𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, “𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳?”

🎉 Let’s talk! 🎶

We’re excited to announce a brand-new program designed to help YOU level up your music career. Join us for 1-on-1 chats with our new Director, Sia Ahmad, and Program Manager, Aaron Crowe, who are here to offer advice on:

🎤 Performance & Venues
🌟 Industry Engagement
✍️ Grant Writing
📈 Professional Practice
++ more!

Whether you’re just starting out or looking to take your career to the next level, this is your chance to get personalized guidance from people experienced in the business. Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity! 💬

Open to ACT based artists and music-industry workers in emerging, early, mid, and late stage careers.

Kicking off 10 March 2025 onwards, book in a chat through the link below. Come to our new office at the NFSA for a coffee or meet us out at a venue all year round.

Get in touch.

With support from Moshtix, MusicACT is pleased to run our Mentorship program in 2025 again. Designed to strengthen creative partnerships and music industry education in Canberra. It is an opportunity for early/mid-level career artists and industry workers to further their networks, and gain personalised professional skill development.

Applications are now open through this link and will close 11:59pm, Friday 20 June.

2025 Mentors:
🔸Austin Buckett aka UTILITY (Trackwork)
🔸Heather Shannon (The Jezebels)
🔸Josh Milch (Phoenix Central Park)
🔸Becki Whitton (Aphir)
��Liz Ansley (Special Interest - Publicity, curation)
🔸Jack Biilmann (Artist)

With only 6 opportunities available and always in high demand, we recommend you get your application in quick! 

As always, we always strongly encourage those who identify with an marginalised community to apply and reach out if support is needed during the application process.

How will the mentorship work?
Upon independent assessment by the mentors, 6 successful applicants will be paired with 1 of their selected mentors to meet 4 times between July and August 2025.
Each meeting should be a minimum of 1 hour, with all dates and times agreed upon by the mentor, mentee and MusicACT.

With information provided in the applications, mentors will provide guided and practical advice tailored to each mentee and their short-to-long term goals, as they continue to build their practice. Mentees are to work towards developing knowledge on creative practice and the professional industry at large. The mentor will work on a bespoke session plan that suits the needs of the mentee and this will be provided at the 1st session.

A short feedback report will be submitted at the conclusion of the mentorship by both the mentor and mentee.

Fill out an expression of interest form here: https://form.typeform.com/to/uWNqZE2l

🎧Open Studio 🎧 | Monthly computer based music workshops 💻 | June to September 2025 🗓️

Fill out an Expression of Interest form ✍️ at the link in bio 🔗.

@yourmusicact
@grimtilla
@sophieedwardsmusic

Across four Saturdays between June and September, Open Studio is a bespoke co-working space for musicians and music industry professionals to gather once a month to work on furthering their careers.

Facilitated by Anthony McIlwain (PKA Grim Tilla), participants will be supported to develop their music in a cooperative setting, learn new skills for professional practice and discuss planning methods for creating successful events, promotional campaigns, recording sessions and music releases. Each session, time will be allocated for workshop / group discussion / sharing as well as dedicated working time. In June and July, participants will also be joined by a certified Ableton facilitator for program specific workshops and additional mentorship.

Participants will be encouraged to share their goals and achievements at the beginning of each session to engender a supportive culture of sharing and encourage opportunity for collaboration.

Due to capacity, Open Studio has space for 10 people to participate and will require an Expression of Interest to be considered. We encourage all computer-based musicians and producers to apply, with priority access given to those who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous or Person of Colour), a person living with disability or as living in an low-income household.

Open Studio is supported by @ableton.

Applications close 11:59pm on Sunday 25 May 2025. ⏰