A new representative body for the Victorian music industry
Music support agencies Australian Music Industry Network (AMIN), Arts Victoria, APRA, AIR and The Push have formed a partnership to investigate the establishment of a new Victorian music industry representative body to provide advocacy, resources and services for individuals and businesses in the Victorian contemporary music industry.
Music makers and businesses across diverse music genres and activities are now being consulted to identify needs and issues. If we are to have a new Victorian organisation, what would this look like? What would its activities be and how could it add value to the music sector? We need your help!
Through December 2009, people participating across the wider music industry are invited to provide their views in the survey available via this website, or to make a submission to further contribute ideas and highlight relevant issues.
There is currently no active peak body representing the Victorian music industry. Most other Australian states and territories have an established state organisation that provides significant benefit to their local music makers and businesses. These bodies make up the Australian Music Industry Network (AMIN), which provides national industry development activities. There is now a vacant seat at the national table for an effective Victorian body.
A Victorian representative body could be a powerful advocate on issues impacting on the Victorian contemporary music industry such as support for the creative development of our talented local artists, music export assistance and policy to build industry capacity and innovation.
It could harness the expertise and experience of the Victorian music community in order to strengthen and build opportunities for its members and deliver services for professional development to support career development and industry growth.
Following a series of workshops completed with leading music organisations and artists in November 2009, a shared view is already emerging that supports a new body able to provide industry development and effective advocacy on issues, such as the impact of Liquor Licensing regulation on small live music venues.
Please let us know what you think.
Your valuable feedback will be acknowledged and will support decision making about a new body once research is completed in early 2010. Interested contributors will be able to stay informed and it is anticipated that interested parties would move forward to constitute a new organisation.
Thanks,
Music Victoria Project Steering Committee
Timely bump.
Will be really interesting to see how this shapes out. Hopefully we'll start to see some positive changes.
If you haven't already, you should consider putting aside a few minutes to complete their survey..
Key support agencies AMIN, APRA, Arts Victoria, The Push and AIR have formed a partnership to investigate the establishment of new Victorian music industry representative body.
A research and consultation process is now underway to identify industry needs and issues. If Victoria is to have a representative body, what would this look like? What would its purpose and activities be and how would it be sustained?
The Victorian contemporary music industry has a broad base including musicians and businesses, from cottage based industry through to commercial concerns and encompasses a diverse range of musical genres and styles. We invite anyone involved across the industry to take part in the following survey.
Information from this survey will be used to determine industry support for a new body and include a wide range of opinions and ideas in the consultation process. Information provided is confidential, this is an anonymous survey; a privacy statement can be found at the end of the survey.
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God, this has been around fucking ages!
Patrick Donovan appointed CEO
good move!
Nice one! Congratulations, Patrick Donovan.
poor dude, i hope he gets used to being told 'no' or 'we will look into it'. seriously though, good luck and i hope we see some good results sooner rather later.
in other news the old bar got another noise complaint last week. im starting a collection, in fact i may have an exhibition at the end of the year in the art space.
Good news for Melbourne's garage rock bands, at least.
an exhibition of noise complaints!! what a great idea, and you could put paper underneath each one for attendees to write their responses, some of which may use artistic license with words and diagrams.
extraordinary. is he giving up his day job? will he have to do a lot of chiefing? I concur: poor dude.
I would have thought this was a job for an activist rather than a journo.*
*not being negative, just a little bewildered
One would think so.
well i wish him all the best. it's a good time to be getting out of journalism.
yes he has given up his day job.
''Musicians, industry workers and music lovers are now invited to subscribe or become a financial member of Music Victoria at www.musicvictoria.com.au''
If folks ark up at local prices for gigs and won't buy CD's, will anyone subscribe?
Just curious. Go Paddy.
Good show.
Hmmm...so The Age's music writing gig comes up, just as Everett True moves back to Australia. A coincidence?
What's the deal with music Victoria ''membership''? I have to pay to be represented? Someone explain this to me in a way that makes sense, all I'm seeing is a comunity group becoming a business.