2024 Schedule

Festival Conference
AllWedThuFriSat

Tuesday 4th

11:00 AM
Women in Music
Women in Music
BIGSOUND Social Hub @ X Cargo
Party
12:30 PM
HOME - Official BIGSOUND Welcome Party
HOME - Official BIGSOUND Welcome Party
The Valley Drive In
Party
3:30 PM
Guardian Australia: Songs of Brisbane
Guardian Australia: Songs of Brisbane
Ric’s Big Backyard
Party
5:30 PM
Screen and Sound Mash-up Event
Screen and Sound Mash-up Event
BIGSOUND Social Hub @ X Cargo
Party

Wednesday 5th

10:00 AM
The New Music Business
The New Music Business
IMA Mainroom
Forum
Songwriting Feedback Sessions - BOOK NOW
Songwriting Feedback Sessions - BOOK NOW
BIGSOUND Social Hub @ X Cargo
Public Event
10:15 AM
Paul Kelly: Australia’s Poet
Paul Kelly: Australia’s Poet
Performance Space - JWC Level 2
Keynote
10:30 AM
Get On Board
Get On Board
Music Rehearsal Room - JWC Level 4
Workshop
Managing Mental Health
Managing Mental Health
Circa - JWC Level 3
Workshop
10:45 AM
SONGHUBS
SONGHUBS
Theatre Rehearsal Room - JWC Level 4
Panel Discussion
11:30 AM
Managing The CEO Of The Year: The Artist
Managing The CEO Of The Year: The Artist
Performance Space - JWC Level 2
Panel Discussion
11:45 AM
Heavy Music
Heavy Music
BIGSOUND Social Hub @ X Cargo
BIGSOUND Hook-Ups
12:00 PM
The BIGSOUND Tank: BIGSOUND Music Tech Pitch Sessions
The BIGSOUND Tank: BIGSOUND Music Tech Pitch Sessions
BIGSOUND Gallery
Forum
12:30 PM
Queensland Music Awards Showcase
Queensland Music Awards Showcase
Ric’s Big Backyard
Party
Gold Coast Showcase
Gold Coast Showcase
The Valley Drive In
Party
1:45 PM
US Visas and International Carnets: This is How We Do It
US Visas and International Carnets: This is How We Do It
Music Rehearsal Room - JWC Level 4
Workshop
2:00 PM
Positive Leadership for the Music Industry
Positive Leadership for the Music Industry
IMA Mainroom
Forum
Tune Out Your Inner Critic
Tune Out Your Inner Critic
Circa - JWC Level 3
Workshop
Asia
Asia
BIGSOUND Social Hub @ X Cargo
BIGSOUND Hook-Ups
2:15 PM
How To Start Up in Music and Tech
How To Start Up in Music and Tech
Theatre Rehearsal Room - JWC Level 4
Panel Discussion
2:30 PM
GYROstream's Hump Day Happy Hour
GYROstream's Hump Day Happy Hour
The Valley Drive In
Party
You Sound Good, But Do You Look Good?
You Sound Good, But Do You Look Good?
Performance Space - JWC Level 2
Panel Discussion
3:00 PM
Americas
Americas
BIGSOUND Social Hub @ X Cargo
BIGSOUND Hook-Ups
3:30 PM
How Music Shapes The World
How Music Shapes The World
IMA Mainroom
Forum
3:45 PM
Life After Artist Management
Life After Artist Management
Music Rehearsal Room - JWC Level 4
Panel Discussion
Mardi Caught
Mardi Caught
Performance Space - JWC Level 2
Keynote
How Well Did You Actually Do?
How Well Did You Actually Do?
Circa - JWC Level 3
Workshop
4:00 PM
Swing By with 123 Agency & Beehive PR
Swing By with 123 Agency & Beehive PR
Holey Moley
Party
Future Energy Artists Reception
Future Energy Artists Reception
BIGSOUND Social Hub @ X Cargo
Party
In Conversation with Terry Gold (Techstars)
In Conversation with Terry Gold (Techstars)
Theatre Rehearsal Room - JWC Level 4
Panel Discussion
Europe
Europe
BIGSOUND Social Hub @ X Cargo
BIGSOUND Hook-Ups
5:00 PM
Hear65 @ BIGSOUND
Hear65 @ BIGSOUND
Ric’s Big Backyard
Party
Levi’s® Showcase
Levi’s® Showcase
The Valley Drive In
Party
5:30 PM
'Move Towards The Mountain': Beatrice: Haiku Hands, Kardajala Kirridarra
'Move Towards The Mountain': Beatrice: Haiku Hands, Kardajala Kirridarra
BIGSOUND Social Hub @ X Cargo
Public Event
7:00 PM
From The Studio To The Stage: Paces
From The Studio To The Stage: Paces
BIGSOUND Social Hub @ X Cargo
Public Event

Thursday 6th

8:30 AM
'Don’t Stop the Music' Briefing Breakfast
'Don’t Stop the Music' Briefing Breakfast
Theatre Rehearsal Room - JWC Level 4
Party
9:00 AM
Bacon & Bangers
Bacon & Bangers
Music Industry College
Party
10:00 AM
Changing Music Industry Behaviour: The Science of Change
Changing Music Industry Behaviour: The Science of Change
IMA Mainroom
Forum
Critique your Mix Sessions - BOOK NOW
Critique your Mix Sessions - BOOK NOW
BIGSOUND Social Hub @ X Cargo
Public Event
10:15 AM
Secondary ticketing; friend or frenemy?
Secondary ticketing; friend or frenemy?
Performance Space - JWC Level 2
Panel Discussion
10:30 AM
Music Business and Accounting
Music Business and Accounting
Circa - JWC Level 3
Workshop
10:45 AM
Intersectional Feminism in Music
Intersectional Feminism in Music
Theatre Rehearsal Room - JWC Level 4
Panel Discussion
11:15 AM
Practical Crowdfunding Advice
Practical Crowdfunding Advice
Music Rehearsal Room - JWC Level 4
Panel Discussion
11:30 AM
Virginia Grohl
Virginia Grohl
Performance Space - JWC Level 2
Keynote
11:45 AM
Publishing and Sync
Publishing and Sync
BIGSOUND Social Hub @ X Cargo
BIGSOUND Hook-Ups
12:30 PM
BIG NEWY SOUND
BIG NEWY SOUND
Ric’s Big Backyard
Party
BEMAC Showcase
BEMAC Showcase
The Elephant Hotel
Party
2:00 PM
What can we learn from the AFL about managing mental health?
What can we learn from the AFL about managing mental health?
Performance Space - JWC Level 2
Panel Discussion
Transforming Leadership, Innovation & Collaboration
Transforming Leadership, Innovation & Collaboration
Circa - JWC Level 3
Workshop
Building Brands and Reaching Fans
Building Brands and Reaching Fans
BIGSOUND Social Hub @ X Cargo
BIGSOUND Hook-Ups
2:15 PM
The Mothers of all Strength in Music
The Mothers of all Strength in Music
Theatre Rehearsal Room - JWC Level 4
Panel Discussion
2:30 PM
MADE IN ADELAIDE
MADE IN ADELAIDE
Ric’s Big Backyard
Party
2:45 PM
So Much Data; How Do We Use It?
So Much Data; How Do We Use It?
Music Rehearsal Room - JWC Level 4
Panel Discussion
3:00 PM
Radio
Radio
BIGSOUND Social Hub @ X Cargo
BIGSOUND Hook-Ups
3:15 PM
Joey Cape and Erin Kelly-Burkett
Joey Cape and Erin Kelly-Burkett
Performance Space - JWC Level 2
Keynote
3:30 PM
What Would The Current Music Industry Look Like If It Was Invented by First Nations People?
What Would The Current Music Industry Look Like If It Was Invented by First Nations People?
IMA Mainroom
Forum
3:45 PM
Supervisionary Supervision
Supervisionary Supervision
Theatre Rehearsal Room - JWC Level 4
Panel Discussion
4:00 PM
LoveBusk Launch
LoveBusk Launch
BIGSOUND Social Hub @ X Cargo
Party
Content Creation for the Unimaginative
Content Creation for the Unimaginative
Music Rehearsal Room - JWC Level 4
Panel Discussion
Live
Live
BIGSOUND Social Hub @ X Cargo
BIGSOUND Hook-Ups
Ingrooves Reception
Ingrooves Reception
BIGSOUND Social Hub @ X Cargo
Party
5:00 PM
The Oztix 15th Anniversary Party
The Oztix 15th Anniversary Party
The Brightside
Party
Korea Showcase
Korea Showcase
The Elephant Hotel
Party
11:50 PM
BIGSOUND After Party
BIGSOUND After Party
The Triffid
Party

Friday 7th

10:00 AM
BIGSOUND Bloody Mary Brunch
BIGSOUND Bloody Mary Brunch
BIGSOUND Social Hub @ X Cargo
Party
11:00 AM
Levi’s® Music Prize Winner Announced!
Levi’s® Music Prize Winner Announced!
Performance Space - JWC Level 2
Announcement
11:15 AM
Bands, Babies and Bar-B-Q: The Grates in Conversation
Bands, Babies and Bar-B-Q: The Grates in Conversation
Performance Space - JWC Level 2
In-Conversation
12:30 PM
BIGROUND!
BIGROUND!
Blute's
Party
Guy Morrow, Author of Artist Management: Agility in the Creative and Cultural Industries
Guy Morrow, Author of Artist Management: Agility in the Creative and Cultural Industries
Performance Space - JWC Level 2
In-Conversation
1:45 PM
20 Questions
20 Questions
Performance Space - JWC Level 2
Panel Discussion
5:30 PM
BIGSOUND Closing Party Pt.1
BIGSOUND Closing Party Pt.1
Ric’s Big Backyard
Party
8:30 PM
BIGSOUND Closing Party Pt.2
BIGSOUND Closing Party Pt.2
Ric’s Big Backyard
Party