APRA AMCOS is Australasia’s leading music rights management organisation representing songwriters, composers and publishers since 1926. With more than 119,000 members across Australia and New Zealand, our membership includes the very best and brightest of established and emerging musical talent at home and around the globe. We administer rights on their behalf, supporting songwriters, composers and publishers in an industry that is a flagship of culture and creativity, generating billions of dollars each year for the Australian and New Zealand economies. We are affiliated with similar collective management organisations around the world. So when Australian and New Zealand songs and compositions are played overseas, Australian and New Zealand writers get paid. We also help music customers in Australia and New Zealand access music from the rest of the world. APRA, the Australasian Performing Right Association Limited (APRA) was established in 1926 to manage the performance and communication rights of its members. This covers music that is communicated or performed publicly including on radio, television, online, live gigs in pubs and clubs etc. AMCOS, the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society Limited (AMCOS) was established in 1979 to manage “mechanical royalties”, that is, the reproduction or copying and storage of music in different formats. This covers copying of songs and compositions by record labels or other parties to sell them on CD, DVD, online, for use as production music and for radio/TV programs. Today APRA AMCOS is one organisation that covers all these rights and uses of music, for both local and international songs, for the benefit of music creators and music customers.
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Aus Music T-shirt day with APRA AMCOS This week all the APRA offices across Australia got involved in Support Act's Aus Music T-shirt day! This is a fantastic incentive to donate and get your network involved to support all those working in Australian music. Today only, all donations are doubled! https://lnkd.in/guAdvFxB 📸 Georgia Ginnivan
“By acknowledging the significant harm generative AI can cause — both economically and culturally — the recommendations offer a pathway to protecting the creators who form the cultural backbone of this country. These are the people whose works enrich our lives and power an industry worth billions to our economy.”
Screen industry backs government committee's AI recommendations to protect and pay creative industry workers - IF Magazine https://hubs.li/Q02ZFGpl0
British grassroots organisation Music Venue Trust has successfully secured a landmark policy change in the UK that will see a portion of every ticket sold at arenas and stadiums directed towards supporting grassroots music venues, artists, and promoters. This initiative is a vital step in sustaining and growing the live music sector from the ground up! We endorse a similar approach, along with a broad-based tax rebate for live music. Together they could play a crucial role in revitalising Australia’s live music sector and supporting the next generation of talent.
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We all understand pressure to cut costs - but not here - not where the benefit is so evident - on paper, in research, in the physicality of seeing the enormous impact of music therapy. Music therapists are highly trained professionals, their work is ground-breaking, and the results very often life changing for the individuals and families living with disabilities, mental health, autism, dementia, brain injury rehabilitation and like contexts. By any measure, the ROI is worth every penny spent.
The nominees for the Toyota Golden Guitar Awards were revealed last week! Congratulations to all the members who have been nominated! The night is the pinnacle awards event for country music! Celebrating Australian country music artists and the songs that have left their mark on fans throughout the past 12 months. A special mention to Troy Cassar-Daley, who leads the nominations with six nods, and Kevin Bennett who is up for Song of The Year with Troy for their track ‘Some Days’! You can find all the nominations and awards info here: https://lnkd.in/g-tfhgbQ
Win Cash by Voting for Your Favourite Song of the Year! You can help decide the next Song of the Year at the APRA Music Awards and WIN big while doing it! How to Enter: Be an APRA member Log into the portal Submit your vote! Three chances to win: 1️⃣ $1000 — Drawn THIS Thursday! 2️⃣ $1000 — January 9th 3️⃣ $3000 — January 23rd Voting = Entry. Simple as that. The sooner you vote, the sooner you could win!
Melbourne/Naarm don't miss this stellar opportunity to learn all about RVG's award-winning album 'Brain Worms'. Join Romy Vager from RVG in conversation with Simon Winkler at Arts Centre Melbourne tomorrow at 7pm! The event is free for APRA members with only 50 seats available. RSVP:https://lnkd.in/gmvXq6AZ.
Anatomy of an Album is Back! Free, in-person, & hosted at Arts Centre Melbourne with Romy Vager (RVG). Learn about the award-winning 2023 album "Brain Worms" from demo to master! "Brain Worms" won the Australian Music Prize and AIR Independent Album of the Year, with RVG taking the Music Victoria Award for Best Group, and receiving a further four Music Victoria nominations, four AIR Award nominations and a J Award nomination. The album was critically and popularly lauded, and on November 26, the story of its conception, recording, arranging and release will be shared with an intimate audience. Get in quick! Only 50 spots available. https://lnkd.in/gwm4QxsV
Australasian songwriters and composers are making a splash on the global stage! Did you know that we have international reps who aim to provide opportunities, exposure and recognition for our members by hosting events, creating networks and sharing vital local knowledge. We also have creative and business spaces available to members in Los Angeles, Nashville and London? Whether it's writing rooms or studio space or a hot desk, if you've relocated, or you're making a flying visit, we can provide access to spaces on a short-term basis. Get to know what a day in the life of our international reps looks like? Full Q&A 👇 https://lnkd.in/gxHJfxTs
Each year, an up-and-coming South Australian musician or band is recognised for their potential and awarded $5,000 to support their professional development! 🎉 Big shout out to this year’s Emily Burrows Award winner, Adelaide-based solo pop artist Aleksiah! Aleksiah has recently supported Lime Cordiale and Teenage Dads, and is currently on her national debut tour. At the recent South Australian Music Awards, she took home three awards: Best New Artist, Best Solo Artist, and Most Popular Pop Artist. She was also nominated for Best Release and Best Cover Art. “I’m incredibly grateful and honoured to receive this award. Developing artists are often overlooked, and awards like these help support and uplift our journey as we hone our craft and make the best music possible. Thanks to this award, I can now put on more shows next year that I wouldn’t have been able to, helping me grow my stage presence — a big goal of mine. I can’t wait to see what 2024 has in store. If it’s anything like this year, I know it’s going to be amazing.” A big congratulations to Aleksiah! 👏 Previous honourees include DEM MOB, Molly Rocket, Tilly Tjala Thomas, Electric Fields, and Hilltop Hoods. https://lnkd.in/gBWabBsN 📸 www.samuelgraves.com