Sound NSW advisory board to set the tone for music in the state
18 January 2024
Photo: Matthew Jeffrey - MEAA Musicians Australia member and Sound NSW Advisory Board member
Source: Sound NSW advisory board to…
Creative Workplaces will help to deliver safe and fair jobs in the arts and entertainment sectors
18 January 2024
Photo: MEAA members Fiona Donovan, Bjorn Stewart and Ruth Hazleton are members of the Creative Workplaces council.
Source: Creative Workplaces…
Source: Session musicians are caught in a ‘broken system’. It affects Ed Sheeran too (smh.com.au)
Drummer and music director Peter…
A Sydney Venue Paid Bands As Little As $1 To Perform, Despite Receiving $650K+ In Government Funding
4 August 2023
Source: Sydney Venue Paid Bands As Little As $1 To Perform (pedestrian.tv)
A PEDESTRIAN.TV investigation has uncovered multiple bands were…
The Guardian – Labor to impose streaming content quotas and boost funding for writers and musicians
30 December 2022
Source: Labor to impose streaming content quotas and boost funding for writers and musicians | Australia news | The Guardian…
ABC News – NSW Labor promises minimum fee for musicians who play at publicly funded events
14 December 2022
Source: NSW Labor promises minimum fee for musicians who play at publicly funded events - ABC News
NSW Labor has…
The Age – Time we paid our tab to support the live music industry
28 September 2022
Source: Time we paid our tab to support the live music industry (theage.com.au)
When I first started playing gigs as…
Source: The Tote owner says musician minimum wage would kill off live music (theage.com.au)
Paying musicians a minimum rate for…
Source: Australia is one of few countries that doesn't pay session musicians ongoing royalties. Our music industry suffers as a…