IMMEDIA!

It was a dream in a hospital bed, post-heart attack two decades ago for music business entrepreneur Phil Tripp, that has resulted in 20 years of an ever-expanding sourcebook of Australian music industry contacts. With its 40th biannual edition published March 1, it's truly lasted as the "Yellow Pages of Australia's Music Industry" and also "The Most Stolen Book In the Music Business".

It all started when Tripp, then 37--a workaholic publicist and Austrade adviser on the music export business--suffered a cardiac arrest and died, but was revived and warned that he may have to stay in hospital for months. Fearful of losing his livelihood, he came up with the idea of a unique music industry directory as an export initiative and networking tool, which he could produce from bed with a small computer and one phone line. He was out in six days though and started to work his dream. What started as a simple concept turned into a major global business with both ...

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South by Southwest News
22nd November, 2007

Australian Music Guide Moves From IMMEDIA! to Street Press Australia

After four years of publishing the annual Australian Music Guide--a 15,500 copy newsprint magazine distributed free at South by Southwest Music Festival (SxSW) each year--IMMEDIA!'s Phil Tripp has sold the title to Street Press Australia--owners of Drum Media, Drum Perth, Inpress and other music or youth lifestyle titles. The AMG has been a key propaganda tool of homegrown artists and music businesses in print and online at http://www.themusic.com.au/sxsw/amg.php.

SPA takes over four months out from the 22nd SxSW to market the magazine to Australian artists and businesses keen to have a presence in the 36 page publication which will be inserted in over 12,500 delegate showbags as well as having 3000 copies available free in record and book retailers, venues and other key outlets in Austin Texas through SxSW Week March 12-16.

SPA intends to expand the AMG to serve as a promotional tool ...

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IMMEDIA! News
9th November, 2007

High Voltage Rock n Roll Hits in Print & Digital Formats

Today marks the debut of a special book in music industry history with the release in print and online of a controversial title on seven music business titans with a 5000 word free excerpt online now.

As one of our valued music industry associates, we wanted to make you an offer you shouldn't refuse. The latest music business book, "HIGH VOLTAGE ROCK 'n' ROLL" --The Movers and Shakers of the Australian Rock Industry by Christie Eliezer can be delivered to your home or office for the RRP of $34.95 (plus $8.80 postage and handling). We can ship to you immediately from stock overnight anywhere in Australia so you can read the book that hits the stores next week.

To give you an idea of how great it is, we have a 5000 word excerpt from three chapters on Michael Gudinski, Molly Meldrum and John Woodruff that's just a taster for the 328 page book. You can read it free at

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IMMEDIA! News
7th September, 2007

AustralAsian Music Industry Directory - New Dates, Deadlines and Specs

It's been 20 years since I was kind of forced to start this music industry resource, in print & later online, when in August 1987 I had a major heart attack-which was my first but thankfully my only one. After dying for four minutes, I was revived & have counted every day since as being blessed. This directory marks the end of the first 20 years for our book at a time of mixed fortunes for the recording industry but at a time of new life for the music industry.

We've seen the changes come & go. From five digit phone numbers & telexes for paper transmission to cassettes & vinyl being the primary carriers of music to now CDs declining while music without a hard carrier is making its mark. And of course, we can carry entire recording collections in our pockets as well as have music transmitted & played back on phones.

We've had to make a number of changes ourselves with both the printed editions we've done over the years as well as the way we serve the ...

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AustralAsian Music Business Conference News
7th September, 2007

AMBC 2009 Dates Announced

Mark you calendars for AMBC #9 two years from now, August 20-22 2009.

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AustralAsian Music Business Conference News
22nd August, 2007

Podcast (MP3s) of 2007 Keynote Speeches

Download the 3 Keynote Speeches from Michael Smellie (President of Media Development, Asia Pacific for German media giant Bertelsmann and most recently Chief Operating Officer for the global music giant Sony/BMG based in New York), John Watson (President of major indie Eleven Music through EMI and one of the most successful managers in Australia with artists that include Silverchair, Wolfmother, Missy Higgins, Little Birdy, Paul Mac and The Dissociatives) & Bob Lefsetz (Author of "The Lefsetz Letter", published now for the past 20 years. Famous for being beholden to no one and speaking the truth, Lefsetz addresses the issues that are at the core of the music business: downloading, copy protection, pricing and the music itself).

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AustralAsian Music Business Conference News
27th July, 2007

1250 Word Street Press Article on AMBC

Once every other year for the past 15, the music industry at all levels has gathered to stop their day jobs for a couple of days, look to the future of the business and listen to a broad range of speakers from Australia and overseas debate the issues facing everyone in the food chain from artists to execs. And for its eighth incarnation, the AustralAsian Music Business Conference (AMBC) is convened and produced by Phil Tripp and his IMMEDIA! team with over 50 speakers in nine seminars, three special topic lunches and a networking drinks session to cap off each of three days, August 16-18 at Sydney's Acer Arena.

Without live music-there are no showcases or wannabe bands playing to empty rooms-nor lonely stands in a row with desperate salespeople, the AMBC has grown each year. In 2003, there were 550 attendees, close to 650 in 2005 and with over 400 paid registrants already networking within the online AMBC inner sanctum ACCESS, it looks like the 2007 edition may top ...

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