Comments on: Thoughts On Big Sound 2009 http://andrewmcmillen.com/2009/09/13/thoughts-on-big-sound-2009/ ...is a freelance journalist based in Brisbane, Australia. This is his portfolio of published work. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:17:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Interview with Andrew McMillen « plus one http://andrewmcmillen.com/2009/09/13/thoughts-on-big-sound-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-662 Interview with Andrew McMillen « plus one Thu, 13 May 2010 02:58:27 +0000 http://andrewmcmillen.com/?p=864#comment-662 [...] an artist manager (for Hunz). I saw loads of sweet bands and drank some free booze. Looking back on the blog post I wrote immediately after Big Sound , it reads quite naively. I’m fine with that. It was my first experience with something like [...] [...] an artist manager (for Hunz). I saw loads of sweet bands and drank some free booze. Looking back on the blog post I wrote immediately after Big Sound , it reads quite naively. I’m fine with that. It was my first experience with something like [...]

]]> By: Darragh http://andrewmcmillen.com/2009/09/13/thoughts-on-big-sound-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-517 Darragh Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:23:57 +0000 http://andrewmcmillen.com/?p=864#comment-517 Great blog there Andrew. Very interesting. Unfortunately I missed ALL of big sound due to a massive work/uni schedule :( Some great acts were playing too. Great blog there Andrew. Very interesting. Unfortunately I missed ALL of big sound due to a massive work/uni schedule :( Some great acts were playing too.

]]> By: Amanda http://andrewmcmillen.com/2009/09/13/thoughts-on-big-sound-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-516 Amanda Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:17:46 +0000 http://andrewmcmillen.com/?p=864#comment-516 Well spoken, my friend. I relate almost 100% to your version of events. Although much older than you, my shyness got in the way of making the most of the conference...THIS year. After missing a few opportunities (saying hi to Wally was but one...) I did get the courage to introduce myself to Van Dyke Parks, Mark Callaghan, Jeff Martin, and one or two people in the industry who aren't big names. I was happy to catch up with you and Hans as I was flying solo for much of the time and it was nice to see friendly faces (albeit, faces of two people I've only met within the last week!). I did regret not meeting up with Ariel from Cyber PR, Alison Wenham, Catherine Haridy, Ellie from Fiction, and a couple others because they were on my wavelength and I would've loved a discussion or two. Hopefully, I get some more opportunities next year and nothing will stop me from putting myself out there a bit more proactively. It was three days of letting go of preconceived ideas, especially about band managers and label execs; with a couple exceptions, they were largely a bunch of passionate music lovers, not leeches as I'd previously thought! I do wish that the music scene in Brisbane could be more all-embracing and genre free when it comes to people talking, interacting, helping each other out. Hopefully that will change. Great blog, Andrew. Well spoken, my friend. I relate almost 100% to your version of events. Although much older than you, my shyness got in the way of making the most of the conference…THIS year. After missing a few opportunities (saying hi to Wally was but one…) I did get the courage to introduce myself to Van Dyke Parks, Mark Callaghan, Jeff Martin, and one or two people in the industry who aren’t big names. I was happy to catch up with you and Hans as I was flying solo for much of the time and it was nice to see friendly faces (albeit, faces of two people I’ve only met within the last week!).

I did regret not meeting up with Ariel from Cyber PR, Alison Wenham, Catherine Haridy, Ellie from Fiction, and a couple others because they were on my wavelength and I would’ve loved a discussion or two. Hopefully, I get some more opportunities next year and nothing will stop me from putting myself out there a bit more proactively.

It was three days of letting go of preconceived ideas, especially about band managers and label execs; with a couple exceptions, they were largely a bunch of passionate music lovers, not leeches as I’d previously thought! I do wish that the music scene in Brisbane could be more all-embracing and genre free when it comes to people talking, interacting, helping each other out. Hopefully that will change. Great blog, Andrew.

]]> By: Big Sound 2009: Online Publishing Panel Notes at Andrew McMillen http://andrewmcmillen.com/2009/09/13/thoughts-on-big-sound-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-514 Big Sound 2009: Online Publishing Panel Notes at Andrew McMillen Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:43:58 +0000 http://andrewmcmillen.com/?p=864#comment-514 [...] the transcript and/or recording when they’re available. My wider thoughts on the event are here. test Filed under Music | Tags: before-hollywood, big-sound, blogging, cameron-smith, discussion, [...] [...] the transcript and/or recording when they’re available. My wider thoughts on the event are here. test Filed under Music | Tags: before-hollywood, big-sound, blogging, cameron-smith, discussion, [...]

]]> By: Ben Preece http://andrewmcmillen.com/2009/09/13/thoughts-on-big-sound-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-513 Ben Preece Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:39:26 +0000 http://andrewmcmillen.com/?p=864#comment-513 Hunz is truly awesome my friend. Nice work last week. Hunz is truly awesome my friend. Nice work last week.

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