APRA Music Awards return for 2008!

Hot on the heels of the inaugural Song Summit Sydney music expo, APRA is proud to reaffirm its commitment to Australian songwriters with its flagship event, the APRA Music Awards to be held on Monday June 16th, 2008 at the Sydney Hilton...read more>

Nominations for the 2008 Awards will be announced on 21 May... go to Awards Central for details.

Indigenous Update: news from the Top End

Rob Collins, APRA's National Indigenous and NT Writer Services Rep delivers an update on news, projects and events from the Top End. Find out about the APRA NT Office official opening on May 27, the Barunga Festival and ROOTS NATION 2008...read more»

Tell us what you think: 2008 Member Survey

In June, some APRA|AMCOS members will receive an email inviting them to participate in an online survey. It's important to us to know what we're doing well and where we can improve our services. Please take the time to complete the survey. We look forward to receiving your feedback.

Court decision in APRA v Cougars Tavern

Damages over $355,000 intended to be “both punitive and a deterrent”, Raphael FM.
The Federal Magistrates Court has found in favour of APRA in the recent case between APRA and the Cougars Tavern and Others, awarding damages, additional damages, and injunctions against the directors of two companies... read more»

S³ videos

If you didn't make it to S³, missed a session, or loved it so much you want to see it all again…check out the S³ video files! Footage includes In Conversation series with Jimmy Webb, Paul Williams and James Mercer, panel sessions, workshops and much more!! View Video Gallery»

Show me the money!

Maximise your royalty payments
Lodge your Live Performance Returns online today. You can submit your LPRs for 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008 online. The closing date is 31 August 2008.

Coming soon: fully automatic payments
APRA will cease making royalty payment by cheque from 1 January 2009. The move to fully automatic payments will streamline the royalty payment process and deliver a reduction in costs. We will provide further information in future editions of Bytes in the lead up to the 1 January 2009 change over. If you have any questions, please contact APRA|AMCOS Writer Services on 1800 642 634.

Supporting the Arts: Jazz

APRA|AMCOS is committed to supporting all genres of music, in April, we were proud to sponsor two Jazz events:

The Australian Jazz Bell Awards
APRA sponsored the Best Australian Jazz Composition which this year was awarded to Eugene Ball for "The Fool Poets Portion"...read more»

Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival
The Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival presented its 3rd annual Commission Concert. Following the acclaimed success of previous winners Jex Saarelaht and Colin Hopkins, the performance of 2008 winner Erik Griswold's new work "Ecstatic Music" was a highlight of this year's Festival ...read more»

NAB Songwriting Comp

As part of their 150 commemorations, NAB with support from APRA, has launched the NAB Songwriting Competition – an initiative designed to help inspire, educate and unearth the nation’s next generation of great song writers...read more»
View NAB Songwriting Competition site »

Be part of the Australian Showcase at Popkomm with Blind BeatRoot

From the 8th – 10th of October 2008 Popkomm in Berlin, Germany will house a huge meeting of record labels, bookers, festivals, distribution agents, publishers, Popkomm is the international music and entertainment business trade show. We welcome anyone whether signed to a label or not. It is not only a great place to make yourself heard, but also it is ideal for labels that want to license product to other markets. You should really have a good quality CD to take advantage of the opportunity...read more»

Aussie stars open up about creating music in a changing world

Australian songwriters and musicians speak out on the realities of life as an artist in a new documentary released in conjunction with World Intellectual Property Day 2008... read more»
View video»

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BYTES is published by APRA|AMCOS.

Telephone: (02) 9935 7900. Fax: (02) 9935 7999
Web: www.apra.com.au
Editor: Anthea Sarris.
Any comments, please email comms@apra.com.au