Access All Areas – Accessibility in the Music Industry
Join Gold Coast Music Network for the first Music Industry Mingle for 2025, a powerful panel discussion exploring accessibility in the music industry – from the stage to behind the scenes.
This important conversation brings together a diverse panel of artists, industry professionals, and advocates with lived experience to shine a light on the challenges faced by deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent people consuming and creating music – and the progress being made to create a more inclusive and equitable industry.
Bringing together a panel of industry professionals for an in-depth discussion and Q&A, followed by live music and mingling. The panel includes: Marlena Katene (Music journalist and Author), Hannah Jeffers (Musician and Jeffers Psychology), Amanda Gorman (Distractd and Gold Coast Music Network), and facilitated by Den Devine Sessions’ podcast host Joseph Brown.Unique to this mingle, the panel discussion will be recorded live for Den Devine Sessions podcast and you can immerse yourself in accessible live music technology throughout the event using Den Devine’s silent disco tech to listen to the panel discussion and live music performances.Whether you're an artist, promoter, venue operator, creative, or music fan, this event is a chance to listen, learn, and contribute to a more accessible future for the music community.Stick around after the panel for a relaxed networking session and live music from Tegan Clark – meet new people, swap ideas, and build connections.FREE to attend and open to all, RSVP required. Please let us know about any specific access needs when you RSVP.
Presented by Gold Coast Music Network in partnership with Den Devine and supported by City of Gold Coast as part of our ongoing commitment to a more inclusive music industry.