The 'Idyllwild' scribe was awarded the grant along with four other contemporaries
Celebrated Aussie singer-songwriter Mia Dyson is $15,000 richer after she was awarded one of five recording grants being offered jointly by the Phonographic Performance Company Of Australia (PPCA) and the Australia Council.
Along with Dyson — who will use the grant money to record and release three EPs over 12 months, with each being recorded in a different city with a different producer — grants also went to Alex Masso of Sydney jazz group The Vampires, who will use the cash to record their fifth album; Geneveive Campbell, set to create a body of new work based on traditional Tiwi songs featuring collaborator Teresita Puruntatameri; contemporary chamber musician Luke Howard, whose second album is in the pipeline now; and WA outfit The Growl, who will head to Los Angeles to record their third studio full-length.
"We are extremely pleased to have been able to partner with the Australia Council for a second successive year to give local artists an opportunity to create and record their music," PPCA chief executive Dan Rosen said in a statement. "The range and number of applicants under the program has been extraordinary, and on behalf of PPCA I would like to congratulate all of the artists who were successful in securing grant funding.
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"We wish all the recipients the very best with their recordings and we look forward to hearing the result as they emerge. I would like to thank the Australia Council for their ongoing assistance and look forward to our continuing partnership."
Australia Council chief executive Tony Grybowski echoed Rosen's sentiments in a statement of his own: "These grants represent our shared ambition to support outstanding artists realise their creative potential, and I'm pleased to see musicians from a range of genres have been successful."
PPCA represents the interests of Aussie musicians when their tunes are played in public; last year alone, the organisation distributed almost $33 million to its registered artists and labels. Registration is free for Australian artists, so hit the PPCA website and take a look at your options.