By Larry Heath. Read the article The Sydney Fringe Festival has officially kicked off its 5th annual edition with their first ever street party in Surry Hills. Fringe Ignite: Heat The Streets saw bars and shopfronts on Crown Street transform into free entry pop-up music venues, while street musicians roamed and people danced. No one […]
TimeOut Sydney – Read the article here Surry Hills hosts a swath of local musos as the Sydney Fringe Festival kicks off The Hills of Surry will come alive on the afternoon of Sun Aug 31 when the Sydney Fringe Festival officially kicks off with IGNITE: Heat the Street, an official launch event that’s part of National […]
In an important development for the Sydney live music and performance scene, on Tuesday 26 August Leichhardt Council unanimously endorsed the recommendations of the Parramatta Rd Live Music Reference Group without amendment. Introduced to Council by Mayor and Reference Group member Darcy Byrne, background to Council was also given by Leichhardt Council Director Environment and […]
The operation of the noise restrictions[1] from the QLD Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation was the fundamental issue for musicians and venues outside the Fortitude Valley Special Entertainment Precinct in Brisbane and in greater Queensland in forums and contact with the Live Music Office in 2014. Musicians and venues identified a number of problematic […]
The Live Music Office today launches their new website at https://livemusicoffice.com.au/ along with a new research initiative to better understand the social and economic contribution that live music makes to Australia. Live Music Office Policy Director John Wardle said, “This is an important time for Australian music policy. Cities such as Sydney, Wollongong, Adelaide and Melbourne […]
The music.com.au, Read the article here. Festival and tour managing veteran Damian Cunningham will work with the music and government sectors to boost the live music scene after joining the National Live Music Office. Cunningham, who has worked on the Peats Ridge, Big Day Out, Splendour In The Grass and various community festivals, comes on […]
by Poppy Reid – Read Article Here Damian Cunningham, festival booker and owner of Elastic Entertainment, has been appointed Director of Audience and Sector Development at the National Live Music Office. Cunningham will work with local government and the live music industry to develop audiences and live music venues. In his more than 12 years […]
The National Live Music Office has appointed Damian Cunningham as the new Director of Audience and Sector Development. He will work with government and the music and hospitality industries to maximise live music performance opportunities for artists and to assist the growth and sustainability of the venue-based live music industry. Damian joins the Live Music […]