Funding Your Music
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| Module 1 | Overview of options available to an artist needing to fund recording/touring etc |
| We take a look at the general range of options that could help finance an artists career projects. Some of these ideas may surprise you. | |
| Unit 1 | Andrew Stone - Funding Overview [2:42] |
| Unit 2 | Andrew Tuttle - Funding Overview [1:09] |
| Unit 3 | Ellen Kirk - How Do You Help Your Artists Find Funding [01:30] |
| Unit 4 | Ellen Kirk - Funding Bodies For Artists [01:34] |
| Unit 5 | Ellen Kirk - Specific Grants Available To Artists [00:25] |
| Unit 6 | Ellen Kirk - How To Find Out If You're Eligible For Grants [00:25] |
| Unit 7 | Fred Smith - Funding Opportunities [0:34] |
| Unit 8 | Glenn Dickie - Funding your Music [6:03] |
| Unit 9 | Harmony James - Funding Overview [1:24] |
| Unit 10 | Jeremy Neale - Funding Overview [3:39] |
| Unit 11 | Mia Dyson - Funding Overview [3:40] |
| Unit 12 | Seja - Funding Options [1:29] |
| Module 2 | Understanding project budgeting |
| What is the value in budgeting for projects and how does one go about doing it? | |
| Unit 1 | Andrew Stone - Budgeting and Learning From Metrics [2:03] |
| Unit 2 | Andrew Tuttle - Funding Your Music and the Value of Budgeting [2:13] |
| Unit 3 | Ellen Kirk - Value Of Budgeting [01:29] |
| Unit 4 | Harmony James - Funding and The Value of Preparing Budgets [1:18] |
| Unit 5 | Jeremy Neale - Funding & Value of Budgeting [1:29] |
| Unit 6 | Mia Dyson - Project Budgeting [2:23] |
| Unit 7 | Seja - Funding and Budgeting [1:54] |
| Module 3 | Personal funding experiences from our speakers |
| We hear from our music industry figures about their adventures in finding funding for their music projects, anything from recording to playing SxSW! | |
| Unit 1 | Andrew Tuttle - Personal Funding Experiences [3:01] |
| Unit 2 | Ellen Kirk - What To Know before Sending Grant Applications [01:48] |
| Unit 3 | Ellen Kirk - Can Artists Fund Their Career With A Small Budget [01:05] |
| Unit 4 | Harmony James - How I've Funded My Career [2:17] |
| Unit 5 | Jeremy Neale - How I Funded My Music [3:45] |
| Unit 6 | Mia Dyson - How I've Funded my Career [4:34] |
| Unit 7 | Seja - Funding Personal Experience [2:55] |
| Module 4 | What government or philanthropic grants are available? |
| Let's hear about some specific grants that are open to artists and businesses. | |
| Unit 1 | Andrew Tuttle - How to Find Out About Grants [0:50] |
| Unit 2 | Andrew Tuttle - What Grants are Available? [2:14] |
| Unit 3 | Harmony James - What Grants Are Out There [0:32] |
| Unit 4 | Mia Dyson - Grants [3:09] |
| Unit 5 | Mia Dyson - Where can Artists Find Out About Grants? [0:41] |
| Module 5 | Grantwriting |
| What you need to know about preparing a grant submission. | |
| Unit 1 | Andrew Tuttle - Grant Writing: What You Need to Know [3:01] |
| Unit 2 | Jeremy Neale - Grant Writing & What You Need to Know [2:13] |
| Unit 3 | Mia Dyson - Working on a Grant Submission [3:04] |
| Unit 4 | Seja - Writing a Grant [1:50] |
| Module 6 | Tips and Tools for Music Funding |
| Some handy tips and tools. | |
| Unit 1 | Andrew Tuttle - Tips and Tools for Funding [0:55] |
| Unit 2 | Ellen Kirk - Is Crowd Funding Viable [00:49] |
| Unit 3 | Ellen Kirk - Funding Options To Be Avoided [00:34] |
| Unit 4 | Stacia Goninon - Funding Criteria [1:05] |
Pondering how to finance your next project? There are many options available for artists to fund their music. In our in-depth videos below, our experts guide you through the world of grants, crowd-funding, merchandise, synchronisation, publishing, music sales, live music sales, and more. Check out the resources below for more information.
Arts Hub Grant List – A handy link to grants and funding on offer for music in Australia.
Australia Council for the Arts – The Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body.
Crowdfunding Guide – A helpful article full of crowdfunding tips for musicians.
Support Act – Support Act is a music industry benevolent fund, and aims to provide timely and effective financial help in cases of genuine hardship.
How to Budget for an Irregular Income – Budgeting tips perfect for musicians.
How to Stretch Your Recording Budget and Get More for Your Money – Tips for the DIY musician.
Also recommended: our course on Music Synchronisation.