Sponsors
FBi 94.5FM
FBi is an independent radio station based in Sydney, playing the best new music from home and overseas. In fact, 50% of the music you hear on FBi comes from right here in Australia, with half of that being from local artists from Sydney. Rock, pop, indie, hip hop, dance and electronica are just your starting point for FBi; there's also loads of shows that dig deeper into alternative music genres, such as garage, drum'n'bass, post rock, world beats and more.
And it's not just established artists either, FBi puts heaps of energy into promoting new bands and producers - many of the tracks you hear on FBi will be getting their first radio airplay. Bands such as Wolfmother, Angus & Julia Stone and The Vines all got their breaks through FBi, and every day more artists are being added to that list.
As well as the best new music around, FBi also taps into all things cultural - movies, street art, web culture, tv, exhibitions, animation, theatre, footie and everything else that we fill our lives with.
Listen to FBi in Sydney on 94.5FM, or stream online at www.fbiradio.com
Street Press Australia
Gibson Guitars
Gibson Guitar Corp and APRA have announced that their long and cherished relationship will continue, with news that Gibson will be the major sponsor of the 2009 Professional Development Awards. And in a first for both, this years Awards will include entrants from New Zealand. Gibson Guitar Corp recently opened an Australian Entertainment Relations office, with a commitment to working with and assisting in the development of local artists, a goal shared by APRA. In recent times Gibson and APRA have worked together on projects such as the S3 Song Summit, Art Of Music and the APRA Awards.
For the Professional Development Awards, Gibson Guitar have proudly donated a series of Gibson SG ‘Special’ electric guitars. The Original Gibson SG shattered all perceptions of what a guitar should be when it was first introduced in 1961. Today the SG stands as one of Gibson’s most popular and best selling brands. Its distinct twin cutaways, pointed horns, and beveled edges has made it one of the most inspired and iconic designs in guitar making history.
Gibson is known worldwide for producing classic models in every major style of fretted instrument, including acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins, and banjos. Gibson's HD.6X-PRO Digital Guitar and the Gibson Robot Guitar represent the biggest advances in electric guitar design in over 70 years. Founded in 1894 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and headquartered in Nashville TN since 1984, Gibson Guitar Corp.'s family of brands now includes Epiphone, Dobro, Kramer, Steinberger, Tobias, Echoplex, Electar, Flatiron, Slingerland, Valley Arts, Maestro, Oberheim, Sunshine Piano, Take Anywhere Technology, Baldwin, J&C Fischer, Chickering, Hamilton, and Wurlitzer.
Visit www.gibson.com
Berklee College of Music
Branford Marsalis and Quincy Jones. John Mayer and Juan Luis Guerra. Donald Fagen and Diana Krall. Gillian Welch and Aimee Mann. Steve Vai and Al DiMeola. Members of Aerosmith and the Dixie Chicks. All highly accomplished musicians with one thing in common: they are among the thousands of successful graduates who learned to develop their skills and careers at Berklee College of Music.
Berkleemusic.com is the online continuing education division of Berklee College of Music, the world's premier institution for the study of contemporary music for over sixty years.
Berkleemusic delivers online access to Berklee’s acclaimed curriculum from anywhere in the world. Our award-winning online courses and certificate programs are fully accredited and taught by the college’s world-renowned faculty, providing lifelong learning opportunities to people interested in music and working in the music industry.
As the business of music continues to move online, Berkleemusic is taking a leadership role in educating the next generation of producers, performers, and entrepreneurs on this evolving industry landscape. Berkleemusic’s students come from over 85 countries around the world, and include Grammy award winners, managers, artists, publishers, music business entrepreneurs, and major international touring acts.
Berkleemusic is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), an endorsement that serves as an assurance of quality and accountability for educational institutions internationally. Berklee is the first institution to offer accredited online courses and certificate programs in Music Production, Music Business, Guitar and Bass, Songwriting, Arranging, and Theory, Harmony, and Ear Training.
Berkleemusic courses can be taken for credit, which can be transferred to compliment degree programs at students’ home institutions, or at any other accredited institution that will allow the transfer of credits. Our online course catalog currently features more than 50 individual courses, each 12-weeks in length, that combine a number of interactive activities to support the lesson content, including Flash demonstrations, Quicktime movies, downloadable MP3 files, and tablature.
If you are truly passionate about pursuing music, Berkleemusic’s certificate programs provide solid qualifications and marketable skills for success. Our certificate programs provide up to three years of extensive training with the faculty of Berklee College of Music, in a wide variety of disciplines. Whether you want to operate a successful studio, master the art of songwriting and lyric writing, or maximize your performance, arranging, improvisation, and music comprehension skills, Berkleemusic’s certificate programs provide the in-depth knowledge you’ll need to achieve your goals.
Contact an online admissions advisor with any questions you may have about our online school. You can reach us at 617.747.2146 or . You can also contact us—and explore the school further—at www.berkleemusic.com
Sonicbids
Sonicbids is the website that helps bands get gigs, and promoters book the right bands. Their community is the largest on the Web, and includes bands, singers, songwriters and performers of all kinds from all over the world, and music buyers of all kinds, including promoters, licensors, festival programmers, colleges, and much more. Bands go there for gigs; promoters go there for bands. They have lots of both.
Visit www.sonicbids.com/apra2009pda
Trackdown
Trackdown is Australia's premier purpose-built Orchestral Scoring Stage and Audio & Music Post facility and is credited with working on such projects as: Happy Feet, Master and Commander, The Bank Job, Moulin Rouge!, Red Cliff, Aquamarine, Jumper, PS I Love You, Daybreakers, The Whitlams and The Sydney Symphony, Channel 7 Beijing Olympic Theme, Farscape and Salem's Lot and with such artists as Delta Goodrem, 30 Seconds to Mars, Kate DeAraugo, Iva Davies and Will.I.Am.
The Scoring Stage is suitable for all your recording needs including solo artists, bands, voice overs and large scale orchestral recordings for film, television and commercials.
The Main Hall at 450sq metres (4,800 sq foot) with 10 metre (30 foot) high ceilings can comfortably hold over 100 musicians. The facility includes a Yamaha C7 Grand piano, 2 isolation booths with perfect sight lines into the control room and main hall, a viewing/producers' lounge, musicians' green room and a comfortable outdoor recreation area.
The Control Room is equipped with a Yamaha DM2000 digital console and a Pro Tools HD Accel 2 which inputs via 48 channels of custom built microphone pre-amplifiers. With 5.1 surround monitoring, it is capable of up to 128 tracks and operates up to a sample rate of 192kHz. This system is complimented with a second Pro Tools HD3 system for mastering, mix, picture and guide track playback.
Trackdown is also delighted to announce the completion of a new 5.1 mix room within the facility. The 5.1 mix room also features a Yamaha DM2000 console and Pro Tools HD system so you can easily move from the Control Room to Mix Room 1 with your project. Not only a great place to mix music and television, Mix Room 1 is a great composers suite.
Please direct all enquiries to Elaine Beckett (02) 8353 2765
Howling Wolves
