Indaba Music is an international community of musicians, music professionals, and fans exploring the creative possibilities of making music with people in different places. It makes finding other people, and working on recording, mixing, or mastering projects easier. For fans, Indaba provides unprecedented access to artists and to the creative process.
TC Electronic announces Classic450, a brand new bass amp that’s all about pure tone and power.
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THE ONE SHOW … Intimate, bustling and vibey, INTEGRATE is Australia and New Zealand’s only national platform bringing together the worlds of Concert Production, Recording, Broadcast, Lighting and Entertainment Technology, Post Production, AV Installation, MI, Staging, DJ Technologies and Multimedia. Taking place in Sydney’s Moore Park, INTEGRATE is easily accessible. The location offers a unique mix of dining, entertainment, live broadcast, cinema, retail and leisure experiences as well as state of the art exhibition space within the Royal Hall of Industries and Hordern Pavilion. Bringing together the whole industry, INTEGRATE will present a broad and compelling range of seminars, workshops and special events attracting a range of visitors. Monday 6th – Wednesday 8th July ‘09 Hordern Pavilion and Royal Hall of Industries Moore Park, Sydney Show Open Times Monday 6th July: 10am – 7pm Tuesday 7th July: 11am – 8pm Wednesday 8th July: 10am – 5pm
Announcement from APRA
APRA (Australasian Performing Right Association) is proud to announce details of the nominees for the 2009 APRA Music Awards, which will be held at the Peninsula in Melbourne on Tuesday June 23rd. These nominees, across 8 categories including the peer voted APRA SONG OF THE YEAR, represent the songwriters behind the most successful works of 2008.
Robert Lunte, founder of The Modern Vocalist (Leading web based community for vocalists), announces the Vocal Athletes Workshops in Europe June 14-28. Robert will host these workshops in Italy, Greece and the UK.
For more information, visit the www.thevocaliststudio.com.
The Brisbane Guitar Amp & Vintage Show returns to the prestigious Brisbane City Hall in the heart of downtown Brisbane on Saturday May 30 and Sunday May 31, 2009. A sumptuous feast of guitars, amps, effects and accessories open to the general public. Complete with guitar workshops, product demonstrations, clinics and live performances all day both days.
Whether they are established Guitar Players, collectors, enthusiasts, or beginners, they will all be there rubbing shoulders with Australian and International guitar legends and up-and-coming artists.
2009 has a stellar line up of performers including Martin Guitars clinician Diane Ponzio from New York, Maton Guitars Fingerstyle genius Michael Fix, Jazz Fusion Guitarist Extraordinaire Jim Kelly, Gypsy Jazzers Nigel Date and Cam Ford, Dean Guitars shred monster Doug Steele from New York, Oz rock blues legend Tim Gaze, Celtic Fingerstyle & Lap Steel player Alesa Lajana, USA session legend Louie Shelton (The Jacksons, The Monkees, Seals & Crofts, Boz Scaggs, Aretha Franklin etc) plus a host of Australian and international guitar greats.
Venue : City Hall
Saturday 30th May
9am-Brisbane Guitar Amp & VintageShow Opens to the Public
5pm-Show Closes
Sunday 31 May
9am – Brisbane Guitar Amp & Vintage Show Opens to the Public
4pm – Show Closes
Ticket Pricing
Adults Day Pass $15
Adult 2 day Pass $20
Family Day Pass 2 Adults and 2 Kids $40
Kids under 16 Day pass $10
Kids under 10 Free
Visit www.guitarampandvintageshow.com.au for more info
Internet’s Effect on Music goes Live
6 July, 2009 in Commentary, Live Concerts, On the Stage | by jomar | Leave a comment
Joseph Calderazzo(CCE Co-founder) and Simon Meli performing at the Great Gig in the Sky concert 2009
Ever since the Napster days, I’ve always believed that the internet would ultimately revive people’s thirst for music, and also drive their thirst for live music. That philosophy in mind, I developed a strong connection with one of Australia’s most forward and most progressive live music promoters. For the last year, the Music Producer’s Forum has had a close affiliation with CCEntertainment, whose business model is focused on celebrating classic rock with world class concerts performances. In the past year we have seen their concerts grow in awareness and patronage, and it seems that this brand has only scratched the surface of its full potential market. Not only should it be limited to Greater Sydney, but throughout Australia and ultimately the rest of the world.
Over this year I’ve “gotten my hands dirty” working closely with the team at CCEntertainment, sharing insights, assisting with marketing & photography and we have just worked on the launch of their magazine “CCE Magazine – Celebrating the Art of Live Music”.
So far the internet, via a core email list has had a relatively large effect on the success of presales for their concerts. With the email list currently having only a small percentage of it’s total potential market, I shudder to think of the growth potential for this world class music promotion company with humble beginnings in Sydney.
A few days ago, Martin from CCEntertainment sent me this link, from the Sydney Morning Herald, a report from one of Australia’s mainstream newspapers, on this very effect that the internet is having on the live music industry. I would imagine that this is a global trend as more people world wide reconnect with the art of live performance, thanks to that thing called the internet.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/music/how-the-net-saved-live-music/2009/07/02/1246127624164.html
Watch these spaces.. Work in progress
www.ccent.com.au
www.ccemagonline.com