MUSIC SA, ADELAIDE FRINGE, NORTHERN SOUND SYSTEM & APRA AMCOS
FEST: The Ins & Outs of Festivals, Event Management & Performing on the Big Stage
Facilitator:
Jessi Tilbrook – PAK Music/Music SA (Director/Umbrella Festival Coordinator)
Panellists:
Courtney Duka – 5/4 Entertainment (Event Management)
Bryce Lawrence – Adelaide Fringe/Inner Varnika (Fringe Producer/Festival Director)
Sharni Honor – The Porch Sessions/Porchland (Festival/Event Director)
Jeb Taylor – Farmer & The Owl Festival (Festival Director/Label Manager/Artist Manager)
Annette Tripodi – WOMADelaide (Program Manager)
Summary:
Fests, Fezzies, Doofs, whatever you want to call it, Music Festivals are the mainstay of the live music industry in Australia and internationally. For artists, festival performances represent career-defining performances to legions of fans or an initial opening slot to launch an act’s career. But with new events appearing left, right and centre, how sustainable is the current model of music festival?
In this workshop, the realities of the modern festival circuit in Australia and the enduring question of how to secure a festival slot will be laid out for discussion from the perspective of the artist, along with the myriad of industry professionals involved in making a festival or large-scale event successful, profitable and if not financially profitable, worthwhile in the long term.
