Ignite: Creating Communities Through Music & Events

CREATING COMMUNITIES THROUGH EVENTS AND MUSIC “Where words fail, music speaks” – Hans Christian Anderson “Everyone looks to an artist for something more than just the music, and that message of being comfortable in my own skin is number one for me.” – Lizzo "Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It's transporting, for sure. It can take you right back, years back, to the very moment certain things happened in your life. It's uplifting, it's encouraging, it's strengthening." – Aretha Franklin Art is a powerful way of communicating experiences across cultures, gender identity, religion, social groups and more, and Music is a medium for both individual and group expression and enjoyment. Building communities around music therefore, is good for us. A social buzz is created at a musical event, a shared love and passion that helps a feeling of connectedness for all who attend. In this series of seminars as part of Ignite at BIG FAN, our expert speakers will share how their roles in the industry have helped to shape and create communities across Aotearoa – whether that’s in the studio, at a show or in their professional lives. Ignite seminar attendees will leave with a full kit of tools, and guidance on how these best practices can help them to build their own communities. Speakers announced soon - RSVP now to secure your place.