Making music matter at Song Summit 2010
Monday, 1 February 2010
Following the success of the inaugural Song Summit in 2008, APRA|AMCOS and Events NSW are proud to present Song Summit 2010, 19 – 21 June at the Sydney Convention Centre.
Kicking off on the afternoon of Saturday 21 June, and going through to Monday evening, Song Summit will feature keynote speeches, “In Conversation” interviews with international and home-grown songwriting superstars, panel discussions with industry experts, hands-on creative and business workshops, and of course, live music showcases.
In a grand celebration of songs and songwriters, Song Summit will conclude on Monday 21 June with the annual APRA Music Awards: a fitting end to a full weekend of music.
Registration opens soon, but in the meantime, here’s a taste of some of the speakers and sessions we have in store!
International
- Lamont Dozier: part of the songwriting and production team that was responsible for much of the Motown sound.
- Stephen Schwartz: an American musical theater lyricist and composer. Written such hit musicals as Godspell, Pippin and Wicked.
- Ariel Hyatt: Music marketing and PR guru, who will share her passion and expertise in using social media and internet marketing.
Local
- Lisa Gerrard: She has a career that takes in almost two decades with Dead Can Dance, award-winning movie soundtracks and a series of acclaimed solo and collaborative albums.
- Robert Forster is best known for his collaboration with Grant McLennan in The Go-Betweens. Critically acclaimed internationally as a songwriter, he reveals a strong literary influence in his work.
- Bernard Galbally is the General Manager of Mana Music Australia. Mana Music has been licensing music for the Film and Television industry for over 18 years.
Back by popular demand
- Career Development Workshops will offer intensive coaching sessions and opportunities to collaborate with fellow songwriter delegates and our invited experts on both creative and business aspects of being a songwriter.
- Ralph Murphy returns in 2010 to share “Murphy’s Law” in the workshop sessions. In addition, Ralph together with lyric legend, Pat Pattison will chair the Listening Panels where delegates have the opportunity to have their songs reviewed and critiqued by the experts.
- Targeting the songwriters and musicians of tomorrow, we’re proud to announce the return of Backstage Pass student performance and recording workshop.
- Once again we’re proud to partner with triple j Unearthed to help discover great songwriting talent across the country.
- Distinguished composer Lisa Gerrard will be headlining Screen Summit - a collection of sessions and workshops focused on the music created for the screen.
- Live Music Showcases.
- The Music Market will give you access to the latest and greatest music industry products and services.
Stay In Touch:
We’ve got lots more speakers, sessions and suprises to come. Stay tuned for the details – we will be sharing the Song Summit love (and information) across the interwebs. Find us at:
- www.songsummit.com.au where you can sign-up to receive updates about Song Summit
- www.twitter.com/songsummit get latest news, speaker announcements delivered direct to your device of choice
- Facebook: profile & group – find us, friend us. We’ll stay true
- Youtube – checkout last year’s highlights and stay tuned for some tasty teasers for SS2010.
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