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Creative industries get absolutely hammered because spaces to lease and rent are so expensive, let alone to buy.  ACT Government could fund more support for creative industries if rental property investors paid commercial rates of property tax rather than private ones. Owning rental properties is a for-profit business.

🎵 Exciting news for music enthusiasts and businesses in the music industry! General Availability of the Music-Domain is here. Is pre-registering a good idea? Find out in our latest blog post. #MusicDomain #DomainRegistration #OnlinePresence 🎶 Check it out: [link to the blog post] https://ift.tt/Cn6SLUf

A new music venue in #Brunswick will be allowed to have an audience capacity three-quarters more than originally permitted by Merri-bek Council following a determination by the state planning tribunal. https://lnkd.in/gc55M8WZ

BIMM Music Institute London https://lnkd.in/eyCnyUS2 BIMM Music Institute London has partnered with The Black Music Coalition and Wretch 32 to launch a scholarship dedicated to supporting the next generation of Black music industry professionals. The initiative fully covers tuition fees for three years and includes mentorship sessions from Scholarship Ambassador, Wretch 32. Applications close on 30th May 2025.

A great message for all who think you need money or 'big brainy' ideas to develop and/or expand a brand. MusicCounts accomplishes numerous goals from this one project: 1. Through community engagement, MusicCounts is effectively promoting music programs and their message to schoolchildren, educators, and parents simple card creation that costs them nothing to implement; 2. They are evoking a passion into school children to keep pursuing music, therefore creating a demand for more programs, and making it a priority for parents; 3. They are engaging in busy artists who are in the right frame of mind (who isn't after winning a Juno award) to do just about anything, therefore creating allies and partners for future projects; 4. MusicCounts is creating family viewership and engagement through the Junos Awards, fostering a sense of connection among the community; 5. By creating real life reactions and feelings from those who have climbed the Juno mountain of recognition. It shows that a simple card made from a passion for music and creativity can have an effect on even those who are stars in the music industry. Well done!

I always had to work alongside being a recording artist as making music pay enough for it to become a full time career is hugely challenging. Only a small percentage of musicians and producers go on to “make it” and if you have no financial resilience or safety net, you have no choice but to work alongside trying to launch your music career. I managed a record shop alongside recording and DJing and had a sympathetic employer who was himself a musician (he was in the Darts if that rings a bell for anyone). Working class people struggle to get through the door across all of the arts, not just in music. It’s a societal-wide problem. It does not help that so few of the gatekeepers are from working class backgrounds. It’s the same in charities. 1 in 6 charity CEOs went to private school. Less than 6% of children in the UK are privately educated. So 94% of charity CEOs should come from state schools. Go figure. If you want to read more about elitism in the UK there is a great report from the Sutton Trust and the Social Mobility Commission here albeit 5 years old https://lnkd.in/em6q3TTg

This latest report from Youth Music makes for an interesting, if slightly depressing read... Social class is found above all else to influence a young person's chances of forging a career in the music industry. Those from lower income backgrounds are significantly less likely to be earning money through music than those from higher income backgrounds - even if they have both studied music at school, college or university. Not a huge surprise - lack of industry contacts, affordability of instruments and private lessons (when music facilities in schools are so severely lacking) and the fact that 86% of internships in music and the arts are unpaid (sorry, but is this even legal?), all contribute to working class kids having a much harder time of breaking through. Here's hoping that whatever happens on 4th July, there is more investment in the arts and more focus on levelling the playing field for everyone who dreams about a career in music. We can't keep expecting amazing charities like Youth Music to shoulder all the responsibility.

Some good news for live music in Wales with £400,000 being invested by Creative Wales into the sector. The welsh music industry is a crucial part of the cultural sector and supporting it at all levels is crucial to ensure that the economic impact and success is felt hear in Wales, giving the next generation the chance to enter the sector and supporting the organisations that are grounded here in Wales to succeed. https://lnkd.in/eAPAJ9sB

What is the value of music education? Should schools invest in opportunities for young people to access orchestral music? Is there a great need? 💭 Our trustee, Caroline Maurice, shares her reflections in this thought-provoking blog. Read here: https://lnkd.in/e7cQqagv #musiceducation #arts #creativity [Alt text: Quote graphic. Text reads - For schools to produce well-rounded individuals ready to enter society, they should be looking to nurture the whole person, and that includes the opportunity for creativity through music.]

BRAVO! The NSW Inquiry report from the Joint Select Committee on Arts and Music Education released in December made 30 recommendations to reprioritise arts and music within schools, the creative industry, and across society. We look forward to seeing this develop across NSW this year through increased funding in sequential arts and music programs, increased support for teacher training, and a comprehensive Music Education Plan for NSW to improve standards. The full report can be accessed here: https://bit.ly/4gZfJKV #ArtsLearningInSchools #MusicEducation #ArtsLearningPrograms #TeacherTraining