FAQ’s

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.

By day, EMC offers a two-day conference program which covers all facets of the electronic music business, from breakthroughs in technology, to action-focussed discussions around challenges faced by the industry and insights from electronic music’s biggest artists and leading business figures. By night, EMCPLAY hosts a number of parties, showcases, pop ups and film screenings around Sydney.

The 2018 program has a stacked keynote theatre with front to back keynotes and In Conversations over two-days in the EMC keynote theatre. In addition, there are four breakout spaces focussed on different streams – Tech, Events & Touring, an Artists and Managers hub and EMC Studio which focuses on the craft of music creation through workshops and masterclasses hosted by a dynamic mix of producers, songwriters, engineers and creative process experts.

In 2018, EMCPLAY LIVE will showcase twelve of the most exciting live electronic acts from Australia over two nights at The Landsdowne on Wednesday 14 November and Thursday 15 November. From Friday November 16 through to Sunday November 18, EMCPLAY partners with Australia’s most forward thinking promoters, collectives, crews, agencies, managers and labels for a weekend stacked with club nights, parties, pop ups and major events.

The full EMC week schedule also includes Global Cities After Dark – a one-day / one-night forum which focuses on night time culture and economy from a global perspective. Presented via the partnership of EMC and Mirik Milan, Global Night Mayor Advocate, Global Cities After Dark is held on Tuesday 13 November. Tickets to Global Cities After Dark are available here 

EMC’s participants include people from:

ARTIST MANAGEMENT
ARTISTS
BOOKING & TOURING AGENTS
CLUBS
BARS
BRANDS AND AGENCIES
DATA AND ANALYTICS SPECIALISTS
DJs
FESTIVALS
LICENSING AND SYNC
LIVE MUSIC VENUES
MIXING AND MASTERING ENGINEERS
PR & MARKETING COMPANIES
PRESS
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTION COMPANIES (STAGE DESIGN, SOUND, LIGHTING, AV)
PUBLISHING COMPANIES
RADIO
RECORD LABELS
SONGWRITERS
TECH COMPANIES INCLUDING START UPS
AND PEOPLE WHO ARE PASSIONATE THE CULTURE OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC

EMC conference takes place during the days on Wednesday 14 November and Thursday 15 November; EMCPLAY LIVE takes place during the nights of Wednesday 14 November and Thursday 15 November; EMCPLAY continues Friday 16 November – Sunday 18 November; Global Cities After Dark takes place from the evening of Monday 12 November and daytime on Tuesday 13 November.

EMC’s conference program takes place at the Dr Chau Chak Wing Building at UTS, Ultimo Road, Ultimo. This Frank Gehry designed building has a 5 Star Green Star rating, a state of the art auditorium which will be home for EMC’s keynote theatre, multiple breakout spaces including two 360 engagement spaces for maximum learning and insights experiences in the Tech hub and EMC Studio. Best of all about this incredible is that it allows us to house all the EMC conference under one roof with numerous meeting spaces to make it easier for you to take in the entire program whilst also making new connections and being able to have your meetings onsite.

EMCPLAY LIVE is held at The Landsdowne on Wednesday and Thursday nights November 14 and 15. Then rolling into the weekend, EMCPLAY events are held at various locations across Sydney. EMCPLAY program updates will be announced throughout August, September and October will the full schedule of performance times released early November.

Global Cities After Dark is also held at the Dr Chau Chak Wing Building at UTS, Ultimo on Tuesday 13 November. A welcome event is held on Monday November 12 at a night city tour.

Monday November 12: Global Cities After Dark welcome event (7pm – 10pm)

Tuesday November 13: Global Cities After Dark, Dr Chau Chak Wing Building, UTS (9am – 8:30pm

Wednesday November 14: EMC, Dr Chau Chak Wing Building, UTS (12pm – 7pm)

Wednesday November 14: EMCPLAY LIVE, The Landsdowne (8pm – 12:30am)

Thursday November 15: EMC, Dr Chau Chak Wing Building, UTS (12pm – 7pm)

Thursday November 15: EMCPLAY LIVE, The Landsdowne (8pm – 12:30am)

Friday November 16 – Sunday November 18: EMCPLAY at various parties, club nights, pop ups and film screenings across Sydney

1. Inspiration
2. Knowledge and Insights from experts and from your peers
3. National connections with the electronic music sector
4. International connections with the electronic music sector
5. Motivation
6. Business development and employment opportunities
7. Practical tips, hacks, tricks and knowledge in music production, songwriting and music creation
8. Quality time with colleagues and peers that you don’t see throughout the year
9. Experiencing the best electronic music coming out of Australia right now
10. Bucketloads of fun throughout the whole week!

EMC PRO passes start from $189 (ex gst/b.f)

Global Cities After Dark passes start from $249 (ex gst/b.f)

EMCPLAY LIVE at The Landsdowne is free entry for EMC PRO pass holders

EMCPLAY parties Friday November 16 – Sunday November 18 will vary in price according to the event, with tickets onsale from September to individual events.

EMC offers refunds up to 7 days prior to the conference. Steps on how to request a refund here

No. You will need to book your own travel and accommodation if you are coming from outside of Sydney.

There are a number of special rates and fares for flights and hotels for your trip to EMC. Please contact travel@electronicmusicconference.com to request assistance booking your travel and hotel in Sydney for EMC.

Yes. As an EMC PRO two-day conference pass holder, you will receive a login to access EMC CONNECTIONS –  EMC’s new online networking database. EMC CONNECTIONS allows you to connect with any other conference pass holder attending EMC. Once you purchase your two-day PRO conference pass, you’ll receive an email with your login access to the EMC CONNECTIONS portal.

Yes. There are a number of networking events that happen across the week of EMC hosted both by EMC as well as many of our partners and friends. Make sure you subscribe to our mailing list if you haven’t already. We won’t spam you, but we will ensure we send you relevant information and announcements about pop ups and special events to give you the best options for an awesome couple of days and nights at EMC. There’s also special events for PRO pass holders only.

The door is always open for any ideas you have whether it’s putting forward a speaker recommendation, a cool idea for a session, workshop or a kick arse keynote.

Please send through your proposal or ideas via our contact page

Applications for EMCPLAY showcases open Thursday August 16. We’ve partnered with Muzeek in 2018 to manage the many amazing artists performing at EMCPLAY and the many amazing events and parties that will be happening from Wednesday November 14 through to Sunday November 18. You can apply to showcase here

You will need media accreditation to cover EMC. Media accreditation requires approval. Applications for media accreditation opens on Monday October 15 at 9am. We will send an email to all media with the form to apply for accreditation on this date.  

Please send media requests to ash@thinkingloud.com.au