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Grammy Award winner Imogen Heap, legendary guitarist Steve ‘The Colonel’ Cropper and Australia’s own Guy Sebastian are just some of the acclaimed artists appearing at Song Summit 2012, Australia’s premiere music industry conference, to be held in Sydney from May 26 - 28, 2012 as part of Vivid Sydney.

Launched  by APRA|AMCOS and the NSW Government through Destination NSW, the three-day Song Summit 2012 conference is a major creative, business-development and networking expo for the music industry - and will be held at the Sydney Convention Centre 26 -28 May, 2012.

Now in its third year, the Song Summit program includes live performances by international and local talent as well as workshops, conferences, showcases and networking opportunities designed to provide local songwriters with educational support and networking and business opportunities to help further their musical careers.

In 2012, Song Summit is proud to present:

International Guests

• Andrew Jenkins (UK): Universal Music Publishing UK
• Arnthor Birgisson (SWE): Acclaimed songwriter & producer
• David Touve (US): Assistant Professor of Business within the Williams School of Commerce, Economics & Politics, Washington and Lee University
• Gary Calamar (US): 5 time Grammy nominated Music supervisor known for his work on the TV series True Blood, Dexter and Six Feet Under
• Imogen Heap (UK): Grammy Award winning singer
• Joel Madden (US): Good Charlotte and judge on The Voice
• Mark Wood (UK): Director, Radius Music Management
• Myles Keller (UK): Membership Development Director, PRS for Music
• Neil Finn (NZ): Crowded House
• Pat Pattison (US): Music Professor at International Music School Berklee Music
• Peter Coquillard (US): Nettwerk Publishing Director
• Robert Horsfall (UK): Entertainment industry lawyer
• Steve Cropper (US): International songwriter and legendary guitarist

Local Guests

• Adalita: Front woman of Magic Dirt
• Bill Cullen: Director, One Louder Entertainment
• Catherine Haridy: Director, Catherine Haridy Music
• Dann Hume : Member of Evermore
• Guy Sebastian: ARIA & APRA Award winning artist
• Jake Stone: Member of Bluejuice
• Kev Carmody: Singer Songwriter
• Kevin Mitchell: Member of Jebediah
• Missy Higgins: multi award winning singer / songwriter
• Megan Washington: multi award winning singer / songwriter
• Rob Conley: Prolific Australian songwriter
• Stav Yiannoukas: Member of Bluejuice
• Tom Harris: Director, White Sky

SONG SUMMIT 2012 – Final Speakers:
Ed St John, Sebastian Chase, Melanie Spencer, Tandarra Rothman, Peter Valentine, Sam Spry, Joel Madden, Brendan Fletcher, Lindsay McDougall, Santiago Menendez-Pidal, Ben Richards, James Valentine, Troy Barrott, Fredrik “Fredro” Ödesjö, Susan Robertson, Matthew Kennedy, Felicity Urquhart, Gary Gross, Michael Laverty, Mahalia Barnes, Michael Taylor, Maree Hamblion, Katie Brown, Des Crowe, Geoff Trio, Jacqui Kralj, Peter Hebbes, Ronald Siu, Vanessa Picken, Henry Wagons, Abby Dobson, Neal Hunt, Rob Cannon, Evan Mannell, Danny Yau, Missy Higgins, Charles Jenkins, Tim Walker, Adam Booth, Cameron Undy, Brooke Salisbury, Chit Chat, Chad Gillard, John Mullen, Patrick Donovan, Phrase, Richard Glover, Vince Bannon, Bob Aird, Marianna Annas, Richard Wilkins,  Leanne de Souza, Ger Hatton, Haji Taniguchi, Darren Sanicki, Ian James, Damian Trotter, Clive Hodson, Mark Callaghan, Antony Partos, Michael Szumowski, Marty Brown, Jules Munro, Craig Hawker, Paul McKercher,  Andrew Jenkins, Kath Letch, David Albert, Bernard Zuel, Catherine Gerrard, Matthew Donlevy, Steve McPherson, Gary Go, David Vodicka, Andy Bryan, Leigh Gruppetta, Justin Cosby, Nathan  McClay, , Skye Riggs, Guy Blackman,  Basil Cook, Damian Slevison, Nick O’Byrne, Will Barton, Stephanie Carrick, Nicole Cheek, Dave Ruby Howe, John Wardle, Paul Mason, Michael Fraser, Megan Washington, Kav Temperley, Abbe May, Bow Campbell, Millie Millgate, Steve Parkin, Paul Greene, Don McGlashan (NZ), Adam Lewis(US), Amandah Wilkinson, Art Phillips, Ben King, Dom Alessio, Kim Green, Catherine Britt, Chris Johnson, Darren Cordeux, David Rowley, Danny Widdicombe, Andrew Morris, Burkhard Dallwitz, Amanda Brown, Franc Tétaz, Jacqui Crouch, Greg Arnold, Drew Crawford, Linda Tizard, Lindsay Rimes, Mark Callaghan, Sally Wilson, Sam Buckingham, Simon Carter, Simon Moor, Mike Dixon, Mick Daley, Jae Laffer, Neil Finn(NZ), Wesley Enoch, Andrew Jenkins (UK), Arnthor Birgisson (SWE), David Touve (US), Gary Calamar (US), Imogen Heap (UK), Mark Wood (UK), Myles Keller (UK), Pat Pattison (US), Peter Coquillard (US), Robert Horsfall (UK), Steve Cropper (US), Shelly Peikin (US) Bill Cullen, Catherine Haridy, Dann Hume, Guy Sebastian, Jake Stone, Kev Carmody, Kevin Mitchell, P Money (NZ), Rob Conley, Tom Harris, Will Larnach-Jones, Adam Argyle, Dave Batty, Rick Chen, Erana Clark, Jen Cloher, Stu Crichton, repeatedMick Daley, Brendan Gallagher, Peter Farnan, Marc Fennell, Phil Graham, Lee Groves, Tim Levinson, Lior, Eric McCusker, Peter Northcote, Stephen Navin, Josh Pyke, Melinda Schneider, Stephan Schüutze, Rai Thistlethwayte, Joan Warner, Jonathan Zwartz, Russell Thomas, Leigh Treweek, Chris Scaddan, Rina Ferris, Jeremy Fabinyi, Martin Armiger, Clare Bowditch, Jess Beston, Heath Johns, Les Gock, Briese Abbott, Claire Collins, Brett Oaten, Nicole Hart, Sharon Boyse, Jonathan Notley, Taasha Coates, Tristan Goodall, Tony Buchen and Sarah McLeod.

For more information on each speaker please go to: www.songsummit.com.au.

As well as the main conference program, Song Summit 2012 will also include a number of specialised programs designed to appeal to specific sectors within the music industry including the Music Market, Song Summit LIVE, Backstage Pass, Screen Summit & a new addition, Publisher Summit.

Details can be found at Song Summit’s official website www.songsummit.com.au.

Song Summit is part of Vivid Sydney, a unique annual event of light, music and ideas running from the 25 May – 11 June 2012.

To Register, go to www.songsummit.com.au/register

Thanks to our partners and sponsors of Song Summit 2012. A full list of sponsors can be found on the Song Summit website, www.songsummit.com.au/partners-sponsors

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