Music Network

Andy Van Dorsselaer has been making club kids bounce for more than two decades. Now he’s passing on a few tricks. The DJ, producer and businessman has developed a novel new sampler app which he hopes…

Ever wanted to know what that ear-worm song was? Well, yes, there’s an app for that. And it’s called Shazam. Chances are, you’ve used it – more than 350 million people have used it. Shazam’s charm is…

Record sales charts are an enduring barometer of popularity. They’re cold, numerical proof of success or failure in the fickle world of music. They serve as a yardstick for music companies to tell…

Jean Michel Jarre is passionate about music, whether he’s making it or protecting it. The Frenchman is a towering figure in the electronic music world, with 80 million career album sales to his name.…

Jeremy Fabinyi is one of the Australian music industry’s top exports of the last 20 years. When PRS for Music saw its chief executive Steve Porter abruptly leave in the middle of 2009, the U.K.…

The Perth Arena finally opened for business last November, giving W.A. a sorely-needed international venue - and a strategic bridge into Asia. The 15,500-capacity site was a decade in the making,…

Creative Partnerships Australia launched the country’s first Federally-supported matched funding program for the arts and creative industries, Plus1. Creative Partnerships was set up this year to…

There’s something quintessentially “Australian” about A Day On The Green. It’s an outdoors summer experience which combines picnics, wine and live music. And it’s built within Australia’s winery…

Launching Pad #1: Victorian festivals, associations, get funded The Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Next Wave Festival, Wangaratta Festival of Jazz, the Wantok Music Foundation, The Black Arm…

Sudeep Gohil knows brands. He knows music. And, importantly, he has ideas on how both can get together and play much nicer. A former DJ and promoter, Gohil is chief executive of Droga5, an ad agency…

Wollongong appoints Live Music Task Force Wollongong City Council appointed ten people to the Live Music Task Force to review current policies and procedures to promote live music in the city. They…

Illegal streaming could soon become a felony in the US The US Department of Commerce Internet Policy Task Force is calling to upgrade illegal streaming from a misdemeanour to a felony, putting it in…