CPIT & Christchurchmusic.org.nz present
CHARTFEST 2009
Press Release 8 May 2009
Music Industry Heads South For CHARTFEST – Christchurch’s NZ Music Month Festival
Christchurch, NZ - CHART announced today the presenters and international guests heading to Christchurch for CHARTFEST –
Christchurch’s annual indoor multi-stage NZ Music Month Festival in the Town Hall on Friday 29 May.
Rarely does Christchurch see such a diverse and interesting gathering of music industry representatives. At CHARTFEST
2009 there are seminars on Releasing Your Own Music, Media & Promotion, Playing Live & Touring, the WE-SPEAK Youth Conference and the NZMC and MMF Seminar ‘Breaking Into The Australian Market’ featuring
international music industry personalities such as Sashya Jayawardena (Tour and Event Manager/Promoter Australia), Chris
Wu (Popfrenzy Australia), Brent Harris (Cut Off Your Hands) and Teresa Patterson (CRS Music Management).
Christchurch musicians will be able to discuss pitching their music to the media with Vicki Anderson (Music Editor, The
Press), Benet Hitchcock (RDU98.5FM), Kirsten Johnstone (Radio NZ) and Richard Bell (Shuriken). Find out the best way to
approach venues and promotors, organise mini tours, arrange ticketing and discuss postering tips with Neil Cox (Southern
Amp), Ross Herrick (Dux de Lux) and Harry Lyon (Hello Sailor) and hear DIY tips for organising your own music release
with Tim Baird (Pinacolada Records), David McLaughlin (Music Lawyer), Stephen O'Hoy (DRM NZ) and Renee Jones (IMNZ).
Coinciding with Youth Week and Canterbury Careers Month, over thirty-five music organisations, educational providers and
businesses are presenting stands at the CHARTFEST EXPO, representing a unique opportunity to find out more about the
Christchurch Music scene. Music industry reps from around Australasia will be in attendance including Mike Chunn (Play
It Strange), Chris Gough (Mana Music Aus), Cath Andersen (NZ Music Commission), Brendan Smyth (NZonAir), Neil Patton
(Music Managers Forum), Maria Griffith (RIANZ/PPNZ), Petrina George (APRA) and many more.
As the premier showcase for Christchurch musicians and industry, the CHARTFEST 2009 NZ Music Month Festival provides the
local music industry with opportunities to help develop knowledge and for music fans to discover Christchurch’s most
exciting musical talent through a range of musical genres and styles and performance clinics hosting by the city’s best
musicians.
“The creativity, urgency and passion of the organisations wanting to be involved in an event like this is inspiring, and
the wide-ranging involvement from sponsors and all the in-kind supporters proves that the music scene here is alive and
well," said Jeff Fulton, CHART’s manager. "The effort and support has been immense for CHARTFEST 2009 as Christchurch
celebrates another big NZ Music Month. Its going to be huge... more stages, more bands and performance clinics,
insightful workshops, backstage tours, a signing tent, a music gaming zone and everyone who signs up via text goes into
the draw to win a $3000 Musicworks electric guitar to be drawn on the night.”
CHARTFEST 2009 is being staged in the Christchurch Town Hall complex on Friday, May 29 from 4pm. Tickets only $15 / $10
+ booking fee from Ticketek and Real Groovy.
Signup for CHARTFEST by texting CFCOMP to 8778 and go in the draw to win a Musicworks Ibanez RG20051 Electric Guitar
worth $2895. Text costs 20c. One entry per mobile. Winner drawn live on stage on the night.
For more details of the EXPO presenters and schedule go to www.chartfest.co.nz.
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