After a 40 per cent increase in patrons last year, BIGSOUND have unveiled its 2018 dates (4-7 September) and announced a number of major changes.
BIGSOUND will create a new kind of ‘call-in’ culture in the Australian music industry, welcoming people of all walks of life to contribute to the annual celebration of new music discovery.
"We want to use BIGSOUND this year as an opportunity to create growth not just in the music business and economy, but culturally and socially too," Executive Programmer Maggie Collins says.
"We will be inviting people from across the community to help us re-imagine the future of the music industry and open our eyes to new ways of doing things, including thought-leaders from other fields like sport, entertainment, design, psychology and more."
Through empowering artists and industry of all levels to make genuine change in their own lives, businesses and the world around them, the new format of the BIGSOUND conference will invite a new level of participation and discussion from attendees.
While you’ll still get the chance to hear from people in the know on panels and keynotes, you’ll also have the opportunity to contribute to all new forum sessions designed to bring our industry together in conversation, meet more people, and learn more practical skills than ever before.
While you’ll still get the chance to hear from people in the know on panels and keynotes, you’ll also have the opportunity to contribute to all new forum sessions designed to bring our industry together in conversation, meet more people, and learn more practical skills than ever before.
BIGSOUND 2018 will also focus on the importance of First Nations people to the Australian music industry. BIGSOUND has expanded its team with the addition of new First Nations producer Alethea Beetson, who will work alongside the BIGSOUND team to enhance the cultural appropriateness of the event.
BIGSOUND artist applications are also open from today and close 10 May. Click here to apply.
With alumni including Gang Of Youths, Flume, Tash Sultana, Courtney Barnett, San Cisco, Violent Soho, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Methyl Ethel, The Jungle Giants and many more, the event has become a rite of passage for Australian musicians breaking out onto the world stage.
BIGSOUND is also introducing a new student ticket rate, welcoming tomorrow’s industry leaders to the conversation table at an affordable price. "The new BIGSOUND programme will be a revolution in the way the Australian music industry comes together to make change happen," QMusic CEO Joel Edmondson says.
"We realise that conferences based purely on a ‘talking heads’ model no longer have a place in a 2018 music industry that values the contributions of diverse peoples. BIGSOUND has always been here to create opportunities for networking and learning, and with this year’s event, we will be at the cutting edge of both."
BIGSOUND conference tickets are on sale now.
