Leading local and overseas talent to play exclusive showcases at Song Summit LIVE
Monday, 24 May 2010
APRA|AMCOS are pleased to announce the program for Song Summit LIVE - an exciting collection of public showcases from some of Australia’s leading and upcoming musical talent, as well as a host of international performers.
Song Summit LIVE forms part of Song Summit 2010, a major creative, business development and networking expo for the music industry. Presented by APRA|AMCOS and NSW Government through Events NSW as part of Vivid Sydney (27th May – 25th June), Song Summit 2010 takes place on the 19th-21st June at the Sydney Convention Centre and features a number of panel discussions, networking sessions and workshops.
Running on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th June HOME nightclub, the showcases commence once the conference program has closed and run throughout the evening. Tickets are available to Sydneysiders and visitors via Ticketek through the Song Summit website at www.songsummit.com.au/LIVE.
Saturday night's program features artists from One Movement for Music Perth Festival including Dan Sultan, plus performances from Tenielle Neda and Luke Webb, winners of the Telstra Road to Tamworth and Amber Lawrence winner of the CMAA Telstra Horizon Award. Also showcasing will be the winner of the Hilltop Hoods Initiative and Amy Meredith and pop rockers Finabah, courtesy of the Rock the Schools program.
On Sunday night, Song Summit LIVE goes global with performances from Canada's hottest emerging artists as part of the 'Sydney Meets Sydney' cross cultural program between like named cities. Performing on the night will be Canadians Carmen Townsend and Two Hours Traffic as well as local talent Fergus Brown and Dead Letter Chorus. Joining the East Coast Canadians will be New Zealand's The Earlybirds, Computers Want Me Dead and Artisan Guns, thanks to NZ on Air, alongside Cornerstone, dAdiiGii, Lawrence Martin and Warian Echoe from Papua New Guinea.
Home-grown talent on Sunday night includes performances by Indigenous artists thanks to Arts NSW, two performances thanks to the support of MAX, plus the winners of the 'Play the Music' opportunities – a chance for Song Summit delegates to perform as part of the LIVE program. Rounding out the evening will be a feature performance from the winner of the inaugural Vanda and Young songwriting competition – Megan Washington.
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Get your tickets today
The events are open to the public and tickets can be purchased online now. Go to www.songsummit.com.au/LIVE and click on the "Buy Tickets Online" linkt to the Ticketek website. Tickets will enable access to all showcases on that particular night.
Ticket prices
- Saturday (starts at 6.30pm) - $25
- Sunday (starts at 7.15pm) - $30
- Both evenings - $50
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