Three days of the finest traditional and contemporary Indigenous, roots and world music from Australia, Asia, the Pacific and beyond! Now in its third year the Australasian World Music Expo (AWME) provides artists the unique opportunity to perform to and network with music industry delegates from Europe, North America, Australia and the Asia Pacific region.
By day, AWME is a trade fair, which attracts prominent and influential festival bookers, talent agents, record labels and media for workshops, panel discussions and industry networking.
By night, AWME transforms a variety of Melbourne venues into a festival showcase in which delegates and music fans rub shoulders and sample some of the most exciting roots music the planet has to offer. Featuring more than 50 artists and attracting national and international representatives, AWME aims to raise the profile and commercial opportunities for contemporary and traditional roots/world music groups from Australia, the Pacific and beyond.
Three days of the finest traditional and contemporary Indigenous, roots and world music from Australia, Asia, the Pacific and beyond!Now in its third year the Australasian World Music Expo (AWME) provides artists the unique opportunity to perform to and network with music industry delegates from Europe, North America, Australia and the Asia Pacific region.By day, AWME is a trade fair, which attracts prominent and influential festival bookers, talent agents, record labels and media for workshops, panel discussions and industry networking. By night, AWME transforms a variety of Melbourne venues into a festival showcase in which delegates and music fans rub shoulders and sample some of the most exciting roots music the planet has to offer. Featuring more than 50 artists and attracting national and international representatives, AWME aims to raise the profile and commercial opportunities for contemporary and traditional roots/world music groups from Australia, the Pacific and beyond.
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This is a great opportunity for world music artists to showcase to international and national festival bookers and agents. If you manage or are part of a group that is export ready then you should definitely look into this. In the past groups including Yilila, The Red Flag Dancers and The Chooky Dancers have showcased.