Course offerings

Ben O'Hara and Mark Beard have trained thousands of Australian music, entertainment and arts professionals. We have in excess of 20-years combined lecturing experience in music business and music marketing and invited music and arts organisations to consider our in-service or in-house training programs.

Download our Music Business - Short Courses Brochure

Contact us directly to request a copy of our short-course and in-service training propspectus.

All course enquiries contact Mark Beard on 0402 122 200 or email mark@thebiz.com.au

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Music Business Research

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Music industries links

Use our useful music industry links and creative industries publications page to find some of the key websites in the music industry as well as up-to-date research from various government departments, universities and other non-profit organisations. Within thebiz.com.au we also make available various creative industries research and whitepapers.

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Access the free music marketing plans, free music business plans, exercises, templates, worksheets and end-of-chapter exercises mentioned in the Music Business Educational Supplements and Budgeting & Bookkeeping for Creative People?

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