Former Bad Seed Mick Harvey has been added to the BIGSOUND line-up in the final round of announcements for Australia’s premier music industry gathering.

Harvey joins the speakers list alongside new additions including Spotify’s chief economist Will Page and Forbes and Next Big Sound's data journalist Liv Buli.

With the program also announced today – with 37 panels and keynote speeches in total – Neil Finn and the church will be delivering keynotes while festival promoters Peter Noble (Bluesfest) and Danny Rogers and Jerome Borazio (Laneway) will put their events under the microscope.

The Association Of Artist Managers are hosting a couple of events while panels looking at the heavy metal, hip hop and country scenes will also feature.

QMusic’s Executive Office Denise Foley said, “BIGSOUND is excited to present this program, the first from Nick O’Byrne. QMusic is proud to shake up the program and the showcases every once in a while and not lose anything that makes BIGSOUND special. Spring Break is nearly here!”

Tickets to the conference section are available here, and check here to see line-up of 140 bands playing the BIGSOUND Live showcase over two nights.

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BIGSOUND CONFERENCE PROGRAM

See BIGSOUND's website for the full desriptions

Wednesday 10 September

9.45AM – 10.00AM
OFFICIAL OPENING
JWCOCA Performance Space

10.00AM – 11.00AM
OPENING KEYNOTE: Q&A WITH NEIL FINN
JWCOCA Performance Space

Neil Finn Artist (NZ)
Fee B-Squared (Interviewer) Triple R FM (AUS)

11:05AM – 11:30AM
MINI-KEYNOTE: WILL PAGE
JWCOCA Performance Space

Will Page Spotify (GBR)

11:35AM – 12:30PM
HELL F*CK YEAH - THE FUTURE OF AUSTRALIAN MUSIC
JWCOCA Performance Space

Paul Barclay (Facilitator) ABC RN (AUS)
Mardi Caught Atlantic Records/Warner Music Australia (AUS)
Claire Collins Bossy Music PR & Management (AUS)
Jessica Ducrou Village Sounds (AUS)
Nathan McLay Future Classic (AUS)
Andrew Stone Chugg Music (AUS)

11:35AM – 12:30PM
TASTE THIS: THE ART OF FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING
JWCOCA Expressions Dance Studio

Anita Nedeljkovic (Facilitator) Corner Presents (AUS)
Sean Carlson FYF Fest (USA)
Martin Elbourne Glastonbury Festival/The Great Escape (GBR)
Ben Marshall Sydney Opera House (AUS)
Woody McDonald Meredith Music Festival (AUS)
Alex Turnbull            Rhythm Group (NZ)
Emily York Penny Drop (AUS)

11:35AM – 12:30PM
THE PHYSICAL PANEL
JWCOCA Theatre Rehearsal Room

Steve Harris (Facilitator) Love & Theft Recording Co (AUS)
Andrew Hayden Poison City Records (AUS)
Shannon Logan Jet Black Cat Music (AUS)
Jodie Regan Spinning Top Music (AUS)
Lee Rickard Burger Records (USA)
Matthew Rogers Unified (AUS)

11:35AM – 12:30PM
HOORAY FOR CANADA!
JWCOCA Music Rehearsal Room

Stuart Johnston (Facilitator) Canadian Independent Music Association (CAN)
Alastair Burns Heartstop Music (AUS)
Sari Delmar Audio Blood Inc. (CAN)
Tim Jones Pipe & Hat (CAN)
John Kastner Canadian Music Week (USA)
Grant Paley Paquin Artists Agency (CAN)
Adam Sylvester The Agency Group (CAN)

12.30PM – 2.00PM
LUNCH at BIGSOUND Village

2.00PM – 3.00PM
EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW (BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK) ABOUT TRIPLE J
JWCOCA Performance Space

Nick Findlay triple j (AUS)
Richard Kingsmill triple j (AUS)
Meagan Loader Double J/triple j Unearthed (AUS)
Dave Ruby Howe triple j Unearthed (AUS)
Chris Scaddan triple j (AUS)

2.00PM – 3.00PM
WHY AGENTS AND BOOKERS DO THE BEST A&R
JWCOCA Expressions Dance Studio

Maggie Collins (Facilitator) Fans Creative Management (AUS)
Alex Bruford ATC Live (GBR)
Michelle Cable Panache Booking (USA)
Erin Lyall Corner Presents (AUS)
Josh Moore The Bowery Presents (USA)
Tom Windish The Windish Agency (USA)
Rebecca Young Artist Voice (AUS)

2.00PM – 3.00PM
THE BATTLE FOR COUNTRY MUSIC
JWCOCA Theatre Rehearsal Room

Scott Fitzsimons (Facilitator) theMusic.com.au (AUS)
Dan Biddle TCO Artists (AUS)
Bex Chilcott Artist (AUS)
Shane Nicholson Artist/Lost Highway Records (AUS)
Luke O’Shea Artist/Music Council of Australia (AUS)
Michael Taylor Universal Music Australia (AUS)

2.00PM - 3:30PM
THE ASSOCIATION OF ARTIST MANAGERS WORKSHOP
JWCOCA Music Rehearsal Room

3.05PM – 3.30PM
MINI-KEYNOTE: LIV BULI
JWCOCA Performance Space
Liv Buli Next Big Sound (USA)

3.45PM – 4.45PM
A PERFECT SONG
JWCOCA Performance Space

Zan Rowe (Facilitator) triple j (AUS)
Linda Bosidis Mushroom Music Publishing (AUS)
Tim Byron Journalist (AUS)
Sam Cromack Ball Park Music (AUS)
Liam McGorry Saskwatch/Dorsal Fins (AUS)
Mollie Moore Atlantic Records/Lip Sync Music (USA)
Isabel Pappani APRA AMCOS/Undercover Tracks (USA)

3.45PM – 4.45PM
A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS IN ASIA
JWCOCA Expressions Dance Studio

Millie Millgate (Facilitator) Sounds Australia (AUS)
Reggie Ba-Pe III Sonically Transmitted Disease/Arkham/Arcade (CHN)
Lucy Collier Amplifire Music (AUS)
Anuj Gupta Only Much Louder/NH7 Weekender (IND)
Justin Sweeting Artist Voice Asia/Clockenflap Festival (HKG)
Melissa Yong Village Sounds Asia (SGP)

3.45PM – 4.45PM
HEAVY METAL HAS THE BEST FANS
JWCOCA Theatre Rehearsal Room

Mike Solo (Facilitator) Bird’s Robe Records (AUS)
Tim Charles Ne Obliviscaris/Welkin Entertainment (AUS)
Andy Farrow Northern Music Co. (GBR)
Maya Janeska Unified (AUS)
Lochlan Watt triple j/Century Media/TheMusic/Monolith (AUS)

3.45PM – 4.45PM
AUSTRALIA COUNCIL BRIEFING – NEW GRANTS PROGRAM
JWCOCA Music Rehearsal Room

Thursday 11 September

10.00AM – 11.00AM
KEYNOTE INTERVIEW: THE CHURCH
JWCOCA Performance Space

Steve Kilbey the church (AUS)
Peter Koppes the church (AUS)
Tim Powles the church (AUS)
Ian Haug the church (AUS)
Michael Dwyer (Interviewer)            Music Journalist (AUS)

10:30AM – 11:30AM
SURFIN’ USA
JWCOCA Expressions Dance Studio

Dayna Young (Facilitator) Select Music (AUS)
Kevin French Paradigm Talent Agency (USA)
Ali Hedrick The Billions Corporation (USA)
Matt Hickey High Road Touring (USA)
Avery McTaggart The Windish Agency (USA)
Chris Porter One Reel/Bumbershoot Festival (USA)
Chris Sampson Superfly (USA)

10.30AM – 11:30AM
PR vs ADVERTISING
JWCOCA Theatre Rehearsal Room

Marcus Teague (Facilitator) Freelance Journalist (AUS)
Stephen Green SGC Media/Title Track (AUS)
Darren Levin FasterLouder/Mess+Noise (AUS)
Erin Lyall Corner Presents (AUS)
Rev. Moose The Syndicate (USA)
Pam Thornback Inertia (AUS)

11.05AM – 11.30PM
MINI KEYNOTE: ANTHONY FANTANO
JWCOCA Performance Space

Anthony Fantano The Needle Drop (USA)

11.35AM – 12.30PM
INFLUENCE 

JWCOCA Performance Space

Sarah Smith (Facilitator) FasterLouder/Sound Alliance (AUS)
Jake Cleland TheVine (AUS)
Anthony Fantano The Needle Drop (USA)
Grace Jones Grandstand Media & Management (USA)
Sarah Richardson Bleached Communications (GBR)

11.35AM - 12:30PM
BEST IN SHOW(CASE)
JWCOCA Expressions Dance Studio

Millie Millgate (Facilitator) Sounds Australia (AUS)
Glenn Dickie Sounds Australia (AUS)
Brad First SXSW (USA)
Anuj Gupta Only Much Louder/NH7 Weekender (IND)
John Kastner Canadian Music Week (USA)
Matt McDonald CMJ (USA)
Adam Ryan The Great Escape + MAMA & Company (GBR)
Sammy Shirra-Moore Music Matters/Branded Ltd (SGP)
Esti Zilber Sounds Australia (AUS)

11.35AM – 12.30PM
BIGSOUND REMIXED
JWCOCA Theatre Rehearsal Room
Julian Hewitt (Facilitator) Media Arts Lawyers (AUS)
Andrei Eremin Record Producer (AUS)
Jordan Hankins (Tyler Touché) Producer/DJ (AUS)
Elizabeth Rose Artist (AUS)
Indian Summer Artist (AUS)

11.35AM – 12.30PM

WHAT FANS WANT

JWCOCA Music Rehearsal Room

Andrew Stafford (Facilitator) Author/Journalist (AUS)
Jane Gazzo Foxtel (AUS)
Scott Hutchinson Hutchinson Builders (AUS)
Andrew McMillen Author/Journalist (AUS)

12.30PM – 2.00PM
LUNCH at BIGSOUND Village

2.00PM – 3.00PM
THE ADVENTURES OF DANNY ROGERS AND ST. JEROME
JWCOCA Performance Space

Marcus Teague (Interviewer) Freelance Journalist (AUS)
Jerome Borazio St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival (AUS)
Danny Rogers Lunatic Entertainment/St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival (AUS)

2.00PM – 3.00PM

21^st CENTURY PUBLISHING & ARTIST DEVELOPMENT
JWCOCA Expressions Dance Studio

Julia Kosky (Facilitator) Brett Oaten Solicitors (AUS)
Michelle Fantus Sony/ATV Music Publishing (USA)
Jaime Gough Native Tongue Music Publishing (AUS)
Mike Harounoff Transgressive (GBR)
Jaimie Hodgson House Anxiety/Marathon Artists (GBR)
Paul Sommerstein Attorney (USA)

2.00PM – 3.00PM
THE 11 COMMANDMENTS: A CODE OF CONDUCT FOR MANAGERS
JWCOCA Theatre Rehearsal Room
Presented by AAM

Yvette Myhill (Facilitator) Association of Artist Managers (AUS)
Greg Carey Umbrella (AUS)
Rick Chazan GROUNDCONTROL Music Management (AUS)
Leanne de Souza Manager (AUS)
Steve Kilbey the church (AUS)
Jodie Regan Spinning Top Music (AUS)

2.00PM – 3.00PM
COMMUNITY RADIO – A HOME FOR ALL MUSIC
JWCOCA Music Rehearsal Room
Chris Johnson (Facilitator) Amrap/CBAA (AUS)
Adrian Basso CBAA/PBS 106.7FM (AUS)
Michelle Brown 4ZZZ (AUS)
Adam Christou RTRFM 92.1 (AUS)
Stephen Goodhew FBi Radio (AUS)
Chelsea Wilson PBS FM (AUS)
Simon Winkler Triple R FM (AUS)

3.05PM – 3.30PM
MINI KEYNOTE: ANDREW HARRIS
JWCOCA Performance Space

Andrew Harris APRA AMCOS (AUS)

3.30PM – 3.45PM
CARLTON DRY GLOBAL MUSIC GRANT SHORTLIST PRESENTATION
JWCOCA Performance Space

3.45PM – 4.45PM
AMAZING LABELS
JWCOCA Performance Space
Tim Janes (Facilitator) Caroline Label Services (AUS)
Justin Cosby Inertia (AUS)
Derek Davies Neon Gold Records (USA)
Tor Hansen Redeye/Yep Roc (USA)
Pip Newby Play It Again Sam (GBR)
Darius Van Arman Secretly Group (USA)
Julia Willinger Mom and Pop Music/Q Prime (USA)

3.45PM – 4.45PM
THE HOTLY DEBATED FUTURE OF AUSTRALIAN HIP HOP
JWCOCA Expressions Dance Studio

Darren Levin (Facilitator) FasterLouder/Mess+Noise (AUS)
Mark Holland EMI Recorded Music Australia (AUS)
Jimblah Artist (AUS)
Tim Levinson Elefant Traks (AUS)
L-FRESH The LION Artist (AUS)
Josh Taylor Cassette Entertainment (AUS)

3.45PM – 4.45PM
TOURING EUROPE
JWCOCA Theatre Rehearsal Room

Greg Carey (Facilitator) Umbrella (AUS)
Henning Ahrens Four Artists Booking Agentur (DEU)
Grimur Atlason Iceland Airwaves (ISL)
Alex Bruford ATC Live (GBR)
Eleanor McGuinness Pitch & Smith (GBR)
Mario Stresow FKP Scorpio Konzertproduktionen (DEU)
Jamie Wade X-Ray Touring (GBR)

3.45PM – 4.45PM
THE GREEN MUSIC PANEL
JWCOCA Music Rehearsal Room

Tim Hollo (Facilitator) Green Music Australia (AUS)
Suzanne Daley Live Performance Australia (AUS)
Jessica Ducrou Village Sounds (AUS)
Kahl Wallace Artist, The Medics (AUS)
Laura Wynne Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS (AUS)

Friday 12 September

10.00AM – 2.00PM
BLOODY MARYS & BRUNCH
IMA Courtyard

10.30AM – 11.30AM
KEYNOTE INTERVIEW: PETER NOBLE
JWCOCA Performance Space

Peter Noble Director, Bluesfest (AUS)
Peter Vincent (Interviewer) Fairfax Media (AUS)

11.45PM – 12.45PM
KEYNOTE INTERVIEW: MICK HARVEY
JWCOCA Performance Space

Mick Harvey Musician/Record Producer (AUS)
Graham (Asho) Ashton (Interviewer) Footstomp Music (AUS)

12.45PM – 1.30PM
BREAK

1.30PM – 2.30PM
20 QUESTIONS

Leigh Treweek (Facilitator) The Music (AUS)
Mike Harounoff Transgressive (GBR)
Ali Hedrick The Billions Corporation (USA)
Jaimie Hodgson House Anxiety/Marathon Artists (GBR)
Avery McTaggart The Windish Agency (USA)
Chris Sampson Superfly (USA)
Francesca Stabile Neon Gold Records (USA)
Julia Willinger Mom and Pop Music/Q Prime (USA)

2.45PM – 3.45PM
FUNEMPLOYED
JWCOCA Performance Space

Justin Heazlewood (Facilitator) Artist (AUS)
Evelyn Morris Artist, Pikelet (AUS)
Russell Morris Artist (AUS)
Tim Shiel Artist (AUS)
Megan Washington Artist (AUS)