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This week, the J-Award-winning instagram music festival Isol-Aid is rolling out the red carpet to highlight some of Victoria’s finest musicians as it partners with the MUSIC VICTORIA AWARDS to present a lineup jam packed with nominees. The awards celebrate the vast...

On Sunday 22 November, Victoria entered into it's Last Step in the Roadmap for reopening. Here's a brief overview of what this step means for the Victorian music sector (Click here for a comprehensive list of current restrictions for the entertainment and culture...

Hello members and supporters, Today is my last day as CEO of Music Victoria after ten years and three months at the helm. Music Victoria was established in 2009 just in time to assist the music community rebuild from the liquor licensing crisis, when draconian liquor...

PSA for our members: We've received confirmation that Virgin Australia is not currently honouring the musician baggage allowance upgrade previously offered to our members. Members wishing to claim the Virgin baggage upgrade will receive the following email: Thank you...

Alice Skye, Elizabeth, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever & Simona Castricum announced to perform at the 2020 Music Victoria Awards + partnerships announced with Channel 31, Auslan Stage Left & JMC Academy Ahead of the 16th annual Music Victoria Awards this year,...

Nothing about this year has been easy. But the hardest thing of all has been missing the people we love most. Collectively, we’ve missed the big moments and the small. Birthdays and barbeques.  Special dinners and cups of tea. Those things we didn’t even know we’d...

By Jon Perring – co-owner, The Tote Hotel and Bar Open   Under the COVID heath restrictions, many venues are looking to move live music gigs outside because venues can host larger audiences outside than inside. However, this poses the problem of, how do you...

Recently, Music Victoria launched the inaugural Artist Consultancy Program, a program to support independent artists/bands with artist development and tailored advice that will enrich and empower their future. This opportunity was available to Musician members of MV,...

Music Victoria are looking to hire an Accountant! This role is 3 days a week and is responsible for the bookkeeping and financial management for Music Victoria and the Victorian Music Development Office. This includes payroll, super, weekly payments, invoicing,...

Zero. The last time Victoria had zero cases was 9 June, 139 days ago. Even more incredibly, it’s zero cases off the back of a huge testing drive. Over the course of this weekend, we asked Victorians living in our northern suburbs to get tested. They did just that. In...

Bonnie Dalton, the inaugural General Manager of the Victorian Music Development Office, has resigned to take up the role as Creative Victoria’s Senior Manager of Contemporary Music. Bonnie was first employed by Music Victoria in 2017 as Professional Conference...