VROOM ‘s Peats Ridge Festival Live Music Workshops - MusicNSW

MusicNSW and VROOM – The Venue Resource of Original Music is presenting two Live Music Workshops at The Peats Ridge Festival.

NSW Venues – The State of Play

11am till 12am
Saturday 30th
Open Mic Stage

The building of a vibrant live music scene in NSW. With the current changes in entertainment and licensing laws, this workshop will give you an insight into the new proposed strategies that will help create more live music venues and give musicians more freedom to perform in cafés restaurants, hotels and other venues.

An important workshop for all musicians and anyone interested in seeing more live music opportunities in NSW. Get informed and help us make it better for all!

Touring Australia – Hints on building and booking more successful Australian tours.

11am till 12am
Sunday 31st
Open Mic Stage

Whether youre a seasoned touring artist or just starting out, this workshop will cover ways to make sure you give yourself the best opportunity to make your tour a success. From booking shows, tour managing, logistics, venues and promotion a panel of experienced, knowledgeable and very helpful experts will reveal all.

Visit VROOM for more details or contact Tracy Redhead at MusicNSW on
02 9699 9706 or email tracyred@musicnsw.com

Register Now for Fuse Conference, Adelaide
The Fuse Conference in Adelaide is now open for registration. The Fuse Conference will run over 2 days, 27th to 30th March 2007.

Keynote speakers are the Honourable Peter Garrett (MP) and Rhoda Roberts (The Dreaming Festival).

The Conference Program is still in progress, but some of the panel topics will include;

– The Hard Road – Live Gigs and Touring
– You Shook Me All Night Long – Festival Bills
– Plug In Baby – Technology
– Working For The Man – Marketing and Media
– New Sensation – Overnight Success
– Home Entertainment System – Film/TV/Games
– Universally Speaking – Exporting Music
– Hunger Pains – Funding
– Make Yourself – Publishing
– Material Girl – Making Money
and many more…

The Fuse team has a target list of speakers and aims to bring industry players to
Adelaide who can make a difference to your career!

Keep an eye on the Fuse Conference website for the next announcement!

If you require any further information about booking a venue or registering to be a part of Fuse – as a venue or an artist – please contact Prue at the Adelaide Fringe on (08) 8110 2506 or email prue@adelaidefringe.com.au