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Don't forget! These two grant opps close on Tuesday 4 April! 💰

Opportunity for composers! Applications close 31 March ⏳

Applications Close March 31 Apply now for Ensemble Offspring's Hatched Composer Intensive and Hatched Mentorship Program.

Happy International Women's Day to all Aussie women in music!

There's so many incredible women in the local Canberra music scene, too many to name. So just know, if you're a woman in music in Canberra, this post is about and for you!

If you'd like to come mingle with some women in music tonight and have a drink care of Canberra Women in Music and MusicACT, head down to the The Shaking Hand from 6pm

We understand it's late notice, so if you wanna still connect but not feeling social, tune into listen to Bec Taylor on ABC Canberra to hear her chat about some badass Australian women in music.

There were also two key announcements today for women in Aussie music!

The first is that nominations opened for the Australian Women in Music Awards (AWMA Awards). So many categories! Nominate an amazing women in music today! Noms close 26 Apr.

AND, APRA AMCOS announced the return of the Women in Music Mentorships! There are 19 places available for this incredible opportunity so get your application by 24 March at 5pm AEDT!

Loads of love to you, beautiful women! Keep smashing it wherever you are.

Don’t know the first this about running your music as a business?

Would you like to learn some ways to create an engaged audience and find fans who genuinely love your music?

Come and join the Upbeat Business Skills for Musos workshop on 15 March to discuss things like:
• applying for an ABN, how it’s used and what it means to have one
• invoicing and basic bookkeeping tips
• writing contracts and agreements
• a few tips on applying for grants (don’t worry though, there’ll be another workshop for this soon!)
• creating an engaged audience of supporters

Only $35 for this workshop that may just fill in the gaps in your knowledge to start thriving as a professional muso!

Book now and share with any music friends who may need this! ✌🏼

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This is clearly not good enough. D/deaf and disabled festival goers deserve equal access to music in 2023. Upbeat is committed to helping to make these changes through training sessions and accessibility education for music professionals. Get in touch at [email protected] to find out more 🫶🏼

Maddy did all the right things before her first music festival, but still felt she did not belong Festival-goers with disability say they were left stressed and disappointed by their experience at Sydney's Laneway Festival this year.

Upbeat is thrilled to be a vendor at this upcoming event run by the incredible Burntout Bookings! CBR GRRRLS To The Front - a celebration of International Women's Day - is happening at The Basement and will feature some amazing acts including VOIID, Box Dye, Ma*****st and Pretty in Punk

This will be a gig to celebrate the women in our local music scene and help ensure their voices keep being lifted and heard. To further show this impact, BurntOut is donating $5 from every ticket sold to Girls Rock Canberra, helping give more young rockstars the opportunity to attend and learn at their rock camps.

Also being helped by this event will be Share The Dignity. Simply bring along an old handbag or backpack with some toiletries inside (we recommend pads, tampons, sunscreen, deodorant, toothbrush and toothpaste, moisturiser) to help women in need.

Come along and meet women in your local music scene making changes to the industry and forging pathways for women and non-binary people to have more equal opportunity to careers in music. Would be great to see you there!

This event is sponsored by YWCA Canberra and The Joyful Business Club thanks to the Great Ydeas Grant. Artwork by Mint Illustrations

Tickets on sale now - link in our bio!

A new choir has just been announced at ANU Open School of Music run by proud Ngunnawal women, Alinta Barlow!

The choir will focus on contemporary music and Indigenous languages of Australia and is for First Peoples women of all ages and levels of experience.

See below for all the details :)

Introducing the Wamburang Women's Choir!

This choir for First Peoples women will be run by the amazing Alinta Barlow, proud Ngunnawal woman with many years of experience in singing and performing around Canberra. The choir will focus on contemporary music and Indigenous languages of Australia and is for First Peoples women of all ages and levels of experience.

Free!
Mondays 5.30 - 7pm
Peter Karmel Building, ANU School of Music
7 sessions + performance: 24 April - 26 June

There are two taster sessions on 27 March and 3 April for those who want to try it out.

To apply, fill out the registration form here: https://buff.ly/3YR7ZkW
For more information, check out our website: https://music.cass.anu.edu.au/wamburang-womens-choir-1
If you have any questions, please email us at: [email protected]

Hello! How’s it going? Ruth here 👋🏼

Thought I might just pop into your feed to let you know about the artist coaching and planning sessions we’ve just added to our list of services.

These sessions are 60-mins of focused time to talk about your music career and develop a strategy to move forward in the right direction.

These sessions are tailored to each individual, duo or band and meet the musicians where they currently are to make the most progress in the shortest amount of time.

These sessions can be done online or in-person if in Canberra, ACT! At the end of the session you will receive:
• A full summary of things you need to do next in your music career
• Five templates to help you structure and organise your professional arts practice
• Recommendations for two grants or opportunities to apply for that can help you develop your music career
• Specific information tailored to your situation

Prices vary depending on the number of members in your act, starting at $100.

For more info, email me at [email protected] ❤️

One of our Get It Done-ers getting it done! Thanks for posting Not Diana! ❤️ To join a session this week for free, use the code 100%OFF when booking via the website!

Had a very productive session at the Get (Sh)it Done session yesterday. I got my Grind To Ground Grounded in to my veggie/herb patch. Here are my my before, during and after shots 🙂

The session really helped me to stay focused and it was a great job done before I focus on other musical things…

Thanks Ruth and Upbeat!

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Apply to play at SXSW Sydney!

#SXSWSydney invites creatives to take the stage at this year's event 💡 The inaugural SXSW Sydney Music Festival will take place from 18-21 October 2023. Showcasing at SXSW Sydney means playing in one of Sydney’s many central live music venues for industry reps, media members, and thousands of fans and fellow musicians from all over the world. Music Festival showcase submissions are open to: 🎸All music genres 🎸Artists from around the world 🎸Signed and unsigned artists 🎸Solo artists and musical groups 🎸Emerging and established artists The final deadline to apply is Sunday 14 May 2023 at 11:59PM AEDT. Learn more via sxswsydney.com/music-submissions