Q Music & Gold Coast City Council Present A-Venue Professional Development Workshop

Over the past three years, Q Music has worked closely with Gold Coast City Council to deliver the professional development strands of the Gold Coast A-Venue program. This has resulted in a number of positive outcomes for Gold Coast artists and the growth of the Gold Coast music sector. The Gold Coast has been a model for successful A-Venue programs over this time and has been a leader in the program and its successful delivery to the Gold Coast music sector.

In 2010, Q Music and the Gold Coast City Council will again work closely together to continue to deliver a cutting edge program that delivers tangible outcomes for Gold Coast artists and the Gold Coast Music Industry.

Part of the program is a full day workshop open to the public:

Songwriting/Recording and Production Workshop Sat 27th March
This full day workshop will cover songwriting, recording and production which are both important aspects in developing your career within the industry.

Part one of the full day event will cover:
10am- 12.45pm ‘Songwriting: the Song is the king’ – this workshop will focus on developing your songwriting skills, different approaches to songwriting, creativity and technique, and structure and arrangement.

Designed to connect professional songwriters with young artists and facilitated by Q Music project officer Kellie Lloyd, this session will explore two different artists approach to their craft.
Speakers are Sabrina Lawrie (Little Vegas and the Fuzz Parade) and Eddie Jacobson (Butterfingers)

Part 2 of the full day session:
1.30 – 4.30pm Recording and Production With Magoo.

Nationally and internationally recognised, Aria Award winning producer Magoo has worked with bands from all over Australia – most notably Regurgitator, Midnight Oil, Kate Miller-Heidke, Powderfinger and many more.
Magoo will use this session to deconstruct a finished song on his laptop, allowing the participant to see how a professional works within his digital studio, giving tips on production skills and techniques, being prepared going into the studio from the perspective of the artist and the producer and more.

For more information and to register your interest contact Bianca Svantesson at Gold Coast City Council by phone (07) 5581 6075 or email cscdc@goldcoast.qld.gov.au. Registrations close 25th March 2010.

Published: 11 Feb 2010 by Q Music Newsdesk