'It's Just Incredible': Melbourne Music Week Team Share Why They Chose To Bring Back Kubik For 2019

Melbourne Music Week is upon us for 2019 and it's already been a huge one. The festival has once more found its home in the Kubik Hub, this year taking over Alexandra Gardens. 

Given its the festival's 10th anniversary, it feels fitting to throw it back to the Hub that started it all. 

"This was the first year the concept of a Hub for Melbourne Music Week (MMW) was introduced, so there was the pressure to make it work," Chair Of The Arts, Culture & Heritage Portfolio, Councillor Rohan Leppert told The Music recently.

Kubik 2011

Kubik 2011

"It was also the first time that Kubik was built in Australia, with MMW partner Kevin Karlberg from Stable Music bringing the concept to Australia.

"Our team realised halfway through that the engineering certifications needed differed greatly from Germany, which made it a complex build. Ultimately Kubik was such a hit with everyone that we have decided to bring it back for our 10 year anniversary."

Kubik 2019

"Kubik was the beginning of a proper hub for MMW and it only seemed natural that we bring it back for the 10 year anniversary," said Karlberg. 

"Originally, it was going to be a smaller installation but the MMW team really wanted to make it the feature of this year’s Hub and I’m really glad they did - it’s just incredible in Alexandra Gardens."

While at its core the concept remains the same, there are a number of changes for the 2019 version of Kubik according to Karlberg.

Kubik 2019

"This time around Kubik is almost double the height of the original Hub and is much more of an interactive installation that you can walk through all the while gaining glimpses of our magical city and gardens between the lights."