Tonight I went to an event at the Brisbane Powerhouse which was presented by QUT Creative Industries and Independent Music Projects.  There is a free series of music related events at the Turbine Hall called "Music Stimulants".

I guess when I first arrived, the audience was a lot younger than I expected but otherwise pretty interesting discussion.  Must note that the young people are the top lot - they have the words 'Creative Generation' and also 'Musically Outstanding Students' :)

I didn't find out who the speakers are until the actual event - I think that it would be great if we could find out who they are and a bit about them!  So the speakers were the Head of Fashion for QUT, Patience from the Grates, and a couple of professors/lecturers from QUT - would like to be able to state who they are exactly!  Also, I love getting in touch with speakers in case there is something that I'd like to tell them and that I didn't have a chance to do so at the event.

Check out Liquid Skye (1982) - apparently 'antifashion' and 'antimusic', opposition against the status quo and having music and fashion as the rebellion. Another example that they put forward was Chicks on Speed which blurs fashion with music. South by southwest which is a multi-disciplinary creative festival.

Music and fashion is something that we contribute to personally and financially and it is something that we eventually own.  Interesting to note that while we have ownership over this, music and fashion creators/producers have a bit of difficulty trying to be 'original' considering the trends or the cycles that both go through!  Is it due to market-driven forces or part of the creative process?

I love this piece of eloquence that the first speaker talked about and directly from my notes:

We are hybrids, cosmopolitans - taste if fluide and complex - in the first world.  Style is arbitar of art that meets commerce.

From another speaker - fashion is similar to music in that there are celebrities.  Both are good in terms of nostalgia and the ability to reflect/rejuvinate/revive previous samples and works.  These are the things that separate rather than link us.

A great commentary that someone has put forward (and she puts forward an answer to the issue of 'what next?') is that rather than focusing on changing looks, we are focusing on change in materials (for example ecowear), change in agenda (socially and/or environmentally consious fashion), change in business process for fashionistas in commerce.

Someone from the Creative Commons has put forward the issue of remixes and copyright and creative commons, particularly to Patience.  It is good however that the panel has talked about the impact of technology and changing behaviours of listener/producer without someone having to put it forward :)

Overall, a great night.  To be kept up to date with future events, please refer to the events list.