MUSIC MATTERS LIVE 2018 ANNOUNCES FIRST WAVE OF ITS ARTIST LINEUP

Highlights:

• Asia’s premier independent music festival, Music Matters Live, is back for its 13th year.
• Clarke Quay returns as Official Venue. The main stage will be located at Fountain Square.
• Other participating outlets include Warehouse, McGettigan’s, Zouk in Clarke Quay and Timbre Group venues.
• More than 30 top emerging acts, representing more than 13 countries, will be performing, across five big nights.
• First wave of bands announced include 88Balaz, Almond Soy, Ben Catley, Chores, DANakaDAN, and Eyre Llew.

Singapore, 13th August 2018: Music Matters Live returns for its 13th year and eighth in Singapore. The event, which will run on September 7-8 and 10 - 12, and taking place alongside the All That Matters conference, will be returning to the iconic Clarke Quay and several other participating outlets (including Warehouse, McGettigan’s, Zouk in Clarke Quay and Timbre Group venues; more to be announced). Music Matters Live 2018 will once again showcase some of the brightest and most promising bands and artists from the APAC region and beyond.

Over five days, more than 30 acts from 13+ countries will take stage in front of All That Matters delegates as well as the general public.

Amongst the 30+ acts that make up this year's exciting and diverse international line up are Taiwanese rock N roll outfit 88Balaz, hot Indiepop band Almond Soy and Blues artist Ben Catley from Australia, American rapper DanAKADan, New Zealand's electronic group Chores, ambient rock trio from the UK - Eyre Liew, pop-rock Filipino band Gracenote, pop singer Kalpee from Trinidad, Swiss indie-soul singer Veronica Fulsano and the pioneer of Durban Kwaito music Zakes Bantwini from South Africa.

Clarke Quay, the Official Venue partner, will be hosting the main stage at Fountain Square on September 7-8. The other participating outlets at Clarke Quay, will also host the country showcases such as THE AUSSIE BBQ (more to be announced).

“Music Matters has provided a global platform for thousands of bands since 2006 not only at the Music Matters Live festival but also though business academies, songwriting workshops, and of course, connecting them to the world’s music industry at the conferences. We’re thrilled to be back at “home” in Clarke Quay and look forward to providing even more opportunities and a long term relationships with the artists”

Jasper Donat, CEO of All That Matters organisers Branded Ltd

Timbre Music Group also returns as a Venue Partner, providing their venues Barber Shop, SWITCH and Timbre@The Substation, for performances by Music Matters Live artists during the festival.

All main showcase and country showcase events are free to the general public.

First line-up Artistes include:

60 Miles TH
88Balaz TW
Ainsley Elisa CA
Almond Soy AU
Ben Catley AU
Brodha V IN
Chores NZ
Clara Benin PH
DANakaDAN US
Darling Brando AU
DJ NashD SG
Eyre Llew UK
Gracenote PH
Jaguar Jonze AU
Kalpee TT
Lui Peng UK
Reneé Dominique PH
ShiGGa Shay SG
Veronica Fusaro CH
Your Girl Pho AU
Zakes Bantwini ZA

Press Materials, including Artist assets, event artwork, can be via the link: http://bit.ly/mml2018-PR

Music Matters links

Website: www.musicmatters.asia

Facebook: www.facebook.com/musicmatters2me

Instagram: www.instagram.com/musicmatterstome

Apple Music: applemusic.com/musicmatters

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