Recent News
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OUR BAND BIZ – Cairns Music Industry Workshop for emerging ATSI & Pacific Islanders
PROUDLY PRESENTED BY A-VENUE, CREATIVE PARTNERSHIPS AND TANKS ARTS CENTRE. Are you feeling like you want to play music for a living or even for fun and you don’t know where to start? Then this is the music industry workshop for you. 2013′s “Our Band Biz” will be an informal and inspirational guided question and ..
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April 5 2013
Take the spotlight, sing like never before and rock on with Rockhampton Regional Council’s premier youth music event – RockFest 2013. Rockhampton Regional Council is calling for original solo musicians and bands to apply for this year’s premier youth music event in April. The musicians will take a support role for this year’s headline act, ..
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Cold Water Band play ‘Cold Classic Odds’ at Brisbane Powerhouse.
Cold Water Band is a 5 piece infusing RnB & Reggae, their infectious and upbeat sounds are seeing them attract some big shows and festivals throughout Far North Qld. A Venue is excited to announce that they are playing at this month’s PLANET World Music & Dance Series presented by BEMAC and Brisbane’s Powerhouse on ..
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JORDAN BRODIE WINS QUEENSLAND MUSIC AWARD
17 year old instrumental guitarist Jordan Brodie has won the 2012 Regional Queensland Music Award with his composition ‘Rainstorm’. Jordan is the phenomena from Cairns who performs a cross section of musical genres, ranging from tasty blues to swinging jazz arrangements, and everything in between. Jordan has been impressing audiences in leading venues in Cairns ..
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Young Musicians Showcase Your Sounds
The A-Venue music initiative is giving Gold Coast solo performers and bands the opportunity to play at major events around the Gold Coast. In previous years these have included Parklife, the Big Day Out, Quicksilver Pro Show and the Surfers Paradise Festival. Submissions close 3 August. To apply, email a link to your website or ..
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RADF Funding for arts projects
2012 Funding available for arts projects If you are an artist or a member of an art or community group, you should consider applying for a grant from the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF). Applications to RADF funding round 1 close on Monday 6 August 2012 and Rockhampton Regional Council is offering potential applicants in ..
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