BIGSOUND full programannounced

Thu 11th Aug, 2011 in Local News

BIGSOUND Music Summit and Showcase has released its full program featuring international heavyweights and local music industry speakers, and showcasing the best in contemporary music around Fortitude Valley from Wednesday 7th September to Friday 9th September.

BIGSOUND LIVE

Bigsound Live 2011 has added two more venues than last year’s event across the Fortitude Valley live music precinct to showcase 80 bands across eight venues on the evenings of Wednesday, 7th September and Thursday, 8th September.

Eighty acts from Australia, New Zealand and Canada will showcase at local live music institutions The Zoo and Ric’s, newcomers Woodland Bar, Black Bear Lodge (in the old The Troubadour space) and Tempo Hotel, Electric Playground, The Aviary (Birdie Num Nums) and a festival outdoor stage set up in Bakery Lane.

Tickets are available to punters for $55 for two nights, $33 for one night through OzTix

Complete list of Bigsound Live showcasing bands:

The Getaway Plan
Horrorshow
Busby Marou
Papa Vs Pretty
Calling All Cars
The Vasco Era
Evil Eddie
Trial Kennedy
Big Scary
FloatingMe
Eagle & The Worm
emma louise
Jonathan Boulet
DZ Deathrays
Stonefield
Bleeding Knees Club
Owl Eyes
Ball Park Music
The Medics
Adalita
Jinja Safari
Ben Salter
Dubmarine
Last Dinosaurs
Mike Noga
Boy In A Box
Lanie Lane
Thundamentals
The Cairos
Andy Bull
The Chemist
Belles Will Ring
Numbers Radio
Gossling
San Cisco
The Paper Scissors
Little Scout
Guineafowl
Husky
Split Seconds
Inland Sea
Laneous & The Family Yah
The Adults (Jon From Shihad) (NZ)
Strangers
Velociraptor
Tiny Ruins (NZ)
WIM Street Chant (NZ)
Intercooler Jackson Firebird
Mosman Alder
Imaginary Cities (Canada)
King KSSR
Amaya Laucirica
The Sheepdogs (Canada)
The Dead Leaves
Pluto Jonze
Ruby Frost (NZ)
Luluc
Loon Lake
The Jungle Giants
The Laurels
Millions
Mitzi
Impossible Odds
The Novocaines
The Psychs (NZ)
Redcoats
City Riots
Brous
Oscar & Martin
Woe & Flutter
Avalanche City (NZ)
Worlds End Press
Jakarta (Canada)
Sietta
The Rescue Ships
The Mercy Beat
Seals

MUSIC SUMMIT

Celebrating its 10th year, BIGSOUND has announced an additional fifty-five speakers covering a range of topics including Festivale, where festival founders will discuss the art of putting on a great festival, the future of radio, and a case study of the greatest Australian albums of all time.

The conference takes place at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Art and opens with a keynote speech with Alan McGee, best known for co-forming and running the independent Creation Records label, having released Primal Scream, The Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine and Teenage Fanclub and Oasis.

On Friday morning, Australia’s biggest industry heavyweight, Michael Chugg will be grilled by three of Australia’s most high profile music journalists, Kathy McCabe, Lars Brandle and Iain Shedden.

Closing the three day conference, which is one of the biggest gatherings of international industry ever in Australia, will be a keynote address by Pavement’s founding member, Spiral Stairs aka Scott Kannberg.

New speakers announced this week:

Spiral Stairs (Pavement)
Seymour Stein (Sire Records/Warner Bros)
Michael Chugg (Chugg Entertainment)
Jeffrey Remedios (Arts & Crafts)
Peter Noble (Bluesfest)
Simon Wheeler (Beggars Group)
Dick Huey (Toolshed)
Jon Hart (Boy & Bear)
Joel Carriere (Dine Alone/Bedlam Music Management)
Kathy McCabe (News Ltd)
Shin Fukuzumi (P-Vine)
Philip Stevens (Philip Stevens Management / Jarrah Records)
Colin Daniels (Inertia)
Stephen Wade (Select Music)
Cameron Wright (Canadian Music Fest)
Bonnie Dalton (Minnow & Co)
Neil Robertson (Co-Operative Music)
Millie Millgate (Sounds Australia)
Rebekah Campbell (Posse.Com)
Gareth Parton (Producer)
Sabiene Heindl (Music Matters)
Lachlan (Magoo) Goold (Producer – Applewood)
Chris Gough (Native Tongue Publishing)
Sarah Howells (Triple J)
Craig Averill (Serling, Rooks, Ferrara, Mckoy & Worob)
Andy Bryan (Stop Start Recordings)
Guy Morrow (Boy & Bear Management)
Rowan Brand (Boy & Bear Management)
Maggie Collins (Triple J/Golden District)
Steve Miller (Sound City & Evol)
Tony Ward (Man On The Ground Ltd)
Scotty Mckenzie (Premier Artists)
Michael Szumowski (Albert Music)
Liam Judson (Producer)
Julia Kosky (Brighton Boulevard Productions/Brett Oaten Solicitors)
Marianna Annas (Abc Publishing)
Scott Mclachlan (Universal Nz)
Tim Janes (Co-Operative Music)
Stu Watters (Morph Tv)
Mark Kneebone (Isaac Promotions)
Josh Kellett (Island Records/Universal Music Australia)
Chris Johnson (Amrap)
Simon Winkler (Triple R Broadcasters)
Michelle Brown (4ZzZ)
Joanne Wallis (Rtr Fm)
Dan Zilber (Fbi Radio)
Paul Barclay (Abc Radio)
Danny Yau (Yau Am I Marketing)
Dan Condon (Time Off)
Steve Grayson-Riley (Musicians Hearing Services)
Andy Shiach (Advanced Communication Solutions)

For the first time, Q Music have joined forces with Youth Music Industries to present a one day forum, Little BIGSOUND 2011, aimed at young people at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts on Saturday, 10th September.

The complete list of BIGSOUND speakers, showcasing bands, timetables and other information is available at Bigsound