Powerhouse Theatre
  • Where's Your Head At? Eco-anxiety & the Climate Emergency
    Exploring the anxiety around the climate emergency and the power of an artists’ platform to reach the audience that matters.
    10:25 am - 11:05 am
  • 2012 - 2032: Decades of Changes
    This session reflects on the overcoming of immense challenges of the past, and the beckoning of a new era in Eora/Sydney, which is unfolding in real time.
    11:25 am - 12:10 pm
  • The Long Game
    The Long Game brings together electronic and dance music brands that have navigated highs and lows of the music industry
    12:40 pm - 1:20 pm
  • Start F**king With It!
    Has the technology for making music more equitable for artists finally arrived or are we still a long way off?
    2:00 pm - 2:40 pm
  • Gen Z and the End of Creative Gatekeeping
    We hear from the experiences of brands, major labels, marketers and Gen Z creators and ask what the future of creativity looks like in a DIY culture.
    3:00 pm - 3:40 pm
  • No Such Thing as a Silly Question: Taking on Climate Change in Real Time
    Taking On Climate Emergency in real-time.
    4:00 pm - 4:40 pm
  • Making Noise: In Conversation with Boys Noize and Nina Las Vegas
    The world-renowned DJ and producer Boys Noize discusses the evolution of his sound and his own label Boysnoize Records.
    5:00 pm - 5:50 pm
  • Never Forget The Underground with John 'Jammin' Collins
    Never Forget The Underground chronicles the experiences of John ‘Jammin Collins’ during his formative years.
    6:10 pm - 7:00 pm
Theatrette
  • Can Web3 De-Risk the Business of Promoting?
    The ‘Duck Drop’ Case Study
    10:40 am - 11:10 am
  • No Guestlist!
    No Guestlist! provides a ten-year retrospective of insights from promoters across Australia’s electronic music industry.
    11:30 am - 12:10 pm
  • We Are The Mainstream
    We Are The Mainstream looks at systemic change across workplace culture, nightlife spaces, governance and policies.
    12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
  • From Atlas to Surrender: The Creative Journey of RÜFÜS DU SOL
    Part case study and part in conversation with RÜFÜS DU SOL's Creative Director and Lighting Director
    2:00 pm - 2:40 pm
  • The DNA of a Green Festival
    The DNA of a Green Festival focuses on what is essential for music festivals to address the climate emergency - and to survive in the future.
    3:00 pm - 3:40 pm
  • On Air: Online
    Leaders from across the spectrum of community, online, specialist and commercial radio to give insights on what is working at radio for artists of all levels.
    4:00 pm - 4:50 pm
  • An Electronic Music Dreaming
    How can we help to grow the hotbed of First Nations electronic and dance music artists in so called Australia?
    5:10 pm - 5:55 pm
  • Measuring and Monesiting Music in the New Digital World
    What is on the horizon to ensure fairness and accuracy of play data for creators and copyright controllers?
    6:15 pm - 7:00 pm
Lab Gallery
  • Open Sourcing Creativity
    Open Sourcing Creativity” will take you through Sam Korotkov’s community creativity approach that empowers fans at the earliest stages of building new projects.
    2:40 pm - 3:10 pm
  • China Now
    Artists and creative technologists share how they navigate the world of tradition, acceptance, resistance, censorship, AI Influencers/Virtual Idols and new digital platforms that aim to revolutionise the music industry.
    5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Labs Studio1/2
  • From The Home Studio To The Stage with Nyxen - Session 1 (Beginners/Intermediate)
    Nyxen shares the methods she uses to set up her live performance project files, and explain why each step is critical to her own amazing live shows.
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • From Philosophy to De-Boring Your Drum Sequence with Taka Perry Session 1 (Beginners / Intermediate)
    Taka Perry walks you through his process by addressing the mind before the mind stops your creative flow.
    12:20 pm - 1:20 pm
  • “From The Home Studio To The Stage” with Nyxen: Session 2 (Beginners/ Intermediate)
    Passionate about live performance, Nyxen will share the methods she uses to set up her live performance project files, and explain why each step is critical to her own amazing live shows.
    2:05 pm - 3:35 pm
  • From Philosophy to De-Boring Your Drum Sequence with Taka Perry: Session 2 (Advanced)
    Taka Perry takes us on an acute learning curve by teaching advanced technical skills to 'de-bore' tracks
    3:55 pm - 5:25 pm
Labs Studio 4/5
  • Beyond The Four Bar Loop - Sound Design with Moss: Session 1 (Intermediate)
    Moss guides you through how he produces music that examines tension, intrigue and release
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • The Sample Room with Ninajirachi: Session 1 (Beginners/ Intermediate session)
    Ninajirachi will take you through her method of sampling with a direct line between you and her to soak up her incredible technical skills in sampling.
    12:20 pm - 1:20 pm
  • Beyond The Four Bar Loop” - Sound Design with Moss: Session 2 (Advanced)
    Moss will explore sound design and how song structure can progress your story
    2:05 pm - 3:35 pm
  • The Sample Room with Ninajirachi: Session 2 (Intermediate / Advanced session)
    In this session, Ninajirachi will take you through her own unique process of vocal production
    3:55 pm - 5:25 pm
Sanctuary Social
  • SIILA
    10:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Madami
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Alex Dowsing
    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Andy Lowe
    4:00 pm - 7:00 pm