It’s official: Melbourne Music Week full program launched

Posted on 19 October, 2011 by The Team

Launched today by the Lord Mayor, the Melbourne Music Week program is officially on the streets.

Spanning over nine full days, MMW will take over the city with a diverse range of independent and co-produced events. Featuring more than 170 artists over 40 locations, the full program boasts more than 60 events.

The recently announced KUBIK Melbourne will be the pulsating centre of MMW. Functioning as a café by day, this innovative structure will showcase world-class music events each night, seeing the likes of Cut Copy, Midnight Juggernauts, DJ Krush, Wax Tailor, The Gaslamp Killer and more, take to its stage.

Live Music Safari, an uprecedented event, will see 10 of Melbourne’s favourite live music venues co-presenting a night of completely free music. On Thursday 24 November, each of these much-loved haunts will program a line-up of stellar quality, encouraging punters to visit multiple music venues.

For Record & Release, a five-day series, bands record tracks that are pressed, mixed and mastered for release just 24 hours later. Utilising a pop-up laneway studio open for public viewing, these recordings will be released the following night at the Buffalo Club. The event is curated by Vice and features Parking Lot Experiments, Absolute Boys, Electric Smile Band, This Thing and more.

The best of the city’s busking talent will perform against the backdrop of Melbourne’s iconic Hosier Lane for Street Change, in the afternoon of Saturday 26 November. You get to vote for your favourite performer, and donations go to charity.

The Giant Theremin will be launched on 19 November as part of MMW. Located outside Signal on Flinders Walk, the Giant Theremin will entertain passers by as they interact with this world-first interactive musical instrument. Featuring Dexter, this launch event will be a spectacle of sound and movement.

For In Store, some of Melbourne’s creative and quirky independent retail and hospitality businesses will present a series of events, exhibitions and offers focused on the theme ‘Aesthetics of Sound’. This series recognises and celebrates the impact of music on the creative success of Melbourne’s thriving independent businesses.

These latest announcements round out the the full program, which also contains series for kids, workshops & conferences, films and Labels Live @.

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KUBIK Melbourne

Posted on 7 September, 2011 by The Team

Melbourne Music Week and Marksthespot present 

KUBIK Melbourne: 18 to 26 November 2011

One of Europe’s most innovative temporary architectural structures makes its Australasian debut in Melbourne as the principal live music venue for Melbourne Music Week 2011.

An incredible state-of-the-art, outdoor live-music venue, Kubik is constructed from a number of interconnected and illuminated water tanks that create stunning visual effects as they change colour in synch with the live music played from within.

Since its inception, Kubik has toured to 22 cities around the globe as a summer festival highlight in cities such as Milan, Lisbon, Berlin and Barcelona.

Specially designed for Melbourne Music Week and situated on the lower terrace of Birrarung Marr, Kubik will feature in its extraordinary Southern Hemisphere debut season from 18 November to 26 November 2011.

The KUBIK Melbourne program will feature a eclectic selection of music, exploring new live acoustic instruments and electronic sounds, and showcasing both pioneering and internationally acclaimed artists. Appealing to a wide range of tastes, the program will showcase styles from jazzy to experimental rock, electronica to indie and broken rhythms. In addition to an impressive line-up of live electronic music artists and DJs, KUBIK Melbourne will also feature a high-quality program of video mapping, light installations and digital arts.


Artist announcements coming soon. Tickets on sale early October.

KUBIK Melbourne will be located on the lower terrace of Birrarung Marr from 18 November to 26 November and will be open until 2am on Friday and Saturday nights and until midnight all other nights.

Photo: Manu Martinez, Balestra Berlin

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Melbourne Music Week – back in 2011

Posted on 25 August, 2011 by The Team

18-26 November

MMW returns in November to showcase the very best of the city’s thriving independent music scene.

Returning with a redefined artistic direction, MMW 2011 will highlight local, national and international, well known and emerging artists. We’re partnering with the local music industry to create a unique event featuring 130 acts in 40 locations plus a number of workshops, conferences and more.

For nine days you can immerse yourself in music, Melbourne style – performances will not only be in live music venues, but in city laneways, record shops, cafes, bars and fashion stores.

Along with the cutting edge programming concepts, MMW 2011 will see events staged in extraordinary locations and will highlight Melbourne’s climb to join the top music cities in the world.

Full program and line-up coming soon.

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