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MusicNSW’s ‘Sound Advice’ offers free masterclasses for aspiring musicians

MusicNSW will hold a series of free panels with music industry experts beginning on August 30 aimed at helping aspiring musicians break into the industry.

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The announcement:

SOUND ADVICE aims to give artists, managers, and emerging industry professionals a leg up into the industry through providing access to stellar guest speakers. Beginning August 30thSOUND ADVICE will demystify the music industry, identify career pathways for artists, offer free advice from industry professionals, as well as survival tips for coping as a contemporary musician.
Come along to MusicNSW HQ for the first panel of our series and an industry speed-dating session, hosted by Sounds Australia’s Glenn Dickie.

TUESDAY AUGUST 30TH – @ MUSICNSW HQ, THE WORKS GLEBE

6:00PM PANEL: BAND NECESSITIES
Everything you need to know about starting a band and getting gigs including stage plots, electronic press kits, invoicing, tax, performance returns and budgeting.

FEATURING
Jess Beston (Tiny Monster)
Vanessa Picken (Comes with Fries)
Tim Derricourt (Dappled Cities/Swimwear)
Stephen Goodhew (FBI Radio)

7:15PM PANEL: MEET YOUR MAKER: MUSIC INDUSTRY SPEED DATING
We’re bringing together some of the music industry’s best and brightest to come and talk about the range of jobs in the industry and how they got their start.

FEATURING
Andrew Brentnall (Content Manager at EMI Music Australia)
Larry Heath (AU Review)
Katie Rynne (Booking Agent at Select Music)
Adam Norris (The Brag/Freelance Music Journalist)
Gabrielle Ryan (Marketing Manager at Inertia)
James Adams (Freelance Music Photographer)
Dan Lia (Innersound Audio/Tour Manager)
Stephen Goodhew (FBi Radio)
Jess Beston (Tiny Monster)
Tim Derricourt (Swimwear/Dappled Cities)
Vanessa Picken (Comes With Fries)

RSVP FOR AUGUST 30TH PANELS HERE

You can come along to one of our free industry panels, listen to your idols tell-all at an artist talk, or enrol to become a master in one of our master classes. We’ll be rolling out the rest of the Master classes talks and program announcements over the next few weeks, so stay tuned.

PANELS COMING UP SOON FOR SOUND ADVICE
TUESDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER

PANELS:
Sound Mind
We’re bringing together musicians and industry professionals to talk about how they keep a level head, manage their health and maintain important personal and professional relationships.
Survival of the Fittest
Whether you are working behind the scenes or out front as a musician, come and learn how to be creatively and financially sustainable in your music career. We’ll hear industry experts and pro-musicians speak about their personal experience in the music industry, things to look out for and challenges along the path of a long music career.
RSVP TO SECURE YOUR SPOT HERE

TUESDAY 18th OCTOBER

PANELS:
The Business
You might think it’s all about the music, but bands and artist managers are small business managers. Come find out what you’re doing right, what you’re doing wrong, and what you definitely need to do better to balance the books and keep the money flowing.
Lucid Streaming
Streaming has revolutionised the way audiences discover music across the globe. But how has it impacted artists? How do Apple Music, Pandora and Spotify compare? How can artists utilize this platform for their own development? Come find out from our panel of experts. RSVP TO SECURE YOUR SPOT HERE

                                                              TUESDAY 8TH NOVEMBER
PANELS:
Marketing for self-managed bands
Only got 7 Facebook Likes and one of them is your mum? Twitter got you stumped? Want to tour but not sure how to reach new audiences? Come find out from experts how to develop an online audience and make the most of your marketing.
We Need to Talk to About Sydney.
Ghost town. Nanny state. Too expensive. Too hard. Nowhere to play. Dying. Dead. 
Yeah yeah yeah, the list goes on and on. We get it. But despite what people say, Sydney is still producing some of the greatest new artists and putting on amazing events almost every weekend. So what’s the disconnect? Where are the audiences?
Instead of giving up and going home (or moving away!), we’re bringing together some of Sydney’s brightest minds and boldest hustlers to set the record straight: Sydney’s music scene is alive and kicking – and we’re going to talk about how you can help.
Got a dream for a crazy music event? Want to find out what’s really going on in Sydney? Need advice on how to DIY? Then come along!
RSVP TO SECURE YOUR SPOT HERE

Source: MusicNSW media release

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