Sat 1 Oct 2011

Are you really the best you can be onstage? Would you like to know how to get more work as a sound engineer or production person?

Cover Your Artz™ have created specialised workshops to help you do just that, featuring renowned industry experts including Gregg Donovan (manager of Grinspoon, Airbourne, Josh Pyke), Keith Welsh (Manager of Icehouse), Catherine Haridy (Manager of Eskimo Joe, Bob Evans, Jimi Maroudas) and Andy Walters (AJ Sound/FOH Shannon Noll).
Running in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide throughout August and September, the workshops will focus specifcially on Performance and Production.

The Performance workshop is all about taking your experiences as a musician and applying them to be a great stage performer. This workshop will aid you with stage techniques, engaging with an audience, nerve management techniques, creating a stage personality and how to take the audience on a journey.

The Production workshop is all about making you the best you can be on the road. This workshop will discuss the skills needed as a tour manager, how to create all the right documentation, what experiences to expect on the road, how to best look after the many types of personalities, how to get the best out of your tour logistics and how to advance your career.

These unique workshops are brought to you by the new game changing website CoverYourArtz.com, which marks the launch of a brand new tool for touring artists and events across Australia. Providing a social network for the music industry, it’s like a dating site for musicians and managers to meet their perfect industry professional. Delivering a service that works with record labels, tour managers, venue owners, artists and all those involved in event management, CoverYourArtz.com offers the missing link to help make every show a technical success, wherever you are in Australia. Check out the site for yourself at www.coveryourartz.com. It’s FREE to become a member and if you sign up before the end of August with the promotional code: cyagift, you’ll also receive three months of free services, giving you the opportunity to road test the site for yourself. Numbers for each workshop are extremely limited so be sure to get in quick.

Early bird rates apply if you sign up before Friday August 12th.

Melbourne – Dates TBC
For more details and sign up, please go to: www.coveryourartz.com/workshops

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