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Some of the most exciting new artists from around the globe will be converging on Brisbane this September with the BIG SOUND Music Industry Summit announcing the first group of showcasing artists. Performing and speaking at BIG SOUND will be acclaimed US musician/producer and all round music guru, Robert Schneider. Perhaps best known as singer and songwriter with American indie rock outfit The Apples In Stereo, Schneider also produced Neutral Milk Hotel's indie classic In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (Pitchfork's #4 album of the 90s) and is a co-founder of the Elephant 6 Recording Collective. With more than 30 acts still be announced, BIG SOUND will this year also feature performances by Los Angeles band The Airborne Toxic Event (USA)alongside The Middle East (QLD), Philadelphia Grand Jury (NSW), Hungry Kids of Hungary (QLD), The Devoted Few (NSW), Charles Jenkins (VIC), Cloud Control (NSW), The Boat People (QLD), The Basics (VIC), Drawn From Bees (QLD), Belles Will Ring (NSW), Ben Witt (WA), Lions At Your Door (NSW), ASTREETLIGHTSONG (NSW), Cabins (NSW), Grand Atlantic (QLD), Last Dinosaurs (QLD), Little Scout (QLD), Oh Mercy (VIC), Rational Academy (QLD), Ryan Meeking & The Few (VIC), Slow Down Honey (NSW), Super Massive (NSW), The Cairos (QLD), The Dead Sea (NSW), The Optimen (QLD), Tijuana Cartel (QLD), Toy Balloon (QLD), We All Want To (QLD), Edward Guglielmino (QLD) and Emma-Louise (QLD). BIG SOUND is also proud to announce that one Australian act will have the chance to showcase at the event through national radio Triple J’s Unearthed initiative – full details of this rare opportunity will be announced soon. BIG SOUND Executive Programmer Stephen Green says the fact artists from around the country and the globe will be showcasing this year once again proves its emergence as a significant music industry event. “Artists, their management, and labels now know that BIG SOUND will provide them with a rare chance to meet and play in front of industry figures that could play a huge role in building an artists career globally,” Green says. “And we are particularly excited to be partnering with Triple J and Unearthed to help shine a light on some of this country’s as-yet undiscovered talent.” All BIG SOUND showcases are open to the public with special ticketing details to be revealed soon. “Not unlike some of the world's greatest music conferences, BIG SOUND gives music fans, as well as the music industry, a chance to see some of the most exciting new artists doing the rounds today and discover them at the same time as the A&R guys,” he says. “It's the best value for money ticket you can buy all year.” The news comes just a fortnight after BIG SOUND took the wraps off the latest list of high-profile international and national speakers heading to Brisbane for the event which will include an international gathering of the global independent labels network WIN. Among the speakers will be legendary US producer Van Dyke Parks, Amy Driscoll (20th Century Fox Films US), Lee Laborde (Live Nation UK), Jens Geisemeyer (G-Pop Records GER), Portia Sabin (KillRockStars US), Mike Walsh (XFM Radio UK), Tim Riley (VP Music Affairs Activision USA), Glenn Wheatley - CEO Stripe, Talentworks AUS), Allison Wenham (AIM UK), and John Watson (CEO Eleven: A Music Company AUS). Now in its eighth year, BIG SOUND has grown to become the biggest annual music gathering of its type in Australia. Run across three days and nights, you can meet, talk and listen to the brightest lights in the music industry as they muse on topics from the emergence of new technology to the viability of the Australian festival circuit. Registration for BIG SOUND is now open at a special reduced rate, which expires July 31. Find all ticketing, event and showcase details online at www.bigsound.org.au. With still more announcements to come, the full list of music industry representatives heading to BIG SOUND includes: Van Dyke Parks (USA)
Tim Riley - VP Music Affairs Activision (USA)
Glenn Wheatley - CEO Stripe, Talentworks (AUS)
Elliot Aronow - Editor, Rcrdlbl.com (USA)
Justin Kalifowitz - President, Downtown Publishing (USA)
John Watson - CEO Eleven: A Music Company (AUS)
Lee Laborde - Live Nation (UK)
Allison Wenham - AIM (UK)
Amy Driscoll - 20th Century Fox Films (US)
Portia Sabin - KillRockStars (US)
Mark Chung - Freibank Music Publishing and VUT (Germany)
Slim Moon - Shotclock Management (US)
Ellie Giles - Fiction / Polydor (UK)
Mandar Thakur - Soundbuzz (India)
Dan Bessant - Channel V / XYZ Networks (AUS)
Isabel Pappani - Undercover Tracks (US)
Jens Geisemeyer - G-Pop Records (Germany)
Mike Walsh - XFM (UK)
Masami Shimomura -(Label Manager, Pdis (Japan)
Jakomi Matthews - Editor, The Music Void (UK)
Sebastian Mair - Fujipacific Music (JAP)
Alan Galbraith - VP International, Wind Up Records (UK)
Wim Reijnen - Entertainment Asia (Thailand)
Paul Brown - Red Hat 22 (US)
Erik Gilbert – IODA (US)
Mark Kneebone – Isaac Promotions (NZ)
Luke Bevans - Universal (Aus)
David Bland - VP International, Platinum Marketing & Distribution (THAI)
Lars Brandle - Australasian Bureau Chief, Billboard (AUS)
Clive Hodson - Shock Publishing (AUS)
David Vodicka - Rubber Records (AUS)
Simon Cahill - Band Room Records (AUS)
Jerry Soer - WhoTheHell.net (AUS)
Andrew McMillan - Freelance Journalist (AUS)
Cameron Smith - Before Hollywood (AUS)
Christie Eliezer - Freelance Journalist (AUS)
Noel Mengel - Music Editor, Courier Mail (AUS) Programmed for artists, crafty promoters, innovative entrepreneurs, established organisations and music industry heavyweights alike, BIG SOUND looks to the future of a music industry going through unprecedented change. BIG SOUND, an initiative of not-for-profit industry body Q Music, is supported by major sponsor Trade Queensland, the Queensland Government's export agency. BIG SOUND is proud to announce a new sponsorship partner, Virgin Blue and their international airline V Australia. Follow BIG SOUND on Twitter @bigsoundsummit. www.bigsound.org.au
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