Live music inquiry Brisbane and Sydney public hearings

House of Representatives

The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts is holding its first round of interstate public hearings this week for its inquiry into the challenges and opportunities within the Australian live music industry.

The Committee will be speaking with industry stakeholders, including peak bodies, broadcasters and event organisers. It will also host several roundtables with musicians, venues, academic researchers and Commonwealth and State government agencies.

The Chair, Mr Brian Mitchell MP, said ‘the Committee looks forward to continuing its deep dive into the operational and regulatory challenges facing the live music event industry’.

‘The Committee is also looking forward to discussions in a roundtable format with the key music-related Commonwealth Arts agencies about how Australian live music is recognised and supported in Australia’s cultural policy Revive’. Mr Mitchell highlighted areas to be explored: ‘The rapidly changing face of the Australian live music industry; changing audience preferences post-pandemic—including new demographic behaviour, and how digitisation is impacting career pathways and business longevity’.

The Committee is keen to hear about the opportunities to foster live music as an important way to tell and maintain Australian stories, including through First Nations music. ‘Members particularly hope to gain insights into how musicians are honing their craft, finding performance opportunities and engaging with audiences given discoverability challenges and how the royalties regime is impacting artists’ remuneration,’ Mr Mitchell said.

Details of the public hearings are below, with the full programs and terms of reference available on the inquiry webpage.

More information about the Committee, including membership, may be found on the Committee’s website.

Public hearing details

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Date: Wednesday, 24 July 2024

Time: 9.40am – 4.00pm

Location: Bristol Room, Royal on the Park, 152 Alice St, Brisbane

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Date: Thursday, 25 July 2024

Time: 9.00am – 4.30pm

Location: The Map Rooms—The Michael Crouch Room, State Library of NSW, 1 Shakespeare Place, Sydney

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Date: Friday, 26 July 2024

Time: 9.00am – 4.20pm

Location: The Map Rooms—The Michael Crouch Room, State Library of NSW, 1 Shakespeare Place, Sydney

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These hearings will be broadcast live at aph.gov.au/live.

Media inquiries

Mr Brian Mitchell MP, Committee Chair

Brian.Mitchell.MP@aph.gov.au

03 6398 1115

For background information

Committee Secretariat

Communication.reps@aph.gov.au

02 6277 2126