Fred Smith's online biography shows he has spent the past 15 years travelling the world working on peace-keeping missions in Afghanistan and the south Pacific, touring in America as a musician and travelling the Australian festival circuit.

After becoming Prime Minister for the second time, Kevin Rudd pledged $560,000 to be spent across three years to set up and operate a national office dedicated to live music.

Other ambassadors include the Hoodoo Gurus' Dave Faulkner (NSW), Katie Noonan (QLD) and Matt Lambert from the Hilltop Hoods (SA).

Smith was the first Australian diplomat to be posted to Urozgan in July 2009 and was the subject of the film Bougainville Sky about his time in the war-torn islands of the south Pacific where his work as a musician and broadcaster contributed to the first unarmed peace-keeping force.

Fraser MP Andrew Leigh, who named Smith as north Canberra's ambassador, said live music had always been a great feature of Canberra's community spirit.

''From pub bands to the National Folk Festival, ours is a city that loves its music,'' Mr Leigh said.

Guerilla musician Alison Procter has called for more family friendly live music spots in Canberra. Procter traditionally turns up to public places to play music without ACT government approval.

The 37-year-old is part of a group of musicians hoping for the shackles on live music in the territory, and nationally, to be loosened.