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OMFM 2010: MUSEXPO Asia Pacific and OMCID Programs

One Movement For Music Perth announces more speakers and programs for MUSEXPO Asia Pacific and OMCID

Tuesday, 21 September, 2010: In two weeks, One Movement for Music (OMFM) will take over Perth and the organisers are pleased to announce a final round of speakers together with the final program schedules for MUSEXPO Asia Pacific and One Movement Creative Industries Dialogue (OMCID).

One Movement For Music 2010, held in Perth, AustraliaSet to offer their expert opinions for OMCID are Aussies Rob Buckler (Content Manager, iiNet),
Tanya Denning (Head of Content Management and Digital Media, National Indigenous Television), Larry Lopez (Executive Director, RedDog Capital Partners) and Aidan O’Bryan (Chief Creative Officer, WBMC).

Throwing their hats into the panelist list for MUSEXPO Asia Pacific are Tim Riley (Vice President, Music Affairs, Activision / Blizzard, USA), Nori Tsuzuki (CEO, Any Sound Inc, Japan), Shaw Saltzberg (Senior Vice President, S. L. Feldman and Associates, USA), Seymour Stein (Executive Vice President/Co-Founder, Sire Records Group, USA), Folkert Koopmans (Managing Director, FKP Scorpio, Germany) and Keith Cahoon (Founder/President, Hotwire K. K., Japan).

For further information on these additional speakers please go to www.onemovementmusic.com

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2010 One Movement Creative Industries DialogueOMCID – Held at The Parmelia Hilton Hotel, Wednesday 6 October

12:00PM – 9:00PM

REGISTRATION OPEN (First Floor Conference Foyer)

1:30PM – 5:00PM

CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DIALOGUE – Swan Room (Parmelia Hilton Hotel)

1:30PM – 1.35PM

WELCOME ADDRESS AND PANEL OVERVIEW

1:35PM – 2:00PM

BROADBAND, THE NBN AND OTHER TECHNOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITIES

Presented by: Maddocks
Featuring: Sonia Sharma

2:00PM – 3:20PM

CREATORS, CONVERGENCE, COLLABORATION, COLLECTION & CASH

Moderated By: Eloise Nolan - Rightsholder Relationship Manager, Copyright Agency Ltd (Aust)
Speakers
Ian Booth - Chief Executive, ScreenWest (Aust)
Rob Buckler – Content Manager, iiNet (Aust)
Brett Cottle - CEO, APRA/AMCOS (Aust)
Larry Lopez – RedDog Capital Partners (Aust)
Adrianne Pecotic - Executive Director, Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (Aust)
Jacqui Allen - Deputy Director General, Western Australia Department Culture & the Arts (Aust)

3:40PM – 5:00PM

OPPORTUNITY, ACCESS, AUDIENCES & AWARENESS

Moderated By: Marcus Canning – Director & CEO, ARTRAGE Inc (Aust)
Speakers
Amy Broadfoot – Founder & GM, Amicko Films / Organiser, Future Shorts (Aust)
Troy Carter - Founder, Chairman & CEO of Coalition Media Group (Worldwide Manager, Lady Gaga) (USA)
Tanya Denning - Head of Content Management and Digital Media,
National Indigenous Television (Aust)
Fergus Linehan – Artistic Associate, Edinburgh International Festival / Head of Contemporary Music, Sydney Opera House (Aust)
Aidan O’Bryan – Chief Creative Officer, WBMC (Aust)

5:00PM – 6:00PM

CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DIALOGUE & MUSEXPO ASIA PACIFIC DRINKS RECEPTION

Featuring PAUL KELLY’S HOW TO MAKE GRAVY BOOK LAUNCH - 2nd Floor Foyer at the Parmelia Hilton

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MUSEXPO ASIA PACIFIC – Held at The Parmelia Hilton Hotel

Tackling issues such as the ever-evolving digital industry, the growth of the Asian and Pacific Rim markets, music and visual media plus contemporary publishing, MUSEXPO Asia Pacific is the forum for the leaders of the future.

The confirmed program is below.

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THURSDAY, 7 OCTOBER, 2010

8:00AM – 9:00PM

REGISTRATION OPEN (First Floor Conference Foyer)

8:00AM – 9:15AM

NETWORKING BREAKFAST

9:15AM – 10:30AM

ONE MOVEMENT KEYNOTE: The Future Of The Global Music Business

Presented By: AEG Ogden

Moderated By: Keith Welsh – Consultant, One Movement for Music

Speakers:

Gary Chen – Founder, Co-Chairman/CEO, Top 100 (China)

Molly Meldrum - On-Air Personality, Channel 7/MTV/Foxtel (Aust)

Seymour Stein – Executive Vice President/Co-Founder, Sire Records Group (USA)

Tim Riley – Vice President, Music Affairs, Activision / Blizzard

Troy Carter – Founder, Chairman & CEO of Coalition Media Group (Worldwide Manager of Lady Gaga)

10:45AM - 11.45AM

WORLDWIDE A&R 2012: Artist Discovery + Development = The New Label Business Model

Moderated By: Sat Bisla – President, A&R Worldwide / MUSEXPO (USA)

Speakers:

Arjun Sankalia – Director, Int’l Music & Special Products, Sony Music Entertainment (India)

Colleen Zulian – President/Chairman, Asia Sounds (Asia)

Damian Slevinson – Director A&R, Liberation Records (Aust)

Henning Ahrens - Talent Agent, Four Artists GmbH (Germany)

Ron Spaulding – President, Fontana Distribution (USA)

12:00PM to 12:30PM

MINI KEYNOTE with Richard Kingsmill - Music Director, Triple J Radio, Australia

Moderated By: Lars Brandle – Bureau Chief, Billboard (Australasia)

12:30PM – 1:45PM

NETWORKING LUNCH Hosted By: Moshtix

(Parmelia Hilton Perth, Conference Terrace)

1:45PM: - 2:00PM:

MINI KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Asia Sponsorship In Entertainment & Media

Presented By: One Movement for Music

Featuring: Jasper Donat – Co-Founder, Branded Asia & President, Music Matters (Hong Kong)

2:00PM – 3:00PM

MUSIC IN FILM/TV, GAMES & CONSUMER BRANDS: The Monetization For The Artist & Song in Visual Media & Branded Entertainment

Presented By: Silva Screen

Moderated By: Adam Zammit - CEO, Peer Group Media (Aust)

SPEAKERS:

Chris Gough – Managing Director, Native Tongue Music Publishing (Aust)

Jasper Donat – Co-Founder, Branded Asia & President, Music Matters (Hong Kong)

Kyle Hopkins – Head of Music Supervision, Xbox/Microsoft Media Acquisitions (USA)

Scott Schorr – Head of Licensing, Lazy Bones Productions (Australasia)

Oum Pradutt – Managing Director, Phase 1 Events (India)

3:15PM – 4:15PM

INTERNATIONAL LIVE ENTERTAINMENT SUMMIT: Touring & Promotion “Feeling It Live”

Presented by: Posse

Moderated By: Michael Harrison – Sr. Tour Coordinator, The Frontier Touring Co. (Aust)

Speakers:

Bobby Talwar - Partner, Only Much Louder (India)

Folkert Koopmans – Founder, FKP Skorpio (Germany)

Frank Takeshita – General Manager, Creativeman (Japan)

Martin Elbourne – Booking Agent, Glastonbury, The Great Escape (UK)

Michael Chugg – Founder, Chugg Entertainment (Australasia)

Neill Dixon – President, Canadian Music Week (Canada)

Shaw Saltzberg – Sr. Vice President, S.L. Feldman & Associates (N. America)

4:15PM – 4:30PM

NETWORKING TEA BREAK Presented by: EventsCorp

4.30PM - 5.30PM

PUBLISHING & COPYRIGHTS: The Real Estate of The Global Music Business

Presented By: AMPAL

Moderated By: Peter Hebbes – General Manager, AMPAL (Aust)

Speakers:

Brett Cottle – Chief Executive, APRA / AMCOS (Aust)

Damian Trotter – Managing Director, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Aust)

Ian James – Managing Director, Mushroom Music Publishing (Aust)

Mandar Thakar – Mandar Thakur Consulting & Publishing (India)

Spek Hussain - Managing Director, Fairwood Music Publishing (Arabia)

Thomas Scherer – International Repertoire, BMG Rights Management, GmbH (Germany)

6PM – 8.00PM

DELEGATE NETWORKING COCKTAIL FUNCTION AT WOLF LANE

Hosted By: Billy Thorpe’s Tangier (Sony Music), Howling Wolves Wines, Foster’s Group
Celebrating the release of Michael Chugg’s book “Hey, You In The Black T-Shirt”

8:00PM – 1:00AM

INDUSTRY SHOWCASES Presented by Rolling Stone

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MUSEXPO Asia Pacific 2010 in Perth, AustraliaFRIDAY, 8 OCTOBER, 2010

8:00AM – 9:00AM

REGISTRATION OPEN (First Floor Conference Foyer)

8:00AM – 9:00AM

NETWORKING BREAKFAST

9:00AM - 10.00AM

GLOBAL MANAGERS FORUM: From The Eye of The Storm

Presented by: AEG Ogden

Moderated By: Bill Cullen – Manager & Chairman, One Louder & Association of Artist Managers

Speakers:

Dan Medland – Manager, IE Music (Ladyhawke)

Dylan Liddy – Director, Blue Max Music (Hilltop Hoods)

Paul Piticco – Founder, Secret Service/Dew Process (Powderfinger)

Phil Stevens – Director, Jarrah Music (John Butler Trio)

Rebekah Campbell – CEO, Posse/Scorpio Music (Evermore)

10:00AM – 11:00AM

ANARCHY IN THE UK?: How to Import & Export Successfully Via the UK

Moderated By: Andrew Phillips – Group Program Director Geraldton, ABC

Speakers:

Ben Mawson – Legal, SSB (UK)

Crispin Parry – Director, British Underground (UK)

James Foley – Music Editor, Record of the Day (UK)

Martin Elbourne – Booking Agent, Glastonbury, The Great Escape (UK)

Mike Walsh – Head of Music, Xfm (UK)

Seven Webster – Managing Director, A7 Music (UK)

11:00AM – 11:30AM

MINI KEYNOTE – Presented by Kosmic Sound

Moderated by: Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum - Music Reporter/Presenter, Channel 7/MTV Classic/Foxtel (Aust)

Featuring: The Legendary Todd Rundgren

11:40PM – 12:30PM

AUSTRALIA: State Of The Host Nation

Presented By: Darren Sanicki Lawyers

Moderated By: Damian Trotter – Managing Director, Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Speakers:

Harvey Lister – Chief Executive Officer, AEG Ogden (Aust)

Leigh Treweek – National Marketing & Sales Director, Street Press Australia

Mark Pope – Producer, ARIA Awards

Mark Poston – Country Chairman, Australasia & Sr. VP Marketing, Australasia, EMI

Paul Piticco – Founder, Secret Service/Dew Process (Aust)

Shaun James – General Manager, XYZ Networks (The Music Channels)

12:30PM – 1:45PM

NETWORKING LUNCH (Parmelia Hilton Perth, Conference Terrace)

1:45PM – 2:35PM

GLOBAL BROADCAST FORUM: Music Communication To The Masses

Presented By: AirCheck

Moderated By: Kathy McCabe – Music Editor, The Daily Telegraph

Speakers:

Ande MacPherson – General Manager, George FM & Kiwi FM (New Zealand)

Jimmy Steal – VP Programming, Emmis – Power 106 LA & Hot 97 NYC (USA)

Mike Walsh – Head of Music, Xfm (UK)

Richard Kingsmill – Music Director, Triple J Radio (Aust)

Rob Graham – Radio/Media Consultant (Asia)

Shaun James – General Manager, XYZ Networks (The Music Channels)

2:35PM – 2:50PM

NETWORKING TEA BREAK Presented by EventsCorp

2:50PM – 3:50PM

LET’S GET DIGITAL: Bridging The Gap Between The Virtual and Reality Worlds

Moderated By: Jakomi Matthews – Managing Director, The Music Void Consulting (UK)

Speakers:

Carney Nir – Director, Secret Service Digital (Aust)

David Loiterton – Managing Director, Omnifone (APAC)

Kevin Arnold – Founder/CEO, IODA (US)

Shayne Locke – Founder, Cowbell Digital Music (Aust)

Wu Jun – CEO, R2G (China)

4:00 PM – 5:00PM

MUSIC MARKET FOCUS JAPAN: Land of The Rising Sun

Moderated By: Rob Zifarelli – Agent, The Agency Group (Canada)

Speakers:

Frank Takeshita – General Manager, Creativeman (Japan)

Keith Cahoon – Founder/President, Hotwire K.K. (Japan)

Nori Tsuzki – CEO, Any Sound Inc. (Japan)

Sebastian Mair – Founder, Music Solutions (Japan)

Taichi Inoue - President, Surfrock International (Japan)

Tak Furuichi – Int’l Operations/A&R Manager, JVC-Victor Entertainment, Inc. (Japan)

5:30PM – 7:30PM

DELEGATE NETWORKING COCKTAIL FUNCTION

VIP Delegate Facility, The Esplanade, Perth (Festival Grounds)

5:00PM – 10:00PM

ONE MOVEMENT FOR MUSIC TWILIGHT FESTIVAL (At The Esplanade)

10:00PM – 1:00AM

INDUSTRY SHOWCASES Presented by Rolling Stone

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SATURDAY, 9 OCTOBER, 2010:

9:00AM – 12:00AM

REGISTRATION OPEN (First Floor Conference Foyer)

9:00AM – 10:00AM

NETWORKING TEA (First Floor Conference Foyer)

10:00AM – 12:00PM (Parmelia Hilton Perth, Swan Conference Room)

MENTORSHIP SUMMIT & WORKSHOP:

Featuring: Tim Riley – Vice President Music Affairs, Activision / Blizzard

Moderated by: Sat Bisla – President/Founder, A&R Worldwide/MUSEXPO

1:00PM – 10:00PM

ONE MOVEMENT FOR MUSIC FESTIVAL (At The Esplanade)

10:00PM – 1:00AM

INDUSTRY SHOWCASES Presented by Rolling Stone

SUNDAY, 10 OCTOBER, 2010

9:00AM – 12:00AM

REGISTRATION OPEN (First Floor Conference Foyer)

9:00AM – 10:00AM

NETWORKING TEA (At the Parmelia Hilton)

10:30AM – 12:00PM (Parmelia Hilton Perth, Swan Conference Room)

THE STATE OF GLOBAL INDEPENDENCE: Doing It My Way

Presented By: A.I.R

Moderated by: Nick O’Byrne – General Manager, A.I.R.

Speakers:

Franz Schuller – President, Indica-Records (Canada)

Jaddan Commerford – Co-Owner, The Staple Group (Aust)

Mark Smutz Smith – Founder, C Management (UK)

Martin Novosel – Founder, Boundary Sounds (Aust)

Monte Malone – Vice President, A&R Worldwide (USA)

Patrik Larsson – Partner/Founder, Headlock Management/Lights Out! (Sweden)

Raghu Dixit – Artist (India)

Russell Thomas - Owner, KAOS Entertainment (Aust)

12:30PM – 3:30PM:

AUSTRALIAN INDIGENOUS MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP MENTORSHIP SESSIONS

(Fremantle Room at the Parmelia Hilton)

1:00PM – 10:00PM

ONE MOVEMENT FOR MUSIC FESTIVAL (The Esplanade)

10:00PM – 12:00AM

INDUSTRY SHOWCASES Presented by Rolling Stone

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PLEASE NOTE all conference and playing times, days, speakers and session details are subject to change.

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With just two weeks until the event kicks off, check back in on One Movement Word regularly as we continue to publish exclusive interviews with festival and showcase artists.

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Four Questions With 26

Brisbane indie rock band 26

With the release of their 2008 album ‘Births, Deaths & Marriages‘, Brisbane indie rock band 26 were introduced to more than 7,000,000 people in 25 countries. Their song ‘A New Beginning’ was heavily featured in the final episode of NBC’s police procedural drama ‘Life‘. This year, 26 have been releasing a 4 part album ‘26×365‘: 3 songs every 3 months for 1 year, exclusively to iTunes. With Parts 1 & 2 already released, 26 have been rewarded for their efforts by receiving the honour of winning the Q Song 2009 - Rock Song of the Year for their song ‘Bring On the Colour Guard‘. We asked 26’s frontman Nick O’Donnell four questions for One Movement Word.

Nick, what’s your favourite song this week?

‘Thump’ by Bertie Blackman. [video embedded below]

The songwriter in me thinks it’s a great bit of interesting music, a little bit pop, a little bit dirty… 3:33 of goodness. The producer/engineer in me says… “Holy crap that mix stands up so well… it sits about 6 inches in front of the speakers… love it!”

What do you hope to gain from the One Movement festival and conference?

Meet people, make connections; an audience, friends, comrades, industry folk that fall in love with what you do and will go into battle for you later down the track.

Which artists’ showcase sets are you most looking forward to watching?

Bertie Blackman of course…. We’d like her to do a duet on our next record too…. Bertie - My number is 0408 *** ***…. Call me. ;)

One Movement’s tagline is “Artist, Industry, Fan United.” What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?

Pushing the titles aside I think the biggest thing I have realised over the years is that we are all in it for the same reason…. we love music and can’t live without it. It’s got under our skin…. enough so that we have parted with money at times we probably should have paid the rent, our phone bills or even food with but instead we bought an album, a ticket or a T-Shirt. Artists and industry were once “fans” and for the most part still are. I think the majority of us are in it for the right reason…. The love of music and to feel like we are connected.

26 play the Breakthrough Stage at 12.45pm Saturday, October 17 2009 (full timetable here). Catch up with the band on MySpaceFacebookTwitter, and their website; view a live video of their song ‘Aloha’ below.

Four Questions With Wolf & Cub

Adelaide psychedelic rock act Wolf & Cub

On the back of their 2006 debut album ‘Vessels‘, Adelaide psychedelic rock quartet Wolf & Cub toured Japan, Europe, the UK and the USA, as well as Australia with the likes of  TV On The Radio, The Killers, Queens of the Stone Age, Wolfmother and Primal Scream. After dropping their follow-up ‘Science And Scorcery‘ earlier this year, they’re appearing at the One Movement Showcase Music Festival amid a national tour with The Vasco Era and DZ. Guitarist/singer Joel Byrne answered four questions for One Movement Word.

What’s your favourite song this week?

‘Dr Buck’s Letter’ by The Fall. [audio embedded below]

What do you hope to gain from the One Movement festival and conference?

World domination, obviously. No that’s silly, I’m just looking forward to playing in Perth again. I’m really just looking forward to playing, I’ll let our manager worry about what we can gain from it.

Which artists’ showcase sets are you most looking forward to watching?

There are couple of bands from Japan that I’m keen to see. I’d love to watch our set, so let’s say Wolf & Cub.

One Movement’s tagline is “Artist, Industry, Fan United.”What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?

Cut out the industry.

Wolf & Cub play the Snowball Stage at 7.20pm on Sunday, 18th October 2009 (full timetable here). Follow the band on Facebook and Twitter, and watch their video for ‘One To The Other’ below.

Four Questions With Hercules In NY

Melbourne electro-pop act Hercules In NY

Fresh from their first national tour with electronic dance band Art Vs. Science in August,  Melburnian trio Hercules In NY are more than ready to show us their wares at the One Movement Showcase Music Festival. The young electro-pop act - who expand to a five-piece when performing live - have played Groovin’ The Moo, Bass In The Grass and Pyramid Rock after forming in late 2007. Keyboardist Antonio Sanciolo answered four questions for One Movement Word.

Antonio, what’s your favourite song this week?

‘Ready for the Weekend’ by Calvin Harris. [video embedded below]

What do you hope to gain from the One Movement festival and conference?

An increased industry awareness as well as forming new links with other Australian and international bands.

Which artists’ showcase sets are you most looking forward to watching?

Tigarah, Frankmusik, Miami Horror, and Wolf & Cub.

One Movement’s tagline is “Artist, Industry, Fan United.” What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?

Slowly, the gap between the artist, their fans, and people working in the industry is narrowing. The independent music scene is living proof that it is possible and beneficial to all parties to create two way communication between artists, fans and people working within the industry. There are many great examples of this such as labels founded and owned by artists, or street teams made up of fans who are involved in marketing their favourite bands.

The arrival of social networking sites and the digital world have enabled fans to have far greater access to different styles of music not represented by mainstream media. Similarly, artists not supported by mainstream media have a platform to expose their music. This digital world also gives people working in the industry another means of accessing up and coming talent.

From a creative perspective, perhaps popular genres and styles will always prevail but with the arrival the digital world, ‘microgenres’ are invented and reinvented everyday.

Hercules In NY play the Discovery Stage at 1.45pm on Saturday, 17th October 2009 (full timetable here). Follow the band on Facebook and Twitter, and keep an ear out for for their latest single, Lost In The City, which is due out later in 2009.

Four Questions With Nikhil D’Souza

Indian singer-songwriter Nikhil D'Souza

Nikhil D’Souza is a guitarist and singer-songwriter from Mumbai, India. Nikhil’s genre and musical style could be loosely defined as eclectic, acoustic, guitar-based pop; his songs have a full melodic quality to them due to his use of alternative tunings, as favored by such artists as Nick Drake and Jeff Buckley. Nikhil is appearing at the One Movement Showcase Music Festival after winning the solo category of South Asian talent search Sutasi; he answered four questions for One Movement Word.

Nikhil, what’s your favourite song this week?

One that seems to keep popping up for some reason is “Pyramid Song” by Radiohead. [live video embedded below]

I just love it, the melody sucks you in, the words so evocative, and the seemingly odd time signature (I spent a while trying to figure it out). Great song. Couldn’t get it out of my head.

What do you hope to gain from the One Movement festival and conference?

My first trip there, playing in front of a completely different audience.. from all i’ve heard about Aussie audiences, I just can’t wait to get there and get on stage. I’d like to just take back with me memories of 30 minutes of moving the heart and soul of an Australian crowd. And looking at the lineup, there’s many acts I’ve never heard of, it’s exciting to be able to see all of them, be a part of it all, see where the music industry’s at, and then some beer.

Which artists’ showcase sets are you most looking forward to watching?

Meiko, Andrew Paul Woodworth, Kate Miller-Heidke, and Joe Echo.

What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?

I wish I knew. At this stage, I’m only just starting to learn. I’d like to hear what the problems actually are, be better informed, before making any idealistic statements about what the industry needs to do.

Nikhil D’Souza opens the Breakthrough Stage at 12.05pm on Saturday, 17th October (full timetable here). He also plays Asia Sounds industry showcase with fellow Sutasi winners Biuret and Tookoo later that night (details here). Watch Nikhil’s video for ‘Perfect Life’ below.

Four Questions With Dappled Cities

Sydney indie pop band Dappled Cities

As recent ARIA Awards nominees - for ‘Best Independent Release’ - Dappled Cities will be flying the Australian indie flag high and proud at the One Movement Showcase Music Festival. After patiently winning over fans with frequent national tours and pop gems like ‘Fire Fire Fire‘ and ‘Holy Chord‘, the five-piece released their third album Zounds in 2009, to widespread critical acclaim. Bassist Alex Moore answered four questions for One Movement Word ahead of their showcase set.

Alex, what’s your favourite song this week?

‘The Broken Vow’ by Converge [live video from 2004 embedded below]

What do you hope to gain from the One Movement festival and conference?

We are pretty focused on releasing our record and touring in any market that will really take us. At the moment we are sorted for here and the US so I guess the next step is to topple Japan, Europe and Melanesia.

Which artists’ showcase sets are you most looking forward to watching?

Sarah Blasko has an excellent show at the moment, so I’m looking forward to watching that and singing out of tune really loudly so that she looks at me angrily during at least one song.

One Movement’s tagline is “Artist, Industry, Fan United.” What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?

I think the industry is becoming more united with its fans as we speak because even the top level of labels and managers have to use simple social networking websites to truly connect with a fan base.

Also, I guess more tea parties at fancy industry people’s country estates could help. I think if every week they invited three fans and three bands out to play tennis and sip on iced lemonade we could form a real understanding of how the industry truly works.

Dappled Cities play the Snowball Stage at 5.55pm on Sunday, 18th October 2009 (full timetable here). Follow the band on Facebook and Twitter, and watch the electrifying video for their track ‘The Price’ below.

Four Questions With Eleventh He Reaches London

Perth hard rock band Eleventh He Reaches London

One Movement Word last caught up with drummer Mark Donaldson from Perth hard rock band Eleventh He Reaches London for an interview back in July. Since then, the five-piece have released an excellent music video [embedded at bottom of this post], and they’ve been added to the One Movement Fringe Festival line-up. Mr Donaldson took the time to answer four questions ahead of their One Movement set.

Mark, what’s your favourite song this week?

‘Claverie’ by Velvet Cacoon. [audio embedded below]

What do you hope to gain from the One Movement festival and conference?

Well, we have already gained a spot on the Fringe Festival’s Wolf Lane stage so can’t really ask for much more than that. I mean come on! How cool does “Wolf Lane” sound? AROOOOOOOO

Which artists’ showcase sets are you most looking forward to watching?

Hayley Sales, so I can stare at her peach face for 30 minutes. That’s not really the right attitude is it..?

One Movement’s tagline is “Artist, Industry, Fan United.” What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?

I don’t know. The end of commercial radio stations? I think One Movement is doing a great thing by offering delegates the opportunity to publicly voice their views.

Eleventh He Reaches London play Wolf Lane at 8pm on Sunday, 18th October 2009 as part of the One Movement Fringe Festival (full timetable here). Follow the band on Facebook and Twitter, and watch the video for their track ‘Oh Brother’ below.

Four Questions With Whitley

Melbourne singer-songwriter Whitley

After the critically-acclaimed debut record The Submarine was released late in 2007, the songs of Lawrence Greenwood - better known as Whitley - began to work their way into the world through almost every medium. Whitley’s best work is yet to come in the form of Go Forth, Find Mammoth, an anticipated album that’s due out this spring 2009. Whitley answered four questions for One Movement Word.

Whitley, what’s your favourite song this week?

‘Ceremony’ by New Order. [audio embedded below]

What do you hope to gain from the One Movement Festival and Conference?

Just to enjoy the show and see my band onstage again. That and $800,000 cold, hard, cash and an exact replica of Marty McFly’s Delorian.

Which artists’ showcase sets are you most looking forward to watching?

The Beards.

One Movement’s tagline is “Artist, Industry, Fan United”. What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?

The most important bond is that between the artist and the observer. The music industry needs to honour that by merely being an organizational framework that presents the truth of a body of work.

Whitley and his band play the Snowball Stage at 3.20pm on Saturday, 17th October (full timetable here), as well as the Dew Process industry showcase at 9pm on Friday, 16th October 2009 (details here). Follow Whitley on Facebook and Tumblr, and watch the video for ‘A Shot To The Stars’ below.

Four Questions With Frankmusik

British pop artist FrankMusik

Pop’s new leading man arrives in the form of a 24-year-old college dropout from Thornton Heath, South London. Frankmusik - born Vincent Turner - is a musical polymath: playing, producing and writing his records. He’ll headline the Snowball Stage when playing first Australian show at One Movement; he answered four questions for One Movement Word.

What’s your favourite song this week?

‘I Will Always Love You’ by Whitney Houston. [embedded below]

It’s just perfect, the way it is structured, and I think she sings it brilliantly too – especially the long note. Why people ever do this at karaoke I don’t know – it’s such a tough song!

What do you hope to gain from the One Movement festival and conference?

I’ve never played in Australia before and I’m just really pleased that I’ve got this opportunity to play at a festival, in front of a crowd, as well as journalists and radio DJs etc. I don’t know how well people will know my music but I’ll do my best at playing a great show, so hopefully everyone will have a bit of a dance and a good time!

Which artists’ showcase sets are you most looking forward to watching?

There are quite a few artists who I’m not familiar with and that’s great as I love to hear new music. As much as I do love certain hits and certain albums that I listen to again and again, I totally love going out to see new bands and at festivals its even better as they are all there in one place!

One Movement’s tagline is “Artist, Industry, Fan United.” What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?

I spend a lot of time contacting my fans. As without them I would really be nothing – or at least nothing in terms of Frankmusik. I’m on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter – the lot – and of course I use them to let my fans know where I’m playing and what I’m releasing, hoping that they support me but also, I try my hardest to give as much as I can away to the fans. Like when I have guestlist to shows, I will generally try and give half of it away to fans. The same, I try and do as many free events like instores and signings so that kids that maybe can’t afford to go to a gig, or that want to see more have another chance.

Obviously downloading is a problem but I think its only due to the fact that the industry side didn’t move quick enough to work with the downloading, and instead tried to fight it. There will always be a way to get music and in a way, at least people want it… it would be much worse if no one was interested.

As much as I’d love to give my music away to everyone who wants it, I appreciate that my label supports me; with their staff, their knowledge, their marketing etc - and that all takes money – so I realize that I can’t have it both ways. I just hope that a solution can be reached to enable the fans to have the music and to have some form of revenue for the labels to still do what they do. So hopefully - and I guess this is in an ideal world - no one loses out.

Frankmusik headlines the Snowball Stage at 9.20pm on Saturday, 17th October 2009 (full timetable here). Follow him on Facebook and Twitter; view his video for ‘Confusion Girl’ below.

Four Questions With Philadelphia Grand Jury

Berkfinger and MC Bad Genius of Philadelphia Grand Jury

Philadelphia Grand Jury has always been two friends: Berkfinger and MC Bad Genius. Between these two childhood buddies of some 20 years one observes a strange, tedious and sometimes very complicated relationship that always manages to somehow end up in a smart and ruff pop song. These two childhood buddies - and a rotating ensemble of drummers - have been writing, recording and touring their own indie punk soul hits around the country. After playing seven shows around Sydney in one day to launch their debut album, Hope Is For Hopers, singer/guitarist Berkfinger - a.k.a. Simon Berckelman - answered four questions for One Movement Word.

Simon, what’s your favourite song this week?

“Tropical Hot Dog Night” by Captain Beefheart. [click here to listen via Hype Machine]

The rhythm is so complex yet so danceable. It gets me excited about going out and making a fool of myself.

What do you hope to gain from the One Movement festival and conference?

These conference things are fun because everyone is so serious, which makes it easy to freak them out. Apparently our manager tells everyone how great we are and then wants to prove it - so I guess our job is to be great. That should be our goal.

Which artists’ showcase sets are you most looking forward to watching?

The Paper Scissors [who play the Sonicbids industry showcase on Saturday night] should be bitchin’. They recently became a 3 piece and I heard a rumour that they’re now a punk band…

Also The John Steel Singers because I want to hear their new songs already - and Meiko because she is beautiful.

One Movement’s tagline is “Artist, Industry, Fan United.” What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?

Just fire all of the people that don’t really do anything. We could simply have artists making music and a couple of smart people helping them to get it straight to the fans so they can hear it. It doesn’t have to be complicated. If you’re not adding anything to this process then I truly believe that you should curl up somewhere and die.

Philadelphia Grand Jury play the Breakthrough Stage at 7pm on Saturday, 17th October 2009 (full timetable here), as well as the Street Press Australia industry showcase later that night (details here). Follow the band on Facebook and Twitter; watch their video for ‘Going To The Casino (Tomorrow Night)’ below.

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