Vote Music (2023)

Contemporary Music in NSW: Policy actions for a strong NSW music industry

Nighttime industry advocates often need to enlighten policymakers, elected officials, and political candidates.

However, we have seen too many self-important policy papers and opaque constituent guides. In today’s TL;DR* world, clear messages and simple statements are ideal.

That’s why we are impressed with this document from New South Wales. Even though it was created in collaboration and consultation with a bazillion people and groups, it gets to the point.

This is a perfect template for any advocacy effort anywhere.

Vote Music outlines the NSW music community’s vision for a better NSW – one that celebrates, supports and invests in its music, artists, and culture – and outlines a clear path to ensuring NSW is the premier music destination in Australia.

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*TL;DR is Internet for “too long; didn’t read.”

Collaborators:

• Alberts
• APRA AMCOS
• ARIA
• Aslice
• Association of Artist Managers
• Australasian Music Publishers’ Association
• Australian Festival Association
• Australian Live Music Business Council
• Century Venues
• Community Broadcasting Association of Australia
• CrowBar Sydney
• Double Drummer Music
• Eleven: a music company
• FBi Radio
• Gadigal Information Services
• Gallery Recordings
• John Watson Management
• Live Music Office
• Live Nation
• Live Performance Australia
• Mark Poston
• MusicNSW
• National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music Office
• Phoenix Central Park
• PPCA
• Sally Coleman
• Select Music
• Sonic Lawyers
• Sounds Australia
• Sue Carson – University of Newcastle
• Sweat it Out
• TAFE NSW
• Undr CTRL
• VibeLab
• Warner Chappell Music Australia