Sound Summit is looking for a creative, energetic and highly organised individual to work with Festival Co-Directors Chris Hearn and Kirsty Brown on the 2011 and 2012 festivals. With an alumnae that includes Seb Chan (Cyclic Defrost, Sub Bass Snarl), Millie Millgate (Sounds Australia/ APRA), Levins (Heaps Decent), Kenny Sabir (Elefant Traks), Nina Agzarian (triple j, Heaps Decent), MusicNSW Executive Officer, Eliza Sarlos, and many more, the Sound Summit director position offers a great opportunity to build up experience and ideas around innovative and independent music.
Sound Summit exists to give musicians, producers, composers, promoters and fans the opportunity to interact, reflect and collaborate with each other, building communities around what they do and exploring the methodologies of why and how they do it. The festival explores the depths and reach of independent, innovative music in Australia.
Sound Summit is part of the This Is Not Art (TINA) festival that happens annually for five days over the October long weekend. It is held in Newcastle, NSW, along with Electrofringe, National Young Writers Festival, Critical Animals and Crack Theatre Festival. In 2011 the festival will take place from Sept 29th – Oct 3rd.
For further information on this position and for application guidelines, contact info[at]soundsummit[dot]com[dot]au
The application deadline is COB Monday 25th October 2010.
