The Belfast one-day music showcase and conference will return to the Cathedral Quarter on Thursday September 25th.
The free festival has announced the live acts and conference to take place during the day and evening of September 25th.
Below is an overview of everything that is announced today:
Opening keynote features:
- Crispin Hunt (Chairman – PRS for Music) – The voice reshaping how creators receive their composition royalties.
- Tom Gray – Mercury Prize-winning musician, music-rights activist and Chair of the Ivors Academy.
- Naomi Pohl (General Secretary – Musicians’ Union) – The fearless advocate championing artists’ rights in an AI-disrupted landscape.
Some choice conference highlights:
Among the standard 101 how to panels and workshops on publishing, songwriting and composition, streaming, touring etc are the following.
- CMU Presents – Music + AI: What The F*ck Is Going On Right Now?
- Music Support: In Discussion With Grant Hutchison (Frightened Rabbit)
- AVA Nightlife Forum
- The Night Institute: Cultural Conversations – Behind the Booth & Beyond: Building Culture Through Music & Events
- Meet The Author – Unapologetic Expression: The Inside Story of the UK Jazz Explosion – André Marmot In Conversation with Dana Masters
- The DIY Toolkit – Touring, Releasing & Creating On A Budget
- Freelance And Forgotten: Fighting Exploitation In The Music Industry
- The Shortcut Spiral: What Are We Giving Away?
Head to outputbelfast.com for the full programme and schedule.
SIGN-UP:
Registration opens 6th August over at outputbelfast.com
The full program lineup drops 6th August, with a special closing keynote announcement coming in early September.
EVENING SHOWCASE
On the evening of 25th September, Output will once again transform the Cathedral Quarter into a multi-venue festival, showcasing the freshest Irish talent.
Hosts Include [A-Z]
- Blue Pool
- Chordblossom
- Faction Records
- Fooligan
- Girls with guts
- IMRO
- NuMuze
- Old Crows
- Output
- PRS
- Rock Revival
- Rumour Mill
- Scratch My Progress
- SHINE
- Soul Trane
- Table It
- The Thin Air
- Under The Drum
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
