Having recently obtained my Advanced Diploma of Music Business, my dream is still to be an A & R Rep and/or a venue owner and booker. Avid lover of all music (well versed in Rock and Metal but adore it all); it enriches my life in many ways and is often my greatest joy and comfort. Nothing else makes pure passion and life pump through my veins than an awesome tune; I live for live music and am often at gigs many times a week, depressed if I do not get my fix. Melbourne, the haven of much talent - proud to be a part of the Melbourne Live Music Census 2012 which proves Melbourne IS the LIVE MUSIC CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.

'Melbourne boasts at least 460 live music venues and live music contributes more than a $1billion to the Victorian economy per annum, according to the largest Live Music Census ever conducted in Victoria.

The Victorian Live Music Census 2012, which was carried out by Music Victoria in partnership with the City of Melbourne, NMIT and over 100 student volunteers, also found that on a typical Saturday night 97,000 patrons attend Melbourne’s live music venues and 900 musicians, 740 DJs, 237 production staff and 2,730 venue staff are employed.

The report also revealed that Melbourne hosts 62,000 popular music gigs annually – many featuring multiple-artists bills, attracting 14.4 million annual patron visits to small venues, major concerts and Melbourne-based music festivals.'

-  http://www.musicvictoria.com.au/news/story/10239

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