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Successful applicants for the professional development programme CONTROL: The Business of Music Management, have been announced. Fifteen music managers have been selected to participate in the six month programme; twelve from Australia and for the first time, three from New Zealand.

Six music managers from New South Wales will take part in the programme: Jess Beston, Stefan Emslie, Clara Iaccarino,  Dave MacGregor, Monique Rothstein and Matty Woo. Joining them will be three music managers from New Zealand: Cushla Aston (Estere, Louis Baker, Thomas Oliver), Scott Grafton (Batucada Sound Machine, Tahuna Breaks) and Ninakaye Taane-Tinorau (Tiki Taane), Victorians Alistair Burns and Nick Lynagh will also take part, as will Jane Slingo and Josh Taylor Anderson from Queensland. The remaining places in the programme will be taken by Daisy Brown from South Australia and Bel Skinner from Broome in Western Australia.

”This is an impressive line-up of music managers representing artists from across Australia and New Zealand,” said Denise Foley, Chair of the Australian Music Industry Network (AMIN). “CONTROL keeps going from strength to strength. We’re delighted that our peers from New Zealand will be joining us this year. “

 “We’re very excited to launch this new trans-­Tasman version of CONTROL added Cath Andersen, CEO of the New Zealand Music Commission, “We joined forces for the first time last year on RELEASE, a professional development program for independent record labels. That experience makes me confident that some excellent new co-ventures will come out of CONTROL.”

Mentors in the programme will include leading music managers Terry McBride from Canada, Paul McKessar from New Zealand, and Australia’s Correne Wilkie. CONTROL incorporates two residential workshops. The first will be held in Terrigal near Sydney in late November, the second at the end of the program in 2015.

The program is presented by the Australian Music Industry Network (AMIN), and supported by Music Managers Forum of New Zealand (MMF NZ) and the Australian Association of Artist Managers (AAM). Funding has been provided by the Australian Government and the New Zealand Music Commission.

About Australian Music Industry Network – AMIN

AMIN is the national network of state music industry associations – Music ACT, Music NSW, Music NT, Music SA, Music Tasmania, Music Victoria, Q Music and the West Australian Music Industry Association (WAM).  AMIN broadly represents the music industry across genres and sectors, and its members provide services to musicians and music businesses throughout their careers, right across the country.

About MMF NZ

The Music Managers’ Forum New Zealand is a national not-for-profit organisation formed in 2003 for music managers, self-managed artists and anyone with an interest in becoming a manager in New Zealand. The MMF NZ offers professional development and networking opportunities around the country for managers of all levels to share and learn from the experiences of others, and an avenue through which common problems and areas of concern can be discussed.

About AAM

The AAM works to expand the capacity for artist management in Australia through workshops, sector and skills development opportunities and advocating for and promoting the issues of music managers and their artists. Working with the IMMF the AAM aims to foster awareness for the importance of copyright for its economic and cultural worth and provide a network for global managers to share information and resources.

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