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ICEHOUSE: NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOE BUSINESS

AustralianMusician February 5, 2015

With the decline in music sales, artists are turning to alternative methods of raising a buck to fund their music. This has led to a spurt

TAKE A YAMAHA GEAR PIC. WIN STUFF!

AustralianMusician February 4, 2015

Post by Yamaha Music Australia – Music Products.

JOHNNY DEPP, ALICE COOPER AND JOE WALSH ROCKED NAMM

AustralianMusician February 2, 2015

One of the less-covered gigs at NAMM this year was the Duesenberg party featuring Johnny Depp and friends, partly due to the “no pro camera” policy

MELBOURNE GUITAR SHOW ANNOUNCED

AustralianMusician February 1, 2015

Dates and venue are confirmed, and arrangements are underway for a Melbourne Guitar Show on August 8 & 9, this year. The Australian Music Association in conjunction

6th ANNUAL MUSIC GEAR EXPO at SXSW

AustralianMusician January 31, 2015

As well as every band under the sun and their management vying for attention in Austin Texas at SXSW (March 13-22), you’ll also find an ever-increasing

MIDGE URE 2015 SOLO OZ TOUR

AustralianMusician January 30, 2015

Live Aid pioneer, Ultravox frontman and successful solo artist in his own right, Midge Ure returns to Australia in April for a short solo acoustic tour.

NAMM 2015: Lloyd Spiegel performs for Cole Clark Guitars

AustralianMusician January 29, 2015

Australian blues guitarist and Cole Clark Guitars endorsee Lloyd Spiegel performs at the Anaheim Marriot at NAMM for the 3rd year running. When Lloyd wasn’t playing

THE WORKERS CLUB: NEW LIVE MUSIC VENUE FOR GEELONG

AustralianMusician January 28, 2015

Always great to see a venue opening rather than close. Respected Melbourne venue, The Workers Club and revered Geelong music bookers, Spinning Half have joined forces

WATCH/BOSS BB-1X BASS DRIVER PEDAL AT NAMM 2015

AustralianMusician January 26, 2015

The new ‎BOSS BB-1X Bass Driver is not just a bass distortion pedal. It’s a premium bass preamp pedal that is so transparent, you can play

WATCH/ROLAND JD-XI SYNTH DEMO AT NAMM 2015

AustralianMusician January 26, 2015

Australian Musician demonstration of the new Roland JD-Xi features two digital synth engines that allow you to play leads, arpeggios, sequences and chords in polyphony. Choose

WATCH/BOSS VE-1 VOCAL ECHO DEMO AT NAMM 2015

AustralianMusician January 26, 2015

Check out our video demo of the new BOSS VE-1 Vocal Echo. Every vocalist can benefit from having professional-grade reverb and studio effects to sound their

NAMM 2015: 30TH ANNUAL NAMM TEC AWARDS

AustralianMusician January 25, 2015

One of the biggest events of NAMM this year had to be the 30th annual TEC Awards, where recording, audio and music industry professionals honor excellence

NAMM 2015: DAY 3 HIGHLIGHTS

AustralianMusician January 25, 2015

NAMM Day 3, the Saturday is always the busiest day of the event. It began with the NAMM U Breakfast Session at the Anaheim Hilton Pacific

NAMM 2015: THE AUSSIE DELEGATION

AustralianMusician January 25, 2015

As always, a large contingent of the Australian music products industry flocks to NAMM to check out the new gear and trends. This year Joe Lamond

NAMM 2015: DAY 2 HIGHLIGHTS

AustralianMusician January 24, 2015

By Friday, NAMM was well and truly in full swing with most of the major product releases announced and meetings happening in rooms behind booths, in

NAMM 2015: BANGLES DELIVER AT SHE ROCKS AWARDS

AustralianMusician January 24, 2015

From our friends at Fishman, this iPhone snippet of The Bangles performing Walk like An Egyptian with Orianthi and Richie Sambora moments ago at She Rocks

NAMM 2015: STEVIE WONDER AT THE CASIO BOOTH

AustralianMusician January 24, 2015

Post by Casio Sound Technology Australia Electronic Musical Instruments.

NAMM 2015: DAY 1 HIGHLIGHTS

AustralianMusician January 23, 2015

With true American flair, the 2015 Winter NAMM show in Anaheim California kicked off with the Disneyland Band performing in the Convention Centre forecourt. If delegates

NAMM 2015: TOUR OF TC ELECTRONIC GEAR

AustralianMusician January 23, 2015

TC’s Tore Mogensen, Guitar product manager gives us a look at some of the new guitar gear on the TC Electronic/TC Helicon stand at NAMM 2015.

NAMM 2015: DAY 1 BEGINS

AustralianMusician January 22, 2015

The 2015 Winter NAMM Show (our summer!) has begun. Music product wholesalers, retailers, musicians and music industry people of all varieties have converged on Anaheim, California

AGUILERA, MUSTAINE VOCAL COACH TO TOUR

AustralianMusician January 22, 2015

In a rare opportunity, Little Man Big Entertainment in association with Allans Billy Hyde is excited to announce the Australian Vocal Masterclass Tour with world renowned

ACE FREHLEY OZ TOUR

AustralianMusician January 21, 2015

Ace Frehley, the most famous and the original Kiss guitarist is coming to Australia for a series of gigs from late April through May. Frehley was

FULL LINE-UP FOR DAVID LYNCH MUSICAL TRIBUTE

AustralianMusician January 19, 2015

It’s going to be a David Lynch kind of year. Late last year there was news of nine new episodes of the pioneering dream-horror TV series

INCUBUS, SLASH SIDEWAVES ANNOUNCED

AustralianMusician January 17, 2015

The Soundwave 2015 sideshows are beginning to flow. Two massive ‘Sidewaves’ shows have just been announced. Celebrated Californian rockers Incubus will headline shows in Melbourne and

RARE GIBSON ACOUSTIC FOUND

AustralianMusician January 14, 2015

Interesting story on Facebook this morning regarding the discovery of a rare Gibson acoustic guitar Post by Gibson Acoustic Guitars.

NEW KEMPER PROFILER REMOTE

AustralianMusician January 12, 2015

Great news on Facebook for followers of Kemper gear, distributed in Australia by Innovative Music (Note: Pricing in the Facebook post applies to USA/Europe. Contact Innovative

LLOYD SPIEGEL SCORES ANOTHER NAMM GIG

AustralianMusician January 12, 2015

After being invited to play the Anaheim Marriot stage as part of the prestigious NAMM music trade show in 2013, Aussie singer and guitar slinger Lloyd

FREE ONLINE MUSIC LESSON FROM CHICK COREA & STANLEY CLARKE

AustralianMusician January 9, 2015

Anyone who witnessed Chick Corea’s amazing performance with Gary Burton at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival last year, or his 2011 show with Return to Forever

SNEAK PEEK AT ARISTOCRATS NEW DVD

AustralianMusician January 7, 2015

Long time Australian Musician contributor Jason McNamara is doing some amazing video work in Tokyo. Since working with Tokyo music retailer Ishibashi Music, Jason has made

CHRIS FARREN JOINS GASLIGHT ANTHEM TOUR

AustralianMusician January 7, 2015

Chris Farren, Florida-based musician and charismatic front man of the Naples band Fake Problems will be heading down under to warm up the stage for THE

IN THE MODE

AustralianMusician December 21, 2014

The folks at Roland Australia have launched a great new web series on MODES for guitarists. Once you get past strumming a few basic chords and

IAN ANDERSON REVIEW – Palais Theatre

AustralianMusician December 17, 2014

IAN ANDERSON Palais Theatre, Melbourne Monday December 15, 2014 Ian Anderson’s ‘Best of Jethro Tull’ concert at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre was one for the die-hard fans.