FACE THE MUSIC
16 & 17 November, 2012 – the Arts Centre, Melbourne
Featuring Key Guest Speakers Martin Atkins (USA) and Almudena Heredero (SPAIN)
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
The music industry will come together for one of the most important events on the Victorian music calendar, when the annual non-profit music summit Face the Music returns to the Arts Centre for its fifth year on Friday 16th and Saturday 17th November, 2012.
The two day event plays host to a smorgasbord of local and international industry professionals, and in partnership with Melbourne Music Week once more, will see this year’s key speakers including renowned US label owner, entrepreneur, artist and educator Martin Atkins and Primavera Sound Festival’s Almudena Heredero.
A member of Public Image Ltd, working with artists like Nine Inch Nails and Ministry, Martin Atkins has drawn on his three decades of music business experience to help artists striving to succeed on their own terms in a challenging music industry. Author of the influential 2007 book Tour:Smart And Break the Band – consequently named “the ultimate touring manual” by Mojo Magazine, Martin has been the highlight at recent conferences SXSW, Warped Tour, CMJ and New Music Seminar, sharing his unique perspective not only on where the music industry is currently, but where it is going in the future.
Founder of international arts consultancy Followspot, Almudena Heredero represents Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona, one of the largest and most important festivals in Europe with an attendance of over 100,000 people in recent years. Also as one of the creators of the highly successful Barcelona music conference PrimaveraPro and organiser of the Sounds of Spain roadshow, Almudena will share what’s currently trending in Europe, reveal music business opportunities for Australian artists and music businesses and the best way to approach the European market.
Delivering it’s finest year yet of networking, panel sessions and exclusive one-on-one business opportunities, Face The Music 2012 will cover topics including tour management, music release strategies, making inroads in the USA, crowd funding and music in film and TV. Offering an insight into the ideas and minds behind some of Australia’s most inspiring music industry heavyweights, don’t miss the opportunity to hear from Australian industry experts Fergus Linehan (Vivid, Sydney), Jerome Borazio (Laneway Festival, 1000 Pound Bend), Leigh Treweek (Street Press Australia), Jaddan Comerford (The Staple Group), Johann Ponniah (I OH YOU), Hannah Fox (Supplefox), Patrick Donovan (Music Victoria), Helen Marcou (SLAM), Henry Wagons and more than 100 other music industry leaders yet to be announced.
Promising even more unique networking opportunities, this years event also introduces the official Mentor Lounge, a co-ordinated platform where you can rub shoulders with industry leaders keen to hear your ideas, provide advice and discuss relevant issues facing music industry development today.
Offering presentations, discussions, networking, live music, practical workshops and the hottest tips and tools to give your music career the edge, Face The Music 2012 provides a not to be missed platform for professional and creative career development, whether you are looking to start up your music career or you are a seasoned music pro.
With tickets on sale now from www.facethemusic.org.au, be sure to get in early to avoid missing out. At just $45 ($30 concession) for one day or $70 ($50 concession) for two days, Face The Music is the best value for money conference in the country.
Face The Music 2012 INFORMATION AND REGISTRATIONS available via
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List of Speakers:
Adam Jankie (Illusive)
Adam Lane (GEA Interactive)
Adrian Basso (CBAA)
Adrian Marchesani (Standard Publishing)
AJ Maddah (Soundwave/Harvest Festival)
Alastair Burns (Jordie Lane)
Alex Zaccaria (Bolster Music)
Almudena Heredero (Primavera Sound)
Amanda Brotchie (Not Drowning Waving/Hire Wire Films)
Andie Reid (Tour Manager)
Angie Hart
Ashley Admiral (Planning & Environment Advisor)
Ben O’Connor (Twerps)
Ben Strong (GI & Sanicki Lawyers)
Bernadette Ryan (BRM)
Brian Taranto (Love Police)
Cael Fenby (Destroy All Lines)
Cate Carr (Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing)
Charles Jenkins (Push Songs/Shopfront Songs)
Chet Faker
Chris Gough (Native Tongue Music Publishing)
Chris Johnson (AMRAP)
Christie Eliezer (Senior Music Industry Journalist)
Claire Collins (Bossy Music)
Con Kalamaras (APRA|AMCOS)
Dan Rosen (ARIA)
Daniel Petchey (Can’t Say/Purple Sneakers)
Daniel Randell (Music SA)
Darren Levins (FasterLouder/Mess+Noise)
Darren Sanicki (GI & Sanicki Lawyers)
Dave Ruby Howe (Triple J Unearthed)
David Barrett (Laundry Bar/Tour Manager)
David Bridie
Dean Ormston (APRA|AMCOS)
Dom Alessio (Home and Hosed – Triple J)
Doug Wallen (Mess+Noise)
Dylan Michel (Wooshie/This Thing)
Edwin Tehrani (New World Artists)
Eric Moore (King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard)
Fergus Linehan (Vivid, Sydney)
Forrester Savell (Producer)
Frank Rodi (APRA|AMCOS)
Gareth Parton (Producer)
Gordon Anderson (Music SA)
Graham Bidstrup (Buzz Management)
Gregg Donovan (Wonderlick Entertainment)
Guy Blackman (Twerps)
Helen Marcou (SLAM)
Ian Jorgensen (Camp A Low Hum)
Indra Adams (Singhala Music)
Jaddan Comerford (The Staple Group)
Jane Gazzo (Max TV)
Janelle Johnstone (3PBS)
Jaymz Clements (jmag)
Jerome Borazio (Get Notorious)
Jess Cornelius (Teeth and Tongue)
Jess McGuire (3RRR)
Jimi Maroudas (Producer)
Johann Ponniah (I OH YOU)
John Lee (Mountains In The Sky)
Dr Kate Shaw (University of Melbourne)
Johnny Moretti (Johnny Rock & The Limits)
Julian Hewitt (Media Arts Lawyers)
Justin Heazlewood (The Bedroom Philosopher)
Karl Richter (Level Two Music)
Katie Lio (BigPond Music/MOG)
Kimbra
Kirsty Brown (MusicNSW)
Leesa Ellem (Tour Manager)
Leigh Treweek (Street Press Australia)
Luke Logemann (UNFD)
Maggie Collins (Golden District Management/Triple J)
Marcus Teague (The Vine/Single Twin)
Mark Seymour
Mark Smith (Music NT)
Mark Wallace (Weddings Parties Anything)
Martin Atkins (US label owner, entrepreneur & author)
Martin Boulton (The Age EG)
Mary Mihelakos (Stage Mothers/Aussie BBQ/The Age EG)
Matthew Minchin (Department of Sustainability)
Meg Williams (AAM)
Michael Barclay (Weddings Parties Anything)
Michael Tucak (Creative|Legal)
Mick Thomas (Weddings Parties Anything)
Millie Millgate (Sounds Australia)
Moira McKenzie (GI & Sanicki Lawyers)
Nicci Reid (Sugar Mountain)
Nicholas Jones (Tone Deaf)
Nick O’Byrne (AIR/BIGSOUND)
Nick Yates (UNFD)
Patrick Donovan (Music Victoria)
Paul Thomas (Weddings Parties Anything)
Peter Bayliss (MusicACT)
Quincy McLean (SLAM/Bakehouse Studios/Blue Ruin)
Rebecca Reato (Deathproof PR)
Rebecca Young (Artist Voice)
Roger Field (Live Nation)
Ross Mueller (Playwright/Geelong Courthouse ARTS)
Rowan Robinson (No Dice Management)
Ryan McLerie (House VS Hurricane)
Sam Thompson (MCM Media)
Sarah-Jane Wentzki (APRA|AMCOS)
Scott Horscroft (EMI/Producer)
Scotty McKenzie (Premier Artists)
Assoc. Prof. Shane Homan (Monash University)
Shane O’Donohue (Street Press Australia)
Simon Winkler (3RRR)
Sophia Brous (Brous)
Sophie Kirov (Tour Manager)
Stacey Piggot (Two Fish Out of Water)
Stephen Wade (Select Music)
Steven Schram (Producer)
Stu Harvey (Short Fast Loud – Triple J/Shock Records)
Stu Mackenzie (King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard)
Taryn Stenvei (Beat Magazine)
Tom Fraser (Big Scary)
Tom Johannesen (Fetch Agency)
Tom Supple (Supplefox/Melbourne Festival)
Van Walker
Vanessa Bassili (Little Old Me Publicity)
Wil Burston (Tour Manager)
Yasmin Naghavi (Media Arts Lawyers)
Zac Abroms (Viceroyalty)
With More To Be Announced…