Gurrumul Leads Final BIGSOUND Announce

7 August 2013 | 9:30 am | Staff Writer

A heap of new speakers and live acts have been announced.

Gurrumul and his Skinnyfish Music friends Mark Grose and Michael Honhen are the leading speakers to be announced for the 2013 BIGSOUND conference this morning, as the annual industry event adds over 50 new speakers to its line-up for 2013.

The full contingent of new speakers is as follows:

Gurrumul, Julia Zemiro, Michael Chugg, Michelle Cable (Panache), Andy Kent (You Am I), Megan Washington, Alan Galbraith (Wind Up Records), Jacob Fain (Sony/ATV), Brian Turner (WFMU), Mike Bell (Filter Group), Louis Meyers (Folk Alliance International), Paul Hitchman (Kobalt), Tony Harlow (Warner Music Australia), Kathy McCabe (News Ltd), Iain Shedden (The Australian), Bernard Zuel (Sydney Morning Herald), Peter Karpin (UMA), Nick Findlay (triple j), Oliver Wards (triple j), Emily White (Whitesmith Entertainment), Matt Coyte (Rolling Stone), Ruuben Van Den Huuvel (Google), Mark Grose (Skinnyfish), Michael Honhen (Skinnyfish), Simon Moor (Kobalt Music Group), Alex Ploegsma (Ploegsma Law), Troy Barrott (Hub), Mikey Cahill (Sun Herald), Adam Countrymen (The Agency Group), Henning Ahrens (Four Artists), Franz Schuller (Indica), Hugh Francis (Silo Arts) Bob Hunka (Roadrunner), Richard Moffat (Way Out There), Steve Whilton (Lastfm), Cary Caldwell (SxSW/Great Escape), Nash Chambers (Essence Music), Mark Wilson (Warner Music), Georgina Ingham-Myers (Nova 106.9), Steve Halpin (Groovin the Moo), Tim Pattison (Spirit Music), Martin Novosel (Boundary Sounds), Mollie Moore (Lip Sync Music), Nathan McLay (Future Classic), Chad Gillard (Future Classic), Ben Howe (Flying Nun/Arch Hill), Damian Costin (123 Artists), Greg Carey (Umbrella), Paul Barclay (Radio National), Mark Lackey (Wildfire Agency), Andy Gumley (Village Sounds), John Zucco (The Right Profile), Mark Dodds (Intertia), Jeff Beaulieu (Hopeful Tragedy Records), Steve Bell (The Music), Jackie Kralj (DigiRascal), Frankie Kimpton (Hub Touring), Trevor Jackson (ABC Radio), Matt Redlich (Grandma's Place), Jeremy Stones (A Band Of Men), Basil Cook (Four/Four), Martin Brown (Story Baker), Dan Condon (The Music), Danny Yau (XYZ), Chelsea Sinnott (Upstairs Music), Charni Silk (SxSW/Great Escape), Tim Duggan (Sound Alliance), Darren Levin (Sound Alliance), Stuart Johnston (CIMA), Nik Tropiano (Shake Appeal) and Meg Williams (AAM)

There have also been a whole stack of bands announced for the BIGSOUND Live showcase series, they are as follows:

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Mitzi, Mama Kin, The Trouble With Templeton, Adalita, The Delta Riggs, Rainbow Chan, Arts Martial, Jackie Onassis, The Middle Names, Lakyn Ginger & The Ghost, Nat Dunn, Harry Hookey, Grizzly Jim Lawrie, Villainy, Bad//Dreems, The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer, Ashleigh Dallas, Willow Beats, Soheyla, We The Ghosts, MTNS and Major Leagues

Have a listen!