In DMA’s new industry guest feature series, DMA invites industry specialists from all over the Australian dance music scene to tell their story and provide appropriate industry insight and knowledge. Our first guest feature is written by Nancy Lipman, founder of the Australian artist agency, Mohawk. Article Written by Nancy Lipman After years of…
The merger of Sydney-based talent agency Soapbox Artists with Melbourne’s 360 Agency will see the two companies combine to become one of the leading artist agencies in Australia. Representing some of the biggest DJs and producers in Australia and under the new name of Soapbox Agency, the business will represent the likes of Timmy Trumpet,…
With so much incredible music coming from all corners of the globe, Will Sparks set out on a mission to create a central hub for bounce with the help of Ministry of Sound. Revealing his latest plans for world domination with the long-awaited announcement of his very own record label, Bourne Recordings. On the launch…
This June will see Red Bull Music Academy making its inaugural appearance as part of the Museum of Old and New Art’s Dark Mofo festival in Tasmania, as the two cultural institutions combine to present a highly unusual, ground-breaking, musical performance. “CIRCOM” is orchestrated by none other than Yamantaka Eye and was originally inspired by the Red…
Your Shot began in 2010 when Steve Pillemer recognised there were thousands of aspiring DJ’s and dance music lovers – the same kids that flock to the thousand people music festivals each year. He set out to create the very first DJ competition where NO DJ experience was necessary. Before long, “YOUR SHOT’ had…
Following stellar shows with Steve Spacek in Sydney and a live broadcast from Sugar Mountain Festival in Melbourne, the world’s biggest underground music channel continues its run of local shows with the announcement today that Boiler Room Australia will be heading to sunny Adelaide for its first Antipodean label showcase. Marking the first Boiler Room broadcast from…
So what does ‘live’ mean? It has always been an interesting question within the dance music scene, given technology’s role in the creation, recording and distribution of the genre. Now more than ever a full spectrum of real-time presentation can be found in almost any city on any given night. From DJs armed with a…
Initially established in 1998 by Steve Pavlovic , Modular Recordings have grown to achieve huge amounts of success over the years by releasing tracks from some of Australia’s biggest names including Cut Copy, The Presets, Chromeo, Sneaky Sound System, Tame Impala, Bag Raiders and many, many more. Moving forward Modular Recordings have created a culture…
