The Record: Australian Music On Wikipedia

(add rows)
(29 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 8: Line 8:


Through four edit-a-thon events across Australia, The Record will grow the low number of Wikipedia articles about Australian musicians, organisations and publications. Volunteers will be invited to be trained to edit, expand, and create new articles related to a diverse range of Australian music and musicians.
Through four edit-a-thon events across Australia, The Record will grow the low number of Wikipedia articles about Australian musicians, organisations and publications. Volunteers will be invited to be trained to edit, expand, and create new articles related to a diverse range of Australian music and musicians.
New articles have also been commissioned for publication outside of Wikipedia. These are being written by local music journalists about Australian musicians who aren't represented on Wikipedia yet, or who need better references.


See below for some of the many articles we have created and improved so far.
See below for some of the many articles we have created and improved so far.
Line 16: Line 18:
* [[The_Record:_Melbourne_Music_Week_Edit-a-thon|The Record: Melbourne Music Week Edit-a-thon]], Saturday 11 December 2021, 10am - 1pm, Collingwood Yards
* [[The_Record:_Melbourne_Music_Week_Edit-a-thon|The Record: Melbourne Music Week Edit-a-thon]], Saturday 11 December 2021, 10am - 1pm, Collingwood Yards
* [[The_Record:_Art_Music_Edit-a-thon|The Record: Australian Music Centre]], Friday 18 February 2022, 10am - 1pm, Online.
* [[The_Record:_Art_Music_Edit-a-thon|The Record: Australian Music Centre]], Friday 18 February 2022, 10am - 1pm, Online.
* [[The_Country_Record:_Australian_Music_Edit-a-thon|The Country Record: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon]], Thursday 17 March 2022, 2pm - 5pm, Online, [https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-country-record-australian-music-edit-a-thon-registration-262345481397 Register here]
* [[The_Country_Record:_Australian_Music_Edit-a-thon|The Country Record: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon]], Thursday 17 March 2022, 2pm - 5pm, Online.
* [[Geelong on the Record Wikipedia Edit-a-thon]], Saturday 30 April 2022, 10:30am - 2pm, Geelong Library & Heritage Centre.


==Partners==
==Partners==
Line 27: Line 30:
[https://australianmusicvault.com.au Australian Music Vault], [https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/ Australian Music Centre], [https://www.country.com.au/ Country Music Association of Australia] and [https://www.apraamcos.com.au/ APRA AMCOS].
[https://australianmusicvault.com.au Australian Music Vault], [https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/ Australian Music Centre], [https://www.country.com.au/ Country Music Association of Australia] and [https://www.apraamcos.com.au/ APRA AMCOS].


== 36 Articles Created ==
== 50+ Articles Created ==
<div style="columns:30ex auto">
<div style="columns:30ex auto">
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aarght_Records Aarght Records]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aarght_Records Aarght Records]
Line 40: Line 43:
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_J_Scullin Byron J Scullin]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_J_Scullin Byron J Scullin]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_Ties_(band) Cable Ties]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_Ties_(band) Cable Ties]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camille_Trail Camille Trail]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Sainsbury Christopher Sainsbury]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Sainsbury Christopher Sainsbury]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corduroy_Records Corduroy Records]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corduroy_Records Corduroy Records]
Line 46: Line 50:
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobe_Newton Dobe Newton]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobe_Newton Dobe Newton]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Griswold Erik Griswold]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Griswold Erik Griswold]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Coast_Music_Awards Gold Coast Music Awards]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halyna_Korin Halyna Korin]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halyna_Korin Halyna Korin]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_John_Curtin_Hotel The John Curtin Hotel]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_John_Curtin_Hotel The John Curtin Hotel]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juice_(Australian_magazine) Juice Magazine]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyna_Wilkins Keyna Wilkins]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyna_Wilkins Keyna Wilkins]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lachlan_Skipworth Lachlan Skipworth]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lachlan_Skipworth Lachlan Skipworth]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_Architecture Liquid Architecture]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_Architecture Liquid Architecture]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mace_Francis Mace Francis]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mihelakos Mary Mihelakos]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mihelakos Mary Mihelakos]
* [[w:Melbourne_Electronic_Sound_Studio|Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio]]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melody_Pool Melody Pool]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_magazines_published_in_Australia Music magazines published in Australia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Street_Press_of_Australia Music Street Press of Australia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Street_Press_of_Australia Music Street Press of Australia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Victoria Music Victoria]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Victoria Music Victoria]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mylee_Grace Mylee Grace]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadje_Noordhuis Nadje Noordhuis]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadje_Noordhuis Nadje Noordhuis]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat_Bartsch Nat Bartsch]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat_Bartsch Nat Bartsch]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nun_(band) Nun]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ovarian_Sisters The Ovarian Sisters]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ovarian_Sisters The Ovarian Sisters]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsnip_(band) Parsnip]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primo! Primo!]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Fox_(Australian_musician) Robin Fox]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Fox_(Australian_musician) Robin Fox]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room40 Room40]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room40 Room40]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseina_Boston Roseina Boston]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roza_Terenzi Roza Terenzi]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roza_Terenzi Roza Terenzi]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounds_Australia Sounds Australia]  
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounds_Australia Sounds Australia]  
Line 64: Line 79:
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinifex_Gum Spinifex Gum]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinifex_Gum Spinifex Gum]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_Level_(record_label) Spirit Level]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_Level_(record_label) Spirit Level]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Joel_Nuggett Stuart Joel Nuggett]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tijuana_Cartel_(band) Tijuana Cartel]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tijuana_Cartel_(band) Tijuana Cartel]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Curtain Tom Curtain]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Curtain Tom Curtain]
Line 69: Line 85:
</div>
</div>


== 22 Articles Improved ==
== 40+ Articles Improved ==
<div style="columns:30ex auto">
<div style="columns:30ex auto">
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_in_classical_music 2016 in classical music]
* [[w:19th_Helpmann_Awards|19th Helpmann Awards]]
* [[w:2016_in_classical_music|2016 in classical music]]
* [[w:2021_Music_Victoria_Awards|2021 Music Victoria Awards]]
* [[w:AIR_Awards_of_2021|AIR Awards of 2021]]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARIA_Hall_of_Fame ARIA Hall of Fame]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARIA_Hall_of_Fame ARIA Hall of Fame]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANU_School_of_Music ANU School of Music]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANU_School_of_Music ANU School of Music]
* [[w:Arts_Centre_Melbourne|Arts Centre Melbourne]]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_classical_music Australian classical music]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_classical_music Australian classical music]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Music_Centre Australian Music Centre]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Music_Centre Australian Music Centre]
* [[w:Byron_Bay_Bluesfest|Byron Bay Bluesfest]]
* [[w:Chrissy_Amphlett|Chrissy Amphlett]]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Edwardes Claire Edwardes]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Edwardes Claire Edwardes]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Robinson_(singer) Dan Robinson]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensemble_Offspring Ensemble Offspring]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensemble_Offspring Ensemble Offspring]
* [[w:Fanny_Lumsden|Fanny Lumsden]]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Riebl Felix Riebl]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Riebl Felix Riebl]
* [[w:Festival_of_Dangerous_Ideas|Festival of Dangerous Ideas]]
* [[w:Gene_Bradley_Fisk|Gene Bradley Fisk]]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gina_Williams Gina Williams]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gina_Williams Gina Williams]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gondwana_Choirs Gondwana Choirs]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gondwana_Choirs Gondwana Choirs]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamed_Sadeghi Hamed Sadeghi]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamed_Sadeghi Hamed Sadeghi]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Gifford Helen Gifford]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Gifford Helen Gifford]
* [[w:Helpmann_Award_for_Best_New_Australian_Work|Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work]]
* [[w:I_Am_Australian|I Am Australian]]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inpress Inpress]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inpress Inpress]
* [[w:James_Johnston_(Australian_musician)|James Johnston (Australian musician)]]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Bailey_(pianist) Judy Bailey]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Bailey_(pianist) Judy Bailey]
* [[w:List_of_Splendour_in_the_Grass_line-ups|List of Splendour in the Grass line-ups]]
* [[w:Luke_O'Shea|Luke O'Shea]]
* [[w:Magic_Dirt|Magic Dirt]]
* [[w:Matthew_Flinders_Girls_Secondary_College|Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College]]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Hindson Matthew Hindson]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Hindson Matthew Hindson]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mod_Con Mod Con]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mod_Con Mod Con]
* [[w:National_Indigenous_Music_Awards_2019|National Indigenous Music Awards 2019]]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison_City_Records Poison City Records]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison_City_Records Poison City Records]
* [[w:Port_Fairy_Folk_Festival|Port Fairy Folk Festival]]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.I.P_Society_Records R.I.P Society Records]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.I.P_Society_Records R.I.P Society Records]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rising_(arts_festival) Rising]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident_Advisor Resident Advisor]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident_Advisor Resident Advisor]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Hannaford Ross Hannaford]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Hannaford Ross Hannaford]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Greenaway Sally Greenaway]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Greenaway Sally Greenaway]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweethearts_(music_group) Sweethearts]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_Tomlinson Vanessa Tomlinson]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_Tomlinson Vanessa Tomlinson]
</div>
</div>


[https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/campaigns/the_record_australian_music_on_wikipedia/programs The project Dashboard is available here.]
[https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/campaigns/the_record_australian_music_on_wikipedia/programs The project Dashboard is available here.]
==Comissions==
* [https://www.australianmusicvault.com.au/music%20stories/read/silent%20jay/ Silent Jay by Will Brewster] - Published by Australian Music Vault.
* [https://www.australianmusicvault.com.au/music%20stories/read/lady%20lash/ Lady Lash by Rhianna Patrick] - Published by Australian Music Vault.
* Red Dust & Salt Water - Nola Lauch talks about her Jalgany project by Sosefina Fuamoli - Published in Rhythms magazine, Issue 312 July/Aug 2022, p48


==Contact==
==Contact==
Line 103: Line 146:
Illustration: [https://www.rubiired.com/ Rubii Red] is a proud Lama Lama woman from Cape York, QLD, but has grown up and live in Narm (Melbourne, VIC) majority of her life. She’s an artist, Twitch streamer, aspiring videographer and an activist, who uses her art to speak about important issues to her and her community.
Illustration: [https://www.rubiired.com/ Rubii Red] is a proud Lama Lama woman from Cape York, QLD, but has grown up and live in Narm (Melbourne, VIC) majority of her life. She’s an artist, Twitch streamer, aspiring videographer and an activist, who uses her art to speak about important issues to her and her community.


==Further reading==
==Further reading / Press==


* [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-10/wikipedia-editing-blitz-aims-to-boost-australian-music-profile/100686138 Wikipedia 'edit-a-thons' set to amplify Australian music scene's Wikipedia presence] - ABC, Dec 2021
* [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-10/wikipedia-editing-blitz-aims-to-boost-australian-music-profile/100686138 Wikipedia 'edit-a-thons' set to amplify Australian music scene's Wikipedia presence] - ABC, Dec 2021
Line 112: Line 155:
* [https://limelightmagazine.com.au/news/expanding-australian-musics-presence-on-wikipedia/ Expanding Australian music’s presence on Wikipedia] - Limelight, Feb 2022
* [https://limelightmagazine.com.au/news/expanding-australian-musics-presence-on-wikipedia/ Expanding Australian music’s presence on Wikipedia] - Limelight, Feb 2022
* [https://theviolinchannel.com/push-for-more-australian-music-on-wikipedia/ Push for More Australian Music on Wikipedia] - The Violin Channel, Feb 2022
* [https://theviolinchannel.com/push-for-more-australian-music-on-wikipedia/ Push for More Australian Music on Wikipedia] - The Violin Channel, Feb 2022
* [https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/the-record-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-18-february-2022 The Record: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon] -  Australian Music Centre, Feb 2022
* [https://anchor.fm/jonathan-graham58/episodes/Geelong-On-The-Record---Wikipedia-Editathon-e1gvs6p Geelong On The Record] - OCR FM, Apr 2021
* [https://fortemag.com.au/alice-ivy-jini-maxwell-and-wikimedia-australia-to-host-free-workshops-in-geelong/ Geelong On The Record – Wikipedia Editathon] - Forte, Apr 2021

Revision as of 05:16, 29 July 2022


Putting Australian music on the record – new Wikipedia projects aims to increase discoverability of Australian artists

Wikipedia is one of the most popular websites in the world. Its content is often the first to appear in web searches, yet if you searched for Beat magazine, National Indigenous Music Award nominee Stuart Joel Nuggett, or composer Robin Fox, none of these had Wikipedia entries up until recently.

Wikimedia Australia and the Australia Council for the Arts have partnered on a new project The Record - Australian Music on Wikipedia which aims to increase the visibility of Australian content on Wikipedia and make it easier for global audiences to discover great Australian music.

Through four edit-a-thon events across Australia, The Record will grow the low number of Wikipedia articles about Australian musicians, organisations and publications. Volunteers will be invited to be trained to edit, expand, and create new articles related to a diverse range of Australian music and musicians.

New articles have also been commissioned for publication outside of Wikipedia. These are being written by local music journalists about Australian musicians who aren't represented on Wikipedia yet, or who need better references.

See below for some of the many articles we have created and improved so far.

Read the full media release.

Events

Partners

Founding Partner

link=https://australiacouncil.gov.au/ Australia Council for the Arts

Event partners

Australian Music Vault, Australian Music Centre, Country Music Association of Australia and APRA AMCOS.

50+ Articles Created

40+ Articles Improved

The project Dashboard is available here.

Comissions

  • Silent Jay by Will Brewster - Published by Australian Music Vault.
  • Lady Lash by Rhianna Patrick - Published by Australian Music Vault.
  • Red Dust & Salt Water - Nola Lauch talks about her Jalgany project by Sosefina Fuamoli - Published in Rhythms magazine, Issue 312 July/Aug 2022, p48

Contact

Project Coordinator, James Gaunt: contact@wikimedia.org.au

Credits

Illustration: Rubii Red is a proud Lama Lama woman from Cape York, QLD, but has grown up and live in Narm (Melbourne, VIC) majority of her life. She’s an artist, Twitch streamer, aspiring videographer and an activist, who uses her art to speak about important issues to her and her community.

Further reading / Press

Discuss this page