Yamaha Music Australia Announces Recipients of Main Stage Grant
The three artists take home $5,000 cash and $5,000 in Yamaha instruments.
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Back in October, Yamaha Music Australia announced the Main Stage Grant, a new initiative created to help support the next generation of Australian music superstars by giving them all the tools they need to succeed in the music industry.
Musicians and artists from across Australia could enter in one of three categories – bands, singer-songwriters and music producers – with the recipients receiving a $5,000 cash prize plus a further $5,000 worth of Yamaha instruments.
Today, the recipients of the grant have been revealed, with Sydney art-folk/indie rock duo Beryl (band category), producer and multi-instrumentalist Dylan Atlantis (songwriter category) and rising First Nations electronic artist Moss (producer category) the first artists to be awarded the Main Stage Grant.
“For the first year of Main Stage we had an overwhelming response, it really showed how strong Australian music is right now,” said Mitch Kelly from Yamaha Music Australia. “The talent coming through is next level and I’m incredibly proud of every artist who submitted their work. Picking recipients wasn’t easy at all, but it ended up being one of the most rewarding projects I’ve worked on. I’m proud we get to back these artists doing such great work.”
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All three artists are excited to be recipients of Yamaha Music Australia’s Main Stage Grant.
“We’re really grateful to be receiving the Yamaha Main Stage Grant, as it will give us a huge help in independently funding our third album in the new year,” says Beyrl. “We’re also super excited to expand our live setup with Yamaha gear!”
Dylan Atlantis adds, “Receiving the Yamaha Main Stage Grant is a huge honour and very affirming to my creative vision. It is a huge boost that will help me expand my artillery as a songwriter and producer which is extremely exciting. The Yamaha products I am most excited to bring into my setup would be a Yamaha SG1820 and a Reface CS synth. Thank you again Yamaha!”
Moss commented, “Yamaha gear has been a foundational part of my workflow for years and this is a huge step forward in expanding the quality and precision of my setup. I’m such a fan of the HS8 monitors when I’ve come across them in studios and that excited to bring this kind of accuracy into my home studio to experiment with some new tech! It isn’t just about the equipment though — it’s about feeling backed in my artistic journey and I’m just so grateful to receive this. I cannot wait to dive into new creative possibilities to keep growing, experimenting and level up how I’m sharing my music.”
