Backing Victorian Music Industry
The ALMBC supports Music Victoria’s concerns about the absence of dedicated investment in contemporary music, particularly the discontinuation of the Music Works program, which has been instrumental in supporting the growth, sustainability and global reputation of Victoria’s music sector over the past decade.
The absence of specific budget line items for contemporary music remains a significant concern.
Of the more than 2,000 ALMBC members, a large percentage of these are Victorian businesses – all grass roots businesses working to create a great live music sector with and for the people of Victoria.
Music Victoria CEO, Fiona Duncan, says, “Our aim is to ensure that the music sector and the thousands of Victorians it employs and inspires, continues to thrive. We remain committed to working in partnership with government to build on past successes and to secure a strong, sustainable future for contemporary music in Victoria.”
The ALMBC has been meeting with music industry businesses in regional Victoria, as part of a national campaign to connect with micro and small live music businesses – one of the biggest concerns raised by Victorian businesses alongside insurance and the cost of business, was the perception of lack of state government backing for music industry in Victoria, when compared to other states.
Items such as the lack of entertainment precincts, the ongoing vulnerability of venues, cost of state regulation for events and much more – all signs that the Victorian government does not seem to have its eye on the ball of what the music industry needs.
In a state with 45,000 creative businesses, well over 1,000 live music venues, perhaps close to 20,000 music workers, and a reputation of the most important music scene in the country, this is a major concern to the ALMBC.
The ALMBC calls on the Victorian Government to back the music industry, to back Music Victoria, to back the Victorian Music Development Office and to back live music in Victoria.
