Announced at the 2024 AIR Awards on Thursday the 1st August, was confirmation of a further two years funding for AIR to hold its Awards and Indie-Con Australia conference in Adelaide and the exciting news that AIR will exclusively host A2IM’s Australian Edition of Indie-Week conference in conjunction with its events from 2025.

AIR CEO, Maria Amato commented – “Congratulations to all the nominees and award recipients!  It was a great night of celebration and recognition for the talented Australian independent artist and label community.  We thank all our sponsors and are especially grateful to the South Australian Government through its Music Development Office for their continued support. This will enable us to  host the world’s largest independent music conference, A2IM’s Indie Week as part of AIR’s events and expand our ability to facilitate global connections.”

Maria Amato, AIR, CEO     Lisa Hresko, A2IM, General Manager

“We are honored and excited to bring A2IM Indie Week’s first-ever international event to Adelaide, Australia’s UNESCO designated City of Music. A2IM extends our heartfelt thanks to AIR and The South Australian Government through its Music Development office for this incredible opportunity. This event promises to be a global hub for independent music, fostering a dynamic community of industry leaders and sharing future-shaping ideas that will propel music forward.” Lisa Hresko, A2IM, General Manager

WATCH MARIA AND LISA’S INTERVIEW HERE

ABOUT AIR

AIR is a non-profit, non-government trade association dedicated to supporting the growth and development of Australia’s independent recorded sector. Established in 1996, AIR represents Australian-owned record labels and independent artists based in Australia.
We are a trade body that negotiates with industry and government to facilitate deals for the benefit of the industry. Through our services, we help companies of all shapes and sizes with the tools and information they need to do business.

ABOUT A2IM

A2IM is a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit trade organization headquartered in New York City that exists to support and strengthen the independent recorded music sector. Membership currently includes a broad coalition of more than 700 Independently-owned American music labels. A2IM represents these independently owned small and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) interests in the marketplace, in the media, on Capitol Hill, and as part of the global music community. In doing so, it supports a key segment of America’s creative class that represents America’s diverse musical cultural heritage. Billboard Magazine identified the Independent music label sector as 37.32 percent of the music industry’s U.S. recorded music sales market in 2016 based on copyright ownership, making Independent labels collectively the largest music industry sector. 

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