We speak with Millie Millgate, the director of Music Australia, established by the federal government two years ago to support our contemporary music scene. It’s a tough gig given the issues facing the local music industry. Festivals have been paused or cancelled. Live music venues are struggling. And local hits are few and far between.
Millgate knows the industry back to front, having started out booking acts for Sydney pubs, then working in artist management, before running the music export initiative “Sounds Australia”. She talks to Sydney Morning Herald senior writer Garry Maddox about everything from the “glocalisation” of music, to the power of algorithms, to how we’ll find the next G Flip or Kid Laroi.

We speak with Millie Millgate, the director of Music Australia, established by the federal government two years ago to support our contemporary music scene. It&rsquo;s a tough gig given the issues facing the local music industry. Festivals have been paused or cancelled. Live music venues are struggling. And local hits are few and far between. Millgate knows the industry back to front, having started out booking acts for Sydney pubs, then working in artist management, before running the music export initiative &ldquo;Sounds Australia&rdquo;. She talks to Sydney Morning Herald senior writer Garry Maddox about everything from the &ldquo;glocalisation&rdquo; of music, to the power of algorithms, to how we&rsquo;ll find the next G Flip or Kid Laroi.

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“There’s not one silver bullet to fix things”: Music Australia boss Millie Millgate

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