
A mini video on The Seed Fund from the lovely folks at Tunes for Change. C
Check it out and see where your album download donation goes.

A mini video on The Seed Fund from the lovely folks at Tunes for Change. C
Check it out and see where your album download donation goes.
We are thrilled to announce a new partnership with the very generous folks at Queenscliff Music Festival… A slot in this years lineup will be made available for a band whose manager is attending the Seed Management Workshop this year (2011).
The lucky band will have their flights and accommodation arranged and be paid a performance fee all courtesy of Queenscliff Music Festival. Check… + Read More

Last month, RTRfm had a Philanthropy Week special, based on the Lotterywest funded report highlighting the low level of contributions for private philanthropy in WA compared to the rest of Australia. They had a chat with Danielle about The Seed Fund.
Listen here:
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With only a week to go until Tunes For Change album 2 is available, they are running a competition to find your favourite album cover. Head here to see the top 10 and vote for your favourite by ‘Liking’ the picture. The Seed Fund are excited to receive 100% of the profits made from the downloads of album number 2 –… + Read More

THE SEED FUND 2011 – TOTAL FUNDING $95,700
PUBLICISE IT: (Total Funding $18,200)
As publicists play an increasingly important role in the overall promotion of independent emerging artists. The Seed will fund managers who have previously attended The Seed Management Workshop to contract a publicist for a promotional campaign up to the value of $5000. Managers are responsible for contracting the publicist in… + Read More

Thank you to all who applied for funding this year, once again we’ve had an overwhelming response to our categories.
Stay tuned for the announcement of successful applicants on May 16.
To stay in touch for next years categories, sign up to the mailing list on the home page.
- The Seed Team

On April 1st, John Butler hit the Triple J studios to Take 5 with Zan Rowe. Listen in as John walks you through some of his musical highlights of bands who have used The Seed to get a leg up since it’s inception.
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Tunes For Change have announced that The Seed Fund has been selected as donation recipients for album two (available for download from 28 June). Tunes For Change Founder Richard Wilson stated that “organizations such as The Seed are so important to our artistic community. Unfortunately, there is a great lack of philanthropic organizations that carry out similar activities. Thanks to the… + Read More

In another exciting partnership for 2011, we are proud to join forces with Reggaetown World Music Festival in Cairns, (2010 TimeOUT best festival winners) to make a place available for a band whose manager has attended the Seed Management Workshop in 2011. With a shared passion for developing emerging talent the successful emerging band will receive a coveted spot on the… + Read More

We’re excited once again to announce the 2011 round of funding is now open for applications!
All the favourites are back this year plus a bonus one for all of our previous Management Workshop attendees. Check them out below, click each heading for more details.
MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP // Up to 25 opportunities available
The Management Workshop is a one-stop shop for practical strategies to… + Read More