BARKAA performing live at Darwin Festival. Photo by Renae Saxby.
First Nations Creation and Professional Development
The First Nations Creation and Professional Development grant delivered $575,313 to 21 First Nations NSW artists and acts in 2024/25 to support the creation, recording and promotion of new music, professional development, and equipment costs.
Supported artists include BARKAA to write and record her debut album and 3% to create, record and release a new album.
- 3%
- Akala Newman
- BARKAA
- Becca Hatch
- Dan Sultan
- Earl Weir
- GrillaGrilla
- Jess Beck
- Kauri
- Kobie Dee
- Kootsie Don
- Kyarna
- Michael Birk and The Recognisers
- Mi-kaisha
- Nooky
- Qing Mibilahm
- Rox Lavi
- SIVILLION
- TBreezy
- THOM
- Velvet Trip
Recording, Content and Promotion
The Recording, Content and Promotion grant delivered $641,223 to 25 NSW artists and acts in 2024/25 to support supports the creation, recording and promotion of new music.
Supported artists include Jack River to record, produce and create content for her first independent release and the DMA’s to write, record and promote their fifth album.
- ATHANASIA
- DMA'S
- Donatachi
- FVNERAL
- Gena Stone
- Gia Darcy
- GODTET
- Gregg Arthur
- Hamed Sadeghi
- Hermitude
- Jack River
- Justine Eltakchi
- Marcus Whale
- MAY-A
- Mia Lovelock
- Middle Kids
- Miriam Lieberman
- moktar
- Nathan Lamont
- Parissa Tosif
- The Buoys
- The Rions
- The Rubens
- The Three Seas
- Zindzi and The Zillionaires
First Nations Industry Development
The First Nations Industry Development grant delivered $600,000 to 4 First Nations NSW-led organisations in 2024/25 to support programs and resources that build the capacity of First Nations artists, industry professionals and music businesses, address best practice and emerging trends, promote First Nations music in NSW and deliver research and advocacy.
Supported organisations include Mad Proppa Deadly’s ‘Proppa Skills Lab’ and ‘Regional Artist Development Program’ and Twenny47 and Kobie Dee to deliver First Nations led music creation and development workshops.
- Awesome Black Pty Ltd
- Gomeroi Investments Pty Ltd t/a Twenny47
- Mad Proppa Deadly Indigenous Corporation
- We Are Warriors Pty Ltd
Industry Development
The Industry Development grant delivered $2.4m to 21 initiatives in 2024/25 to support organisations to deliver programs and resources that build the capacity of artists, industry professionals and music businesses, address best practice and emerging trends, promote music in NSW and deliver research and advocacy.
Supported organisations include Accessible Arts to deliver ‘Songsmiths’, a disability-led program for d/Deaf and disabled artists to collaborate and create music and Yours and Owls Events who will collaborate on a research project on regional music markets using Wollongong as a case study.
- Accessible Arts
- Association of Artist Managers Inc
- Australasian Performing Right Association Limited (Sounds Australia)
- Australasian Performing Right Association Limited
- Australian Independent Record Labels Association Ltd
- Bodega Collective Pty Ltd
- Central Coast Music and Arts Inc
- Electronic Music Conference Pty Ltd
- End FM Incorporated
- Free Broadcast Inc
- Green Music Australia
- Imagine Myrtle Pty Ltd t/a Grow The Music
- Kiama Music & Arts Pty Ltd
- Kristy Lee Peters Music Pty Ltd
- Live Music Venues Alliance Ltd
- Radio Eastern Sydney Cooperative Limited
- Red Concerts Pty Ltd
- Silo Sounds Inc
- The Push - Youth Music Organisation Ltd
- The Seed Fund Ltd
- Yours & Owls Events Pty Ltd