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I am here for Networking

About Me

The Indie Initiative was a way for new bands to get noticed in Melbourne, Australia. It ran for 6 years in various venues. www.indieinitiative.comWe ran the Jager Uprising in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane as well.Nowadays we keep people updated on the goings on of the music business. The good, the bad and the ugly.We also run info sessions for bands, trying to make sense of how to spend money promoting your band.Join our mailing list that features stories on the business, giveaways (ocassionally), lots of useful info.Bands such as The Pictures (1st ever gig), Full Scale, Die Die Die (1st ever Australian Show), The Drones and British India played early shows for us. We have featured bands from all states, New Zealand, the UK and Northern Ireland. Our Website constantly updates information about the music business and we sed out a newsletter 3 times a week. We encourage musicians to support each other and learn how the music business works.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

More musicians interested in making a future for themselves.

My Blog

Leaving Billboard

........................ After 2 ½ years Neil Wedd is leaving Billboard to run ..The Thornbury Theatre.. and other opportunities. .. .. I would like to thank all the promoters for their s...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:48:00 GMT

Observations on running venues in Australia

I've run venues for 27 years in Australia. In the 80's we were getting $2 out of $10 from an act and the act paid for the promo and supplied the PA. We paid a guarantee. In the early 90's we were ge...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:54:00 GMT

3 Days left for 2009 NA2R entries. Commercial radio airplay.

3 Days left for 2009 NA2R entries Music video included as new prize! Musicians and artists wishing to enter the commercial radio industrys search for new and emerging Australian music talent have two...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:38:00 GMT

Back in the swing.

If you on't already kow I run the Indie Initiative website. Posting info about tours, articls of interest to musicians, reviews and sometimes giveaways. Like tickets to The V Festival this week.So why...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:29:00 GMT

Remembrance Day

Today is Remembrance Day. Normally if I remember I would stop at 11.00am on the 11th day of  the 11th month.              But today I will p...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:34:00 GMT

I'm Booking a new venue

............................ .. .. It is with great pleasure that I ..will b..e helping to book The Thornbury Theatre along with Andrew McCubbin. .. .. The Thornbury Theatre is situ...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:35:00 GMT

Weird things happen

I was palying some tunes by The Tellers on Saturday night. I used to manage them in the mid 90's and Mario Spina became a good friend. Unfortunately he died from a rare brain tumour. I was ringing Kel...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:45:00 GMT

Stolen PA Equipment. Can you help find it?

Sometime between July and November 23 2006 PA equipment was stolen from its long term storage area in South Melbourne.                Below...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:58:00 GMT

Register to vote by Wed Oct 17

You need to register to vote by Wed Oct 17. Go to www.aec.gov.au for details.   Pass this on. Only you can change things.  
Posted by on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:06:00 GMT

Get some good advice before recording. It can save a lot of money.

Last week I held a Sound Advice session with a band. They had recorded two tracks in a pro studio. This cost them a lot of money and has left them struggling to pay for promotion. All their ideas and ...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:59:00 GMT