Bethany Cosentino Keynote
Key Info
Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino will discuss coming up in the indie rock scene of the 2000s, finding widespread success with her dreamy and hazy brand of guitar pop, and how it feels creating art when your private life becomes public.
Why You Should Be There?
“I am a creative, strong, outspoken woman, and my voice will not be silenced.” So wrote Cosentino in an essay penned for Lenny Letter back in 2016. Speaking to her ahead of BIGSOUND we discovered how the singer-songwriter realised she "can still be creative and not be fucked up all the time".
Background Reading
'It's Easier To Just Try To Numb It': Bethany Cosentino On How Life In Music Led To Her Sobriety
Where Do You Need To Be?
The Fortitude Music Hall at 10.15am.
Her Story: 30 Years On
Key Info
Discussion with Lindy Morrison, Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore and Michelle Grace Hunder, facilitated by Helen Marcou.
Why You Should Be There?
There’s no denying the impact of Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore and Michelle Grace Hunder’s documentary Her Sound, Her Story, which explores the experiences of women in the Australian music industry. The Go-Betweens’ Lindy Morrison examined similar topics in her workbook and accompanying film, Australian Women In Rock And Pop Music, almost 30 years ago. They’ll sit down with Helen Marcou AM to talk about their work and how the future is looking.
Background Reading
BIGSOUND 2019 Speaker Focus: Michelle Grace Hunder
Where Do You Need To Be?
Heritage Room, Cloudland at 11.30am.
Why Should Media Give A Fuck About Australian Music?
Key Info
Are the days of media making or breaking your artist over? Does the public care if you're Australian, or do they just want a good song? In a global, digital world, does it even matter?
Why You Should Be There?
Frankly, my dear, we do give a damn and so does this panel - ABC’s Janet Gaeta and Chris Scaddan, Pedestrian Group’s Courtney Fry, News Corp Australia’s Kathy McCabe, Southern Cross Austereo’s Jack Ball and facilitator Stephen Green from SGC - who will be looking at how, and if, Australian media and music need each other.
Background Reading
BIGSOUND 2019 Speaker Focus: Courtney Fry
Where Do You Need To Be?
Alice Room, Cloudland at 1.45pm.
Fyreside Chat With Andy King
Key Info
He has worked with some of the biggest brands on the planet – the likes of PepsiCo, ING, Disney, Vogue – so can offer insights into the best creative approaches to marketing in the current day, and undoubtedly share a war story or two.
Why You Should Be There?
We spoke to King ahead of his keynote for our annual BIGSOUND issue. Let's just say it was a wild ride. Hopefully they're handing out free cheese sandwiches.
Background Reading
Fyre Festival's Andy King: 'I'm The Biggest Visible Failure In Pop Culture'
Where Do You Need To Be?
Rainbow Room, Cloudland at 2.45pm.
The Mechanisms Of A Management Business (For Artists & Managers)
Key Info
This session is an insider's look at how artist management companies operate featuring Bill Cullen, Ash Hills and Catherine Haridy.
Why You Should Be There?
There’s a whole lot that goes into being an artist manager and some of the country’s finest - including Catherine Haridy, Bill Cullen and Ash Hills - will share exactly what artists need to know about it in The Mechanisms Of A Management Business (For Artists & Managers).
Background Reading
BIGSOUND: Being An Artist Manager In 2019 Is Tougher Than Ever
Where Do You Need To Be?
Heritage Room, Cloudland at 3.45pm.
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