UnConvention Brisbane connects local indie music scene to the world
In less than two weeks, UnConvention Brisbane will bring together some of independent music’s most innovative thinkers to discuss the future of the music industry and strategies for building up our local scene.
Held 12-13 June 2010 at The Edge in Brisbane’s South Bank precinct, the weekend event will comprise panel discussions and networking events focussed around creating sustainable careers within the music industry.
Over 30 key participants from the local independent music scene will appear as guest speakers, including Andrew Stafford (author of Pig City), Paul Curtis (Regurgitator manager / Valve Records founder), Graham Ashton (BIGSOUND executive programmer) and Kellie Lloyd (Screamfeeder bassist and vocalist / Q Music project officer).
Musicadium will also host a panel called “Music as a Product.”
The event will connect Brisbane to independent music scenes across the globe; recent UnConventions have taken place in India, Netherlands, the UK and Colombia. UnConvention UK co-founder, Jeff Thompson, is thrilled by the calibre of speakers appearing at the Brisbane event and the relevance of the program to independent music makers globally: “We’re really excited at the prospect of an UnConvention in Brisbane, which will be our fourth international event, following India, the Netherlands and Colombia. What’s particularly exciting for me is there seems to be some interesting parallels with the music scene in Brisbane and the one here in Manchester: truly vibrant and independent, with a real grass roots impetus. I think a lot of the ideas that come out of Brisbane could be just as applicable to what we’re doing here, and vice versa – in fact, we’re finding that to be the case in a lot of places, from Belfast to Medellin.
The program and calibre of speakers is fantastic, and there will undoubtedly be some innovative and vital insight for artists and music practitioners looking to further their careers. With future UnConventions coming up in Argentina, Brazil, Germany, China and the US, as well as here in the UK, it’s amazing to have the Brisbane scene as part of this ever-growing international community.”
UnConvention Brisbane is a grassroots-led music conference for independent promoters, labels, entrepreneurs, writers, technologists, innovators and artists. The goal of UnConvention Brisbane is to bring together like-minded individuals to discuss the future of independent music and how it will develop and flourish in the technological age.
Access to both days costs $20, and tickets are available via OzTix. For full program details, visit www.unconventionbrisbane.com. In addition to the conference program, a free, all ages public showcase concert will be held at The Edge on Saturday June 12 from 6.30pm, featuring hip-hop/roots collective Laneous and the Family Yah, folk act Lion Island, electronic pop trio Hunz, and indie rock band The Cairos.
More Info:
W: www.unconventionbrisbane.com
T: www.twitter.com/unconventionoz
F: www.facebook.com/unconventionbrisbane
E: unconventionbrisbane@gmail.com
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