MusicNSW
With Artists. For Culture. From the Ground Up. MusicNSW is the peak body for contemporary music in New South Wales.
Since 1998, MusicNSW have been united by a single purpose: to see NSW artists and music communities grow together. But as the organisation evolved, its identity hadn’t kept pace. Their brand said government body, not trailblazing grassroots organisation. It didn’t reflect the communities they champion, the programs they run, or the people they fight for. MusicNSW engaged us to change that, building a new brand identity and website that truly represents who they are, and makes it easier for NSW artists and industry workers to find the support, connections and opportunities they need.
Our strategy was grounded in a simple truth: music communities form a living, connected ecosystem. They grow, collide, fragment and reform. The new identity needed to move the same way.
The logomark sits at the heart of this. The NSW acronym is rendered in fluid, circular forms, a deliberate choice that speaks to the connections between communities stretched across the state. It’s confident and contemporary, signalling clearly: this is a music organisation built by artists, for artists.
That same fluidity carries through the entire brand system. Evolving, organic forms flex as dynamic graphic elements across every output, never rigid, always alive. Anchoring it all is a typography treatment that makes a quiet but knowing nod to cut-and-paste gig flyer culture, threading DIY music heritage through a polished, modern identity.
Go to MusicNSW.com
Year
2026
Service
Branding, Motion, Digital
Sector
Arts & Culture

Our strategy was grounded in a simple truth: music communities form a living, connected ecosystem. They grow, collide, fragment and reform. The new identity needed to move the same way.


Anchoring it all is a typography treatment that makes a quiet but knowing nod to cut-and-paste gig flyer culture, threading DIY music heritage through a polished, modern identity.









Rebranding an organisation like ours is a complex undertaking - we were not just refreshing a logo, but attempting to capture the energy of an entire sector and reflect our place within it. Studio 3AM got this from day one. They came to the work with genuine curiosity, asked the right questions, and brought a creative sensibility that felt alive and dynamic, rather than off the shelf. The result across visual identity, tone of voice and website is something we’re proud to put in front of artists, audiences, music businesses, policymakers and other partners.
Joe Muller
Managing Director, MusicNSW






Studio 3AM
Creative Direction: Jonathan Key, Marty Luther
Design & Art Direction: Mike Spiteri, Julia Favaloro
Motion Design: Hanseul Lee
Web Design: Mike Spiteri, Nicole Ho
Web Development: Jeremy Liu
Project Management: Ria Gibson
Fonts Used
ALT Picaro by ALT.TF
Inter by Rasmus Andersson