Sound Summit : a festival of independent and innovative music in Newcastle, Australia
About Sound Summit
Sound Summit is a 4 day annual festival of independent and innovative music, occuring annually over the October long weekend in Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
Over the last 12 years Sound Summit has evolved from being the National Independent Labels Conference into the multi-faceted festival which supports independent and innovative music from Australia and beyond. Sound Summit promotes accessibility and skill sharing within independent music community via panels, presentations, workshops and artist showcases.
In the last decade Sound Summit has hosted the most exciting acts from around the world, including Anticon (DoseOne, Jel, Sole), Hrvatski, Ghislain Poirier, Gorky, Lucky Dragons, Mount Eerie, Cotti, Aloe Blacc, Freq Nasty, Ariel Pink, Kevin Blechdom, Sage Francis, Manitoba (Caribou), Mad Professor, Ducktails, and Pumice.
In 2011 Sound Summit will present shows by MONO (JP), Moon duo (USA), Wet Hair (USA) alongisde the best indepdent and innovative acts that Australia has to offer. Showcases will be provided by R.I.P. Society, Yes Please, Dream Damage, Bedroom Suck, Siberia Records, Ladyz In Noyz Australia and Wormwood Absinthe, Psychedelia.
The artists featured in this collection will be playing at the 2011 Festival.
29th September - 3rd October
Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Sound_Summit on 09/19/2011 at 10:57AM
Sound Summit launches its Free Music Archive Collection!
Sound Summit's official festival soundtrack is now available for you to stream and download right here - via the Free Music Archive!
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Sound Summit is a festival of independent and innovative music held annually in Newcastle, NSW. In 2011 it takes place from 29th September - 2nd October. The festival celebrates Australia's thriving independent music community, pairing an exhaustive list of local bands with international guests MONO (JP), MOON DUO (US) and WET HAIR (US). There are additional showcases from Australian cassette, vinyl, limited edition and net labels Bedroom Suck, R.I.P. Society, Yes Please!, Siberia Records & Dream Damage. Showcase events take place at the end of each day of panels, workshops and project presentations focussing on the Australian and international indepdent music community, from print to radio, distribution and mastering to synth building, independent and new venue model development, blogging and doing it yourself. Sound Summit's FMA collection features Australian artists playing at the 2011 festival including Fabulous Diamonds (Mel), Guerre (Syd), Scattered Order (Syd), Chrome Dome (Mel), Caught Ship (Mel) & Bare Grillz (Newcastle). New tracks will be added to this collection each day in the lead up to the event so keep an eye to our page! |
