About the Australian Music Association
AMA profile
The Australian Music Association is the trade body for the music products industry, representing wholesalers, manufacturers, retailers and associated services for musical instruments, pro audio, print music, lighting and computer music products.Membership of the Association is now at an all time high as the AMA works to help members build their businesses pro-actively and profitably.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is elected each September at the AGM, and directs the affairs of the Association.
|
2011/12 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President: Bernie Capicchiano - Musico Vice President: Richard Snape - AMPD Treasurer: Tony Burn - The Resource Corporation Committee: Mark Amory - Yamaha Music Australia Brendan Callinan - Roland Corporation
Dominic Disisto - Holden Hill Music
Peter Trojkovic - CMI Music & Audio Rob Walker - Allans+Billy Hyde Greg McNamara - Dynamic Music |
There are 3 classes of membership:
1. Wholesale
Manufacturers, importers and/or distributors of music products
2. Retail
Retailers of music products, that supply directly to the public or the end-user
If you're not sure which of the above categories best describes your business, the key factor is that the principal activity of your business will determine the class approved. In other words, if the majority of your revenue comes from selling musical instruments to the general public, then you are a retailer. If the majority of your revenue comes from selling music products to retailers, then you are wholesaler.
3. Associate
Businesses or individuals whose activities are seen to relate to the music products industry but which fall neither into the above wholesale or retail classes. Associate members include piano tuners, private music studios, software developers and other active music bodies, such as TOAN or ABODA.
Join the AMA
The AMA has a Secretariat office, headed by Glenys Gijsbers and her team at Stockdale ACS, who administer all of the above programmes.
Your membership of the Association will assist in the growth of a united and effective representative body as well as provide members access to useful services.
The Australian Music Association exists to do those things which members individually are unable to do
The Association’s magazine has continued to grow in prominence throughout Australia, and has been enthusiastically embraced by the industry and musicians, professional and amateur. The current issue is featured on our home page and can be seen in more detail, along with back issues, at the Australian Musician website. Click on the heading above or the link to the left to go there.
The music products industry website - www.australianmusic.asn.au
This website was originally posted in 1998 and now attracts more than 7,000 unique visitors a week. It provides a search facility for 'find a product' and 'find a retailer', as well general information of relevance to the music products industry, Australian Musician articles and features, and a secured members only page which accesses industry statistics and other member benefits.
Member benefits
Merchant fee deal
The Commonwealth Bank offers AMA members a very competitive rate for merchant fees on credit card transactions. Already more than a third of members take advantage of it .. presumably because it was a better deal than they had before. The Commonwealth Bank has also entered an Alliance Partnership with the AMA to offer range of banking services, including a free financial health check.
Tailored business insurances
Aon, one of the largest insurance companies in the world, offers a range of unique insurance packages to AMA members, which are tailored for the specific needs of retailers and wholesalers in the music products industry. More information is provided in the new member welcome pack or members can enquire from the AMA directly on info@australianmusic.asn.au
Currency exchange services
AFEX offers AMA members a pro-active currency exchange service at competitive rates. 'Pro-active' means they can advise when the best time is likely to be to make the exchange to get the best rate.
Music Makes The Difference brochures
Follow this link for a sample of brochures designed to raise awareness in the community of the proven benefits a music education can bring. These are sold at a breakeven price to cover printing, post and packing. Click here to download an order form.
Follow this link for a sample of brochures designed to raise awareness in the community of the proven benefits a music education can bring. These are sold at a breakeven price to cover printing, post and packing. Click here to download an order form.
Travel and accommodation
Access to corporate rates through ShowGroup, one of the largest corporate travel services, specialising in the entertainment sector. This includes a free membership to AVIS Preferred, for free upgrades where available, and no joining fee for joining the Qantas Club.
Industry statistics
Each year the AMA reviews the import statistics for music products and produces a comprehensive analysis widely used in the industry for business planning. The AMA now has a body of data going back to 1995. The AMA has also worked extensively with the Australian Bureau of Statistics to ensure more accurate product dissections making the data more reliable.
Each year the AMA reviews the import statistics for music products and produces a comprehensive analysis widely used in the industry for business planning. The AMA now has a body of data going back to 1995. The AMA has also worked extensively with the Australian Bureau of Statistics to ensure more accurate product dissections making the data more reliable.
The data is reported against a calendar year, enabling it to be easily compared with international markets.
This report is available exclusively to AMA members.
Soft copy of the annual reports are posted in the Members section of this website.
Research into the relationship between music and the brain
There is a wealth of research data showing the positive correlation between active music making and brain development in children and young people, and between active music making, and health and wellbeing in adults and young people. The AMA keeps an active watch for new research and can provide relevant information on request.
Australian Music Trade News
The AMA publishes a monthly e-newsletter called Australian Music Trades News to help keep members informed about activities and up to date with industry news. Back copies are stored in the Members section.
The AMA is a member of the International Coalition of Music Products Associations and has developed valuable affiliations with many music products industry associations around the world including:
NAMM
The AMA is proud to have an excellent working relationship with the NAMM - the International Music Products Association, based in the US. NAMM is the organiser of the highly successful Winter NAMM and Summer NAMM product shows, which attract many thousands of visitors from around the world. It is also the driver behind highly successful market development programs, several of which they have facilitated for Australia.
The AMA is proud to have an excellent working relationship with the NAMM - the International Music Products Association, based in the US. NAMM is the organiser of the highly successful Winter NAMM and Summer NAMM product shows, which attract many thousands of visitors from around the world. It is also the driver behind highly successful market development programs, several of which they have facilitated for Australia.
MIA
The Music Industries Association is a UK trade association, the only one servicing and representing the interests of all UK businesses selling musical instruments and associated products.
MIAC
The Music Industries Association of Canada (MIAC) is a national, non-profit trade association representing Canadian manufacturers, distributors and retailers of musical instruments and accessories, keyboards, sound reinforcement products and published music.
BDMH
National Association of German Musical Instruments Manufacturers, representing German manufacturers of bowed, woodwind, brass, reed, fretted and percussion