The Face The Music conference in Melbourne has announced Kimbra as well as Soundwave’s AJ Maddah in conversation for this year’s event.
Kimbra, BDO 2012 - image by Ros O'Gorman
Kimbra’s Face The Music appearance will be her first public appearance in Australia since her international tour.
Soundwave and Harvest Festival’s AJ will take place in her first-ever public one-on-one conversation to deliver insights about two of Australia’s biggest music festivals.
Face The Music will also feature a Weddings Parties Anything spotlight facilitated by EG’s Martin Boulton.
Other speakers across the two day event also include a strong turn out from Triple J, featuring Stu Harvey, Maggie Collins and Dave Ruby Howe, as well as Alastair Burns (Jordie Lane), Alex Zaccaria (Bolster Music), Ben O’Connor (Chapter Music), Cael Fenby (Destroy All Lines), Claire Collins (Bossy Music), Daniel Petchey (Can’t Say/Purple Sneakers), David Barett (Laundry Bar), Dr Shane Homan (Monash University), Edwin Tehrani (New World Artists), Eric Moore (King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard), Forrester Savell (Producer), Gareth Parton (Producer), Graham Bidstrup (Buzz Management), Gregg Donovan (Wonderlick Entertainment), Guy Blackman (Chapter Music), Ian Jorgensen (Camp A Low Hum), Indra Adams (Singhala Music), Jimi Maroudas (Producer), John Lee (Mountains In The Sky), Johnny Moretti (Johnny Rock & The Limits), Leesa Ellem, Luke Logemann (UNFD), Marcus Teague (The Vine), Mary Mihelakos (Stage Mothers), Millie Millgate (Sounds Australia), Nicci Reid (Sugar Mountain), Nick Yates (UNFD), Quincy McLean (SLAM, Bakehouse Studios, Blue Ruin), Rebecca Young (Artist Voice), Rebecca Reato (Deathproof PR), Ross Macpherson (No Dice Management), Sam Thompson (MCM Media), Stacey Piggott (Two Fish Out Of Water), Stephen Wade (Select Music), Steven Schram (Producer), Stu Mackenzie (King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard), Tom Johannesen (Fetch Agency), Tom Fraser (Big Scary), Tom Supple (Supple Fox / Melbourne Festival), Vanessa Bassili (Little Old Me Publicity) and Zac Abroms (Vice Royalty) with even more to be announced.
Face The Music is on November 16 and 17 at the Arts Centre in Melbourne. Register at facethemusic.org.au
Watch the Noise11.com interview with Kimbra.
