Music fan Jessica Michalik, who was crushed to death at a Limp Bizkit performance at the Big Day Out in Sydney in 2001, has had a fund named in her honour by the festival's organisers. The Big Day Out will honour the memory of Jessica with The Jessica Michalik Contemporary Music Endowment which will be funded on an ongoing basis and administered through Australian Performing Right Aassociation - with the aim of helping aspiring songwriters and artists.
A $10,000 grant is being made available to people aged 18-24 years of age. APRA CEO Brett Cottle said "We hope that the endowment will honour Jessica's life in a meaningful way, and are very pleased that her memory will be linked forever to the vibrant musical life of this country."
The award will be presented twice a year. The first recipient will be named at the APRA Professional Development Awards in 2004.