Music Hall and Beer and BBQ Fest mark your calendars now and do NOT miss this!

Chop Chop! ⌚️⌛️ Time is running out for you to nominate in the Arts South Australia Ruby Awards!
Get your noms in by 19 August and help celebrate the artistic excellence of our great state 🎨🎭🎹🏆

Only one week left to nominate! Get in quick to honour the outstanding work in South Australia’s arts and culture sector across a wide field of categories. Nominations close 19 August at 2pm.
Nominate now at arts.sa.gov.au/rubys

📣NEW MDO GRANT PROGRAM!📣

The "National Showcase Contribution Fund" opened today, supporting South Australian artists who have been formally invited by 2024's BIGSOUND and/or SXSW Sydney to perform as Official Showcase Artists. 🎶

Grants of $1k will ease the financial burden of travel costs for these artists, and facilitate their ability to makes the most of these coveted performances. ✈️

Watch for a new round released in 2025, and congrats to the 2024 showcasing acts - what a fabulous way to get your talent in front of prestigious national and international industry and new audiences.😎

https://mdo.sa.gov.au/funding-programs/showcase-contribution-funding

It's ON! 🚩 Round 3 of Music Australia's Export Development Fund is now open for applications.

If you have international export activity starting between 1 Jan - 31 March 2025, check the best category for you and get in it. 🌎

Full details >

🥳🥳How does $8.6 million for established live music venues and contemporary music festivals sound? .... pretty darn good in our humble opinion!🎉

The Australian Government's Office for the Arts has announced their "Revive Live" funding program, open now for applications in support of the presentation of original Australian music. 🎵

Get your submission in by 23 August via AusGov Office for the Arts

There’s more 🎙 coming your way thanks to the launch of the new $8.6 million Revive Live funding program 👏

Grants are available for established live music venues and contemporary music festivals, so get your applications in!

Applicants should demonstrate their commitment to presenting original Australian .

Applications close 23 August 2024 ➡ tinyurl.com/aua2ej4u


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We can't WAIT for the Rubies! 🤩🥳

Our amazing colleagues at Arts South Australia have opened the 2024 round of The Ruby Awards, which means you should get on to submitting some nominations, chop chop! 🏃‍♀️🏃

Nominate yourself or another outstanding South Australian artist, organisation, performance, exhibition, publication, program, event or more by 2pm Monday 19 August 2024. 📝

Yes, OF COURSE music counts! 😎🎶

Full details at arts.sa.gov.au/rubys

Hear all about the wonderful world of APRA AMCOS next Wednesday at the Wheatsheaf Hotel during their 'Masterclass' with Music SA. ✏️

Offering more than collection of your royalties, APRA has grants, professional development opportunities, networking, events and more. Meet the local rep and make the most of the Q&A. 🎵

Free entry, but seats are limited.

❓Have you applied yet? If not, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander musicians are encouraged to get in the running for a grant of $20,000 💸 towards recording your new music, thanks to Music Australia and delivered through National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Music Office and APRA AMCOS.

Still a couple of weeks to go, with applications closing 26 July 👉

It's that time again - Carclew Fellowships are back with up to $10k 💰 to help you build your career, develop skills, explore new techniques, get some mentoring and more! 📍 Applications close 14 July >

✅✅✅Workshops, presentations, information stalls... The Push Music Careers Expo has it all! 🎵Young people will find everything they need to get a start in the Aussie music industry at this free, one-day session on Tuesday 20 August at The Gov.

The Music Development Office is super proud to be supporting this fantastic opportunity, now in its 3rd visit to Adelaide.

⌚️It will BOOK OUT FAST so tick tock - get in quick!

https://www.thepush.com.au/news/music-careers-expo-2024-media-release-2

🤩Oh my! This is going to be a stellar edition of Scouted!

Music SA has just dropped their 2024 lineup, revealing a delightfully eclectic mix of hot local acts. 👏🫶

🎶 They'll have the privilege of showcasing in front of national & international indie labels as part of the Indie-Con week (presented by Australian Independent Record Labels Association), and of course all of you punters are welcome to fill the venues and show your support for SA's fabulous talent. 💕

The Music Development Office - South Australia is a proud supporter of Music SA's Scouted and Indie-Con, and is counting the days until the events. Not long now....

See Music SA for details.
https://www.musicsa.com.au/scouted2024/

🎵First hand experience like no other - get yourself an internship with Northern Sound System for their Holiday Bands program in July. ⚡️They need Program Interns (17-21yo) and Tech Interns (14-21yo). Apply by 24 June and take your first steps in the SA music industry 💪

Image: NSS