Are you a musician, venue operator or work in Greater Geelong’s
music industry?
You’re invited to our industry development sessions this month
hosted by the City of Greater Geelong’s Live and Local program, in partnership
with the Live Music Office and Music
Victoria.
Starting with a free artist session at 5.30pm, Wednesday 12 June
at Customs House, ‘Promoting Your Work to Your Audience’ is an opportunity for
musicians to build their skills and knowledge in the industry. Achord Agency’s digital marketing
manager Leesa Snider and artist Baraka The Kid will cover a range of topics
including audience development and digital marketing.
Our
‘Getting Your Act Together’ workshop on Wednesday 19 June at 5.30pm will explore how to set up your music practice, communicating
with venues, and negotiation with guest speakers UNIFIED’s Ashleigh Hills and
Luke Hindson from Torquay Hotel and Barwon Heads Hotel. This session will also
be held at Customs House.
On
Wednesday 26 June from 10:30am-1pm at Geelong’s civic precinct Wurriki Nyal,
we’re holding a dedicated roundtable for the region’s live music venue
operators. All venues in the municipality are invited to discuss current and
future challenges they face, share insights and workshop possible solutions
with the City and Music Victoria.
Mayor
Trent Sullivan
The industry development sessions are aimed at building
capacity in the local music industry.
Our
artist sessions are a valuable opportunity for musicians to learn from
experienced industry insiders and build their skills.
The insights of venue operators at our upcoming
roundtable will be integral to efforts aimed at growing the Geelong region’s
live music scene.
Creativity
and Culture portfolio chair Councillor Melissa Cadwell
The three sessions are part of the City’s Live and Local program.
Live
and Local is designed to showcase and support local musicians in our region.
It’s
a comprehensive capacity building program presented by the City in partnership
with the Live Music Office and APRA AMCOS.