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South Australian Government to appoint live music expert
30 July 2012
The South Australian Government is about to announce its first 'Thinker In Residence' for live music. The expert will liaise with local venues and promoters to work out ways to revive Adelaide’s live music scene.
A number of live music venues in Adelaide have closed or hit the financial skid to falling trade this year. The state’s Australian Hospitality Association expects half a dozen more live music venues to go in the next 12 months.
Premier Jay Weatherill mooted the idea last month. “I think there have been a lot of people who have grieved the loss of the live music scene in South Australia,” he said. “That’s not to say it doesn’t exist but it certainly could be much bigger and better than it is at the moment.”
Among issues faced by Adelaide’s venues are noise complaints from newly-arrived neighbours, and high taxes and council rates.
The SA Government is also working on cheaper cheap liquor licences to create a laneway or pop-up bar culture similar to that which is growing in other capital cities.
The Thinker In Residence program is one of a number of initiatives being put in place for Adelaide.
Adelaide City Council is developing a Live Music Action plan. It was initiated by Lord Mayor Stephen Yarwood after his visit to Austin, Texas, to attend the South By Southwest conference. Yarwood was impressed at how Austin had 200 thriving venues. “No matter what day of the week it is, you can find live music being played somewhere around the city,” he said.
Music association MusicSA has also introduced a think tank where members of the music industry, as well as fans, can come up with ideas to “make Adelaide the new music capital of Australia”. Its General Manager Daniel Randell pointed out, “There has never before been so much political will behind growing live music in SA,” adding that the music sector could learn from the explosion of new ideas and new entrepreneurs and innovators in South Australia’s fashion, media and new technology.
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