Booking gigs, scoring radio play and sounding great on stage!

Walk away with the skills, confidence and connections to take your music further.

Join us at Banshees Bar & Artspace, Ipswich for an immersive, hands-on workshop designed for emerging and mid-career musicians, bands, and artists who want to level up their live presence and industry knowledge.

If you’ve wondered why venues aren’t responding to your emails, if you have awesome recordings and they haven’t been played on community radio, or if you want to know how to talk to your sound engineer, this workshop is for you!

Led by experienced facilitators Al Wheeler and Tim Glorious, alongside venue managers from Ipswich and Brisbane, members of the 4ZZZ crew, and industry specialists, this is your chance to gain practical insider knowledge and make meaningful connections in your local music scene.

What you'll learn

This is a 3-hour workshop, with a different topic every hour. Feel free to drop in and out as you need.

Find out what venues want to know from the source, how to develop your audience across multiple platforms and communicate with other professionals in the music industry.

1–2 PM In conversation with venue owners, learning:

How to pitch yourself to venues
What venue managers look for when programming artists
Building your network and grow your audience
Using social media effectively

2 - 3 PM Social mixer with members of the 4ZZZ community and learn:

How to get your music played on community radio
What captures a host's' attention

3-4 PM Practical stage workshop, discussing:

Working with sound engineers
Understanding equipment and terminology
Stage etiquette, professionalism, and performance presence
Microphone technique and live show essentials.

Who it's for

Emerging musicians and bands
Solo artists ready to start gigging
Prospective music managers and booking agents
Anyone wanting to better understand the live music industry

Why attend?

Make direct connections with industry professionals and level up your ability to communicate with them. Meet other musicians from the local community and build your network. You might even learn something!

What to bring

Notetaking materials / Laptop

Bookings are essential

If you have any questions regarding this workshop, please contact creative.industries@ipswich.qld.gov.au. This workshop is part of Ipswich City Council's Creative Industries development program ARTiculate and workshop fees have been subsidised by Ipswich City Council.

Contact the host of ARTiculate: Nailing Your Next Music Gig