Grants & Funding
Applications are open for the prestigious $25,000 Grant McLennan fellowship, an incredible opportunity for QLD songwriters to travel to New York, London or Berlin for up to six months and use the experience of being immersed in a foreign and vibrant musical culture to further develop their own artistic skills. Applications close 23 September, 2019.
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Some of Brisbane's most promising emerging acts have been recognised at Brisbane City Council’s The QUBE Effect Awards, with winners revealed at a special ceremony at Brisbane Powerhouse on 11 July.
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Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino, music writer and industry figure Vivien Goldman, Frontier Touring’s Sahara Herald and acclaimed artist Mojo Juju join the stellar 2019 speaker lineup. With the new keynote announcement comes the unveiling of the BIGSOUND 2019 Official Party program, with Purple Pass holders in for a real treat with no less than 16 official events.
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This year's legendary BIGSOUND party schedule has landed, with a heap of returning favourites and exciting new offerings! Purple Pass holders are in for a real treat with no less than 16 official events, check out the full list!
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QMusic have partnered with Sunshine Coast Creative Alliance and The Events Centre to present POINT, an immersive event featuring multi-art projections, installations and some of the country’s most exciting emerging and established music acts taking place Friday 30 Aug. Check out the lineup!
Grants & Funding
Raising funds for your project or organisation? Applications for matched funding through Creative Partnerships Australia and the Australian Cultural Fund are open from now until Wed 14 August.
Grants & Funding
Over the past three years BIG SKY GIRLS has become a crucial annual event supporting and mentoring young regional women in music across Queensland. Applications for 2019 are open now, closing 10 August.
Grants & Funding
Every year around 2,000 artists from every corner of the world join together in Austin, Texas to perform and celebrate together at SXSW. Applications to showcase in 2020 are open now! If you're thinking of applying get along to the SOUNDS AUSTRALIA Export Masterclass in Brisbane on 16 July and find out all the things to know before you show.
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Nine emerging Queensland musicians have scored a seat next to the A&R Head of Central Station Records at AMPLIFY, QMusic’s Songwriting Retreat!
Grants & Funding
Apply now for the Smugglers of Light Music & Media Award! The $12,000 grant supports the professional development of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music and/or media practitioner. Submissions close 12 July, 5PM AEST.
Networking
Join us for our FREE annual all-of-industry networking night, Wednesday 24 July at Honkytonk Bar in Brisbane. RSVP by 5pm Tuesday July 23 for a chance to win 1 x BIGSOUND 2019 Purple Pass.
Networking
Find out how to tour internationally as an independent musician: getting down and dirty with those who’ve been there and not returned broke(n). Gold Coast musicians and music businesses are invited to meet, mingle and learn at Gold Coast Music in Southport on Monday, 12 August.
