Face The Music conference adds more faces

30 September 2010

The second round of speakers have been announced for Melbourne’s annual music industry conference, Face The Music this November.

Joining the 12 already announced guest speakers will be another 21 artists, managers, booking agents and executive officers.

See below for the newly announced speakers:

- Mark Wilson, Jet, Bassist.
- Angie Hart, Musician.
- Adalita Srsen, Magic Dirt and Solo Artist
- Michael Haydon, The Middle East, Drummer.
- Charles Jenkins, Push Songs, Shopfront Songs.
- Jason Mayall, Smash Corporation, Fuji Rock Festival, Festival Programmer.
- John Mullen, Dew Process, A & R Manager.
- Lindsay Mcdougall, triple j, Frenzal Rhomb, Radio Broadcaster & Musician.
- Frank Varasso, VR Publicity, Radio Plugger.
- Nick O'Byrne, AIR (Australian Independent Record Labels Association), General Manager.
- Dylan Liddy, Blue Max Music, Manager/Booking Agent (Hilltop Hoods and Premier.
- Andy Rantzen, Australia Council , Music Officer.
- Kirsty Rivers, APRA, Director Writer Member Services.
- Patrick Donovan, Music Victoria, Executive Officer.
- Jonathan Williamson, Victoria Rocks, Program Manager.
- Tom Harris, White Sky (The Temper Trap), Artist Manager.
- Rebecca Laubi, Arts Law Centre of Australia, Senior Solicitor.
- Paige Cho, Valleyarm, Administration and Promotions Manager.
- Georgia Fields, (Popboomerang Records/MGM), Solo Artist.
- Simon Huggins, Two Bright Lakes, Founder/Operator.
- Heidi Braithwaite, Riot House Publicity, Publicity and Promotion.

These speakers will join the already announced:

- Sebastian Chase (MGM – The Groove Merchants ).
- Malcolm Haynes (Glastonbury Music Festival)
- Rebekah Campbell (Scorpio Music Management - Operator Please, Evermore, Posse.com)
- Christie Eliezer (Billboard, The Music Network, Beat Magazine)
- David Vodicka (Media Arts Lawyers, Rubber Records)
- Lars Brandle (Billboard Magazine)
- Brett Murrihy (Artist Voice Agency - Empire Of The Sun, The Temper Trap),
- Rae Harvey (Crucial Music, Redcat Sounds - The Living End, Gyroscope, Children Collide).
- Richard Moffat (Way Over There - The Falls, Parklife, The Corner).
- Evan Davis (Village Sounds - Powderfinger, The Vines, Washington).
- Catherine Haridy (Management - Eskimo Joe, Bob Evans, Basement Birds, Dirt Diamonds).
- Millie Millgate (Sounds Australia).
- Graham Nixon (Resist Records - Parkway Drive, 50 Lions).

Presented by The Push, Face The Music will be held at the Art’s Centre on November 19 and 20. Early bird tickets are available for $45 Conc/ Push/ Music Victoria/ APRA/ AIR/ FReeZA/ FReeZACentral/ MMF Members or $60 for non members. This offer expires October 10.

To register for Early Bird of Final Release tickets (available from October 11 to November 18) head to thepush.com.au.