Calling All Artists: Score Free Studio Hire Or A Cash Grant This November

Good Loco have returned in 2022 to provide complimentary hire of their photography and videography studio in Sydney. Celebrating Australian Music Month, the studio is available to independent artists on weekdays across November. 

The gorgeous studio is fully equipped with lighting gear, make-up and dressing room, a vocal booth, all the props a musician needs, a bathroom and kitchen, a green room, and a bar stocked with ATOMIC beer.

The program is inspired by Good Loco Studio Manager Rick Bridgman, who aims to give back to the community in an hour of need. 

Sharing in a statement, he wrote, "A lot of people think everything is back to normal for artists (and in general, that they all make bank), but honestly, that's not the case, and it's still real tough out there; especially so for independent artists. To celebrate Australian Music Month, we wanted to continue to give back to our growing community and hope that with these comp sessions, artists can create some incredible, meaningful content and save funds for other parts of their career.

"We've had everything from TV shows, live streams, food and alcohol advertisements, and creatives like Hayden James, Courtney Act, 1300, Hot Dub Time Machine, KLP and Dom Dolla come through to shoot content - so there's a whole heap artists can utilise the space for on their releases, or off-cycle."

Good Loco makes it easy to claim your free booking offer - select your date, follow the prompts, and redeem the coupon 'INDIE2022' at the last booking stage. While artists are encouraged to bring their own camera operators, Good Loco can connect them with photographers or videographers from their network. Learn more here.

Also celebrating Australian Music Month is the Greater Good Initiative, launched by Good Intent in 2021 and returning this year to give back to the independent music community by providing in-kind services and a cash grant totalling $20,000 AUD (double their first-year pool). Jelly Oshen was last year's winner.

Good Intent Artist Services work pro-bono to give a launchpad to emerging artists. They supply a cash grant of $4,000 AUD to help further develop their career by utilising relationships with new partners, Studios 301, Billy Zammit, Make Merchandise, PLAKKIT and Ben Mitchell through their sister company Good Loco. 

The Artist Services contribution massively helps artists by covering Artist Management Consultation, PR, Radio Plugging, DSP and Playlist Pitching, Digital Marketing and Label Services. 

New additions from last year's initiative are also exciting, with opportunities for artists to use a package from Sydney-based recording powerhouse Studios 301, including Dry Hire of Studio 2, Mix & Dolby Atmos Music Mix from Stefan Du Randt and Mastering from Steve Smart (Flume, King Stingray, DZ Deathrays).

To apply and learn more about the Greater Good initiative, go here.