Contemporary Music Fund Grant Recipients May 2008
Arts SA has announced the latest round of grant recipients (from May 2008) of the Contemporary Music Fund.
This funding program supports the development of original contemporary music in South Australia, and the sustainability and diversity of the local contemporary music sector.
The Contemporary Music Fund is open to musicians, bands, composers, directors and songwriters working in the area of contemporary music, including electronic, hip-hop and dance music, rock and country music.
Interested applicants should consult the Contemporary music guidelines for funding opportunities or contact:
Becc Bates
Arts Development Officer
08 8463 5414
bates.becc@dpc.sa.gov.au
Guidelines can be found on the Arts SA website: http://www.arts.sa.gov.au/
Latest recipients (May 2008):
Danny Hooper
$5,000 for extended marketing and distribution of his country music CD
Redhead
$10,000 toward their North American summer festival tour
Truth Corroded
$12,131 toward their “Upon the Warlords Crawl” Asian tour
Aviator Lane
$9,100 in support of their national tour to launch their debut album
Mere Theory
$9,000 in support of their national tour to support the release of debut album
Moore Black and the Organic Roots
$4,000 to undertake a tour within Australia
Past recipients have included :
March 2008 recipients:
The Battery Kids
$4,000 in support of recording of their debut album
Vorn Doolette
$4,000 toward marketing and distribution plans for release of EP
We Grow Up $3,650 toward marketing and distribution of the release of ‘Night Kitchen’
Enolas Secret $7,700 toward recording and marketing costs of EP
John Baker Duo $10,000 toward recording, marketing and distribution costs of forthcoming album
Special Patrol $5,000 toward recording and marketing costs of new album
Newtonheath $5,000 toward the production of a video clip for digital broadcast
Radio Adelaide
$10,000 in support of ‘Artist Promotion Packages’ for Live Music Fest 2008
2007 recipients:
City Riots
$14,900 towards an International tour in USA
Adam Page
$7,224 towards “Adam Page Solo” at the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe Festival
The Yearlings
$5,700 towards travel costs to record an album with David Spelman in New York.
Vincents Chair Trio
$8,409 towards travel to perform at EUROPAfest 2008 music festival in Romania
Ross Hocking
$4,912 towards his attendance at the 2008 SXSW Music Conference in Austin, Texas
Behold the Sun
$450 towards their tour to Melbourne and Bendigo
Emily Smart and the Clever Girls
$4,800 towards a national tour to promote ‘The Escape Plan’
The Fiddle Chicks
Support travel to the Woodford Folk Festival for performance - $3,174
The Yearlings
To record, market and distribute new album - $10,000
Redhead
To record, release and market new album - $10,000
The John Woods Band
To record a six song EP - $5,000
Impartial
To record, manufacture, market and distribute new album - $6,084
Avenue for Escape
To record a high quality demo CD - $1,000
In Fiction
Tour support - $5,000
No Through Road
To support the recording of a new album - $2,922
Alistair Cranney
Travel support to attend three international mentoring sessions - $5,000
Akoustic Odyssey
To record album, market and distribute nationally - $7,500
Rocky Pergoleto
To record and manufacture a children’s album - $5,000
(early 2007 and pre 2007)
The Huckleberry Swedes
To record and manufacture an album - $7,500
The MERRg
Mastering and manufacturing of album - $2,908
City Riots
Tour support - $8,977
The Audreys
Manufacture debut album - $5,900
Granny Flat
To record and remix songs for album - $9,000
Rob McDade
Mastering and production of album - $4,370
Save & Exit
To record and mix EP, marketing and distribution - $5,480
Illicit Eve
To record album for national release - $7,500
Zephyr Quartet
To record, mix and master album - $5,000
Mere Theory
To record debut album - $5,000
