Music Victoria

This month's Jobs Board includes roles at:

⭐ Novel Group
⭐ Melbourne International Jazz Festival
⭐ Arts Centre Melbourne
⭐ Moshtix
⭐ Wild At Heart Community Arts

For application links, as well as full access to the Jobs Board, login to musicvictoriamembers.com.au 👔

VMDO are hosting a Networking Breakfast on Unlocking Opportunities in the Philippine Music Markets, 8:30am-11:00am Tuesday 30 June at CY Venue, Collingwood Yards.

Speaking at the event will be:

💡 Mike Constantino, Founder and CEO of Homonym + Founder, SONIK Philippines
💡 ARIA Award-winning producer Kuya James (James Mangohig)
💡 Jessie Hillel, Head of Label, ACTS Music Group
💡 Cam Noble, Founder and Managing Director, ACTS Music Group
💡 Keenan Te, Artist
💡 Sarah Hamilton, Founder, Golden Hour

Attendees can also apply for a 30-minute one-on-one meeting with Mike Constantino or Kuya James.

RSVP for the Networking Breakfast: https://events.humanitix.com/vmdo-breakfast-philippines

Apply for a meeting: https://www.vmdo.com.au/news/philippines-one-on-ones

We're off to Geelong as part of our Music Victoria Meet Ups series!

Join us for a casual gathering for the local music community to connect, share ideas and build relationships across the region. Tea and coffee on us!

📍 Geelong Arts Centre Red Foyer - 50 Little Malop St, Geelong
📅 Saturday 27 June
⏰ 11:00am-12:30pm

Tag a friend based in the Geelong/Bellarine region who might be interested in coming along!

RSVP here: https://events.humanitix.com/music-victoria-meet-up-geelong

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28 Victorian artists have been announced in the first BIGSOUND 2026 lineup drop.

AKOSIA
Ally Row
Blush'ko and The Lazy Boys
DC Maxwell
Divers
Dugong Jr
Dumbhead
dœgægé
Erika Ever
Jaal
JALMAR
JIMI THE KWEEN
Kaikobad
Lara Buchanan
Local the Neighbour
Lover
Milly Strange
Peach Fuzz
PRETTY BLEAK
Public Figures
Queenie
Rromarin
Ruby Mae
Sidney
Sidney Phillips
Stimpies
Toy Shaw
Wild Gloriosa

A big thanks to the musicians and industry workers of Shepparton for spending their Saturday morning with us over the weekend ☕

Details for our next Meet Up event will be announced tomorrow!

Music Victoria congratulates all artists inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame, including Gurrumul, Jenny Morris OAM, Kate Ceberano, Spiderbait, The Living End and Vika & Linda.

We are especially proud to celebrate this year’s Victorian inductees - Kate Ceberano, Spiderbait, The Living End and Vika & Linda.

Last night’s celebrations were a powerful reminder of the depth of talent that exists across Australia’s music community. This year’s Hall of Famers have made an immeasurable contribution to Australian music and culture.

Congratulations to all inductees on this well-deserved recognition.

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Music Victoria would like to warmly welcome our newest Board Member, Brad Brown.

Brad Brown is a Gunditjmara musician, songwriter and community leader with more than four decades of experience across music, culture and community development.

Beginning his musical journey in the early 1980s, Brad has performed and collaborated with respected Australian and international artists including Archie Roach, Kutcha Edwards, Christine Anu, Paul Hester and Carlos Santana, and has shared stages with artists including Paul Kelly, Coloured Stone and Warumpri Band.

A multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and recording artist, Brad has released four albums with his band Blackfire and continues to record and perform across a range of contemporary and culturally grounded music projects.

Alongside his music career, Brad has extensive experience in Aboriginal health, community engagement and governance, contributing to community and national boards throughout his career. He currently serves as General Manager of Songlines Aboriginal Music Corporation.

Brad brings to the Music Victoria Board a strong commitment to cultural leadership, fairness, community and sustainable industry development.

Please join us in welcoming Brad to the Music Victoria Board!

The Independent Music Exchange takes over Northcote Town Hall this Saturday and Sunday from 10AM-5PM 💿

What can you expect?
🔹 50+ indie labels from across Australia selling their releases and merch
🔹 Skylab Radio takeover
🔹 Panel discussions with Adrian Sherwood, Anti Fade Records, Chapter Music, Music In Exile, Poison City Records, Wantok Musik and more
🔹 DJs

✨ All ages & free entry ✨

The Independent Music Exchange is supported by VMDO, Creative Victoria and Music Australia.

🔗 Visit https://imusicex.com/ for more information

📝 Grant Assessor Opportunity

Music Victoria is seeking expressions of interest from Victorian music industry professionals to join a pool of paid assessors for current and future funding opportunities.

We are looking to build a broad and diverse assessor pool that reflects the depth of Victoria’s contemporary music community. This includes people with experience across First Peoples-led practice, live music, festivals, venues, artist management, touring, community music, disability arts, regional music activity, multicultural communities, production, programming, music education, youth engagement, recording, promotion, and more.

Assessors may be engaged across a range of assessment projects, including devolved funding, grant rounds, industry initiatives and sector development opportunities relating to artists, venues, festivals, live music events, organisations and music businesses.

Projects are paid, flexible, and generally involve around 18 hours of work across a 2 to 4 week period.

Previous assessment experience is welcome, but not required.

Applications close Monday 6 July.

To express your interest in joining Music Victoria’s assessor pool, please read the guidelines on our website and apply here: https://www.musicvictoria.com.au/get-involved/become-a-grant-assessor/

Today, on Mabo Day and the final day of National Reconciliation Week, the Music Victoria and VMDO teams took part in the Voices Amplified cultural responsiveness training delivered by Darug man Baydon Widdicombe from BPW Consulting through Support Act.

As a music community, we know that listening is at the heart of what we do. Today's session reinforced the importance of listening to, learning from and creating space for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices, stories, perspectives, knowledge and leadership.

We thank Baydon, for sharing his experience, insights and generosity. The session gave us plenty to reflect on and reinforced that reconciliation is an ongoing commitment that requires curiosity, respect, action and accountability.

On a day that marks the enduring legacy of Eddie Koiki Mabo and closes National Reconciliation Week, we're grateful for the opportunity to keep learning and to consider how we can help build a stronger, more inclusive music community.