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Inquiry Into the Australian Music Industry Submission 99 Live Music Office Submission – Inquiry into the Australian Music Industry 12 October 2018 Luke Howarth MP Committee Chair Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts House of Representatives Parliament House Canberra The Live Music Office welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts - Factors contributing to the growth and sustainability of the Australian music industry. Established in July 2013, the Live Music Office works to increase opportunities primarily for venue based live music in Australia by identifying and advocating for better policy, regulation and strategy. The Live Music Office was an initiative of its funding partners in 2013, The Australia Council for the Arts, the Ministry for the Arts and APRA AMCOS. Our advocacy encompasses regulation, research, audience development initiatives and support for music industry development. This submission provides an overview of national approaches, references to best practice industry development work happening around the country, and identifies a range of measures that in our view would greatly assist in building a better future for the music sector and for the arts and cultural development of Australia. Yours Sincerely, John Wardle Live Music Office 16 Mountain St, Ultimo NSW 2007, Australia W http://livemusicoffice.com.au/ Live Music Office Submission – Inquiry into the Australian Music Industry Live Music Office Submission to: Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts Inquiry into the Australian music industry Contents About the Live Music Office ................................................................................................................... 3 Factors Contributing to the Growth and Sustainability of the Australian Music Industry ..................... 4 The Role of State and Local Government ............................................................................................... 5 State Government .............................................................................................................................. 5 National Table of Live Music Policy and Strategy – October 2018 ..................................................... 6 National Table of Live Music Regulation – October 2018 .................................................................. 9 Local Government ............................................................................................................................ 10 National Table of Local Government Live Music Strategies – October 2018 ................................... 12 Valuing Contemporary Music ............................................................................................................... 13 The Live and Local Strategic Initiative Model ....................................................................................... 15 International Make Music Day ............................................................................................................. 21 The National Construction Code (NCC) ................................................................................................ 22 Investment Incentives .......................................................................................................................... 25 Copyright .............................................................................................................................................. 26 Education ............................................................................................................................................. 26 Australian Content ............................................................................................................................... 28 Community Radio ................................................................................................................................. 28 Research 1: Economic Contribution of the Venue-Based Live Music Industry in Australia.............. 29 Research 2: The Cultural and Economic Value of Live Music Making in Australia ........................... 30 Live Music Office Submission – Inquiry into the Australian Music Industry About the Live Music Office Established in 2013 by the Federal Government in partnership with the Ministry for the Arts, the Australia Council for the Arts and APRA AMCOS, the Live Music Office (LMO) was set up to review the impact of policy frameworks on the Australian live music sector and provide a central point of best practice reference and support. The Live Music Office is a national resource, to develop consistent tools and references to empower, capacity build, and bring direct benefits to artists and industry through providing; 1. Information, Advice, and Research: Directly communicating and collaborating with State Music Organisations, Researchers and Media, the Hospitality Industry and all levels of Government. 2. Strategic Planning Support: For State and Territory Music Plans, Capital Cities, Regional and Metropolitan Centres, and State and Local Government Working Groups / Taskforces. 3. Advocacy: For Better Regulation - Liquor, Building, Town Planning regulatory best practice including Exempt Development and Building Code reform through State Regulation Roundtables and reviews and the public interest test in Liquor Licensing frameworks. 4. Industry Development Programs: Creating the Live and Local Strategy to build long term capacity and connectivity for Local Government and the sector in the suburbs and the regions, the Amplify Program, the Live Music Map and Resources. Recent highlights and key achievements include: • Creating the NT Music Industry Council with MusicNT, the NT AHA, artists and venues and 2017/18 research initiatives including the 2017 Live Music Census. • Writing the Cool Little Capital report with Music ACT with the subsequent Urban Sounds Discussion Paper investigating entertainment precincts in Canberra. • Removing the requirement for SA liquor licenses to require consent for live entertainment, delivering Exempt Development for low impact entertainment alongside the Small Arts Venue variation to the National Construction Code in SA. • Establishing the Central Geelong Live Music Action Plan development process and providing the framework and terms of reference for the City of Ballarat Live Music Strategy in VIC. Active participation in State Regulation Roundtable also providing national perspective. • Supporting the WA Government in establishing the WA Live Music - Arts and Cultural Regulation Working Group. • Liaising with Arts QLD and DPC as a resource for the QLD Live Music Industry Working Group, City of Gold Coast Live Music Taskforce membership. • Participating in the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into the Music and Arts Economy, the Night Time Economy Roundtables 25-point action plan for the NSW Government, Drafting and negotiating venue criteria for Sydney lockouts exemptions (now 30 live music venues). • Collaborating with the University of Tasmania on Research - The Economic and Cultural Value of Live Music in Australia 2014, Sector consultation in Hobart and Launceston underpinning the Music Tasmania Contemporary Music Strategy for Budget Estimates. • Delivering the Western Sydney and Regional Live and Local Strategic Initiative with CreateNSW across 10 Councils in Western Sydney and 8 Councils in Regional NSW (18 Councils, 56 events, 227 venues, and 722 musicians employed to date). Live Music Office Submission – Inquiry into the Australian Music Industry • Committed National Conference Participants – Presentations, stakeholder engagement. • Live Music Map – Publishing an online map of live music venues, businesses and community radio across Australia as well as providing 20 online templates and resources covering the practical and business side of producing live music. From the initial 3-year funding provided until 2016, the Live Music Office was subsequently in receipt of Project Funding for Organisations from the Australia Council for the Arts for 2017, with APRA AMCOS delivering further financial support into 2018. The end of Federal funding in December 2017 has meant that the Live Music Office is now operating at a significantly reduced capacity, with 2 (0.4) FTE staff now engaged for 2 days a week since August 2018. This has only been made possible by APRA AMCOS who are covering all staff and operational costs currently. Factors Contributing to the Growth and Sustainability of the Australian Music Industry In this submission, the Live Music Office raises a series of areas which are of importance to this discussion. From our experience, we understand the crucial role each of these can play across what is a broad and diverse sector, impacted and informed by many elements, and that we believe would support the objectives of the inquiry - Factors contributing to the growth and sustainability of the Australian music industry. 1. The Role of State and Local Government There’s a recognised and necessary role for governments to play at the Federal, State and Local levels if the music industry is to achieve its potential, and where artists have sustainable careers, venues are viable, and we have a vibrant local music culture. 2. Valuing Contemporary Music If we value contemporary music, then by association we should value the role played by the various peak bodies that support music development across Australia, and ensure they are appropriately resourced to deliver their programs. 3. The Live and Local Strategic Initiative
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