Husky, Kim Salmon Part Of Vic Government's $300,000 Hand Out

Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu has today announced over $300,000 in grants as part of the Contemporary And Live Music Development Program, with artists such as Husky, Eagle & The Worm, Kim Salmon, Blackchords and East Brusnwick All Girls Choirs receiving funds for their projects.

Also included in the hand-outs was the Anglesea Music Festival, SheppSounds and the biggest winners, Australasian World Music Expo promoters Terrasphere Productions – who received $175,000.

Husky received the money to tour the American release of their record Forever So, East Brunswick All Girls Choir are recording their debut album, Antiskeptic received money for the production of their third album, Eagle & The Worm to tour the UK and Europe while Kim Salmon will launch a new website.

Jen Cloher received over $7,000 to tour new album Blood Money, as well as another $10,000 to set up a series of self-management workshops.

Gotye, The Temper Trap and Clare Bowditch are previous recipients of Victorian grants money.

The full list of recipients, split into three categories, is below:

Career building:

Auspicious Arts Projects $11,588
Courtney Barnett $4,206
Eddie Cole $1,500
Phil Coyle $792
Glen Edwards $10,000
Genevieve Fry, on behalf of Genevieve and Jezabel $3,600
Louise Goh, on behalf of LAA $5,243
Joseph Grimes on behalf of Wiley Red Fox $3,750
Tim Guy $8,000
Tobias Hengeveld $7,000
Marcus Hobbs, on behalf of East Brunswick All Girls Choir $9,915
Andrew Kitchen, on behalf of Antiskeptic $5,984
Luca Lucchesi, on behalf of The Vaudeville Smash $9,745
Ajak Mabia $10,098
Stephen Magnusson, on behalf of Magnet $11,119
Munro Melano $1,657
Nicholas Milwright, on behalf of Blackchords $9,750
Tamara Murphy, on behalf of Murphy's Law $9,000
Prudence Rees-Lee $8,616
Pete Reid $1,500
Simon Russell $4,232
Kim Salmon $7,500
Alicia Saye, on behalf of Deep Heat $2,500
Justin Wilding Stokes, on behalf of Wilding $1,500
Annabelle Tunley, on behalf of Aluka $9,315
Brendan West, on behalf of The Messengers $5,857
Lisa Young $10,000
Isaac de Heer $9,537

Music Touring

Australian Art Orchestra $15,000
Jen Cloher $7,274
Eagle and the Worm $15,000
Husky $15,000
Liam McGorry, on behalf of Saskwatch $15,000
Gerard Sidhu, on behalf of Strange Talk $8,170
Wolverine Enterprises Pty Ltd $10,000

Sector Development

Anglesea Music Festival $5,000
3MBS $9,923
Australian Art Orchestra $4,369
Jen Cloher $9,948
Multicultural Arts Victoria $4,395
SheppSounds $5,000
Terrasphere Productions (Australasian World Music Expo) $175,000