APRA Music Awards: The 2008 Nominees!

The tallies are in, the number crunching is done and the songwriters of Australia have spoken! APRA is proud to announce the nominees for the 2008 APRA Music Awards, the annual celebration of Australian songwriters, which will be held on Monday June 16th in Sydney .

Australia's most prestigious peer-voted music award, the APRA SONG OF THE YEAR has secured nominations for some of the nations biggest rock acts, along with one brilliant pop composer... read more»

** STOP PRESS: The 2008 APRA Music Awards have sold out in record time!**

Supporting Top End songwriters: APRA opens the door in Darwin

Leading national and NT music industry representatives joined Rob Collins, National Indigenous & NT Writer Services Representative, to celebrate the opening of APRA's Darwin office on Monday, 26 May 2008.

“The APRA office will provide local members and Indigenous artists with a space to meet, find out more about music, copyright and royalties, log performances and explore grants and other industry opportunities. I invite all NT songwriters and composers to drop in to discuss any music and copyright matters, and sign up for membership,” said Rob ... read more»

L-R: Rob Collins, Sally Howland, Leah Flanagan. Photo by Gus Fitzgerald.

APRA|AMCOS NEWS

Connect@Geelong: APRA members in Geelong are invited to attend a Connect meeting on Thursday 26 June, at 6:30pm at the Courthouse Youth Arts Centre. Special guest speaker is Jonathan Williamson, Program Manager - Victoria Rocks Arts Victoria. Jonathan will be discussing funding opportunities available through Arts Victoria. For more information and to RSVP, contact victas@apra.com.au or call Con or Sibylla from the Melbourne APRA Office on 03 9426 5200.

2008 Membership Survey: Later this month 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.

The 2008 Classical Music Awards presented by APRA and the Australian Music Centre will be held on Monday 21 July at The Sydney Opera House. More details to follow.

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.

Jessica Paige wins double pass to next Song Summit

APRA member and S³ delegate, Jessica Paige has won a double pass to the next Song Summit, just for filling in the feedback form. Congratulations Jessica, and thank you to everyone who took the time to share their thoughts and feedback on our inaugural music expo.

SBS INSIGHT: should music be free?

On Tuesday 3 June, SBS's 'Insight' program will feature APRA|AMCOS's Director of International Relations, Scot Morris participating in a discussion on music, file-sharing and the future of the music industry… read more»

Copyright Training with the Australian Copyright Council

Learn how copyright can affect you and your workplace (and even your income) from our specialist lawyers. They'll explain how the latest developments in copyright apply to real situations and rapidly changing technology. The Australian Copyright Council's 2008 Sydney training sessions will be held on 17 - 19 June & 12 - 14 August 2008. View program overview »

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