2024 Schedule

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Wednesday 7 August

10:00am-3:30pm

NT Music Industry Regional Roundtable @ Vibe Hotel

6:00pm-7:30pm

NT Music Industry Welcome Reception, presented in partnership with Darwin Festival 

Thursday 8 August: R&R MUSIC SUMMIT – DAY 1

9:00-9:30

9:30-10:00

Registration and Refreshments

Welcome to Country and Opening Address

10:00-10:45

Amplifying the voices of music storytellers in remote and regional Australia

11:15-12:00

Keynote: Dr Ben Green on the research, trends and challenges in Australia’s regional and remote music industry

12:00-12:45

Building Regional Touring Networks

12:45-13:30

Lunch

13:30-13:50

ARIA State of Play

13:50-14:10

MusicNT All Good Project Case Study

14:10-14:30

The Future of Festivals Workshop: Australian Festivals Association Presentation ‘Where are we now?’

14:30-15:00

Afternoon Tea

15:00-16:30

The Future of Festivals Workshop: ‘How can the challenges of today inform the festivals of tomorrow?’

16:30-17:30

Networking Drinks at the Vibe

18:30-20:30

Live Nation’s Ones To Watch NT, backed by Vodafone @ Bustard Town

Friday 9 August: R&R MUSIC SUMMIT – DAY 2

9:30-10:00

Michael Chugg Keynote and Q&A with Helen Marcou

10:00-10:15

Morning Tea

10:15-11:15

Soundtrack Your Region’s Story with OK Motels, QLD Music Trails, Live and Local and triple j’s One Night Stand

11:15-11:30

Break

11:30-12:00

Music Research Update from Creative Australia

12:00-13:00

Lunch

13:00-14:00

Green Music Australia Workshop

13:00-13:30

Keynote Regional Arts Australia: The future is regional. The future is creative.

13:30-14:00

The Push: Young people and Australian music

14:00-14:05

Special Announcement

14:05-14:30

Afternoon Tea

14:30-15:00

Music Industry Skills: NT Case Study

15:00-15:45

Music Policy in the Regions

15:45-16:00

Thanks and Closing Remarks

17:40-19:15

Moshtix Margaritas

SATURDAY 10 AUGUST: R&R MUSIC SUMMIT – DAY 3

19:00-23:00

National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs) @ Darwin Amphitheatre

Summit delegates are encouraged to stay on to attend the NIMAs, as part of Darwin Festival.