Dear Friends,

It has been an incredibly busy few months for CMST. We have been kicking some great goals of late, and some exciting news, which we will be able to share very shortly!

In the meantime, here a little recap on some of the things going on at CMST:

Our 1-on-1 advice and referral service where artists, bands and music workers can meet with our Program Officer Dane to discuss their projects, ideas or simply source information, has been a great success with regular interactions occurring each week. Please feel free to drop a line to Dane at programofficer@cmst.com.au.

Our monthly CMST Sessions, which focus on various topics of conversation with the occasional industry guest speaker, have received regular turn outs – our biggest thrill to date was in April when we hosted internationally acclaimed stalwart Ritchie Yorke – official biographer to Led Zeppelin, editor for Rolling Stone Magazine and so many stories to tell. It was a great night!

It is exciting and inspiring to see Tassie musicians seeking to educate themselves on the music industry and empower themselves to take hold of what they do with their music and where they strive to take it.

Our next big task is the launch of our touring network later this year, which will encourage and assist artists to perform all around our state. It is exciting times for CMST and Tasmanian music!

Dario Phillips
President