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TUESDAYS - ONLINE EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC CONCERTS - THE MAKE IT UP CLUB (MIUC)

Tune in every Tuesday evening for a curated YouTube concert of improvised and experimental music. MIUC has been presenting weekly curated experimental, improvised, and avant-garde music and sound happenings in Melbourne since 1998.

WEDNESDAYS - SOUND GALLERY SESSIONS - MONASH UNIVERSITY

A live-streamed concert series from the David Li Sound Gallery at Monash University to your home. Every Wednesday evening throughout April and May you can experience live concerts by acclaimed Australian musicians.

THURSDAYS - DOOMSDAY DISCO - THE DOLLAR BILL DARLINGS

Jonny Hawkins aka ‘Aunty Jonny’ is bringing his parties online, live streaming ‘Dooms Day’ disco parties from his living room. He has records, they are disco, you just dance!

FRIDAYS - VIRTUAL DANCE CLUB - ROOM 2 RADIO

Room 2 Radio is the dreamchild of three passionate Sydney party-goers aiming to bring the club to you. They aim to create Sydney’s first virtual club, with local Sydney DJs, disco lights and chatroom for those looking to socialize.

SATURDAYS - GHOST LIGHT OPERA - WEST AUSTRALIAN OPERA

Ghost Light Opera will celebrate Western Australian singers performing gorgeous arias spot lit on a darkened stage. West Australia Opera will release a Ghost Light Opera aria every Saturday at 7.30pm starting 28 March 2020.

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AMPLIFY 2020

A Blogspot festival that will be posting newly recorded pieces from sound artists around the world and they plan to continue to do so until the world situation has taken a decided turn for the better, no matter how long that may take.

CLASSIC LIVE - ABC

Live from the concert halls of Australia, you have the best seat in the house – from orchestral spectaculars to the most intimate performances. Choose between their "concert schedule" and check what is coming next or "listen again" to rediscover some of the concerts that had been already played.

SURRY HILLS LIVE

"Surry Hills Live" has moved the gigs online!! Created by The Surry Hill Creative Precinct, City of Sydney and Music for Trees to create and promote local live gigs in the suburb’s pubs. And now that everything has been canceled, you can find them here online.

LET'S GET PERSONAL - SELBY&FRIENDS AT HOME

Selby & Friends had filmed and recorded their scheduled May concert, 'Let's Get Personal' to be enjoyed now from home. A performance of Mozart, Beethoven and Dvořák.

MELBOURNE DIGITAL CONCERT HALL

MDCH is designed to support musicians and the Melbourne arts industry during these challenging times. Concerts will be performed once, at set times, as per traditional recitals, and will be professionally streamed. Tickets are sold online for the performance and all ticket money goes directly to the artists.

SYDNEY FESTIVAL PLAYLIST - SYDNEY FESTIVAL

Celebrate music with Sydney Festival artists and support Australian music. Every play adds up and each artist is paid when you listen to them.

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Knowing Your Value: Pricing your work with Sharpe Advisory

A roundtable discussion led by arts industry consultation experts on understanding how to appropriately value your artistic work, labour and creative product.

Tickets available for $25
Artist Pass holders get free access when they register
Reading the Signs and Endless Conversations

Reading the Signs and Endless Conversations

Free entry.
I Can't Sleep (Recording)

Recording of live performance on 12/03/2024 at The Flying Nun, Darlinghurst

Within the witching hour a solo performer entwines autobiographical stories and folklore to examine sleeplessness.

Tickets available for on-demand: $5
booking calendar upgrade

You may soon notice some changes to our booking calendar. For this upgrade to happen, our system will be experiencing planned maintenance until Sunday 4th February. During this time our calendar will not be accessible. Please contact [email protected] for any urgent needs or inquiries during this period of planned maintenance.

E-Learning

Do you have some time in your hands to upgrade your skills? webinars, workshops and tutorials online.
Visual Arts

Galleries and museums are using cyber-walls where to hang their artwork.
Theatre and Dance

The show must go on... and it is! Performing Artists continue to find ways to get to you.
Cinema and Literature

For those looking for advice about what to watch or what to read. Whenever and whatever you want but at home. Movies, books and Q&A
Arts Festival

Find out a way to keep jumping from one artist to another in one same place. Online art festivals will keep the flavour of an eclectic event where you can choose what you want to see: Music, theatre, Artist's Talks...
Keep Active

Who was going to tell you that now would be the best moment to start some exercise routines.

City of Sydney Creative Studios is home to creativity.

The City of Sydney Creative Studios is a new state-of-the-art cultural facility consisting of 30 spaces across 5 storeys in the Sydney CBD. Book a creative space now!
Our Spaces

Brand X offer a number of spaces for hire across Sydney to service independent performing, visual and music practitioners. Our spaces are affordable and offer a mix of shared open-plan studios or private rehearsal rooms with resources to support training, development or the creation of new work.
ESCAC Rehearsal Space - Darlinghurst

Rehearsal space for hire in Darlinghurst, Sydney for Performing Artists, Dance, Theatre practitioners preparing for production, training or building their creative practice as well as being a venue suitable for performances, events, classes and workshops.
What is Brand X?

Brand X is a not-for-profit arts organisation run by Artists for Artists who are in the business of making space for Artists by re-purposing under-utilised properties in Sydney so performing, recording and visual art communities can practice their craft.
TWT Visual Arts Studio – St Leonards

Brand X offers affordable, semi-permanent tenancy to visual artists, designers and craft practitioners in open-plan shared spaces and private enclosed studios.
L2.2: Rehearsal Space at CoSCS

Smaller of two rehearsal spaces at the City of Sydney Creative Studios, the space is designed for performing artists training or building their creative practice as well as being a venue suitable for auditions, classes and workshops.
L2.1: Rehearsal Space at CoSCS

Largest of two rehearsal spaces at the City of Sydney Creative Studios, the space accommodates performance based companies and collectives preparing for production. With a minimum 10 hour booking per day, this space provides exclusive access to allow for rehearsal mark-up and the use of sets/props for the duration of the weekly hire period.
Staff of Brand X

Read the profiles of our staff at Brand X.
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FLYING NUN PERFORMING ARTS RESIDENCY

The Flying Nun is a contemporary performing arts program at the East Sydney Community and Arts Centre in Darlinghurst that supports artists making new work and taking risks. Applications open now!

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