AWME 2012 four days of showcasing the finest roots music from
around the world
Dates 15 – 18 November 2012
Venues Arts Centre Melbourne, The Hi-Fi, Lounge, Toff in Town
and Ding Dong Lounge
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International Music
Person of the Year and legend of the Australian music scene, Michael Chugg,
will be joined by former Violent Femmes bassist and curator of Mona Foma, Brian
Ritchie, as keynote speakers at the fifth Australasian Worldwide Music
Expo (AWME)
, taking place 15-18
November 2012, in Melbourne.
The pair will be part
of an extensive contingent of approximately 500 local and international
music industry professionals who are set to converge in Melbourne to share
music industry knowledge in open discussions, forums, one-on-one sessions, and
networking events over four days and nights, as part of the internationally
renowned music market event.
Chugg, who has brought
some of the biggest acts in the world to Australia including Bob Dylan, Simon
& Garfunkel and Prince, will take part in a candid conversation with
journalist from The Australian, Iain Shedden.
Whilst Ritchie will
offer the opportunity to engage in an open discussion, drawing on his 25-year
association with one of the world’s most popular alternative rock bands, his
move into festival curation and his unwavering passion for all forms of music.
AWME Director Simon
Raynor is thrilled so many high profile music industry representatives are
attending the event.
“This is the first
year we’ve featured keynote speakers in the Conference Program and to have the
likes of Brian Ritchie and Michael Chugg sharing their professional insights is
quite a privilege,” Raynor said.
AWME is a great
opportunity for musicians managers and anyone who works in the industry to
attend as a delegate and build relationships across borders, in a bid to
strengthen professional outcomes for local artists, as well as to share ideas,
culture and knowledge.
“We’ve got one of our
strongest conference program’s to date, covering topics which strongly reflect
current trends within the industry and address some of the issues associated
with our geographical isolation from some of the larger music markets in the
world,” said Raynor.
There will be 28 panel
sessions, forums and workshops held over the course of the expo with topics
ranging from Selecting The Lineup, which will canvas the opinions
of directors and programmers from some of the worlds biggest music festivals;
as well as Spotlight On Asia, an exploration of what is fast
becoming the key music region in the global market; to the context of
Indigenous content at major festivals with The Culture of Contemporary
Indigenous Music.
The full conference
program will be announced soon.
This year’s national and
international delegates and conference guest speakers include representatives
from:
Glastonbury Festival (UK), Exit Festival (Serbia), Barbican (UK), BBC
(UK), WOMAD Festivals (UK), Fuji Rock Festival (Japan), The
Agency Group (USA), Calgary Folk Music Festival (Canada), Sziget
Festival (Hungary), WOMEX (Germany), Paquin Entertainment
(Canada), Modern Sky (China), Blue Frog Media (India), Chugg
Entertainment, MONA FOMA, Bluesfest, WOMADelaide, Peats Ridge Festival, Future
Entertainment, Sounds Australia, Boomerang Festival, Australia Council for the
Arts, Arts Victoria, APRA|AMCOS, Songlines, Sydney Festival, Adelaide Festival,
Meredith Music Festival, Premier Artists and many more.
The AWME conference component is
complimented by a small film program and an extensive music program which will
feature leading roots artists from around the world performing in over 50
showcases taking place at Arts Centre Melbourne, The HI-Fi, Toff In Town, Ding
Dong Lounge and Lounge.
Tickets are on sale now through the
venues.
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AWME 2012 conference program
Delegate registration is
now open at www.awme.com.au/delegates-registration-2012
Early bird registration for a 4-day
Delegate Pass ends this Sunday, 07.10.12
