Inertia To Host Emerging Artist Panel At Vivid Ideas

Leading independent record label Inertia will be joining with representatives from triple j Unearthed, Select Music, FBi Radio, Handsome Tours and Borden Management for a Vivid Ideas panel based around creating a career plan for an emerging artist.

Taking place at Sydney's Museum Of Contemporary Art Sunday 2 June, one real artist will be chosen as the focus of the session that will cover advice for emerging managers, agents and artists.

On the Inertia Presents Access All Areas – Breaking New Artists In 2013 panel will be Inertia Access label rep Mark Dodds, triple j Unearthed Music Director Dave Ruby Howe, Handsome Tours promoter Chris Twite, FBi Music Director Stephen Goodhew, Borden Management's Jo Gray and Select Music agent Rob Giovannoni.

Emerging artists are encouraged to apply to be the focus of the session and if chosen will have their single released by Inertia Access in June. Tickets are $10 and available here.

Elsewhere in Vivid Ideas, Hoodoo Gurus' manager Michael McMartin and Icehouse's manager Keith Walsh team up with lawyer Adrian McGruther for a 90-minute seminar on conflict in the creative industries. Titled, F@#k You!!: Resolving Disputes in the Creative Industries, it will look at how to deal with disputes such as songwriters' song percentages, shares of merchandise income and unauthorised use of songs.

McMartin said today, “To say that it takes a huge amount of effort and time for an artist to establish their career or reputation is an understatement. To then see it all go to waste because of a dispute that hasn't been dealt with properly is a tragedy.”

It will take place 10am Saturday 25 May at the Sydney Museum Of Contemporary Art with tickets $15.

Another Vivid Ideas highlight is the MusicNSW/Indent conference Feedback, which is presented by theMusic.com.au. Speakers such as Urthboy, Dom Alssio, Stu Harvey, Emily York, Graham Nixon and Bec Reato will speak at the event taking place Monday 10 June at the Museum Of Contemporary Arts.