Zoe Moffatt
Macedon Ranges musicians are being connected with event organisers through a new webpage.
Macedon Ranges council announced the launch on March 28, and said the online directory would make it easier for organisers to find local talent.
Community director Maria Weiss said THE council-supported initiative was created after “significant response by local artists to perform at a Council event last year.
“We have an abundance of extremely talented musicians in our shire and this is another way that we give them a platform to be seen and heard,” she said.
“It’s a convenient yet simple initiative that we hope will lead to an economic boost for our music industry [and] artists that have done it tough during the pandemic.”
Kyneton resident James MacDonald features on the page with his band The Amazing Valentinos.
Mr MacDonald said the band formed two years ago in COVID-19 and had their first performance cancelled because of the pandemic.
“I think it’s a great idea,” he said.
“It’s great both ways, helps people organise a function and gives the bands some work.”
“It’s good that this is another initiative to get bands advertised in Macedon Ranges.”
Fellow Macedon Ranges resident King Maxwell from the The Vintage Blues Machine agrees that the webpage is a good way to advertise local bands.
“[We can get bookings from] links on facebook, YouTube, SoundCloud, word of mouth … most of the work we do is from us contacting places directly,” King Maxwell said.
“Being on databases … is pretty useful … [and it’s] good there’s another way we can promote our business.”
The webpage allows musicians to be searched and found by genre and often provides links to videos of their performances.
Details: bit.ly/3m5r9Wn
