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	'Dream Sown In Dusty Outback' Herald Sun "Travelling the dusty windswept back roads of Australian in a Kombi many years ago, Australian musician John Butlet and his wife, Danielle Caruana, had a dream. As they whiled away the hours driving from gig to gig, they talked about setting up a grants program for young musicians and budding band managers." CLICK TO DOWNLOAD

	'Grants Scope Widens" Koori Mail "The 2008round of the JB Seed Arts Grants Program is now open and this year includes more oppotunities for Indigenous artists. Indigenous musicians and artists can apply to three general catergories as well a new one especially designed for them. Indigienous Recording" - CLICK TO DOWNLOAD

	'SOMETHING WORTH INVESTING IN' The Music network In 2005, John Butler, his partner Danielle Caruana and the JB Seed Crew launched The JB Seed Grant Program to give aspiring Australian artists a chance to fully realise their dreams. Since its inception, the program has received almost a thousand applications for its various grants and last year, expanded to offer around twenty lucky managers the chance to attend an intensive three-day workshop in Katoomba, NSW - CLICK TO DOWNLOAD

	Danielle Caruana & John Butler The Australian Finacial Review "You've either made it or you're struggling in this industry; it's very polarised in that way, and it's also fickle," Caruana says. "We wanted to help bridge that gap". - CLICK TO DOWNLOAD

	'IT'S ABOUT GIVING A LITTLE BACK' ROLLING STONE ARTICLE "While things have gone well for John Butler in the last few years, he remembers how hard it wwas starting out - enough to lend a helping hand to people in that position now." - CLICK TO DOWNLOAD PDF

	'PLANTING THE SEED' J-MAG ARTICLE "Prior to the release of his new album, John Butler invited jmag to join him at one of the many projects funded by his JB Seed program. While there, we spoke to him and partner Danielle Caruana about how they want to affect the world around them, where John sees his music going and how the next album’s looking. " - CLICK TO DOWNLOAD PDF

	RECORDED INTERVIEW WITH JOHN BUTLER AVAILABLE FOR USE HERE (please note this was for the 2005 grant round, new interview available soon) Click here to download interview in MP3 format.

Archive Press Releases
	Current press release: The JB Seed Grant Program 2007 11 09 07 - JB Seed 2007 success applicants final Current press release regarding Management Workshop