New Industry Forum To Be Held In Sydney

Senior executives and management from Google, Sounds Australia and Rdio will speak at the inaugural TILT (Tomorrow's Ideas Leading Today) forum in Sydney this July.

An initiative of the Australian Institute of Music, and presented by theMusic.com.au, the event will be hosted by television presenter James Mathison as the industry professionals argue for 20 minutes each on an idea, innovation or policy they feel passionately about. The talks will then be opened up to the room where attendees can have input.

There will also be an 'industry speed dating' element for one-on-one talks with experts from the fields of A&R, touring, marketing, production and management.

Today's first announcement includes Ianto Ware – National Live Music Coordinator, Sounds Australia, Danny Yau – independent marketing and digital marketing consultant (Foxtel), Colin Blake – CEO Rdio, Rhys Thomas – Senior Agency Manager, Google, Luke Hopewell – Editor, Gizmodo Australia.

The topics they'll cover are:

Ianto Ware: “Economics and Emo: Music Scenes, Audiences and the Digital Age.”
Colin Blake: “Consumption, ownership and interaction: The impact and value of streaming services in the next decade.”
Rhys Thomas: “The current and future Google world"”
Luke Hopewell: “Your Work Is Worthless, But That's OK: The breakdown of audience and the new way people will pay for music online."”

A second announcement will be made in June.

TILT will take place Friday 5 July at the Australian Institute of Music, Surry Hills. Tickets are $35, $10 for students.