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AAMIM : Australian Association of Musical Instrument Makers PO Box 145 Ashgrove QLD 4060 Australia Phone/fax: +61 7 3300 5315 - National association of professional and amateur musical instrument makers whose main aim is to encourage and promote the development of Australian made instruments.
Our members build and repair a wide variety of traditional, folk and modern instruments.
Website = http://www.aamim.org.au/

AIMIA : Australasian Interactive Multimedia Industry Assoc. Website: http://www.aimia.com.au/
AMPCOM: Australian Music Performance Committee.Phone:(02)9267 7996 (ARIA)Fax:(02)9267 7962.(ARIA)
A.P.R.A : Australasian Performing Rights Association. The first copyright collecting society set up in Australia, APRA represents 30,000 music writer and publisher members.Website: http://www.apra.com.au/
ARIA : Australian Recording Industry Association Ltd.Phone:(02) 8569 1144. http://www.aria.com.au/
Ausmusic Australia http://www.ausmusic.com.au/
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Association of Independent Record Labels Inc. (A.I.R.) http://www.air.org.au/
Ausmusic South Australia http://www.ausmusic.sa.on.net/
Australian Association of Men Barbershop Singers, Inc.http://www.aambs.org.au/
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Australian Computer Music Association Website: http://www.acma.asn.au/
Australia Council for the Arts http://www.ozco.gov.au/
Australian Entertainment Industry Association Ltd. : PO Box 423 Crows Nest NSW 2065 Phone:(02)9550 9129 Fax:(02)9564 6995
Australian Guild of Screen Composers http://www.agsc.org.au/

Australian Independent Artists Network : showcases a wide variety of independent original Australian bands & artists currently touring around the world. Beginning in early 1996, AIAN bands have been involved in over 20 Overseas tours : Russia, USA, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Singapore, UK & New Zealand .... quality Australian acts are making a mark. This site is an online community of Australian acts with an international focus and through this site fans world wide can buy CD's directly from the acts.
Website: http://www.aian.com.au/

Australian Music Centre : connecting the world with australian music http://www.amcoz.com.au/home.htm

Australian Music Association Inc. : Non-profit industry association representing the interests of the wholesalers, manufacturers and retailers of musical instruments,technology, print music and associated products and services.Phone:(03)9527 6658 Fax :(03)9507 2316 mobile : 0402 047 795.
Website : http://www.australianmusic.asn.au/
Australian Songwriters Association PO Box 217, Erindale L.P.O., ACT 2903 phone : (02) 6231 1452 The Australian Songwriters Association is a national, non-profit, member organisation dedicated to the support of songwriters and their art. The ASA mission is to encourage, recognise, educate, support and promote developing Australian songwriters.
Website : http://www.asai.org.au/

Australasian Piano Tuners and Technicians Association http://www.aptta.org.au/
C.M.A.A : Country Music Association of Australia. http://www.countrymusic.asn.au/

Gold Coast Music Industry Association Inc (GCMIA) PO Box 6415 QLD 9726 - The Gold Coast Music Industry Association Inc.(GCMIA) promotes, develops and supports the music industry of the Gold Coast.
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Website : http://www.gcmia.org.au/
Ididj Australian Didgeridoo Cultural Hub Regent VIC Australia phone : (03) 9442 3656 We are an Australian organisation devoted to preserving the cultural integrity of the didgeridoo. Our website includes virtual exhibitions, guild members program, online shopping, Didgeridoo Detective, calendar of events, and mp3 and Quicktime of Aboriginal master players. We provide tuition and workshops in didgeridoo playing and cross-cultural awareness as well as offer small-scale personalised eco-cultural programs to Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.
Website = http://www.ididj.com.au/
IMMEDIA! 20 Hordern St. Newtown NSW 2042 phone : (02) 9557 7766 fax : (02) 9557 7788 - Home of the AustralAsian Music Industry Directory, AustralAsian Music Business Conference and Music Business Books & Overseas Directories store.
Website : http://www.immedia.com.au/

Live Performance Australia (LPA) is the peak employer body in the arts and entertainment industry. A not-for-profit organisation. http://www.aeia.org.au/

Music Council of Australia The MCA is a national peak music organisation representing a broad range of music activity. Attached to the Council is the Music Council of Australia Network (MCANet), and the quarterly Music Forum, Australia's best music magazine. The MCA provides information and runs programs such as the Music. Play for Life campaign, the MCA/Freedman Music Fellowships, the Early Music Network of Australia, the Australian Music Commentators' Circle, and Tide of Dreams, a project taking live music to disadvantaged schools. It represents Australia on the International Music Council.
Website : http://www.mca.org.au/
Music Managers Forum Australia PO Box 1 Hawthorn VIC 3122 - Australian branch of international network of managers who inform, and lobby for, their members. The Music Managers Forum (MMF) Australia runs monthly professional development forums across Australia. The forums are aimed at enlightening and informing members and the industry of the latest developments on a wide variety of music related issues.
Website = http://www.mmfaustralia.com.au/
Music NT PO Box 4016 Darwin NT 0801 ph: 08 8981 1995 fax: 08 8941 3577 - Music NT Inc is the non-profit, membership-based contemporary music office for the Northern Territory - representing, developing and servicing the NT contemporary music industry, while establishing and maintaining links with peak industry bodies on a national level - keeping the Northern Territory on the music map!
Website : http://www.musicnt.com.au/
MusicSA Level 1 Cnr North Tce & Morphett St. Adelaide SA 5000 phone : 08 8218 8404 Musicsa.com.au is a non-profit, government funded service. It is the only complete SA website designed for - and by - the music industry. The mission of Musicsa.com.au is to be driven by those who need it most: artists, venues, audiences and others in the many support areas of SA music. With over 200 bands & 25 venues already registered online, the site aims to be a one-stop-shop for information on the local scene, and always encourages contributions in content, questions and suggestions.
Website = http://www.musicsa.com.au/
Musicians' Union of Australia Federal Office:182 Redfern Street Redfern NSW 2016 PO Box 306 Strawberry Hills NSW 2012 Phone: (02) 9690 0866 Fax: (02) 9690 0844 http://www.musicians.asn.au/
- Sydney:182 Redfern St. Redfern NSW 2016 Phone: (02) 9698 2555 Fax: (02) 9698 2795 http://www.musicians.asn.au/
- Newcastle: 23 Croudace St. New Lambton NSW 2305 PO Box 404 New Lambton NSW 2305 Phone: (049) 521 515 Fax: (049) 522 865
- Broken Hill: 70 Boughtman St. Broken Hill NSW 2880 Phone/fax: (080) 883 750
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- Brisbane: 5 Prospect St. Fortitude Valley QLD 4006 Phone: (07) 3252 8867 Fax: (07) 3257 1486 http://www.musicians.asn.au/union/qld/index.html
- Adelaide: 165 Hutt St. Adelaide SA 5000 Phone:(08)8232 2388 Fax:(08)8232 5115 email : musician@camtech.net.au Website: http://www.musicians.asn.au/union/sa/
- Hobart: Suite 6, 54a Main Rd. Moonah TAS 7008 PO Box 579 Moonah TAS 7009 Phone/fax: (03) 6228 4600 http://www.musicians.asn.au/union/tas/index.html
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- Launceston: 7 Sheridan Crt. Summer Hill TAS 7250 PO Box 320 Kings Meadows TAS 7249 Phone: (03) 6344 4562 (5.00pm - 9.00pm) Fax: (03) 6344 8355 Mobile: (015)875 319 (10.00am - 4.00pm w/ends)http://www.musicians.asn.au/union/tas/index.html
- Melbourne: 65 Wellington St. Windsor VIC 3182 Phone:(03)9510 7766 / 9510 7878 / 9510 2110 Fax:(03)521 1039 Email: tnoone8033@aol.com Website: http://www.musicians.asn.au/union/vic/index.html
- Perth: 224 Sterling St. Perth WA 6000 Phone: (08) 9227 8172 Fax: (08) 9227 9016
Musicology Australia : Musicology Society of Australia Incorporated. The Musicological Society of Australia exists to foster greater understanding and valuing of music, musical thinking and musical life by: *Providing an Australian forum for communication about music *Encouraging excellence in music research and research training *Facilitating the dissemination of the outcomes of music research.
Website : http://www.msa.org.au/ma.htm
Musicoz Wollongong NSW phone : 1800 002 955 Musicoz is an innovative project managed by Wollongong City Employment Training (WCET). The Musicoz Awards provides unsigned bands, singers and song writers real opportunities in the music industry allowing them to measure the level of their skills and seek ways to improve them. For Musicoz Awards Entry forms and further details visit our website www.musicoz.org.
Website = http://www.musicoz.org/
Orpheus Music Po BOX 1363 Armidale NSW 2350 phone : 02 6772 2205 fax : 02 6772 6874 Orpheus Music publishes quality sheet music for the recorder for one to ten players. It also organises international recorder festivals and regional and metropolitan gatherings, workshops, and concerts; publishes the only Australasian recorder magazine - Cinnamon Sticks; and provides editorial services to new and established composers writing for the recorder.
Website = http://www.orpheusmusic.com.au/

Phonographic Performance Company of Australia http://www.ppca.com.au/

QMusic 301 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, QLD, 4006 PO Box 878, Fortitude Valley, QLD, 4006 phone: (07) 3257 0013 international : [+61] (7) 3257 0013) Fax: (07) 3257 0087 international : [+61] (7) 3257 0087) We are Q Music - a registered non-profit association dedicated to developing, servicing and representing the Queensland Music industry. Welcome to our official website
Website : http://www.qmusic.com.au/

SCALA Songwriters, Composers And Lyricists Association http://www.scala.org.au/
Songsalive http://www.songsalive.org/

Tasmusic Head Office Po Box 435 Level 2, 54 Brisbane St. Launceston Tas. 7250 Ph. 63 314 470 Fax. 63 310 227 Southern Branch 27 Tasma St North Hobart Tas. 7000. TasMusic is the peak body for the Tasmanian contemporary music industry and is an independent, not for profit, membership based organisation. TasMusic provides advice, referral and professional development services for members of the industry as well as networking, promotional and industry development opportunities If you are involved in the Tasmanian Music Industry then join now as a TasMusic member.
Website : http://www.tasmusic.com.au/

Venue Management Association Website: http://www.vma.org.au/
Victorian Folk Music Club Victoria's oldest folk music organisation. Website: http://users.bigpond.net.au/vfmc/Index.htm

West Australian Music Industry Association PO Box 171 Northbridge 6865 58 James Street Northbridge WA 6003 phone: (+61 8) 9227-7962 Toll Free: 1800 007 962 (regional WA only) Fax: (+61 8) 9328-7711 West Australian Music Industry Association (WAM) is a local non-profit organization whose aim is to promote and support West Australian original music talent. WAMI sustains a platform for local musicians to be heard and provides music industry related information/ advice to members of the industry.
Website : http://www.wam.asn.au/

aboriginal/indigenous

CAAMA In 1980 when the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) was established. The Aboriginal people of Central Australia own CAAMA, and its objectives focus on the social, cultural and economic advancement of Aboriginal peoples
Website: http://www.caama.com.au/

Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music - http://www.abc.net.au/gnt/history/Transcripts/s1151991.htm
Indiginet Multimedia & Internet Services Website: http://www.indiginet.com.au/
National Indigenous Arts Advocacy Association Inc. NIAAA is a national support and advocacy service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts in Australia. Phone:(02)9281 2144

Songlines Music Aboriginal Corporation : Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander contemporary music body.
Website: http://www.songlines.com.au/

Top End Aboriginal Bush Broadcasting Association - TEABBA Radio Network reaches over 30 communities via satellite in the Top End of the Northern Territory http://www.teabba.com.au/
Vibe : "Vibe Australia is a dynamic Aboriginal media, communications and events management agency situated in Darlinghurst" http://www.vibe.com.au/

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International Confederation of Societies of Authors & Composers http://www.cisac.org/
International Federaton for the Phonographic Industries http://www.ifpi.org/
Internatonal Music Managers Forum http://www.immf.net/

- u.s.a.

Audio Engineering Society(U.S.) http://www.aes.org/
A.M.C. : American Music Conference. - music making & education. http://www.amc-music.org/
ASCAP : U.S. performing rights licencing organization. http://www.ascap.com/

Australian Music Office Los Angeles Ca. USA phone : 310-229-4821 - My name is Tony George and I run Austrade's Australian Music Office based in Los Angeles for the Australian Government. Basically, we are focused on helping the Australian Music Industry and more specifically artists and music companies export their products around the world. We have soft-launched our www.australianmusicoffice.com website and I'm looking to partner with other sites to make sure we are cross-promoting the organizations.
Website = http://www.australianmusicoffice.com/

BMI.com : U.S site for song writing & music licensing. http://www.bmi.com/
C.M.A. : Country Music Association (US) http://www.cmaworld.com/
Music Entertainment Industry Educators Assoc. http://www.meiea.org/about.html
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MPA : Music Publishers Association of US. http://www.mpa.org/
NAMM : U.S Music Trades Organization & music links. http://www.namm.com/
NARM : National Association of Recording Mechandisers.http://www.narm.com/
RIAA : Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/ (down)
SPARS : Society of Professional Audio Recording Services.http://www.spars.com/
NMPA : National Music Publishers' Association, Inc. http://www.nmpa.org/

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- canada

CCMA : Canadian Country Music Association http://www.ccma.org/
CIRPA : Canadian Independent Record Production Association. http://www.cirpa.ca/
CMRRA : Canada music licensing agency for reproduction of music on other media. http://www.cmrra.ca/
SOCAN : Society of Composers, Authors & Music Publishers of Canada. http://www.socan.ca/
Songwriters Assoc. of Canada. http://www.songwriters.ca/

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- uk/europe

BPI : British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/
British Musicians Union http://www.musiciansunion.org.uk/
GEMA Online : German society for musical performing rights and mechanical reproduction rights. http://www.gema.de/index.html
Guild of International Songwriters & Composers http://www.songwriters-guild.co.uk/
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I.M.R.O : Irish Music Rights Organization. http://www.imro.ie/
ISM : professional association in the UK, backup service for performers, composers and teachers.http://www.ism.org/
MCPS : Music Copywright Protection Society. http://www.mcps.co.uk
Performing Rights Society http://www.prs.co.uk/

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