Australian Musician is an online Australian music magazine, formerly published as a free quarterly print magazine.
History
editAustralian Musician[a] was launched by the Australian Music Association in December 1995 as a quarterly, colour publication. It was initiated by AMA executive committee member Alex Bolt, and executive officer Rob Walker became managing editor, a role he retained until Greg Phillips took over in 2001.[2]
The aim of the magazine was "to inform, educate and entertain local musicians of all levels", and the print version was available for free at musical instrument retailers. It has included interviews with musicians such as Tommy Emmanuel, INXS, Kate Ceberano, Wolfmother, Little Birdy, Paul Dempsey, and Dave Graney. In December 2007, an all-female edition was produced by guest editor Clare Bowditch, with every single article was about female artists and every item in the magazine was written by women.[2][3] Australian Musician also specialised in covering bands' soundchecks, with rare editorial and photographic access to acts during rehearsals. Artists that have allowed the magazine access include The Rolling Stones, Joe Satriani, The Thrills, Roger Waters', and Sepultura.[2]
It was available free from musical instrument retailers nationally in Australia, similar to other music street press.[2]
Its publication was outsourced from late 2011 until its final publication in print in October 2012. It was, until then, Australia's longest continuously running magazine for musicians.[2]
In March 2014 Australian Musician was relaunched as an online publication, with similar aims, including "artist exposure and information on, and promotion of, the tools that musicians use to create their art".[2][4]
Today
editIn July 2023 editor Greg Phillips acquired the magazine,[2][4] trading under the name Mediaville.[5]
The website is archived in the Pandora archive by the National Library of Australia,[6][7] and the magazine also runs a YouTube and has a presence on Facebook,[8] Instagram, and X.[2]
See also
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Footnotes
editReferences
edit- ^ The Australian Musician: A Monthly Newspaper for Bands [catalogue entry], Printed and published for Albert S. Drew by Shipping Newspapers Ltd, 1917, retrieved 21 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia
- ^ a b c d e f g h "About Us". Australian Musician Magazine. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ Australian Music Association (1995), Australian Musician (catalogue entry), Australian Music Association, ISSN 1327-4554 – via National Library of Australia
- ^ a b "Home". Australian Musician Magazine. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Australian Musician Editor Greg Phillips Takes Ownership of the Magazine". Noise11.com. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ Australian Musician (catalogue entry), Australian Musician, 2000, retrieved 21 October 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "Australian Musician, 21 July 2023". Trove. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Australian Musician". Facebook. Retrieved 21 October 2023.