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A summit for songs! Well, they deserve one, don’t they? What kind of dull viewing would our lives make without a soundtrack? What kind of shrunken, lifeless sod would love look like without a tune if, as declared by Shakespeare, music be its food? What is Christmas without jingle bells? What is heartbreak without Jeff Buckley? What is morning television without Lady Gaga? Wet dough, that’s what.

The food of love must be baked, shared and celebrated, and this month it will be — at a three-day conference held in its honour. Song Summit is set to be one of Vivid festival's finest moments. It is a grand-scale meeting of music-minded revellers with a common agenda: to share, create, enjoy and explore Sydney’s dynamic landscape of sound. A playground for all sorts of industry folk including music creators, managers, publishers and technicians, Song Summit will provide the ultimate networking opportunity for anyone looking to learn from their peers and extend a few branches within the industry.

For Song Summit delegates, the Music Market will be the central meeting ground — a hub of activity that grants access to fresh-out-of-the-oven music industry products and services. Punctuating the action-packed days will be Song Summit Live, a nightly lineup of music performances seasoned with some of the best raw talent. For three-day delegates, the performances are free; the rest of us can purchase tickets separately for each night. So if music be the food of your love, leave your iPod at home and head down to Darling Harbour for a banquet of sound.