AJ Maddah, Kimbra Join Melbourne's Face The Music Conference

Outspoken Soundwave boss AJ Maddah and pop starlet Kimbra have been added to the list of speakers for upcoming Melbourne music industry conference Face The Music.

The not-for-profit event has also added artists Chet Faker, Jess Cornelius, David Bridie, Mark Seymour, Weddings Parties Anything, Van Walker, Angie Hart, Charles Jenkins and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard to the two day event.

Maddah – who has featured at the AustralAsian Music Business Conference previously – has become one of the country's biggest promoters in the last three years, with the Soundwave and Harvest festivals growing exponentially, and Soundwave Tours continuing to dominate the punk and metal market. He has also opened unprecedented levels of communication with fans using social media, which has made him on the country's most recognisable promoters as well.

Kimbra will be opening up at a conference for the first time, looking at her career as one of the nation's top female artists who is now making her mark on American listeners – a charge which was aided by that Gotye track.

They join previously announced speakers such as PiL's Martin Atkins, and those in the second announcement.

Other speakers include:
Alastair Burns (Jordie Lane)
Alex Zaccaria (Bolster Music)
Ben O'Connor (Chapter Music)
Cael Fenby (Destroy All Lines)
Claire Collins (Bossy Music)
Daniel Petchey (Can't Say/Purple Sneakers)
Dave Ruby Howe (triple j)
David Barett (Laundry Bar)
Dr Shane Homan (Monash University)
Edwin Tehrani (New World Artists)
Eric Moore (King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard)
Forrester Savell (Producer)
Gareth Parton (Producer)
Graham Bidstrup (Buzz Management)
Gregg Donovan (Wonderlick Entertainment)
Guy Blackman (Chapter Music)
Ian Jorgensen (Camp A Low Hum)
Indra Adams (Singhala Music)
Jimi Maroudas (Producer)
John Lee (Mountains In The Sky)
Johnny Moretti (Johnny Rock & The Limits)
Leesa Ellem
Luke Logemann (UNFD)
Maggie Collins (triple j)
Marcus Teague (The Vine)
Mary Mihelakos (Stage Mothers)
Millie Millgate (Sounds Australia)
Nicci Reid (Sugar Mountain)
Nick Yates (UNFD)
Quincy McLean (SLAM, Bakehouse Studios, Blue Ruin)
Rebecca Young (Artist Voice)
Rebecca Reato (Deathproof PR)
Ross Macpherson (No Dice Management)
Sam Thompson (MCM Media)
Stacey Piggott (Two Fish Out Of Water)
Stephen Wade (Select Music)
Steven Schram (Producer)
Stu Harvey (triple j)
Stu Mackenzie (King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard)
Tom Johannesen (Fetch Agency)
Tom Fraser (Big Scary)
Tom Supple (Supple Fox / Melbourne Festival)
Vanessa Bassili (Little Old Me Publicity)
Zac Abroms (Vice Royalty)

Taking place Friday 16 and Saturday 17 November, tickets are available now here.