The Push 

Music Australia continues to support The Push in delivering services to young people seeking to develop careers in the Australian music industry.  

The Push aims to: 

• Provide a suite of creative sk
• ills and small business practice development programs to support young people’s entry into and sustained, safe activity within the Australian music industry. 
• Create and deliver programs to increase the capacity of the sector to sustain rewarding and viable careers.
• Increase the resources and support available to young people with emphasis on those from a variety of genres and geographies.
• Support Creative Australia’s and Music Australia’s information and intelligence on key issues and opportunities for young people.
• Support Music Australia and the delivery of the Revive actions as outlined in the National Cultural Policy, Revive.  

Association of Artist Managers 

Music Australia continues to support the Association of Artist Managers (AAM) to deliver services that support Australian artist managers.  

AAM aims to:  

• Provide a program of skills development and small business practice to support Australian music managers at all levels to thrive in the new economy.   
• Create and deliver programs to increase the capacity of the Australian music management sector to sustain rewarding and viable careers.   
• Increase the resources and support available to new managers from a variety of genres and geographies.   
• Support Creative Australia’s and Music Australia’s information and intelligence on the issues and opportunities for Australian music managers.   
• Support Music Australia and the delivery of the Revive actions as outlined in the National Cultural Policy, Revive. 

Australian Independent Record Labels Association 

Music Australia will continue supporting Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) in delivering services that support Australian-owned independent record labels and distributors.  

AIR aims to:  

• Provide a program of skills development and small business practice to support Australian record labels at all levels to thrive in the new economy.   
• Create and deliver programs to increase the capacity of the Australian recorded music sector to sustain rewarding and viable careers.   
• Provide educational opportunities, skills development and increase capacity for Australian labels to navigate and command the ever-changing digital marketing landscape, including technology such as AI.  
• Increase the resources and support available to new record labels with emphasis on labels representing a variety of genres and geographies.   
• Support Creative Australia and Music Australia’s information and intelligence on the issues and opportunities for Australian’s independent recorded music sector.  
• Deliver a high-quality annual Awards show and industry conference program that leads engaged industry discussion around current issues, challenges and opportunities and provides career development pathways and networking opportunities.  
• Support Music Australia and the delivery of the Revive actions as outlined in the National Cultural Policy, Revive. 
   

Live and Local 

Music Australia will continue supporting Live Music Office (LMO) in strengthening local grassroots live music ecologies as the foundation of the Australian live music industry.  

LMO aims to:  

• Partner with local councils across Australia to deliver the Live and Local Program as a comprehensive capacity building initiative for local live music communities.  
• Provide a program for creative skills and small business practice to support local councils, local musicians and local venues.  
• Provide a program to increase the capacity of grassroots live music communities to create and sustain rewarding and viable career pathways.  
• Increase the resources and support available to local councils, local musicians and local venues with emphasis on a variety of genres of musicians, performance spaces and geographies.  
• Provide a program to support development of and engagement with a diverse range of local audiences.  
• Support Creative Australia’s and Music Australia’s information and intelligence on key issues and opportunities for local live music communities.  
• Support Music Australia and the delivery of the Revive actions as outlined in the National Cultural Policy, Revive. 

Sounds Australia 

Sounds Australia is Australia’s export music market development initiative. 

Green Music Australia 

Green Music Australia is an independent charity and the national peak body for music and the environment.