Industry

Julia Jacklin, Stella Donnelly, Methyl Ethel + more nominated for 2019 Australian Music Prize

The first round of nominees for the 2019 Australian Music Prize have been announced, celebrating some of the finest records put...

25 Jul

Mixdown's Top 3 Jobs In the Music Industry (This Week)

Whether you're fresh out of uni, looking for a major career break or simply wanting extra money in between gigs, the music...

24 Jul

Etsy purchases Reverb for US $275m

Well this is a bit of a crafty deal: Reverb, the world-famous gear sale site, has been purchased by arts and craft trading...

24 Jul

Matt Corby and Dann Hume win world's biggest cash prize for songwriting

Matt Corby and Dann Hume have won first place in the Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition, purported to be the...

17 Jul

Gibson CEO says Play Authentic video "served a purpose", launches Authorised Partnership Program

Gibson have announced plans for an Authorised Partnership Program with "three or four" unspecified boutique guitar...

17 Jul

Mixdown's top 5 jobs in the music industry (this week)

Whether you're fresh out of uni, looking for a major career break or simply wanting extra money in between gigs, the music...

16 Jul

Average income of an Australian musician just $7200, report finds

A new report has found only 7900 Australians list working as a musician as their main job, with a pitiful average annual income...

16 Jul

The City of Sydney has removed busking permit requirements for Indigenous musicians

The City of Sydney has announced today that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island artists will no longer require busking permits to...

12 Jul

Dean Guitars file countersuit against Gibson, seek to have trademarks cancelled

If you've been keeping up with all the recent guitar industry beef, you'll love this: Armadillo Enterprises, the parent...

11 Jul

Woodstock 50 "highly unlikely" to go ahead after having permit denied for new venue

The organisers of Woodstock 50 have hit a wall - again - in their quest to milk the legacy of the original 1969 cultural event,...

10 Jul

Mixdown's Top 5 Jobs In The Music Industry (This Week)

Whether you're fresh out of uni, looking for a major career break or simply wanting extra money in between gigs, the music...

9 Jul

Ed Sheeran and Marvin Gaye copyright trial postponed until 'Stairway To Heaven' case is closed

The jury involved in the Ed Sheeran copyright trial have been ordered by a judge to "take the summer off!', with the...

9 Jul

Chris O'Brien and Northlane Guitarist Josh Smith announce new management company

Chris O'Brien has teamed up with Northlane Guitarist Joshua Smith in a huge new business venture, Open Door Management.

9 Jul

Mixdown's Top 3 Jobs In the Music Industry (This Week)

Whether you're fresh out of uni, looking for a major career break or simply wanting extra money in between gigs, the music...

2 Jul

Gibson officially respond to copyright drama

If you've kept a keen eye on the press across the past month, you'll surely be well informed on Gibson's stance...

2 Jul

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