GMA-ANZ HOSTS 2ND ANNUAL CHRISTIAN MUSIC CONFERENCE

GMA AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND HOSTS 2ND ANNUAL CHRISTIAN MUSIC CONFERENCE

Sees 38% increase in registrations



The Gospel Music Association Australia-New Zealand (GMA-ANZ), an affiliate of the US-based Gospel Music Association, held it’s second annual conference May 28-29, 2009 in Brisbane, Australia.  The Gold Coast event saw a 38% increase in attendees this year - up from 102 registrations last year to 141 this year.    



“The standard of artistry on display during the various showcase opportunities was impressive”, says Anton Bekker, GMA-ANZ Board Member, “Our registrants were also very positive about the various workshops they attended.”



The event enjoyed top quality messages from industry leaders Mark de Jong (The Power Of A Song), Jeff  Crabtree (The Twenty First Century Christian Musician) and Roma Waterman (The God Artist - The Power Of Sound). The event also featured a special message from Dorry Kartabani, Senior Agent from the Harbour Booking Agency in Sydney, as as a last minute keynote speaker on Passion, Persistence and Perception.  The event featured showcases from the following area Christian artists: Rapture Ruckus, Trigger Theory, Lydia Cole, Magnify, Candice Long, The Smart, Chris Billing, Mark Lowndes and Nathan Eshman.



Anyone who could not attend had an opportunity to view a special 2009 GMA-ANZ Conference webcast.  Some of the content from the event will soon be will be put onto the GMA-ANZ website for members to access.



GMA-ANZ was formed on Easter Monday, 2006 when 150 people gathered in Toowoomba Queensland to express their enthusiastic support to the vision and idea of a Gospel Music Association in Australia-New Zealand.  The organization offers significant benefits to its Australia and New Zealand members including opportunities to connect, training and education, representation to local and national governments and financial discounts on music equipment, insurance and international attendance at the annual GMA Music Week in the USA.  To learn more about GMA-ANZ, visit www.gma-anz.org.