Welcome to the Australian Music Association

Australian Music Association is the industry body for the music products sector – wholesalers, manufacturers, retailers and associated services for musical instruments, pro audio, print music, lighting and computer music.

Controversial NSW Draft Stage 6 Music Syllabus

15th November 2024 NESA, the agency that develops NSW school syllabus documents and assessments, has released a draft revision of the stage 6 (year 11 & 12) Music Syllabus.

Tariffs Removed on Percussion

15th November 2024 The Australian Government has removed tariffs on all imports of Percussion products. The Nuisance Tariffs policy was developed to remove very low revenue tariff collection where there […]

Major review of broadcast spectrum

25th October, 2024 Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland has announced a process that will consider the future of broadcast spectrum in Australia, which could have implications for wireless audio devices.

AMA Awards 2024

18th October, 2024 The Australian Music Association Awards for 2024 were presented to four distinguished members of the music products industry on Tuesday at the Industry Leadership Summit in Sydney. […]

New Report: State of the Industry

17th October 2024 The Australian Music Association has produced a new report to add depth to the existing data and insights it provides for the music products industry in Australia. […]

New AMA President

17th October 2024 At the Australian Music Association’s Annual General Meeting for 2024, Megan Stapleton (Hal Leonard Australia) was elected President of the association. Outgoing President, Cameron Leitch, will be […]

Vale Robert Bramley

12th September, 2024 The Australian musical instrument industry lost a prominent member when Robert Bramley passed away on 19th August, 2024.

Quarterly Report: June 2024

19th August 2024 The latest in the AMA’s series of seasonal import reports aligns for the first time with the Fiscal Year (to June 30).

2024 AMA Awards: Open For Nominations

13th August 2024 The Australian Music Association will present awards recognising substantial and valued contributions and achievements in the Australian music products industry. The AMA will present three Awards categories, […]

Advocacy update: AMA gives evidence at government inquiries

30th July, 2024 The AMA has appeared twice at government inquiries in the past week, and met with important stakeholders on a range of issues. On 25th July Alex Masso […]