UnConvention Brisbane 2010 Program
UnConvention Brisbane 2010 will comprise five main sessions addressing music as a service; music as a product; music and media; music, technology and entrepreneurialism and; music as culture as they relate to independent music in Brisbane and Australia.
Each panel will be curated by a young music ‘professional’ who was asked to hand pick a dream-team of innovators involved with independent music in Australia.
Panel sessions will function as facilitated discussion between invited panelists and conference attendees with the explicit understanding that attendees have as much to offer each other by way of practical support, ideas and opportunities as the panelists.
The program for the weekend is as follows:
Saturday June 12, 2010
9:00–10:00 Sign-In
10:00 – Music as a Service
Manager of the John Steel Singers, Skinny Jean, DZ and presenter on Triple J, Maggie Collins will be discussing how to independently perform, promote, manage, tour and sell music as a service with:
- Rick Chazan (KOOKS.BIZ founder / manager of The Boat People and Dan Parsons)
- Kathleen Hore (Publicist with Secret Service)
- Nick Smethurst (Promoter with In Finland and member of Lion Island, Epithets;)
- Sam Beck (Lick It Media)
- Jesse Barbera (Fans Group)
- Nick Braban (Owner of Bar Soma)
13:00 – Music as a Product
Tim Price and Sarah Hamilton of Brisbane based digital distributor Musicadium will ask if, what and how music can be sold (or traded) as a product with:
- Simon Homer (Plus One Records)
- Blair Hughes (Founder of Brisbane Sounds)
- Sally McPherson (Music Lawyer)
- Shayne Locke (Cowbell Digital Music)
- Jaymis Loveday (Create Digital Video)
15:00 – Music, Technology and Entrepreneurialism
General manager of the Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR), Nick O'Byrne will consider some innovative ways to build your own career around music and technology with:
- Julian Hewitt (Music Lawyer and Label Owner)
- Lawrence English (Composer and Media Artist)
- Stephen Green (music entrepreneur)
- Hans van Vliet (musician, Hunz)
18:00 – SAE Institute Presents the UnConvention Brisbane Free, All-Ages Showcase
- 18:30 - Hunz
- 19:25 - Lion Island
- 20:20 - The Cairos
- 21:15 - Laneous & The Family Yah
10:30 - Close
Sunday June 13, 2010
10:00 – Networking Session
13:00 – Music and Media
Music journalist and blogger Andrew McMillen will discuss the opportunities for mixing a passion for music with blogging, journalism, radio, marketing, publicity and other shady practices with:
- Paul Curtis (Founder of Valve Records and manager of Regurgitator, I Heart Hiroshima)
- Matt Hickey (Freelance journalist / co-editor, whothehell.net)
- Crystle Fleper (Editor, FasterLouder QLD)
- Christopher Harms (Editor, Rave Magazine)
- Steve Bell (Editor, Time Off)
- Michelle Brown (4ZzZ)
- Matt Rabbidge (Lick It Media)
- Graham Ashton (Executive Programmer of Big Sound and founder of Footstomp Music Services)
15:00 – Music as Culture
Noise-rock enthusiast, independent artist and researcher of underground music, Ian Rogers will ponder the real value of music with:
- Andrew Stafford (Author, Pig City)
- Everett True (Music Critic)
- Kellie Lloyd (Q-Music, Screamfeeder)
- Andy Bennett (Center for Public Culture and Ideas)
- Tom Hall (AXXONN)
- Cam Smith (Founder, Incremental Records / Music blogger, Before Hollywood)
17:00 – Close
