Breakthrough Indigenous contemporary music pilot initiative

 “(The) Breakthrough Program has been the most important break in our music career so far.”
- Thomas Busby of Busby Marou, 2009 Breakthrough recipient

Breakthrough

The Breakthrough program provides funding to emerging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians and bands to produce a high quality recording of original tracks, suitable for broadcasting and commercial release. The program aims to provide greater exposure for the talent and creativity of Indigenous musicians as well as increase national and international audiences for Australian Indigenous contemporary music.

Breakthrough will fund up to $25,000 per successful applicant for eligible costs to help produce a high quality recording of their original tracks. Funding is available for two successful applicants.

Breakthrough is one of the outcomes of the Indigenous Contemporary Music Action Plan.

The Minister for the Arts opened applications for Round 3 of Breakthrough on 12 September 2011.

Apply to Breakthrough

Round 3 of the Breakthrough program has now closed.

For more information phone 02 6210 2860 or email contemporary.music@pmc.gov.au

Funding for Breakthrough in 2011 is provided by the Indigenous Culture Support program.