It’s been an exciting couple of months filled with events all across the country. We've hosted a range of activities tailored to our growing community of artists and industry professionals, and have enjoyed catching up with new and old faces. As always, we’d love to hear about any sustainability successes or challenges you’ve experienced. Please feel free to get in touch anytime.

Warmest,
Emma and the Green Music Australia team

HEADING TO BIGSOUND?

It’s one of the most exciting events on the music biz calendar and we can’t wait to see you there. You can catch us at the following panels and activations…

Weds 4 Sep:
11:45am - 12:30pm: Panel: Can A Tour Ever Really Be In The Green?
12:00pm - 2:00pm: Fundraiser: Keyboard Warriors for Climate: A Speed-Typing Competition

Thur 5 Sep:
11:00am - 11:50am: Workshop: The Path To Zero Workshop: Planning A Climate Positive Artist Career
12:30pm - 1:30pm: Mixer: No Music On a Dead Planet Meet Up

Green Action Program Alumni Graduate!

In early July, seven NSW music businesses graduated from our third Green Action Program hosted on Gadigal Lands, thanks to the support of the NSW Environment Protection Authority, Creative Australia and Create NSW.

Association of Artist Managers (AAM), Club 77, Cobargo Folk Festival, Fillmore's, Live Nation (including Spilt Milk and Anita’s Theatre), The Servo and Yours and Owls all undertook the program, coming out together with their own Sustainability Action Plan and a new network of environmentally minded music industry professionals.

We congratulate each and everyone of them for their commitment, and can’t wait to follow them on their green journey.

“Our venue Club 77 participated in GAP this year and we never imagined it would be the most insightful 8 week program. The facilitators are excellent, bring a wealth of knowledge and really care about helping businesses become greener. I highly recommend Green Music Australia.”

"All of us who have the privilege of participating in the Australian music industry also have a responsibility to address what our carbon footprint looks like in the process. The Association of Artist Managers not only takes this responsibility seriously, but we were eager and excited to learn from our colleagues at Green Music Australia about the innovative ways we can structure our org, to play our part for a sustainable climate and future for our industry. The program gave us these tools and then some. Highly recommended for anyone that also believes they have to take action here."

Sound Country - new version out now!

In case you missed the news, we’ve released our brand new edition of Sound Country: Green Artist Guide – A free guide and interactive website that provides musicians and their teams with practical tools to implement sustainable solutions and engage their audiences in change.

What’s New? 

• A brand new chapter on green music releases, including advice about how to reduce the impact of vinyl and CD production
• Updated resources featuring the latest scientific evidence and practical strategies for eco-friendly practices
• Over 16 new case studies from artists including Alice Ivy, Anna Lunoe, DMA’S, Lime Cordiale, Ocean Grove, Paul Kelly, Sampology, Sunny Luwe, Yama-Nui Studios, and Ziggy Alberts
• Easy to download sustainability checklists and a Green Artist Rider template for your next tour
• Plus a handy new Eco-Glossary to help you avoid the greenwash!
  
  

  DOWNLOAD SOUND COUNTRY

As with any resource, Sound Country is only as good as the number of people who access it and take action. If you have any opportunities to share the guide with your artists and networks, please get in touch. 

The refresh of Sound Country has been supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.

Reducing the environmental impact of vinyl and CDs

The Music Product Stewardship Alliance reconvened last month in Sydney to check in on progress and explore potential solutions to improve the environmental impact of products across the country.

Through the establishment of six solutions-orientated working groups, labels, distributors, retailers and peak bodies have united to investigate barriers and opportunities related to CD and Vinyl Manufacture and Distribution.

The initial findings were shared with labels across Australia at Indie-Con. Keep your eyes peeled for some exciting announcements in the coming months!

Thanks to the NSW Environment Protection Authority and City of Sydney for their support of the Music Product Stewardship Alliance.

Building a climate-resilient music festival scene

Members of the Party With The Planet alliance got together in July to discuss the critical issue of climate risks and adaptation opportunities at Australian music festivals.

41 participants from across the music festival landscape united to better understand the key climate change risks impacting the success of music festivals, and how festivals can adapt and embed climate resilience across the industry.

Following the roundtable, the insights and perspectives shared from participants were collated into a discussion paper submitted to the Parliamentary Inquiry into the challenges and opportunities within the Australian live music industry and will be used to further the research of adaptation solutions for Australian music festivals.

The Party With The Planet alliance is supported by the NSW Environment Protection Authority and the NSW Government through Create NSW.