MELBOURNE
WHERE
THE COMMONS COLLINGWOOD
36-38 Gipps Street, Collingwood, VIC, 3066
WHEN
Wednesday 26th June
6pm-9:00pm
HARVEY SUTHERLAND UNPACKING ‘SOMETHING IN THE WATER’
6pm – 6:45pm
‘Something in the Water’ is the first single from Harvey Sutherland’s new studio band, which comprises long-time drummer Graeme Pogson, percussionist Phil Binotto and bassist Luke Hodgson. It was recorded and produced at Harvey Sutherland’s velour-lined recording studio that might just come in handy as a survival bunker when the approaching apocalypse hits Melbourne’s inner-northern suburbs.
Session facilitated by Sara Glaidous, APRA AMCOS
REAL TALK – Does anyone even listen to demos anymore?
7pm – 7:30pm
The old process of sending your music to an industry gatekeeper may no longer work. But why? How are artists being discovered in 2019? How do you reach out to the industry these days, or do you just let the industry come to you? A label A&R, a booker/manager and a distributor discuss the modern ways artists are breaking through and how much opportunity unsolicited demos can really afford.
SPEAKERS
Ant Celestino, ONELOVE
Sarah Hamilton, Ditto Music
Shelley Liu, Vita Music Group / Valve Sound
Facilitated by Arlo Enemark, Xelon Entertainment / Medium Rare Recordings
GROWTH GUIDES: Prioritising Community
7:35pm – 8:05pm
It’s easy to fall for the hype around social follows and numbers of streams, but are these bankable metrics of success? In this session we look at the ways many have built a strong online and offline community around music – whether as an artist, a music collective, a party – and what has been key to their success in generating support, engagement and fandom, rather than just statistics.
SPEAKERS
Xander Malual, The Listening Co
Jerry Poon – The Operatives
Juñor Ondaatje – AUDollars / R.E.A.L Music
Paige X. Cho – Bolster
Facilitated by Arlo Enemark, Xelon Entertainment / Medium Rare Recordings
INDUSTRY BRIEFING
8:05pm – 8:20pm
An update on the issues impacting our sector either positively or negatively, from grass roots to government matters.
Jane Slingo, Electronic Music Conference
CONNECT SOCIAL MIXER
8:20pm – 9:00pm
Closing the night out we have our mixer to socialise and build on the connections in the room over informal conversation and drinks.
No need to register for these sessions, these will automatically follow on from Guides for Growth
SPEAKERS
JANE SLINGO
LAUREN NEKO
ANT CELESTINO
ARLO ENEMARK
HARVEY SUTHERLAND
JUÑOR ONDAATJE
JERRY POON
PAIGE X. CHO
SARA GLAIDOUS
XANDER MALUAL
SARAH HAMILTON
SHELLEY LIU
THE COMMONS COLLINGWOOD
An expansive, open-plan warehouse space in the heart of Melbourne’s oldest suburb. Notable for its historical buildings, 19th-century architecture and factories still in use, Collingwood is an exciting mix of established brands and progressive creatives.
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EMC is the leading electronic music industry event in the Asia Pacific region. Held in Sydney, it is a pivotal, annual destination event for Australian and international creative professionals, curators and tastemakers, and those that are passionate about electronic music business and culture.