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Staging a festival is fraught with problems. Staging an international hip hop festival is another matter altogether. Just ask Dwayne Cross. The U.S.-born, Melbourne-based promoter is behind the…

Rdio might like to position itself as the United Nations of streaming services. The company was founded by the Danish mastermind behind Skype, it’s based in the U.S. and its Australian company is now…

When Kobalt Music Group opened for business in 2000, its founder Willard Ahdritz set about his mission to change the game of music publishing and copyright administration. The Swedish-born executive…

Tori Amos | Little Earthquakes The album that changed my life was Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes. At a very young age I was inspired by the biggest performers such as Michael Jackson and Madonna, and…

PledgeMusic, Moshcam, team for videos PledgeMusic and online music video catalogue holder Moshcam team up for an initiative called Shoot My Gig, to allow acts around the world to fund and distribute…

Daniel Miller’s initial plan was simple. Release a single. That was back in 1978. The single was Warm Leatherette, the act was The Normal, and the vocals were his. Nothing unusual there. What…

Stagnation is like a cancer to an awards ceremony. With that in mind, the APRA Music Awards is on the move this year – quite literally. APRA’s flagship awards gala returns to Melbourne, where it’ll…

Classical music has been around for hundreds of years. It ain’t going away. Those who’ve made a career in the genre are confident it’ll be around for hundreds more. Chaz Jenkins is a big believer in…

When Deezer raised $130 million last October, many observers tipped the music subscription service to win the race. Not so fast. With the arrival of Apple’s iTunes Radio – a streaming service not yet…

Evelyn Richardso knows all about a tricky economy, a dodgy dollar and a looming election. They’re some of the big factors Australia’s live music business has to contend with. Live Performance…