Over 1000 Artists, Venues & Music Businesses Sign Open Letter Calling For Govt Support

Over 1000 artists, venues, industry workers and businesses have signed an open letter calling for urgent government support of the music industry during the COVID-19 crisis. 

The letter has been signed by artists like Archie Roach, Kate Miller-Heidke, Nick Cave, Tina Arena, Jessica Mauboy, John Farnham, Julia Jacklin, Savage Garden, Thelma Plum and more, as well as organisations like Sounds Australia, Secret Sounds, Chugg Entertainment, Mushroom Group and more. Venues from around the country have also thrown their support behind the letter. 

The letter calls for five key initiatives from the Australian government including "the expansion of JobKeeper to artists and individuals who have been excluded, an extension of the scheme until at least the end of the year, direct business grants to ensure the survival of thousands of music businesses and venues, a boost to Australia Council funding and tax offsets and red-tape reduction for the sector".

“Australian music is a proud national asset that entertains, comforts, and uplifts our communities. It helps to define who we are as a nation, is a central pillar of our health and well-being and is a key driver of learning in schools. Our artists and industry are always there to come to the aid of our nation during a crisis. Now it is time for the nation to come to our aid," reads the letter.

“The Australian music sector fell off a cliff on 13 March when Government made the correct and prudent decision to shut the nation down. 

"Without the ability for artists to play and venues to open around the country, the industry lost billions of dollars in revenue. It is estimated the box-office loss in relation to live music alone will be half a billion dollars over six months.”

See the full letter below. 

OPEN LETTER

WE THE UNDERSIGNED REPRESENT THE CROSS SECTION OF THE AUSTRALIAN CONTEMPORARY MUSIC INDUSTRY AND IMPLORE THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE SECTOR SUPPORT TO ENSURE OUR SURVIVAL. 

Australian music is a proud national asset that entertains, comforts, and uplifts our communities. It helps to define who we are as a nation, is a central pillar of our health and well-being and is a key driver of learning in schools. Our artists and industry are always there to come to the aid of our nation during a crisis. Now it is time for the nation to come to our aid.

The Australian music sector fell off a cliff on 13 March when Government made the correct and prudent decision to shut the nation down. Without the ability for artists to play and venues to open around the country, the industry lost billions of dollars in revenue. It is estimated the box-office loss in relation to live music alone will be half a billion dollars over six months.

Since then much has been said about the plight of the hundreds of thousands of people who work and pay taxes as musicians, songwriters, screen composers, crews, managers, promoters, production houses, ticketing companies, agents, background music suppliers and those who work in venues and the entire infrastructure needed to publish, record, promote and present Australian music. 

From the smallest music venues and festivals in cities, suburbs and towns to the major concerts and events, the Australian music industry is an intricate and complex breeding ground for some of the most acclaimed live talent at home and around the world. Our corner of the global music market has produced a generation of industry operators and professionals that are taking Australian music to the world in a way that is both unique and enviable. 

While much of the economy starts to re-open, the ongoing restrictions on large gatherings means our industry will continue to be held back from returning to work. Without immediate government intervention, the Australian music sector will be hit twice as hard as the rest of the economy and thousands of jobs will be lost within months. The long-term cost to Treasury, the economy and the damage to our cultural infrastructure will be immense and long-lasting. We commend the NZ Government for recognising these factors and their announcement of a significant package to save their arts and music industry.

We are a highly skilled workforce with thousands of businesses that continuously adapt to technological change. We contribute $16 billion to the economy and we are an asset that is a lynchpin for the tourism and hospitality sectors and a powerful driver of metropolitan and regional economies and export to the world. 

The four thousand plus venues that present live music across Australia are now closed with no certainty as to when a restart is likely or viable. Every $1 spent on live music circulates $3 into the broader community. There is no clear plan to ensure our sector’s workers are going to be supported through this enforced hibernation. 

Our industry is resilient, innovative and creative. We fight to stand on our own two feet and in normal circumstances we are self-sufficient. Yet these are not normal times, and we need the support of the Australian Government to help us get to the other side of this crisis. We acknowledge the critical importance of the Australian Government’s economy-wide packages JobKeeper and JobSeeker to deal with the crisis as well as the dedicated funding for Support Act, Australia’s only charity delivering crisis relief services to artists, crew and music workers.

With Australia flattening the curve, there is a huge opportunity for the local music sector to be a boon for a recovering economy. There is the golden opportunity for federal, state and territory governments to incentivise a greater creation and presentation of music. From songwriting in schools, to rebates on recording local content and tax offsets to present live music, we could also be one of the first global destinations for major touring acts.

We understand that the Australian Government is working on an assistance package to the entertainment industry. As part of any assistance, we implore the Australian Government to: 

1.  Extend JobKeeper for the music and broader entertainment sector beyond September to ensure the skilled workers, businesses and venues remain viable until trade is realistic

2.  Expand JobKeeper to those artists and workers in our industry who work gig-to-gig and contract to contract 

3.  Establish a specific $40million Australian Music Recovery Fund in partnership with state and territory governments, and as part of a broader $345m live performance industry recovery package, to catalyse Australian music nationally and ensure the sustainability of music businesses, service providers and venues over the next twelve months

4.  Boost Australia Council funding with $70 million across all artforms to ensure individual artists including musicians and songwriters can access grants as part of the cultural recovery

5.  Commit to reducing red-tape and incentivising the sector with a rebatable tax offset for live music to support long term rebuild and sustainability for venues and touring, provide an immediate rebate on existing alcohol excise and wine equalisation tax to support the recovery of venues and introduce rebates for the recording of Australian music

THE OPPORTUNITY OF COVID 19 IS TO REIMAGINE FEDERAL, STATE, TERRITORY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR THE AUSTRALIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY. AND THE TIME TO DO THAT IS NOW.

Signed

170 Russell

Vyvienne Abla, Vyva Entertainment

Chris Abrahams, The Necks / The Benders / The Laughing Clowns

Zac Abroms, Viceroyalty

Letisha Ackland, Balya Production

Kate Adams Fresh Air Artist Management
Ivy Adara 

Glen Aikman, Active Displays

Airbourne 

David Albert, Group CEO Alberts
James Alberts, Jimblah

Jack Alexander, Wolfjay
John Alexandrou, Elemental

Hannah Allert, Music at Work

Bobby Alu 

Aysha Amani 

Hamish Anderson 

Harry James Angus, The Cat Empire

James Angus 

Paul Ankerson, The Rural City of Murray Brudge

David Ansari, Vallis Alps

Daniel Anthony, Flagrant Artist Management

Louise Anton 

Brett Aplin 

Applejack Music 

Kristy Apps 

Tushar Apte 

Tina Arena AM

Architects of Entertainment Pty Ltd

Craig Armstrong, Enigma Bar

Scott Armstrong, Converge Management

Chris Arnott 

Asher 

ASKYA

Association of Artist Managers (AAM) 

Craig Atkins 

Evan Atwell-Harris 

Kylie Auldist, The Bamboos 

Australasian Music Publishers' Association Limited (AMPAL) 

Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) 

Australian Art Orchestra 

Australian Festivals Association (AFA) 

Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC)

Australian Independent Records Labels Association (AIR) 

Australian Music Centre (AMC) 

Australian Music Industry Network (AMIN) 

Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) 

Tom Avgenicos 

Axegirl 

Jason Ayres 

Background Providers of Music (BPM) 

Badlands Bar 

Lisa Baker, City of Playford

Brian Baker 

Steve Balbi, Noiseworks 

BANFF 

Toma Banjanin 

Aaron Bannie, Night Tales

Bar Open 

Casey Barnes 

EJ Barnes

Jackie Barnes

Jane Barnes

Jimmy Barnes

Mahalia Barnes

Troy Barrett 

Dr Steve Barry 

Scott Bassham 

Mark Batty 

Brian Beamish 

Joel Beeson, Philadelphia Grand Jury / Normal People Make Hits

Paul Begaud 

Hilary Bell 

James Bennett 

Kevin Bennett 

Robbie Bergin, Throttle 

Peter Best 

Jess Beston, Tiny Monster

Dan Biddle, TCO Artists and Chairman Country Music Association Australia 

Graham "Buzz" Bidstrup, The Angels / The Party Boys / GANGajang

Big Apachee 

Bigtix 

Shane Billings 

Lisa Bishop GM, Music SA

Bertie Blackman 

Hannah Blass 

Vera Blue 

Blue Max Music

Will Blume 

Tam Boakes, Jive

Bodyjar 

Adrian Bolland 

Linda Bosidis MD, Mushroom Publishing Group

Emma Bosworth 

Pieter Bourke 

Clare Bowditch 

Boy & Bear 

Fiona Boyes 

Brad Gillies Band 

Heath Bradby, Fidelity Corporation

Mike Brady AM

Nathan Brand 

Rowan Brand, Tribe MGMT

Jordan Brand 

Paul Brandoli 

Zachary Brennan 

Dave Brewer 

David Bridie 

David Briggs, Little River Band

Deline Briscoe 

Brendan Brogan

Amanda Brown 

Oliver Brown, The Big Easy Group

Daisy Brown, Kiss Punch Music

Rohin Brown 

Martin Brown 

Roxanne Browne, Troy Cassar-Daley Management 

Mitch Browne 

Gena Rose Bruce 

Tim Bruer 

Fabian Bucci 

Phillip Buckle 

Vika & Linda Bull 

Andrew Burford 

Noel Burgess 

Al Burns, Heartstop Music

Kyls Burtland 

Nichola Burton 

Samuel Michael Burtt, Sam Phay

Charly Butcher 

Mike Caen 

Michael Caesy 

Aydan Calafiore  

Mark Callaghan, GANGajang / Support Act

Anthony Callea 

Luke Calleja 

Adam Callen, Made in Katana

Angus Campbell  

David Campbell

Lisa Campbell

King Canyon 

Matthew Capper MD, Warner Chappell Music Australia

Flora Carbo 

Greg Carey, Grow Yourself Up

Kev Carmody 

Caroline Australia

Chryss Carr 

Axel Carrington, New Talk

Tim Carroll, Holy Holy
Jack Carty

Shannon Sol Carroll 

Michael Casey, Vantage NSW

Sophie Casey

Troy Cassar-Daley 

David Allan Caswell 

Jesse Catalano, Mr Buzzy/The Buzz Entertainment

Nick Cave

Nic Cecire 

Antero Ceschin 

David Champion, artist manager 

Jeff Chandler, Chandler Music Works

Eric Chapus 

Nick Charles 

Rick Chazan, Ground Control Music Management 

Chris Cheney, The Living End 

Cherry Bar 

Laura Chislett

Michael Chugg AM, Chugg Entertainment 

Chugg Entertainment 

Kim Churchill 

Joey Cirillo 

Peter Clancy 

Matthew Clarke 

Ian Cleworth 

Jen Cloher 

Clowns 

Tara Coates 

Yael Cohn, Roar Music Management

Ally Cole, Island Records Australia

Zac Coligan, The Jade

COLLAR

Dave Collins, Fresh 927

Maggie Collins, BIGSOUND / Morning Belle

Collision Course Pty Ltd

Christine Collyer 

Ed Colman 

Colour Nightclub

Peter Combe OAM 

Confidence Man

Jeffrey Consi 

Contrary

Natalie Conway 

Deborah Conway AM 

Hein Cooper 

Adam Cope, Five Four Entertainment

Dale Cornelius 

Costa Coulouris 

Emma Coyle, Part Time Records

Freddy Crabs

Alistair Cranney, Gorgeous Events

Dan Crannitch, Wonderlick Entertainment

Toby Cregan 

Naomi Crellin

CrewCare 

Stuart Crichton 

Kaurna Cronin 

Martin Lee Cropper 

Dave Crowe, Resin Moon

Mark Cruickshank, Red Jezebel

Bill Cullen, One Louder 

Heath Cullen 

Will Cuming, LANKS

Tom Cumming, Five Four Entertainment

Josh Cunningham, The Waifs

Aaron Cupples 

James Cupples 

Peter Curigliano 

Amy Curl 

Paul Curtis, Consume Mgmt/Valve Records

Paul Cutlan 

CXLOE 

Daisy Cutter Music

Michael D’Arcy 

Gary Daley 

Ryan Daley 

Burkhard Dallwitz 

Fran Daly 

Darlinghurst 

Peter Darwin, Flashpoint Pty Ltd

Darwin Railway Club 

Lydia Davies 

Iva Davies OAM, Icehouse

John Davis CEO, Australian Music Centre

Oscar Dawson, Holy Holy 

Jess Day 

Wouter De Backer, Gotye

Matthew de la Hunty, Tall Tales and True 

Rosario De Marco 

Zane Dean, Fresh 92.7

David Debs 

Dan Delaney 

Jason Delphin 

Suze Demarchi, Baby Animals

Paul Dempsey, Something For Kate 

Cameron Deyell 

Katrina Dickson-Caton 

DOBBY 

Abby Dobson 

Diana Doherty 

Tania Doko 

DOLLIE 

Matthew Donlevy, Cooking Vinyl Publishing Australia

Patrick Donlon 

Luigi Donnarumma, Cat Lucky

Stella Donnelly 

Gregg Donovan, Wonderlick

Nicholas Downey 

Matt Downey 

Ryan Downey 

Robert Dragani 

Elizabeth Drake 

Lincoln Driscoll 

Duan & Only

Jenny Duck-Chong 

Mark Duckworth

Howard Duggan 

Courtney Duka, Five Four Entertainment

Eric Dunan 

Fiona Duncan, artist manager 

Toby Dundas, The Temper Trap

Natalie Dunn 

Melanie Dyer

Mia Dyson 

Steve Edmonds 

Christopher Edmondson 

Claire Edwardes, Ensemble Offspring

Harry Edwards 

Ross Edwards 

Lachlan Edwards 

Shannen Egan, Turning Heads Agency 

Electronic Music Conference (EMC) 

Eleven: A Music Company

Eliza and the Delusionals 

Ellpee Management 

EMI Australia

Matthew Emsell, Wonder Music Co.

Venus Envy 

Epilogue Lounge 

Eskimo Joe

Bryn Evans 

Harley Evans MD, Moshtix

Bob Evans 

Dr Sandy Evans OAM  

Dorottya Fabian 

Jo Fabro 

Warren Fahey AM 

Peter Farnan, Boom Crash Opera 

John Farnham AO 

Andrew Farriss AM, INXS

Fady Fatrouni 

Anthony Featherstone, The Badloves 

Ferdyduke

Jessica Ferguson, Jess Harlen

Jesse Ferris 

Ferris Davies PRM 

Billy Field 

Isaiah Firebrace 

Tim Firth 

Danny Fischer 

Michael Fix 

Nate Flagrant, Flagrant Artist Management

Leah Flanagan, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music Office (ASTI Music Office)

Jesse Flavell, Sum Management 

Jade Flavell, The Wheatsheaf Hotel

William Fleming 

Antony Floyd 

Jennifer Fontaine, Private Idaho Management 

Jamie Fonti, Primary, Caligula

Ben Ford-Davies

Melody Forghani, Twnty Three Management

Ric Formosa, Little River Band 

Ali Foster 

FourPlay String Quartet 

Ken Francis 

Dallas Frasca 

Alice Fraser

Hester Fraser, Goldheist 

Frente 

Freo Social 

Peggy Frew, Art of Fighting

Frontier Touring 

Madeleine Frost, Music SA

Johnnie Furno, The Mars It Up Experience

Jeremy Furze, Applejack Music 

Jamie Gallacher, New Talk

Brendan Gallagher 

Paul Gallagher 

GANGajang 

GAR 

Nick Garbett 

Ed Garner 

Peter Garrett, Midnight Oil

Antonia Gauci  

John Gauci 

Husky Gawenda, Husky 

Matthew Geary, The Ghost Hotel 

Hilary Geddes 

Tony Genovese, Cool 4 Kids Entertainment

Georgia Germein, Germein

Sue Germein, Germein

Aaron Gibson, The Ghost Hotel

Antony Gilbert 

Brian Gilbertson, South Australian Tourism Commission

Ben Gillespie 

Graeham Goble, Little River Band

Adam Gock 

Dev Gopalasamy 

Christopher Gordon 

Kiah Gossner 

Kristy Gostelow, Kadence Group

Tia Gostelow, Tia Gostelow/Psycho Touring/Lovely Records

Jaime Gough GM, Native Tongue

Ivan Gough 

Paul Grabowsky AO 

Jack Grace 

Rebecca Gracie 

Elle Graham, Woodes 

Greg Grant 

Jacob Grant, Just A Gent

Sarah Grant 

Steve Grant 

Toni Gray

Stephen Green, Collision Course Pty Ltd / SGC Media Pty Ltd 

Johnny Green 

Blair Greenberg 

James Greening 

Jordan Griffiths 

Sharon Grigoryan 

Grinspoon 

Guy Gross 

Ash Grunwald 

Michael Gudinski AM Founder & Chairman, Mushroom Group

David Hallard, Jinglemakers 

Ryuji Hamada 

Julian Hamilton, The Presets

Elliott Hammond, The Delta Riggs 

Hancoq 

Brigitte Handley 

Peter Hanlon, Living Not Beige Films

Al Harding 

Josh Hardy 

Cath Haridy ED, Association of Artist Managers

Tom Harris, White Sky Media

Dr Michael Kieran Harvey 

Jimmy Harwood 

Tim Haslam, Music SA

Ben Hauptmann 

Zoe Hauptmann 

Hauskey 

Fiona Hawkins 

Colin Hay, Colin Hay / Men at Work

Claude Hay 

Me-Lee Hay 

Ben Hazlewood 

Larry Heath, National Live Music Awards / Heath Media

Peter Hebbes AM MD, Hebbes Music Australia

Darren Heinrich 

Conrad Helfrich 

Helium Records 

Zac Henderson 

Sean Henry 

Hermitude 

Myles Heskett 

Fabian Hevia 

Alex Hewetson, Directions in Groove (DIG) 

Anthony Hewitt 

Nick Hill 

Jeremy Joshua Hill 

Marcia Hines AM

David Hirschfelder 

Rob Hirst, Midnight Oil

Clive Hodson MD, Perfect Pitch Publishing

Jade Holland 

Shaun Holton 

Sharni Honor, Porch Sessions

Koa Joy Hood 

Ella Hooper 

Nick Horvat, Five Four Entertainment

Alex Hosking 

Howler

Elizabeth Sophie Hughes 
Human Nature 

Stu Hunter 

Wendy Hunter, Marc Hunter Music Estate

John Hutcheson 

Catherine Hutchison 

Alex Hyman, Red Jezebel

I Know Leopard 

Tom Iansek, Big Scary / #1 Dads

Icehouse 

I heard a whisper

Imbibe 

Tom Inglis, CMAA Board Member

Ingrooves

Inner West Musical Festival 

Ella Ion 

Jordie Ireland 

Ashley Irwin 

Ray Isaac 

Island Records

Alice Ivy 

Julia Jacklin 

Murray Jackson 

Martin Jackson 

Michael Jacobs 

Jacobs Run 

Kristy James 

Ian James OAM, Chair AMCOS

Symon Jarowyj 

JazzLab 

Merryn Jeann

Jebediah 

Asha Jefferies 

Jack Jericho, Hurley Hotel Group

John Butler Trio 

John Curtin Hotel

Heath Johns MD, BMG Australia & New Zealand

Samuel Johnson 

Martin Johnson, CHANGE Original Music Festival

Ross Johnson, Country Music Association of Australia

Phillip Johnston 

Josh Johnstone 

Rohin Jones, The Middle East, R.L Jones 

Geoff Jones CEO, TEG

Michael Jordan 

Kerryn Joyce 

Jungle Giants

Timo Juntunen 

Michelle Kam, Wonderlick Management 

Rafael Karlen 

Karnivool 

Terry Karydas 

Elena Kats-Chernin AO

Andrea Keller 

Lucas Keller, Milk & Honey

Declan Kelly 

Alan Kelly 

Kristen Kelly 

Andrew Kelly 

Daniel Kennedy 

Jessica Kent 

Andy Kent, You Am I 

Lee Kernaghan 

Naomi Keyte 

Flower Kid 

Mara Kiek 

Llew Kiek 

Adam Kilpatrick 

Luke Kilpatrick, Parkway Drive

Kindred Studios

Lisa King

Mitch King

Jeremy Kirschner 

Evan Klar 

Peter Knight AD, Australian Art Orchestra

Emma Knights 

Buddy Knox 

Peter Koopman 

Reuben Koops 

Emilio Kormanic 

Trentan Kruger 

Martin Kubitzky 

Kučka 

James Kuijpers, JK Music 2000

Emmanuel Kyriakidis, Pushworth 

Plutonic Lab 

Genevieve Lacey, Chair AMC

Ladyhawke 

Rebecca Lagos 

Alex Lahey 

Mark Landon, M-Phazes 

Landsdowne 

Damien Lane 

Jeff Lang 

Scott Langley 

Tom Larkin, BIGSOUND / Shihad 

Alexander Laska, Kingswood

Chris Latham 

Anna Laverty 

Matthew Lazarus-Hall, AEG Presents

Brandon Le Gallez, Marketer / Live Nation Australia

Jacob Lee 

Oliver & Louis Leimbach, Lime Cordiale

Damien Leith
Fred Leone 

Richard Letts AM  

Adrian Leung 

Elon Levon 

Isaac Lewis 

Reuben Lewis 

Paul Liccione Honey Trap Band

Dr Sonya Lifschitz 

Jia Lih  

Liza Lim 

Limelight Arts Media Pty Ltd, publishers of Limelight 

Fergus Linacre, Kingswood

Lior 

Little Quirks 

Live Music Office 

Live Nation 

Live Performance Australia 

Adam Livingston, Emperors

Mark Lizotte, Diesel

Craig Lock, Five Four Entertainment

Alison Lockhart President, Sydney Chamber Choir

Lolly Box Music 

Emma Louise 

Jeanette Lowe 

Jesse Lubitz, Hear Them Holler

Luboku 

Mark Lucas 

Luke Yeaman

Fanny Lumsden 

Kris Macken 

Andrew Macken, Andy Mak

Stu Macqueen, Wonderlick Entertainment 

David MacRae 

David Madden 

Bruce Maginnis  

Marcello Maio 

Isabella Manfredi, The Preatures

Michael Mangan 

Evan Mannell 

Joel Manning 

Steven Manovski 

Alan & Sharon Mansfield, Sharon O’Neill 

Alexandra Mantis, Silena

Jim Manzie 

Anthony Marafioti, KTC Entertainment

Elliott Margin, The Rubens 

Zela Margossian 

Bryony Marks 

Simon Marks 

Martha Marlow 

Andrew Marsh 

Julian Marshall, UNIFIED Music Group

Jared Marston 

Ryan Martin 

Helen Marwood, Gossling

Mary’s Underground 

Jake Mason 

Roger Mason, Models, Absent Friends 

Paul Mason 

Tom Matheson, Swirl Records

Jesse Matthes 

Jessica Mauboy 

Max Watt’s House of Music 

Mark Maxwell 

Maz Mazak 

Drew McAlister 

Billie McCarthy 

Jack McCord 

Anne McCue 

Stuart McCullough, Amplifire Music

Eric McCusker, Mondo Rock 

Georgia McDonald, Camp Cope 

David McDonald 

Wendy McDougall, photographer 

Geoff McGarvey  

Liam McGorry, Dorsal Fins/Saskwatch/Ex-Olympian

Joshua McGovern 

Leigh McGrane, Against The Grain Publicity

Ross McHenry 

Mick McHugh 

Paddy McHugh 

Alastair McKean 

Brae McKee Bjear

Erin McKimm 

Sarah McLeod, The Superjesus

Tyler McLoughlan, The Sound Pound

Matt McMahon 

Darcy McNulty, Jazz Party

Sara McPherson, New Talk

Jade McRae

Paul Medew, Custard 

Medhanit 

Dan Medland, ie:music 

Melbourne International Jazz Festival 

Merk 

Merri Creek Tavern 

Richard Michael 

Mid City

Dominic Miller 

Robbie Miller 

Kate Miller-Heidke 

Belinda Millikan, Groove Brothers and Soul Sister

Molly Millington 

David Minear, Bombora

Jen Mize 

Dorian Mode 

Darius Moldovan 

Reg Mombassa, Mental as Anything / Dog Trumpet

Jessica Cerro, Montaigne 

Pru Montin 

Monte Morgan, Client Liaison

Simon Moor MD, Kobalt Music Group APAC

Clare Moore 

Keith Moore 

Margie Moore OAM, Moorambilla Voices 

Dr Craig Morgan 

Peter Morgan 

Jenny Morris MNZM OAM Chair, APRA

Lindy Morrison, The Go-Betweens

Duane Morrison, Chunky Move 

Rachel Morton, Ground Control Music Management 

Moshtix 

Ian Moss, Cold Chisel

Msquared 

Audius Mtawarira 

Kane Muir 

Muki

Luke Mulligan 

Neil Murray 

Lewis Murray, Groove Brothers and Soul Sister

Vance Musgrove, The Aston Shuffle
Mushroom Group 

Mushroom Publishing Group 

Music Australia 

Music SA 

Music Tasmania 

Music Victoria 

MusicACT 

MusicNSW 

MusicNT 

Tamika Jai Nacson, Xira / Meeks

Cameron Hollywood Nacson, Cam Nacson / Sadboii / Moza

Oliver Nathan-Truesdale 
National Live Music Awards

Chris Neal 

Harry Nelli, Five Four Entertainment
Dobe Newton OAM President, Country Music Association of Australia

Daniel Niedermeyer 

Jack Nigro 

Dr Tim Nikolsky, Australian Jazz Real Book

Ninajirachi 

Mike Nock 

Northcote Social Club

Benjamin Northey 

Tom O’Halloran 

Chris O’Hearn, Thrillhill Music

Luke O’Shea 

Cathy Oates, Original Matters 

Ocean Grove 

Dr Jamie Oehlers, WAAPA

Cathi Ogden 

Old Bar

Clinton Oliver, DV Stargaze

Stephen O'Prey, The Badloves 

Origin Music Group 

Dean Ormston CEO, APRA AMCOS

Ross Osmon, Five Four Entertainment

Matthew Ottignon 

Kiera Owen, New Talk

Oxford Art Factory 

Adam Page, Wizard Tone Records

Baz Palmer, Hunters & Collectors 

Jed Palmer 

Ben Panucci 

The Paper Kites

Roz Pappalardo  

Michael Parisi 

Libby Parker, Expressions Media

Dave Parker Management 

Dave Parkin, Red Jezebel

Jules Pascoe, Jazz Party

Emma Pask 

Passenger 

Jim & Alex Paterson 

Manning Patson 

Paul Stepanek Band 

Riley Pearce 

Craig Pearce 

Rebecca Pearce, Adelaide UNESCO City of Music

Owen Penglis, Straight Arrows

Luke Penman, play/pause/play

Jim Pennell 

Penney & Logan

Tyrone Penshorn 

Vanessa Perica 

Tex Perkins 

Mike Perry 

Samuel Perry, SA Department for Education

Sam Perry 

Kristy Lee Peters, KLP

Stewart Peters 

Phantastic Ferniture 

Philip Stevens, Jarrah Records

Jodi Phillis, The Clouds

Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) 

Chris Pickering 

David Pickvance 

Jack Pierce 

Laurence Pike, PVT

Pilerats 

Rob Pippan, Rob Pippan Productions

Carl Pires

Pitch Perfect Publishing 

Steve Pitkin, Melt Frank Music

PLANET 

Jessica Plattner 

Thelma Plum 

Vincent Plush, Melbourne Conservatorium of Music

Polish Club 

Sean Pollard, Split Seconds
Pond

Pat Powell 

Nathan Power 

Timothy Powles, The Church

Inala Preston, Early Warning

Amara Primero 

Prince Bandroom

Ian Pritchett 

Ian Provest 

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets 

Josh Pyke 

Amber Quin, Origin Music Group

Nina Rabe-Cairns

Hugo Race 

Radio 8CCC 

Holly Rankin, Jack River

Kim Ransley, Origin Music Group

Steven Rea, The Ghost Hotel 

REGURGITATOR 

Des Reid 

Revolver Upstairs

Sam Reynolds 

Hood Rich 

Evelyn Richardson CEO, Live Performance Australia

Simon Ridley, DZ Deathrays 

Paul Rigby 

Kit Riley 

Lindsay Rimes 

Luke Rinaldi, Sweet Mate Promotions

Elizabeth Riordan 

William Risby 

Carl Risley 

Graham Ritchie

Peter Rix AM

Archie Roach AM 

Michael Roberts 

Kim Roberts, Music SA

Andrew Robertson 

Rick Robertson 

Benjamin Rodgers 

Ben Rogers

Matthew Rogers COO, UNIFIED Music Group

Tim Rollinson 

Anthony Rom 

Steven Romig 

Poppy Rose 

Dan Rosen CEO, ARIA & PPCA

Thomas Rouch 

Royce 

Simon Rudston-Brown, Falls 

Joe Russo 

James Ryan 

Kamaliza Salamba, Night Tales

Petra Salsjö 

San Cisco 

Rudy Sandapa 

Ian Sandercoe 

Greg Sangers, Emperors

Marissa Saroca 

Scott Saunders 

Lloyd Saunders 

Diana Sautelle, Electric Fields Music Pty Ltd

Savage Garden 

Michael Sayegh, Lighter Than Air

Louis Schoorl 

Steven Schram 

Dr Andrew Schultz 

John Schumann 

Andrew Scott 

Matt Scullion 

Guy Sebastian 

Sukhdeep Singh, L-FRESH The LION

Secret Sounds 

Section 8

Jonno Seidler, Sound of Silence

Select Music Agency

Sally Seltman 

Adrian Sergovich 

SGC Media Pty Ltd 

Nina Shadforth 

The Shang 

Justin Shave

Jil Shelton 

Sheppard 

SHIHAD 

Phill Shute 

Josh Simons, Vampr

Troy Sincock, ABC Radio Adelaide

Bobby Singh 

Singhum Records 

Cezary Skubiszewski, Composer

SKYE 

Alice Skye

Natalie Slade 

Jane Slingo EP, EMC

Michael Slocum 

Slow Dancer 

Tarek Smallman 

Jeremy Smith 

Jacob Snell, Monster Management 

Liam Somerville, Capital Waste Pictures

Something for Kate 

Sony/ATV Music Publishing 

Sorrento Strategic Music 

Sounds Australia 

Drew Southwell 

Tonino Speciale 

Alister Spence 

Michael Spiby, The Badloves 

Spiderbait 

Spotted Mallard

Phillip Stack, Thirsty Merc

David Stanhope 

Justin Stanley, Noiseworks

Trevor Steel 

Sibylla Stephen, Teeny Tiny Stevies

Prinnie Stevens

Jon Stevens, Noiseworks 

Benjamin Stewart 

Mitch Stewart 

Troy Stoilkovski 

Sara Storer 

Harrison Storm 

Frank Strangio 

Ryan Strathie

Liz Stringer 

Hamish Stuart 

Angus Stuart 

Luke Styles

Dan Sultan 

Sum Management 

Sumner 

Paul Sun 

Sunshine & Disco Faith Choir 

Dr Daniel Susnjar 

Harry Sutherland 

Ed Swinburne 

Sydney Improvised Music Association 

Joshua Talbot, The Big Easy Group

Caleb Tasker, Pleasure Coma

Dale Taylor, Music SA

Michael Taylor MD, Universal Music Australia

Deniz Tek, Radio Birdman 

Sammy Telford 

Kav Temperley, Eskimo Joe

Alice Terry 

Francois Tetaz 

The Amity Affliction 

The Angels 
The AU Review

The Badloves 

The Bamboos 

The Beamish Brothers 

The Beast

The Bridge Hotel Castlemaine 

The Cat Empire

The Corner Hotel

The Eastern Ballarat

The Espy 

The Evelyn Hotel

The Forum Melbourne

The Gasometer Hotel

The Spoken Opera Company 

The Teskey Brothers 

The Thornbury Theatre

The Tommyhawks 

The VANNS 

The Waifs 

The Weather Station 

The Westwood Hotel 

The Wickham Park Hotel 

The Yarraville Club 

These New South Whales 

Thick as Thieves

Rai Thistlethwayte, Thirsty Merc

Miles Thomas  

Andrew Thompson 

Thornbury Theatre

Ticketmaster 

Tiger Live Agency

Mel Tickle, Groove Brothers and Soul Sister

Kirsty Tickle, Party Dozen

Jessi Tilbrook, PAK Music

Peter Tilbrook, Woodstock Entertainment / The Masters Apprentices

Sean Timms 

Gina Timms 

Tjupurru 

Alisha Todd 

Marie Toparis

Michael Tortoni 

Parissa Tosif, Vallis Alps

Tote Hotel 

Matthew Trainor, Expressions Media

Mary Travers 

Leigh Treweek, Handshake Management

Damian Trotter MD, Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Brendan Tuckerman, Tuka 

Phil Turico 

Guy Turk 

David Turley 

Mick Turner 

Joel Turner 

Nerida Tyson-Chew 

Uncanny X Men 

Jared Underwood 

Cameron Undy 

UNIFIED Music Group 

Universal Music Australia

Robert Upward 

John Vallins 

Sianne van Abkoude, Girls Rock! Adelaide

Kevin van der Zwaag 

Bree van Reyk 

Adam Vanderwerf, The Dunes / Night Rites / Going Steady Music

Jordan Verzar, Top Shelf Productions 

Jack Vidgen 

Benjamin Vidic 

Diana Vidovic, Winterman & Goldstein Management 

Jonathan Vincent 

Carl Vine AO 

Pavle Vizintin 

David Vodicka Chair, AIR

Simone Waddell 

Stephen Wade, Select Music Agency

Marcus Walcom 

Sian Walden, Little Acorn Music 

Greg J. Walker 

Philip Walker Chairman, Origin Music Group

Haydn Walker 

Don Walker, Cold Chisel  

Stan Walker

Natalie Waller, Head ABC Music and Events 

Nick Walsh, One Louder Management

Ben Walsh 

Skye Walter, Wing Defence

Tricia Walton, Carclew

Ben Waples, Donny Benet 

Gavin Waring 

Chelsea Warner 

Warner Chappell Music Australia 

Harris Waters 

John Watson, Eleven A Music Company

Kathrine Wawatai 

Jake Webb, Methyl Ethel 

Chris Webbe 

Belinda Webster OAM 

Jessica Wells 

Keith Welsh, Manager Icehouse 

Dan West 

West Australian Music (WAM) 

West Thebarton 

Nigel Westlake 

Juliana Westlake 

Glenn Wheatley 

Paul White 

Charlie White 

Tom Whitty 

Anne Wiberg, Music SA

Katie Wighton, All Our Exes Live in Texas 

Gin Wigmore 

Felicity Wilcox 

Correne Wilkie, The Cat Empire and Two Shoes Records

Fenn Wilson

Steve Williams 

Tony Williams 

Benny D Williams 

Lee Williams, The Lincolns

Caleb Williams, UNIFIED Music Group

Marlon Williams 

Dr Paul Williamson 

Julien Wilson 

Andrew Wilson 

Ed Wilson 

Moyna Wilson 

Winifred 

Winterbourne 

Carl Wockner 

WOMADelaide + APA 

Matthew Wood, Conductor and Artistic Director

Paul Wood, Red Jezebel

Woodlock 

John Woodruff 

Jesse Woodward 

Zoe Worrall-James, Emperors

Marcus D Wright 

Yah Yah’s 

Joy Yates 

Brian Yatman 

Caitlin Yeo 

Leonie Yeoman 

Michael Yezerski 

Stavros Yiannoukas, Bluejuice 

Nick Young 

Sweetie Zamora, Remote Control Records & Dot Dash Recordings

Ross Zanzibar 

Gretta Ziller 

Jonathan Zwartz 

Reuben Zylberszpic, RAZ Music