Berkeley College, USA have just released a new tool for people working in the creative sector. View the full resource here. Creative professionals often think of their creativity as part of their identity. So what happens when the trait you associate with your identity becomes a source of tension and anxiety? Acclaimed neuroscientist and published […]
Year: 2021
Support live music and crew at this weekend’s Splendour XR
Live music is coming back this weekend (albeit online) at virtual festival, Splendour XR. Running across Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 July, a huge list of local and international names will perform never-before-seen live sets including Khalid, The Killers, Chvrches, Tash Sultana, Violent Soho, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Ziggy Ramo and more. We’ve […]
“City Flat” limited edition prints
Greg O’Connor, original member of Melbourne band Boom Crash Opera and designer of the band’s cover art, has created a limited edition of silkscreen prints of the cover artwork for “City Flat“, the first single release from the band’s debut album in 1987. There are a total of 30 prints in the original five colour […]
Support Act launches new First Nations-focussed mental health series
Support Act has announced a brand new series of On My Mind mental health talks, specifically for First Nations artists, artist managers, crew and music workers. The first event in the series, Yarning Strong, will be held on Friday 23 July at 7.30pm (AEST) with artists Uncle Kutcha Edwards and JK – 47, hosted by Cerisa Grant, Support Act Community […]
Support Act announces new date for Head First
Support Act has announced a new date for its rescheduled Head First music industry conference about mental health and wellbeing – Thursday 7 October 2021. The conference, which was postponed due to the latest COVID-19 outbreak, will still be held at the Australian Institute of Music (AIM) in Sydney from 9am-5pm, followed by performances and […]
New financial wellbeing course for music industry launched
Thursday 20 May 2021: Support Act, in partnership with accounting services company White Sky, has launched a brand new free workshop series, Money Money Money, just in time for tax time. The new series is designed to educate people who work in the music industry about how to improve their own mental wellbeing through good […]
Kathy O’Hara – “Get this old Rock Chook Back on her feet!”
In ’83, the active live music scene in Sydney provided an opportunity for a keen young audiophile to worm her way into the biz – unloading trucks, and learning to rig, patch and tune PA systems. There was a fair few detractors (“I tell ya, there’s no room for a chick on the road…unless she’s […]
SUPPORT ACT SERIES ASKS MUSIC COMMUNITY TO TUNE UP, NOT OUT
Music industry charity Support Act today announced a second release of Tune Ups, a high impact, intimate and revealing video series on mental health with Australian music heroes, premiering 4 March 2021. The seven-part series, released over seven weeks, features Brendon Love, member of ARIA Award winning and Grammy nominated The Teskey Brothers; ARIA and Golden Guitar Award winning country artist Fanny […]
Roady4Roadies 2021
Roadies, they’re the true unsung heroes of the music events we all enjoy, but these roles often take their toll on those involved. On 13 March 2020, the COVID-19 Pandemic brought live music to a complete standstill. All shows were cancelled and over 20,000 live production crew found themselves without work. Roady4Roadies 2020 was one […]
Live For Support Act by StageKings
A message from Jeremy & the StageKings crew: On Friday the 13th March 2020, the event industry was forced into an unprecedented shut-down, with a complete ban on public gatherings announced. Nearly 500,000 live event workers found themselves suddenly without work. Support Act – the Heart and Hand of Australian Music – was there with […]
Support Act responds to industry calls for greater mental health support
Friday, 5 February 2021: With funding support from the Australian Government through the Office for the Arts, Support Act is now providing free and tailored Mental Health First Aid training to musicians around Australia, at a time of real need and heightened distress for anyone who makes a career out of music. Support Act CEO, Clive Miller, said that the training […]
Three months on, Gimme Shelter is tackling ‘real and very open struggles’ for artists and managers
By Lars Brandle | September 11, 2020 In June, at the very peak of the pandemic, the Association of Artist Managers (AAM) and Support Act joined forces on Gimme Shelter, an intervention mental health program tailored for the Australian music industry. Developed by the AAM and delivered with assistance from Support Act and the federal government, the program will be delivered […]
