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The deadline to apply for a grant offered by the Victorian Music Industry Recovery Program is only a week away, with submissions due by 5pm on
Australian guitar manufacturer Cole Clark have announced that they are now the Australian distributor for T-Rex effects. Being among the pioneers of the modern effects pedal
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) today released the all-new American Professional II series, the second generation of its flagship electric guitars and basses. In late 2016,
Melbourne Music Week will be held over three months this summer to support the local music industry as it recovers from the impacts of COVID-19. The
This competition is now closed. The winner is Aren Hill of Bannockburn, Victoria The fine people at Zildjian Australia have put together a fabulous prize pack
Epiphone presents the new Joe Bonamassa Les Paul Custom “Black Beauty”, available worldwide. As the eighth signature guitar from the pre-eminent blues guitarist of his generation,
Australian music fans have awoken to the news that pioneering guitar genius Eddie Van Halen has died at the age of 65 of throat cancer. EVH
The Vox Cambridge50 amp competition we ran in conjunction with our Peter Green video tribute has been run and won. The answer to the question, ‘What
Gretsch Drums is delighted to announce that Grammy Award winning drummer, Will Calhoun, is now an official endorser. Best known as the drummer of the alternative
Port Macquarie based Guitar Retailer Port Mac Guitars have purchased a second PLEK Machine as part of their continued commitment to provide customers all over Australia
The 2020 AIR Awards returned to Adelaide, Australia’s UNESCO City of Music, last night to celebrate the success of the vibrant Australian Independent Music sector. The
BOSS introduces GT-1000CORE, a powerful new multi-effects pedal based on the flagship GT-1000 Guitar Effects Processor. GT-1000CORE houses the complete internal sound processing of the GT-1000
While we’ve all been in lockdown, it seems that the team at Roland have had their heads down and getting busy to deliver some wonderful new
First seen at Winter NAMM in Anaheim in January this year, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation have now officially released their highly anticipated recreation of George Harrison’s
REMEMBERING PETER GREEN: Fans and Friends Tell their Stories has now premiered! Watch it below Australian Musician presents a special two and a half hour livestream
Moog Music’s new Dark Series design for their popular Matriarch and Grandmother analog synthesizers pays tribute to the timeless aesthetic of legacy Moog modular systems. The
From the folks at Vox Amplfiers comes the exquisite Giulietta VGA-3PS and VGA-3D archtop acoustic/electric guitars, designed with the contemporary player in mind. Unique design features
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) today released the new H.E.R. Signature Stratocaster® in collaboration with the multiple Grammy®-Award-winning R&B singer-songwriter. She has long played Fender guitars
The Boss Pocket GT is a portable effects processor with integrated YouTube learning features. Jam along to your favourite YouTube videos using signature BOSS tones, assignable
Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips catches up with acclaimed international guitarist, gear innovator and creator of the BluGuitar Amp, Thomas Blug for a chat about his past,
On Saturday September 19 at 1pm AEST, Australian Musician presents a special two and a half hour livestream tribute to guitar great and founding member of
Canadian guitarist and songwriter, Nick Johnston, has become Orange Amplification’s latest Ambassador. The critically acclaimed musician, known for his fantastic tone, is delighted to be continuing
Drum Workshop Inc. (DW) introduces the all-new Collector’s Series Space Carbon snares, an out of this world sonic alternative to wood and metal snares! The versatile
Legendary bassist Leland “Lee” Sklar has played as a session musician on tens of thousands of songs with some of the best-selling artists of the past
Acclaimed Australian percussionist Alex Pertout has released a new single today titled AKHUYA, a taste of his new album ‘DRUMMING’, which is due out in later
Today is annual RUOK? day, a day in which we are all encouraged to check in on friends, family and co-workers to ask if they are
Innovative Music Australia is excited to announce that they are now the Australian distributor of the exciting new synthesizer brand UDO Audio in conjunction with their
Today, Fender released the all-new Billie Eilish Signature Ukulele. This is Billie Eilish’s first artist signature model with the iconic guitar brand and it completely embodies
Musician, painter and guitarist for Covet, Yvette Young checks out the Ibanez ES3 Echo Shifter. Ibanez is pleased to present the new ES3 Echo Shifter. The
The Ernie Ball Music Man Short Scale StingRay bass offers a 30″ scale for easier playability due to the shorter spacing between the frets. The passive
Australian born recording artist and acclaimed guitarist, Orianthi has announced the release of her new album, “O” on November 6, 2020 via Frontiers Music Srl. This will be Orianthi’s first
Interested in building guitars? Northern College of the Arts and Technology (NCAT) has the only accredited course in Australia for musical instrument making and repair, specialising
It was with much sadness that we heard news yesterday of the passing of singer songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and former Drones drummer Mike Noga. Mike will be
Announced a couple of weeks ago at their worldwide virtual deal conference, Fender has added a range of California Traditional models to their California series acoustic
Applications are now open for the American Express Music Backers Studio Week (December 9-16, 2020), which will give 50 Australian musicians sought after access to some
The John Myung artist series Bongo is a sleek, ultra-modern 6 string bass crafted and perfected to John’s exacting specifications. With over a decade long refinement