Everything you ever wanted to know about the Australian Music industry including facts, figures and research from across the music sector is now available through the Artfacts music website.
Before you groan and imagine the website containing roughly the same amount of taste as cardboard, think again. I just checked it out and it really is pretty darn interesting. Talks about champagne conversation starters for your next match up with "I know everything about music dude ", (read boorish wanker). Everybody knows one they would like to punch with knowledge occasionally, and with the help of the Artfacts website you don't have to be boorish while you do it!
Kathy Keele, CEO of the Australia Council for the Arts says of the website "There's a wealth of facts and figures on the music industry out there, but it's in so many different locations – not all of which are readily known or accessible to everyone in the music sector, Art Facts brings this together. It's a rich resource for deepening our understanding of the sector learning more about its size, scope, issues and opportunities."
Music is the first sector to go under the spotlight in the Australia Council's Art Facts project. The website will grow to include key facts about all artforms, with other artforms being added throughout 2013. Art Facts will become a permanent resource for learning more about Australian arts through data and analysis.
When you get a spare minute check it out here, it's a great read.
