Creatives from across Bendigo, Macedon Ranges, Mount Alexander and beyond will feature in the Conflux Bendigo event this Friday and Saturday, September 9 and 10.<\/p>\n
The inspiring group of creative collaborators will deliver a bold, diverse and exciting program of panel discussions, masterclasses, practitioner presentations, thought-provoking conversations, workshops and performances.<\/p>\n
Castlemaine electronic musician and tertiary educator, Louise Terra, is among the local trailblazers set to take part.<\/p>\n
Dja Dja Wurrung based artist Terra is a composer and producer writing genre-busting electronica.<\/p>\n
Over the past seven years, Terra has been singing in disco outfit Sugar Fed Leopards, all the while crafting an arsenal of mesmerising solo electronic music.<\/p>\n
With her voice, a few synths and a computer, she seeks out gorgeous yet unsettling sounds to mutate into deliriously hooky fantasy-pop.<\/p>\n
Terra\u2019s songs are time capsules by design; weird and beautiful offerings from an artist grappling with the existential conundrums of creating within the anthropocene.<\/p>\n
Terra said she was looking forward to being the moderator for a panel discussion around the topic of ‘New Models for the Music Industry’ on Friday, featuring four musicians and music industry personnel.<\/p>\n
“Saturday I will be taking part in a conversation around ‘VR and the Independent Musician’ with filmmaker and artist Sarah-Jane Woulahan who is currently completing her PHD,” Terra said.<\/p>\n
“I will be doing a bit of a live performance as part of this event, sharing some of my electronic music with the audience.<\/p>\n
“I am really enjoying working in the VR space and the opportunities for that virtual reality experience to be explored by artists and take music to into a whole new creative space.<\/p>\n
“We have been filming my live performances from 360 degrees, capturing the performance from all angles.<\/p>\n
“People can then enjoy the music and imagery via a VR Oculus headset or even computer technology. It’s a real immersive experience.<\/p>\n
“I am really looking forward to the event. It’s been so long since we could have a conference like this. I look forward to meeting with other creative thinkers from all fields and sharing in some really stimulating conversations around the arts and creative space,” she said.<\/p>\n