And we’re off and racing! It’s been a crazy couple of years in the making, but One Movement For Music Perth is finally out of the closet – and damn proud may we add! Where to begin…

Music industry luminaries such as Diane Warren (international hit-maker extraordinaire) and Dave Holmes (Coldplay’s worldwide manager and founder of 3D Artist Management) will be making their way to Perth, Australia for their first major speaking engagements in the Asia Pacific region.

Joining them will be the likes of Seymour Stein (Sire/Warner Bros. Records) and Barry Dickins (International Talent Booking), as well as Robert Horsfall (Sound Advice), John Lenac (Yahoo! Music), Tom Windish (Windish Agency), Atul Churamani (Saregama), Jason Sausto (Onkyo China), Neil Thompson (BEC-TERO), Mandar Thakur (Soundbuzz) and Ruuben van den Heuvel (Nokia).

Also making the journey south to be a part of the conference will be Colleen Ironside (Pan Asia Booking – Live Nation), Colleen Zulian (Asia Sounds Pty Ltd), Shaun James (XYZ Music Channels), Scott Murphy (D:Net Media Pty Ltd), Molly Meldrum (Music Industry Commentator), Dann Bowley (International Institute of Entertainment, Arts & Sciences), Hans Ebert (We Enhance Inc).

Early Bird delegate passes to both the MUSEXPO Asia Pacific and The Independent Times conferences are on sale now and close Thursday, July 9. Click here for full details on the conferences and a range of delegate options.

As the live music component of the event, the One Movement Music Festival is unlike any festival the Southern Hemisphere has ever experienced with 80 artists playing unique 30-minute showcase sets, premiering their latest material in a full outdoor festival setting over two days at Perth Esplanade.

Hilltop Hoods will be dropping sounds from their brand new #1 album, MySpace’s multiple-million hit sensation Meiko will be making her Asia Pacific debut and Little Red, Scribe and Old Man River will be premiering new material from their upcoming albums.

Kate Miller-Heidke will be paying us a visit fresh from her International Songwriting Competition win, Blue King Brown will be finally returning to Oz after infecting foreign lands and Wolf & Cub will be exploring the new sounds from their latest album Science & Sorcery.

Bertie Blackman will also be hitting Perth, performing the goodness from her third and freshly released album, Secrets and Lies, and Aussie greats Philadelphia Grand Jury will be ready to rattle.

The One Movement Music Festival will also debut for the first time ever in Australia international greats such as Thailand’s superstar Tata Young, South Africa’s most iconic and best-selling rock band The Parlotones and Japanese electro pop sensation Tigarah.

A range of platforms for artists to apply to play the One Movement Music Festival will be announced shortly. Keep an eye on the website over the coming weeks as some exciting opportunities are announced, as well as day-by-day breakdown of the One Movement Music Festival billing.

Tickets for the showcasing One Movement Music Festival go on sale at 9am on Monday, July 6.

Single day tickets are only $66 + booking fee or $99 + booking fee for the entire weekend – that’s 80 acts for $99 – and available from www.moshtix.com.au.