Overheard At BIGSOUND: Part One

Message to delegates at BIGSOUND 2016: Watch over your shoulder, theMusic squad are listening. So here's what's been talked about at the opening night and first day of BIGSOUND.

From the 'Australia. The World. The Future.' panel:
Panellist: "Melbourne is the live music capital"
Audience member: *cough* bullshit *cough*

Promoter and passionate Richmond supporter: "I've scheduled sleep on the app for between 4.30 and 8.30pm."

Elly "there's a particular brand of misogyny reserved for teenage girls" #BIGSOUND16

— theMusic.com.au (@TheMusicComAu) September 7, 2016

Unified's Nick Yates at 'Australia. The World. The Future.' panel Pt1: "No doubt major labels in the US are monitoring triple j unearthed."

"Luke Logemann started out on a rollout couch in my parents' house in my bedroom, like Otto in The Simpsons" #BIGSOUND16

— theMusic.com.au (@TheMusicComAu) September 7, 2016

Which Sydney band flew into BIGSOUND without being invited and scored three unofficial gigs? We spotted at least four labels sniffing around one of the shows.

"We're gonna talk about why music is so male, pale and stale" #BIGSOUND16

— theMusic.com.au (@TheMusicComAu) September 7, 2016

From the 'Power Hungry' panel: 
"We're gonna talk about why music is so male, pale and stale."

Unified's Nick Yates at 'Australia. The World. The Future.' panel Pt2: "Adapt or die."

Impressions of Brisbane so far: it's hotter and there are more Geodudes & Onixes than you'do think. #BIGSOUND16

— Foreign/National (@ForeignNatAU) September 7, 2016

It's already getting weird..

 

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