She’s Lost Control
Some of the Women in Music speakers are going to be DJing or playing live at She’s Lost Control the night of WiM – Tuesday 8th March. There will also be a photography exhibition by WiM speaker Elleni Toumpas.
She’s Lost Control
Tuesday 8th March
AllOneWord
8pm – 12.30pm
$10 entry
WiM ticket holders FREE
Women in Music Program Announced
The full day program has been revealed and features a keynote interview with Amandah Wilkinson of Operator Please about Growing Up in Public. Also covered on the day will be an Introduction to the Music Business, Management, Publicity, Promotion, Journalism, Photography, Songwriting, Event Management and for the performers there will be sessions on Guitar, Bass, Drums, DJing a Hip Hop workshop and more!
Plus if you have always wanted to chance to ask an experienced industry professional about how they got into the industry you can during the “speed dating session” called the Career Path Roundtables.
For full info click on the Program page in the menu.
Even More Speakers Added
We have added another bunch of fantastic speakers to the line up including:
- Susie Patten (I Heart Hiroshima)
- Kate Jacobson (Texas Tea)
- Michelle Brown (4zzz)
- Beauty and the Beats (band)
- Anje West (The View From Madeleine’s Couch)
- Kellie Riordan (ABC Radio)
- Sacha Taylor (Frankie Trouble!)
Read more about these ladies in the Speakers section.
Patience Cancels
It is with regret that we announce that The Grates frontwoman Patience Hodgson is no longer able to attend Women in Music due to recording commitments in the USA.
Draft Program Released
We have had a lot of requests for more information on the Women in Music program. We have just released our draft version which you can find under PROGRAM in the menu. Please note that this is still a work in progress so will be subject to change.
Women in Music Lineup Gets Bigger
Charismatic frontwoman, Patience Hodgson of Brisbane darlings The Grates joins the already stellar line up of Women in Music speakers. She will hit the forum direct from the studio in New York where she has been writing and recording The Grates highly anticipated third album due out later in the year.
Joining her is Amandah Wilkinson – vocalist and guitarist for the ARIA Award winning Operator Please. The band formed in high school and then shot to success in Australia and overseas where they have toured extensively and played many festivals including the Reading and Leeds Festivals in the UK and the current Big Day Out.
Well known for her stunning vocals, the five-time platinum recording artist Katie Noonan will be taking part and sharing some of her experiences as a successful solo artist and member of the groups george and Elixir.
Other talented musicians joining the WiM lineup include Eliza Lam – bass player for Oh Mercy; Joanna Nilson – bass player for The Butcher Birds; Sabrina Lawrie – guitarist, songwriter and live venue manager; Myka Wallace – drummer for Laneous & The Family Yah, Rene Collett – drummer for Undead Apes, Seja and previously with Gazoonga Attack and Michelle Xen – performer, visual artist and producer for Edge of Colour.
Aspiring music industry practitioners will also have a diverse range of experience to draw from with the addition of:
Megan Reeder-Hope – General Manager, Secret Service Public Relations
Sam Cook – Director, The Dreaming Festival
Natalie Bell – Milefire Management (Oh Mercy)
Leonie Yeoman – Manager (Chris Pickering)
Crystle Fleper - Musician and Qld Editor, FasterLouder
Roxy Burt – DJ/Director, Pistol Whipped Events & Promotion
Belynda-Jane Hemmling – Director, Cherry Red Music
Leanne de Souza – Manager (The Medics)
Charlotte Lynch – Writer/Journalist, BATS Magazine
Lori Lee Cash – Promoter, Robot International (Greazefest)
Deb Suckling – Director, SugarRush Records
Elleni Toumpas – Photographer
Silvana Macarone – SMAC Photography
Natalie Dodds – PR for Mucho Bravado
The WiM program will provide a full day of informative panels and practical workshops and a chance to interact more closely with the speakers and explore career options in the Career Path Roundtables.
Stay tuned for more speaker and program announcements!
