Adelaide rapper Tkay Maidza, electronic act Peking Duk and local Melbourne native Alex Lahey (pictured) lead the full program announcement for Face the Music 2016.
The annual two-day summit in Melbourne will showcase the finest and most innovative talents and personalities from the local and international stage, including original panels in which a range of speakers will talk about various music industry related topics.
The announcement also includes artists GL, Dorsal Fins and Jess Ribeiro, besides others, who are set to perform at the event, adding another dimension to the already diverse program at hand.
Among the selection of panels is Empowering Communities Through Leadership. Moderated by Indigenous rapper Briggs, the panel will address ways in which people can facilitate sustainability by empowering their community.
Another panel titled The Idiosyncrasies of Artists Management will feature Tkay Maidza, Japanese Wallpaper and Elizabeth Mitchell (Totally Mild) speaking alongside their respective managers.
Songwriters Live in the Round will see Australian songwriters Alex Lahey, Ainslee Wills, and Hiatus Kaiyote’s Nai Palm speak about their creative influences, musical and lyrical inspiration, favourite songs and revered idols to The Age’s Chris Johnston.
Other panels include Environmental Consciousness in Music, Music on the Mind and Peking Duk: ‘Australiana’ - A Tour Goes Under The Microscope, featuring members of the electronic act and their support team. The panel will be moderated by Live Music Office’s Damian Cunningham.
Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.
Face The Music will take place at the State Library Victoria on 17-18 November.
The full list of speakers and performers is below.
Speakers:
Adam Montgomery - 123 Agency
Ainslie Wills - Artist
Alex Lahey - Artist
Alex White - Pandora
Amber Galloway
Andrew Jervis - Bandcamp
Anthony Fantano
Bec Florence - Flow & Hustle
Ben Howe - Flying Nun Records
Bridget Hustwaite - triple j
Brodie Lancaster - Writer & Editor
Craig Lock - Four Five Entertainment
Emily Collins - MusicNSW
Gemma Pike - triple j
Greer Clemens - Freelance Writer
Jake Cleland - Strine Whine
Jess Cornelius - Teeth & Tongue
Lauren Taylor - Triple R
Marihuzka Cornelius - Ivy League
Michael Hohnen - Skinnyfish Music
Renee Williamson - Koori Radio
Tig Huggins - Sugar Mountain
Zan Rowe - triple j
Performers:
GL
Nai Palm
Jess Ribeiro
Jaala
Ecca Vandal
CORIN
Linying
BUOY
Saatsuma
Dorsal Fins
JAWN
Stopgap
Nico Ghost
Good Morning
Au Dré
Huntly
Way Dynamic
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