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The Queensland Music Industry has a pattern of generating incredible talent and then seeing that talent utilising industry services such as management, booking agents and legal advice that is based in either New South Wales or Victoria.
Why?
Is there any truth to the theory that Queensland industry operators just don't cut it? Or have southern operators stitched up the market to such a point that local operators can't edge their way in?
How do local micro music industries sustain themselves in the face of national and international markets? What does the Queensland need to do to break the pattern of local industry utilising southern based services?
Facilitated By: Matt Connors
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Matt Connors is editor of Time Off, Australia's longest-running street paper. During his five-year tenure as editor, Matt has gained a broad insight into the local music scene.
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Venue: Judith Wright Centre for Contemporary Arts
2002 Conference Prices:
$15 (adults and non-members) or $12 (concessions and members). See tickets and pricing for details of concessions and season passes.
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Speakers
Features a diverse panel of music industry practitioners including:
Martine Cotton (Martine Cotton Music)
Local management/tour manager for 'george'. Brisbane Rep for Billions Australia, Handsome Tours,
John Sinclair. Also managing Rival Flight and booking Sekiden. Martine worked at the Zoo for 6 years
including 2 years managing and booking.
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John Kenny
John Kenny has practised as a Solicitor since 1976. John concentrates on matters of intellectual property, business law and issues relating to the music industry. John is interested in all aspects of start up business, and the development of models for such businesses.
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Bill Cullen (One Louder - Mangement for Alex Lloyd)
Started as a tour manager at the tender age of 19 with Mark Williams and since tour managed for Crowded House, Beth Orton, PJ Harvey and the Manic Street Preachers to name a few. Bill also has an extensive career in management and worked for many years with Grant Thomas Management. Bill provided tour management and management for OMC, Arnold and co-management for Crowded House. One Louder was established in 2000 and has since signed Alex Lloyd, Amiel, Shane Nicholson and Queensland's very own george. One Louder's latest venture is Hello Cleveland, an independent record label.
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Jo Bell (Brispop)
Photographer and Partner in brispop.com.
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Darren Hawthorne (LIVID Festival)
Darren Hawthorne is currently working full-time for the Livid office and reps for Scorpion Entertainment (Millencollen, Guttermouth) / Michael Chugg / Solitaire Management (Body Jar, Area 7) Custom Made (Super Heist & Skulker) and has done everything from management to photography to venue booking.
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Ritchie Yorke
Music author and journalist Ritchie Yorke – who’s covered the rock beat for Australia’s second largest newspaper, the Sunday Mail, for the past 15 years – started out writing about the subject in TV Week in the early 60s. He headed overseas in 1966 and ended up spending 20 years in Canada, where he played a role in the emergence of the maple Music Industry. Along the way he authored several books including Axes Chops & Hot Licks (The Canadian Rock Music Scene), The Definitive Led Zeppelin Biography (now in its third edition), Into the Music: The Van Morrison Biography and The History of Rock n’ Roll.
Over the years, Yorke has contributed to most of the major music journals including Rolling Stone (US), Circus, New Musical Express, Melody Maker, Jazz & Pop, Mojo, Juke, Go-Set and Rhythms. He has also written liner notes for many artists including Aretha Franklin, B.B King, The Beatles, King Curtis, Big Mama Thornton, Etta James, Buddy Holly and Patsy Cline.
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Greg Shaw (Greg Shaw Management)
Greg has formerly managed Keith Urban, and is currently managing “Blake”.
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