Unlock Your
Creative Potential:
Practical Toolkits for Music Creatives

Step-by-step free guides and resources to support your creative journey—whether you’re starting out or levelling up.

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Supporting Emerging Music Creatives

Designed as early-stage resources to break down barriers to knowledge and provide processes in clear, practical and actionable steps.

Flexible and Self Paced Options

Use the toolkits at your own speed—work through all six steps or focus on the sections that align with where you are right now.

Real-World Advice

Each toolkit is full of insights and guidance that has been developed with input from experienced creatives, artists, industry professionals, and community leaders to provide real-world advice and strategies.

Additional Resources and Templates

Each toolkit has a number of additional resources and templates that are downloadable to support you on your creative journey and enable you to practically apply your learnings

Community Support

More than just a guide, you can book a 1:1 support session with EMC if you need further guidance, feedback, or just a fresh perspective.

Designed for Growth

These toolkits don’t just help you get started-they support you with the mindset, strategies, and tools to grow your creative projects authentically and sustainably.

Starting a party can feel like a big step (and a rewarding one), but party & event producers Isa (DJ, Event Curator/Producer), Talia (DIY Event Producer) & Yang (Manager, Agent) show us that building a successful event comes down to taking risks, being creative, and fostering strong community bonds. This toolkit blends practical advice from Isa’s experiences running Athletica, alongside Talia and Yang’s real-world learnings from organising community-focused events and navigating the challenges of DIY spaces.

     
  1. Start with a Vision: What type of community do you want to grow?
  2. Intentional Line-Ups: Collaboration & Curation
  3. Finding and Pitching to the Right Venue
  4. Managing Money and Risks Effectively
  5. Marketing and Social Media: Creating Authentic Engagement
  6. Prioritising Accessibility and Safety
  7. Rules & Regs: Legal & Compliance Requirements ​
  8. Risk Management: Preparing for the Unexpected
  9. Sustainable Event Production
  10. Embracing Uncertainty

Alongside the toolkit we have provided the Event Planning Canvas plus additional templates and resources, these have been designed to support you through every step of the way, whether you're throwing your first party or looking to level up your next event.

Starting as an emerging creative is both exciting and daunting. The journey requires balancing creative vision, financial planning, project management and developing meaningful connections with community and audiences. Drawing insights from experienced creators like Jamz Supernova from EMC’s podcast EMCAST and Elijah from his Yellow Squares Live talks last year presented by EMC, Toolkit #1 covers six essential areas for creative development:

  1. Define Your Identity: Trust the Process
  2. Self-Sufficiency: Take Charge
  3. Build Community: Connect and Grow
  4. Goal Setting: Focus & Adapt
  5. Embrace Feedback: Learn and Refine
  6. Financial Focus: Build Gradually ​

At the core of the first toolkit is the Creative Development Canvas—a practical tool that enables creatives to map out goals, track progress, and strategically shape their creative path in a structured way.

The "Foundations for DIY Creatives" and "Start the Party, Build the Community" toolkits are available for free now.

Additional toolkits in the series will be released throughout 2025.
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EMC’s Toolkits are supported by the Australian government through Music Australia and the NSW Government through Sound NSW

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