TURN UP! Sunshine Coast Music Industry Conference
Turn up, switch on and tune in as music industry achievers share their keys to success
Hostile Entertainment and the Sunshine Coast Creative Alliance are calling on musicians and musically-minded people from the Sunshine Coast region and Greater South East Queensland to TURN UP! Regardless of our occupation in the music industry, we all need a gig and we need people to TURN UP! So why not turn up to this free afternoon event of professional development, insights from leading industry achievers and performances from some of the region’s best talent? TURN UP! on Thursday the 23rd of October, 2014 to the Sunshine Coast Music Industry Conference, at the Sustainability Centre, TAFE Queensland East Coast Mooloolaba from 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm.
Music retailing legend, business book author and motivational speaker, Barry Bull, is excited to be opening the inaugural TURN UP! conference, with his keynote presentation “Take the Bull by the Horns”, based on his latest book of the same title.
The TURN UP! program also includes three music industry panels and showcase performances from some of the region’s best contemporary musicians. The panels are comprised of high profile industry professionals, offering their insights on topics of Song Writing, Product to Market and Music Business Matters.
Breaks between panels will be provided to enable attendees to interact, network and share whilst being entertained by some of the Sunshine Coast’s world-class artists: Van Larkins, Dubarray, Ayla, and Matt Stillert.
Registrations for the free half-day conference are filling quickly, with local musicians, agents, songwriters, managers, creative entrepreneurs, producers and music students amongst those already registered to attend. Registration is essential.
When: Thursday 23 October 2014 from 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm.
What: TURN UP! Sunshine Coast Music Industry Conference.
Where: Sustainability Centre, TAFE Queensland East Coast Mooloolaba, Lady Musgrave Drive, Mountain Creek.
Who: Keynote Speaker: Barry Bull.
Industry Experts: Kate Parsons Gadenne, Paul Curtis, Alan Buchan, Howard Duggan, Jeremy Neale, David Dean, Stacey Coleman, Pete Townson, Elliot Heinrich, Brett Gadenne, Tim Price, Sam Jones, Rhys Fox.
Panel Facilitators: Ant McKenna, Andrea Smith, Angie Dunbavan.
Showcase Performers: Van Larkins, Dubarray, Ayla, and Matt Stillert.
Contributing Organisations: Hostile Entertainment, Miss Music Biz, QMusic, Sunshine Coast Creative Alliance, Sunshine Coast Council, TAFE Queensland East Coast, The Regional Arts Development Fund.
