Today, Australian Music Week announces the first round of 25 artists confirmed to perform at the second installment of the annual music summit, taking place across 3 exciting and busy days in November.
Allan Smithy | Bearfoot | Catherine Britt
Colin Jones & The Delta Revue | Demi Louise | Dog The Duke | Ella Fence
Fripps & Fripps | Hayley Couper | Hedge Fund | Hollow Coves
I Am Apollo | James Thomson and The Strange Pilgrims
Lachlan Bryan and The Wildes | Lepers & Crooks | Letters to Lions
Little Georgia | Luke O’shea | Mat Mchugh (The Beautiful Girls) | Matt Stillert
MVRKS | Tay Oskee | Tenderfoot | The Moving Stills | William Crighton
Applications for artists who wish to showcase their talent at Australian Music Week have been extended and will now close on Friday, 19th August. To apply, head over to www.australianmusicweek.com
Along with the first artist announcement, comes the second round of speakers and delegates that will participate in the Australian Music Weeks conference series.
SECOND ROUND OF DELEGATES & SPEAKERS
Aaron Curnow – Spunk
Charlton Hill – Uncanny Valley
Chloe Goodyear – Woodford Festival
Clayton Ries – Amplify Sydney
Clive Hodson – Perfect Pitch Publishing
Daniel Shine – Empty Suitcase
Darren Barkas – Sydney Posters
Dave Sleishman – Sleishman Drums
Dave Wilkins – Sydney Blues and Roots Festival
David Bruce – Amplify
Glenn Dickie – Sounds Australia
Graham Ashton – Foot Stomp Music
James Beverley – Rhythms Magazine
Jamie Croft – Sofar Sounds
John Hardaker – The Orange Press
Jordan Verzer – Top Shelf
Syria Kilos – Indica Records
Marie Toparis – Diesel Music
Mark Alston – The Haze Mag
Matty Woo – Pistol Artist Services
Millie Milage – Sounds Australia
Nicholas Jones – Tone Deaf
Nick Bennett – Beatnick Media / Hope Media
Pixie Weyland – The Zoo
Peter Fricker – Sydney Blues and Roots Festival
Riley Maher – The Orchard
Rob Carroll – Rare Finds
Rod Yates – Rolling Stone
Vanessa Picken – Comes With Fries
JOINING FIRST ROUND OF DELEGATES & SPEAKERS
Peter Noble – Bluesfest
Andy McLean – East Coast Music Association (Canada)
Lisa Whytock – Showcase Scotland Exop/Active Events (UK)
Diesel – Mark Lizotte
Robyn Stewart – BreakOut West – Western Canadian Music Alliance (Canada)
Rod Yates – Rolling Stone
Iain Shedden – The Australian
Keith Welsh – Velocer
Stuart Coupe – Laughing Outlaw Records
Larry Heath – The AU Review
Zenon Els – Artist Network
Nathan Farrell – Nathan Farrell Entertainment
Edwin Tehrani – New World Artists
Troy Barrott – Hub Artist Services
Vanessa Picken – Comes with Fries
Basil Cook – Four / Four – ABC Music
John Zucco – The Right Profile
Peta Chew – ABC Music
Scott Mesiti – MJR Presents
Geoff Trio – Code One – Indica Australia
Aaron Girgis – Space 44 / Sounds of The Suburbs
Marshall Cullen – Damien Gerard / Foghorn Group
Luke Girgis – Shock Records / Be Like Children
Beth Deady – MGM
John Wardle – Live Music Office
Damian Cunningham – Live Music Office
Jon Howell – Rhythm Section
Geoff Bell – Laing Entertainment
Adrian Buckley – Wollombi Music Festival, Folk In Broke, Narara Music Festival
Chris Johnson – AMRAP
Phaedra Watts – Nannup Music Festival
Rob Scott – Source Music
Tracey Collier-Griffiths – Kick Music
David Sleishman – Sleishman Drums
Charlton Hill – Uncanny Valley
Daniel Antix – Def Wolf Music
Jamie Croft – Sofar Sounds
Justine Crowther – Fly By Night
Kyle Druery – Dinosaur Records
Paul Camkin – Waves
Peter Paterson – Perfect Pitch
Anthony Harrison – True Tone
Tony Cini – Blues Explosion
These additions bring the list of delegates and speakers to a total of 70 of Australia’s leading industry which includes personnel from record labels, producers, touring companies and much more. Stay tuned for additional speaker announcements.
Australian Music Week has also begun work with travel partner The Appointment Group for all international and domestic travel requirements.
Australian Music Week’s annual music summit is designed for artists to play in front of a raft of Australia’s industry executives, recording professionals in order to establish connections with industry figures and seek out career opportunities.