Hello everyone! Some big news to announce. Music Industry Inside Out will be closed down on December 31st and we will no longer accept new memberships from November 30th. Now is your chance to dive in and do one last sweep of the content before it all disappears forever!  I'm so proud of the work we achieved with the massive team of dedicated and passionate interns that helped build this brilliant resource for the music industry! When MIIO launched in 2014, there was nothing like it to help our struggling music industry aspirants. The grateful emails and comments from our members and re ..read more

Hello excellent readers, I’ve been studying for a couple of years now, and have now reached my final semester. It’s pretty bloody hectic, so have reluctantly decided to put a little pause on our MIIO activities till the end of semester.  Don’t panic, there is still ridiculous amounts of handy and important content that needs to be read so here’s a handy little scrap of links you could/should visit while you’re here.  Have you checked out the all-encompassing TOOLBOX full of handy free downloads, templates, links and advice? How about our $25 Music Industry Field Guide: a download ..read more

The two-piece indie/pop-punk duo Teenage Joans have a lot to say. The powerhouses that are Cahli and Tahlia perform beautifully crafted and unapologetic tunes that are sure to get you singing along. They’ve shared stages with the likes of Amy Shark, The Chats and Ruby Fields, and were voted as South Australia’s Best Live Act back in 2019. They even received the coveted top spot in triple j’s Unearthed High 2020! Most recently, their EP Taste of Me explores the simple pleasures with a free spirit and punky vibe.    Cahli and Tahlia have done it all, and they have gained some amazing ..read more

Performing as Sycco, Brisbane artist Sasha McLeod has enjoyed a fabulous start to 2021. After scoring an Unearthed Artist of the Year nomination, her amazing debut Like a Version performance of PNAU’s ‘Embrace’ (with a little taste of Tame Impala) blended pysch grooves with electronica. But it doesn’t stop there! Sycco was awarded Song and Pop Song of the Year for her track Dribble at the Queensland Music Awards. She most recently made an appearance on ABC’s The Set alongside fellow Brisbanites and Savvy alumni The Jungle Giants. Her latest single Time’s Up is now streaming everywhe ..read more

  After being based in Brooklyn New York for the last three years, Australian singer/songwriter Tom West is back on home soil. Tom is known for his songwriting and storytelling skills as well as his husky vocals. He’s supported some big names in the industry like Newton Faulkner, played at Philadelphia Folk Fest in 2018, Porchland Fest in 2019 and made a name for himself when he toured around the States and UK. After releasing his second album Antarctica last year, he’s is back with a brand new album I’m Livin’ that’s out this Friday! The album features his latest singles Gimme What You ..read more

Pacific Avenue is a four-piece garage rock band that formed in the coastal town of Kiama back in 2017. Their debut single In Your Arms quickly become a familiar track in their set, reaching #1 on Triple J Unearthed upon release.  After solidifying their sound through singles like Sally, Excuse Me and My Hero, Pacific Avenue’s unique blend of classic garage and surf rock with modern songwriting elements is better than ever in their latest single Easy Love.  We caught up with Dom from Pacific Avenue to chat about his humble music beginnings and some of the challenges he has faced thro ..read more

Kurt Eckardt with Maddy Mac Radio presenter, publicist, social media manager, musician, record and zine label co-owner and all-round top bloke, Kurt Eckardt joins us this week for a Week In The Life Of. And if you thought Kurt was busy enough, he’s currently in the middle of Radio Festival with PBS FM. Located in Melbourne, PBS FM is a community radio that supports a diverse range of music, in particular the under-represented. Not only does Kurt manage the social media for PBS FM but he also has his own segment Homebrew with Maddy Mac that airs every Monday 3pm-5pm. We were fortunate enough to ..read more

Photo credit: Press Bursting onto the Australian music scene in 2014 with Peking Duk for their smash hit High, indie pop singer-songwriter Nicole Millar has continued to soar. In 2016 she released her debut EP Tremble which was certified gold for selling over 35,000 copies and the self-titled track reached #53 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Since then, Nicole has toured nationally, played at major festivals like Splendour in the Grass and 2018 saw her release her debut album Excuse Me. If you think it stops there, as of today Nicole has released her brand new EP Are You Kidding Me? This week we pi ..read more

This week’s WITLO is a little bit different. We wanted to shed some light on some music industry workers other than the artists and managers working behind the scenes. This week, we were privileged to chat with Donna Woods from APRA AMCOS about the in’s and out’s of her role as a Writer Representative based in the Northern Territory. For those readers who don’t know, APRA AMCOS is a music rights management operation that pay royalties to music creators when their music is played or copied, either locally and overseas. There work is vital to ensuring musicians get fairly paid when others appro ..read more

Following the success of their third album Quiet Ferocity, The Jungle Giants are back with a brand new album, Love Signs that is set to be the band’s most successful. After delighting fans with the recent album announcement the band also shared that they will be touring Love Signs nationally. The album sees the band stick to their groovy trademark of alternative dance-pop hooks that will get everyone up on their feet. During last year’s COVID-19 lockdown, lead vocalist Sam Hales used that time to deep dive his creative side which resulted in Hales writing and producing Love Signs all on his o ..read more