Music Council of Australia

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The Music Council of Australia (MCA) founded in 1994 and rebranded Music Australia in 2014, was a national peak music organisation for Australia. It disbanded in 2020, but continues to exist as a charitable entity as Music Council of Australia.

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History

The inaugural founder and executive director of the Music Council of Australia from 1994 was Richard Letts, [1] who was also president of the International Music Council (from 2005).

The Music Council of Australia was rebranded "Music Australia" in 2014. [1]

The Music Council of Australia / Music Australia had four CEOs in its 25-year history: Richard Letts (1994-2012[ citation needed ]), Chris Bowen (2013-2018), [2] Rhonda Davidson-Irwin (2018-19), [3] and Paul Saintilan (2019-2020). [4]

Although Music Australia stopped operating in 2020, the company continues to exist as a charitable entity for a different purpose, by agreement with the board, [1] as Music Council of Australia. [5]

Governance and functions

Music Australia was the national peak music organisation for Australia. [1]

It was the official Australian representative to the UNESCO world peak music organisation, the International Music Council, Paris, [6] and was also a member of the International Network for Cultural Diversity in Ottawa, Canada. [7]

The 50-member council of the MCA included nominees of major national music organisations and individual experts. It conducted research, gathered and disseminated information, and advocated on issues in the musical life of Australia it considered important. [8]

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References

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  2. Reid, Poppy (10 October 2017). "Music Australia CEO Chris Bowen to exit". The Music Network. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  3. Wilson, Zanda (14 December 2017). "Music Australia announces Rhonda Davidson-Irwin as new CEO". The Music Network. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  4. Eliezer, Christie (24 March 2019). "Musical Chairs: Appointments at Music Australia, Ticketmaster, Verve & more". The Music Network. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  5. "Music Council Of Australia Pty. Limited". ACNC. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  6. International Music Council article [ dead link ]
  7. International Network for Cultural Diversity website. Archived 2009-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Music Council of Australia website [ dead link ]