Backstage Pass - August
Welcome back to Backstage Pass!
Our yearly fundraiser Music In The House returned this month, with Aussie music legends Powderfinger honoured with our Excellence in the Community Award. It was a joy to celebrate the impact that this incredible band has had on the industry - and the community - with so many wonderful music industry colleagues.
We also ran our first Money Moves - Financial Wellbeing Webinar with our Wellbeing Content and Programs Lead/Psychologist Dr Ash King. This well-attended session accompanied the launch of our Money Moves program, which aims to provide music workers with easily digestible, money management and financial wellbeing information.
As always, thank you so much for your ongoing support.
Best wishes,
Clive Miller
CEO
P.S. Don’t forget to register your interest for Ausmusic T-Shirt Day to be among the first to receive updates about all the fun things happening this year! Register now here.
Music In The House returned to Eora/Sydney on Tuesday 20 August 2024 where Powderfinger were awarded with our prestigious Excellence in the Community Award.
We’re pleased to announce that the night raised over $150,000 for music workers in need of crisis relief, psychological support and counselling through Support Act Wellbeing Helpline.
We’d like to thank all of those who bought raffle tickets and bidded on the online silent auction items. It’s because of your generous contributions that we can continue to provide life changing support and guidance to music workers doing it tough.?
Check out all of the photos from the night, this year’s sizzle reel and more information about Music In The House here.
We are thrilled to announce that Casselly Main has joined the team as our Communications and Marketing Manager. Casselly is an experienced marketing and communications professional based in Naarm/Melbourne. She has spent over 10 years working in major events and arts festivals, and has a deep affinity for live music and the people who make it.
We’re also excited to share that Nikki Maloney is also joining us as a member of our board. She is the Director of Planning, Performance and Regulation at the Mental Health Branch of the NSW Ministry of Health. Nikki has worked in the public sector (both NSW and Commonwealth) in a range of senior policy, management and reform roles.?
She has previously held Board Director roles in the NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby and the Aurora Group, a LGBTQI community funding organisation, where she was awarded Life Membership.
Are you eligible to apply for a Crisis Relief Grant?
Our Policy and Processes regarding Crisis Relief Grants have recently been updated, as follows:
Make sure to catch us at BIGSOUND next week in Meanjin/Brisbane! We are presenting the following sessions:
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Our social work team will also be providing emotional support at various sessions if you need someone to talk to.?
Make sure to register for these events now, we can’t wait to see you there!
Are you looking to get your Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) accreditation? Register now for our upcoming free and online MHFA session happening on Monday 9 September from 10am-4pm (AEST). Delivered in partnership with EventCare, you can learn more about the impact of mental illness, risk factors and the support available for those in need. Secure your spot here.?
If you’ve already received your MHFA accreditation and would like a refresher, you can register now for our upcoming free and online refresher course happening on Friday 20 September 10am-4pm (AEST). Your MHFA accreditation remains valid for three years, with the refresher course extending your accreditation for a further three years.
We’re excited to announce that we’ll be running another Responding with Compassion session on Thursday 19 September from 10am-1pm (AEST)!?
Run in association with Full Stop Australia, the program supports individuals to cultivate psychologically safe workplaces which are conducive to making disclosures of sexual violence related trauma, and form an individual framework to provide a compassionate, trauma-informed response to a disclosure.
Responding with Compassion is a free and online three-hour online workshop and we encourage music workers, artist managers, HR managers, People and Culture Managers and those in positions of leadership to attend.
The Australian Road Crew Association (ARCA) have released their latest Desk Tape! The Poachers and The Idle Diddlies LIVE at Maldon Folk Festival is available to listen to now. The Desk Tape series raises funds for Support Act’s Roadies Fund to provide financial, health, counselling and wellbeing services for roadies and crew in crisis. Listen now here.
Voting is closing soon for the Suitcase Showcase Vol 2. 10 independent artists who have pressed with Suitcase Records this year have the opportunity to be featured on their annual compilation album of Australian music, sponsored by Audio Technica and Heaps Normal.?
All proceeds from sales of the vinyl will be split between both the 10 winning artists and Support Act. Vote for who you want to see on the album below!
We’d like to share with you a testimonial from someone who has recently received a Crisis Relief Grant.?
"As a professional working musician, the care and financial support I received from Support Act in a desperate time of need was incredible!?
“I was two songs in at a solo acoustic live performance, when I experienced an agonising pain shoot down my left leg. The pain was so intense I had to be taken straight to hospital, where they diagnosed me with a severely herniated disc in my lower back. The damage caused complete loss of feeling down my left leg and I was unable to walk or lift anything for 6 weeks.
“Stressed about everyday living expenses, mortgage payments and trying to feed my family as a single parent, I reached out to 'Support Act' for help. They were amazing!! They very quickly assessed my case and agreed to meet my mortgage payment and utility bills while I recovered.
“I am now back playing regular weekly shows and will always be super grateful to the awesome people at 'Support Act' for all they did to help me. Thanks guys!"
Craig - Musician/Songwriter?
If you need help, please reach out and ask for it. There’s no shame in it and we are here for you. To find out more about how we can help, visit the Individual Support page on the website.