CCMA March Mix & Master - How to Apply for Festivals

The Central Coast Music & Arts Monthly Meetups are now MIX & MASTER. These monthly events will focus on professional development for creatives across all platforms. Each month, we’ll feature a session on a key topic designed to help you level up your creative career. These sessions will include expert insights, practical tips, and real-world advice from industry professionals, followed by a short networking opportunity for attendees to connect with fellow creatives. Whether you’re a musician, visual artist, writer, dancer, or part of any other creative field, these monthly sessions will provide valuable tools, inspiration, and professional growth. Join us to gain knowledge, expand your network, and become part of the thriving creative community on the Central Coast. Registration is essential, and spaces are strictly limited. 

How to Apply for Festivals

Are you a musician, artist or performer looking to land festival gigs? Learn what it takes to get booked with our How to Apply for Festivals session. We’ll walk you through the key assets you need, how to set up a professional EPK, what festival bookers look for, and where to find the right opportunities. Whether you're an emerging artist or are more experienced and looking to level up your festival game, this session will give you the tools to make your applications stand out. Don't miss this chance to take your live music career to the next stage!

About the workshop facilitator

Cathy Kirkpatrick has been colourful part of the Sydney music scene as artist manager, booking agent, tour manager and promoter. 

As Director of Nomadic Fish, she has toured amazing acts into Australia from Europe, UK, New Zealand, USA and Canada.  She has tailored venue and festival tours for Joan As Police Woman (USA), A Tribe Called Red (Canada), Don McGlashan (NZ), Declan O'Rourke (Ireland), The Good Lovelies (Canada), DVA (Czech), Agenginn (Denmark) and many more. 
Australian artists represented include David Bridie, Mic Conway, Liz Frenchman and The Crooked Fiddle Band.

At the local level she curated a monthly singer-songwriter night. Across a decade Porch Light Sessions presented emerging artists including Julia Jacklin, William Creighton, Frank Sultana, Lucie Thorne and Martha Marlow. 

On air weekly since 2017, she currently hosts a specialist music show on 2SER FM - A Direction Home.

Cathy has a passion for artists and their stories, open-hearted audiences and all who facilitate and host communal musical experiences as vital,  life-giving and transformative expressions of our shared existence.