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Directory of Australian
Music Websites
A comprehensive list of
websites in various
music categories:
Musicians/Singers,
Groups,
Venues,
Festivals,
Resources,
Gig guides,
Agents/Managers,
Organizations,
Instruments,
Recording Studios,
Record
Labels and Distributors,
CD
manufacturers,
Teachers,
Software.
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Point of View -
Monthly featured music
articles
August 2010:
To play jazz requires a
musician to improvise;
to make up original
music spontaneously.
But is every improvised
solo truly original or
is it made up of
preconceived ideas
rehashed in a new order?
USA-born Australian jazz
multi-instrumentalist,
Glenn Henrich,
gives his take on this
question in his answer
to...
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Who's Getting
Paid In The
Music Industry?
Do you think you
stand a chance
of a lucrative
music career?
Don't believe
the hype. A
whole lot of
people have to
get paid before
the musician
does. The Root
(www.theroot.com)
presents an
interesting
analysis in
graphical form
of who gets paid
what percentage
of the money
made out of
music.
(more..)
Should ISPs Pay
for Music
Piracy?
The Performing
Rights Society
in the UK (PRS
for Music), a
royalty
collection
agency similar
to APRA and
AMCOS in
Australia has
suggested a new
way for the
music industry
to recoup money
lost to online
music piracy:
make ISPs pay
for it because
they provide the
means for
illegal music
downloading to
occur. (more..)
Conductor
Charles
Mackerras dies,
aged 84
London - Sir
Charles
Mackerras, the
Australian
conductor who
spent most of
his working life
in Britain and
had close
associations
with Czech
music, has died
at the age of
84, his agent
told the BBC on
Thursday 15th
July 2010. (more..)
Prince: "The
internet's
completely over"
"The internet's
like MTV. At one
time MTV was hip
and suddenly it
became outdated.
Anyway, all
these computers
and digital
gadgets are no
good. They just
fill your head
with numbers and
that can't be
good for you."
(more..)
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Musical Curiosities
Orchestral
music
reaches
a new
audience
of video
gamers
A
Symphony
Orchestra
in
Maryland
USA is
dedicated
to only
presenting
music
from
video
games.
These
days, a
lot of
people
in the
classical
music
world
are
worried
that
kids
aren't
connecting
with
orchestral
music.
But the
music of
video
games is
emerging
as one
way
orchestras
may
actually
be
reaching
new
audiences.
(more..)
Hans
Reichel's
invention,
the
Daxophone
The
Daxophone
is a
somewhat
comical
sounding
instrument
of the
friction
idiophone
category
invented
by Hans
Reichel.
It
consists
of a
thin
wooden
blade
fixed in
a wooden
block,
which is
played
by
bowing
or by
being
struck
or
plucked.
The
vibrations
are
amplified
by
contact
mics. A
wide
range of
voice-like
timbres
can be
produced,
either
as fixed
pitches
on the
fretted
side of
the
"dax",
or in a
more
fluid
glissando
style on
the
smooth
side.
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Live performance
revolution
How many times
have you been at
a gig where
someone calls a
tune and you
don't know the
chord changes?
With iReal Book
you'll have the
chord changes to
all the songs
you need with
you at all times
on your mobile
phone. |
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Working with a
singer who calls
a tune in a
different key?
No problem,
iReal Book will
transpose it for
you. ... (more).
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The Australian
Jazz Real Book
Tim Nikolosky
has
taken on the
arduous task of
putting together
a Real Book of
Australian jazz
compositions. He
is transcribing
all the
submissions he
receives. This
is an enormous
job for one
person so
well done and
good luck Tim.
If you'd like to
suggest some
great jazz
compositions
that you feel
should
appear in the
book you may
contact Tim via
his website
here.
If you'd like to
see what stage
he has reached in this
project watch
his latest
update on youtube
here.
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JazzTube
Jazz videos, Australian
and international, from YouTube. |
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There are heaps
more jazz videos
being uploaded to
YouTube all the
time. If you come
across one that you
think we all should
see, please send a
link. i.e. Copy and
Paste the web
address to
here and send it
to us.
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Musician Jokes
Do you know a good
musician's joke?
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Do you want to show the
world your talent?
You just need a youtube
account and a web
camera. Go to
http://www.TheStage.tv
, a world wide open mic
website POWERED BY
YouTube, welcoming
talented
musicians/singers to
perform anytime 24/7 for
a live world wide
audience. Contests and
weekly showcases. Bring
your friends to cheer
you on!
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Self managed artists and
new bands
Scout TV has a new
series of exclusive web
videos aimed at self
managed artists and new
bands to give them heads
up on industry know how
and tips from industry
professionals. The video
series is posted monthly
at
http://www.scouttv.com.au/category/musoinfo/
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Music
Gigs Calendar
Bands/Musicians/Singers
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Let everyone know about
your gigs.
Put them on our
calendar. Grab a
password and you can
login anytime you like
and add your new gigs to the
calendar. When you
submit your information it will
show on the calendar
immediately. This is a
free service to all
Australian musicians and
bands whose gigs are
already being promoted
on a website.
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Jazz Ear Training
Learning how to play
jazz music primarily
takes place on the
bandstand, but since
being recognized as an
intricate art form, jazz
programs have been
shooting up in colleges
and universities
throughout the world.
Here are some exercises
to help you learn to
identify chords and
intervals, recognize
notes over chords, and
much more.
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Australian Internet
Radio
Australian musicians,
would you like
guaranteed air time for
a track from your CD.
Send your CD to
Australian Internet
Radio's new station "DAIR"
and they guarantee until
30/6/09 that everyone
who sends them music
will get at least one
song added to their
playlist. They play only
Australian and NZ music
(recorded from 2000
onwards).
Listen live via
Windows Media Player or
Itunes or WinAmp.
For more info visit
their
website or contact
them now on...
info@australianinternetradio.com
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AUSTRALIAN MUSIC
BUSINESSES
Here are some links to
videos which have useful
information for those in the
Australian music business
provided by THE
AUSTRALIAN MUSIC OFFICE |
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Music Forum/Blog
A forum/blog for
your reactions to our
articles or for discussing
any musical subject.
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Chat Room
A place for discussions
in real time. |
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Hear Australian Music
Hear samples of tracks
from Australian Music
CDs
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Music News
Music news feeds from
around the world provided by Digg
and feeds categorised
by music
genre from About.com and
Fresh Content.
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Music Classified Ads
Are you a musician
looking for work? Do you
need to sell some
musical equipment? Are
you looking for musical
instrument or equipment
for your home studio?
Do you need your
equipment repaired?
Try our
Music Classifieds.
It's totally free
to advertise!
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Buy Musical stuff online
An easy way to find
musical items for sale
through online sellers
like eBay, Amizon, JB Hi-Fi,
Sanity, ABC Shop, and
others.
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Local Weather
Got an outdoor event
coming up shortly and
need a weather forecast?
Choose the Australian
state then choose the
city closest to the
location for a forecast
for the next 7 days. |
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Find sheet music, books,
CDs, instruments and
accessories for...
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 Promote Your Website
Musicians/Bands
and others with
music-related websites -
Submit your website
details for promotion in
your category. |
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Promote your music
Musicians/Bands
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Upload
a sample of a song from
your CD to promote your
music. |
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Promote
your upcoming gigs on
the Gigs Calendar
Musicians/Bands -
A new service to Australian musicians - Enter your gigs on our
Australian Gigs Calendar whenever you like. |
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Promote
your upcoming gigs on
the gig-guide page
Musicians/Bands -
A link to your online gigs page on our gig-guides page. |
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Promote
your teaching
Music
Teachers -
List your details as an Australian Music Teacher - free
advertising. |
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