Featuring

Workshop Speaker: Syrene Favero

Photographer: Lilah Benetti

About

Are you an artist looking for support to kick-start or boost your musical career? Do you need a professional head-shot and bio to help you promote yourself?

In the Artist Development Intensive, Syrene Favero and Lilah Benetti will mentor emerging artists through an intensive development workshop which will support participants and empower them on their artistic journey.

Serene and Lilah will give you the music business tools you need to get to the next stage of your career, including an understanding of creative direction, developing social media strategies and leaving you with the start of your very own electronic press kit (EPK) including a bio and professional photo.

Serene and Lilah will also give you a behind-the-scenes overview of the music industry and ideas for how to get your music out there.

This workshop has a strictly limited capacity and there only 20 spots available for local musicians.

This #SheppMusicWeek workshop is brought to you by Music Victoria with support from Regional Arts Victoria and Creative Victoria.

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Demographics & Identity questions: For more information about our demographics and identity questions in the registration process, please head to: musicvictoria.com.au/demographics-and-identity

It is a requirement that Shepparton Music Week ticketholders are fully vaccinated for COVID-19. All attendees must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a valid medical exemption.

Music Victoria acknowledges that Shepparton Music Week will take place on the lands of the Yorta Yorta Peoples. We acknowledge and pay respects to them, their elders and all Traditional Owners past, present, and emerging.

Featuring

Performance from DJ Rivity Rascal and Lillie Walker

Welcome to Country: Wulumbarra

Workshop Speakers: Neil Morris , Brady Jones

About

When Yorta Yorta people moved to Shepparton in 1939 after Walking off the Cummeragunja Mission to the Flats, the practice of music amongst First Nations peoples had been severely affected by Colonial impacts. These impacts related to the strictness of Mission conditions which prevented Cultural practices in traditional forms from continuing.

However, gradually there has been an increasing participation by First Nations people within music. This has been through work which is as compelling as it is world class. First Nations peoples have not only increased their participation in music, but have been thriving on many other levels within music sphere. Their vital work is linked to 80,000 plus years of storytelling traditions.

Now, in these times that we are living in, numerous indigenous communities are beginning to flourish. This growth is building momentum through the increasing awareness of the value and place of First Nations and other marginalised groups across society. As a result, there is a widespread challenging and deconstructing of systemic oppression’s and discriminations.

Whilst there is still a long way to go, now is a time of powerful change and transformation. It is an important time to consider what it means to build Music Environments on Indigenous Land. How does this occur in a way that is considerate of First Peoples’ important position on their own lands? It is critically important that the value of song for Indigenous people, which has played a pivotal role for thousands of years on these lands, is understood.

This #SheppMusicWeek workshop is brought to you by Music Victoria, Still Here and Regional Arts Victoria with support from Creative Victoria.

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Demographics & Identity questions: For more information about our demographics and identity questions in the registration process, please head to: musicvictoria.com.au/demographics-and-identity

It is a requirement that Shepparton Music Week ticketholders are fully vaccinated for COVID-19. All attendees must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a valid medical exemption.

We acknowledge that Shepparton Music Week will take place on the lands of the Yorta Yorta Peoples and we acknowledge all eight clan groups of the Yorta Yorta Nation. We acknowledge and pay respects to them, their elders and all Traditional Owners past, present and emerging and acknowledge that their Sovereignty has not been ceded.

Featuring

Isaiah Firebrace (Yorta Yorta , Gunditjmara)

Bricky B (Yorta Yorta)

Shanikwa AJ (Yorta Yorta , Bundjalung)

Lillie Walker (Yorta Yorta , Kuku Yalanji)

DJVM (Yorta Yorta, Dja Dja Wurrung, Wiradjuri)

About

Baiyiya Yapaneyepuk translates to Song Together in Yorta Yorta language.

Baiyiya Yapaneyepuk is all about song being shared. Song being shared together, generated by kinship systems that are linked to many thousands of years of connection to this land and to the culture that it is connected to.

Baiyiya Yapaneyepuk is an event that will give both a glimpse into the future, and a special offering of the now, featuring a line-up of some of the most exciting emerging Yorta Yorta talent from the local region alongside more established artists.

The line-up brings together DJVM – a Yorta Yorta, Dja Dja Wurrung, Wiradjuri woman who will DJ throughout the event, offering selections of First Nations sounds. We’ll then hear from the powerful Shepparton based emerging star – and Yorta Yorta, Kuku Yalanji woman – Lillie Walker. Lillie will be followed by talented Yorta Yorta, Bundjalung songwriter, Shanikwa AJ.  And then onto local Yorta Yorta hip hop and spoken word artist, Bricky B . Headlining this event is the exciting and captivating talent that is 2016 X Factor winner, Isaiah Firebrace (Yorta Yorta , Gunditjmara).

This #SheppMusicWeek showcase is brought to you by Still Here, Riverlinks, Songlines and Music Victoria.

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This event will take place on Yorta Yorta country and we acknowledge the eight clan groups of Yorta Yorta Nation, of which Still Here Arts & Culture operates. We Acknowledge that our Sovereignty has not been ceded and that this Always Was and Always Will be Indigenous Land.

Yorta Yorta / Gunditjamara artist Isaiah Firebrace has become one of the most recognised names in music across the country.

This workshop will involve Isaiah sharing his incredible journey in music, which focuses on the following of ones dreams and overcoming barriers that can affect young people in small communities such as Shame.

Isaiah will talk about being a young Indigenous boy in a country town and what it took to become an amazing singer, which was followed by winning The X Factor and representing Australia at Eurovision. None of it was easy and he shares it all with the audience.

This 60 min session includes Isaiah sharing his journey as well as questions and answers from the audience.

** This event is aimed at Young People Age 21 and Under.

This #SheppMusicWeek workshop is brought to you by Music Victoria and Still Here with support from Regional Arts Victoria and Creative Victoria.

Featuring

Panellists: Titan Debirioun, NOMAD, Kush Kuiy, Ree

Performances: Ree, Yungkily, Titan, NOMAD, Jacki Tut

About

How do you find and create a music community? Where do you go to connect with like-minded people and how do you navigate the sea of resources and support out there to support your creative journey?

For many young people music, art, culture and creativity are essential for survival. Creativity thrives in community and yet in this contemporary, post-pandemic world, many young creatives are doing it alone, hungry for connection and communities of support and inspiration.

Taking place during Shepp Music Week, this session features talks and performances by some of MAV’s NEWPRINT producers who are creating new, live music scenes in their local areas.

Hear about their experiences of collaboration, growing culture and community and building new self-determined platforms for young black and brown voices.

The event will include a panel discussion as well as some special live performances of their own original works.

This #SheppMusicWeek workshop is brought to you by Music Victoria and MAV, with support from Creative Victoria, Riverlinks and Greater Shepparton.

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Demographics & Identity questions: For more information about our demographics and identity questions in the registration process, please head to: musicvictoria.com.au/demographics-and-identity

It is a requirement that Shepparton Music Week ticketholders are fully vaccinated for COVID-19. All attendees must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a valid medical exemption.

We acknowledge that Shepparton Music Week will take place on the lands of the Yorta Yorta Peoples and we acknowledge all eight clan groups of the Yorta Yorta Nation. We acknowledge and pay respects to them, their elders and all Traditional Owners past, present and emerging and acknowledge that their Sovereignty has not been ceded.