North Queensland region residents will now have the opportunity to partcipate in an important masterclass with some of the worlds experts in online music marketing. “Breaking Music On The Net” is the title. It is also important that this first one be well attended to convince Austrade that we are worthy of support in North Queensland and need to be included in future initiatives. A big thankyou must go to JCU for negotiating with Austrade to make sure this event happens and of course the many suggestions from our own membership.

Participate in an interactive discussion and Q&A with some of the key people in new media in the United States. This is an introductory course designed to cover the fundamentals of using online strategies to promote yourself and your music.

Joining us live from Los Angeles
• Filter Creative Group’s Penny Hewson, is formerly of ARTIST DIRECT
and now Head of Online Marketing with Filter, working with artists like PJ
Harvey, Portishead, Wolfmother and MGMT.
• Mike Savage Artist Management’s Mike Savage, who has worked in all
segments of the music business and he currently manages internet
sensation Meiko signed to MySpace/Geffen Records.
• Hear no Evil’s Andrew Mains, who until recently was the Head of New
Media at Interscope Geffen A&M Records, where he spent nine year and
has recently started his own online strategy consulting business.
• Austrade Los Angeles’ Peter Cohen, brings his wide ranging insight from
his work as an A&R rep with Sony Music, in management roles with a
number of artists, and has extensive experience in artists’ new media
campaigns
• More speakers still to be announced.

The event will happen at 12noon - 2pm at JCU room A1.129 on Wednesday 30/7/08 and cost is $50
Registration and further information is on the attached Flyer, here: “Breaking Music On The Net”