BIGSOUND Finalises 140 Artists & Adds Speakers

With little over a month until Australia and the world’s music industry descend on Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley for BIGSOUND, the showcase and conference as bolstered its ranks considerably this afternoon.

Presented by theMusic.com.au, Australia’s premier music industry conference has added a huge selection (we’re talking, like, 60-odd) of expert speakers from around the world and finished off their BIGSOUND Live showcase line-up of 140 artists.

Amongst those confirmed to speak on panels across the week are artists including Megan Washington, Russell Morris, Shane Nicholson and Ball Park Music’s Sam Cromack. Label executives from all walks of the industry, such as Universal’s Michael Taylor, Future Classic’s Nathan McLay, EMI’s Mark Holland and international guest Darius Van Armen from Jagjaguar and Secretly Canadian, are also booked.

Artist managers such as Dan Biddle (The McClymonts) and Jodie Regan (Tame Impala) will share their insights alongside booking agents, media and more from around the world.

On the BIGSOUND Live front triple j Unearthed winners WAAX and The Furrs join the partying alongside fellow Aussies Saskwatch, The Love Junkies, Lunatics On Pogosticks, Little Odessa, Spookyland, Wax Witches and Blaq Carrie. Canadians Buckman Coe, Rob Moir and Jordan Klassen round out the bill.

Programmer Nick O’Byrne said today, “This last group of local and international speakers brings together some of the world’s leading thinkers in digital music and some of the most influential labels, managers and music writers. BIGSOUND will be a festival of ideas as much as it is a festival of music.”

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BIGSOUND takes place Wednesday 10 to Friday 12 September, with the official artist showcases taking place across multiple venues on the nights of Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11.

Having become the biggest event on the industry calendar in recent years, early bird tickets close Friday 8 August. Tickets are available for purchase here.

The full list of those announced so far are below in alphabetical orders…

NEW BIGSOUND SPEAKERS

Alastair Burns – Heartstop Music
Alex Turnbull – Rhythm Group (NZ)
Andrew Stafford – Author
Andy Farrow – Northern Music Co. (UK)
Anita Nedeljkovic – Corner Presents
Dan Biddle – Artist Manager
Darius Van Arman – Secretly Group (USA)
Darren Levin – FasterLouder / Mess&Noise
Eleanor McGuiness – Pitch & Smith (UK)
Emilie Friedlander – The Fader (USA)
Erin Lyall – Corner Presents
Esti Zilber – Sounds Australia
Evelyn Morris – Pikelet
Fee Banford Bracher – 3RRR
Glenn Dickie – SOUNDS AUSTRALIA
Jake Cleland – The Vine / Pitchfork
Jessica Ducrou – Village Sounds
Jodie Regan – Spinning Top Music
Josh Iden – Panache (USA)
Kahl Wallace – The Medics
Laura Wynne – Institute Of Sustainable Futures, UTS
Liam McGorry – Saskwatch / Dorsal Fins
Linda Bosidis – Mushroom Music Publishing
Liv Buli – Next Big Sound (USA)
Lochlan Watt – triple j's The Racket
Lucy Collier – Amplifire Music
Luke O'Shea – Artist
Mardi Caught – Atlantic Records
Mark Holland – EMI Recorded Music Australia
Matt McDonald – CMJ (USA)
Matthew Rogers – We Are Unified
Maya Janeska – We Are Unified
Megan Washington – Artist
Michael Dwyer – Rolling Stone, Fairfax Media
Mike Solo – Birds Robe Records
Millie Millgate – Sounds Australia
Nathan McLay – Future Classic
Paul Adams – Beat The Drum Management (USA)
Paul Barclay – ABC Radio National
Pip Newby – Play It Again Sam (UK)
Rahul Kukreja – Livescape Group (Malaysia)
Richard Kingsmill – triple j
Russell Morris – Artist
Sammy Shirra–Moore – Music Matters Live (SGP)
Sarah Richardson – Bleached Communications (UK)
Sarah Smith – FasterLouder, Sound Alliance
Sari Delmar – Audio Blood Inc (CAN)
Shane Nicholson – Lost Highway Records
Shannon Logan – Jet Black Cat Music
Steve Harris – Love & Theft Records
Tim Byron – Music Journalist
Tim Charles – Ne Obliviscaris & Welkin Entertainment
Tim Hollo – Green Music Australia
Tim Jones – Pipe & Hat (CAN)
Tim Shiel – Artist
Will Page – Spotify (UK)
Woody McDonald – Meredith Music Festival
Zan Rowe – triple j

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED SPEAKERS

Adam Christou – RTRFM 92.1
Adam Lewis – Planetary Group (USA)
Adam Ryan – The Great Escape / MAMA & Company (UK)
Adrian Basso – Community Broadcasting Association of Australia [CBAA) & PBS 106.7FM
Alex Bruford – ATC Live (UK)
Ali Hedrick – The Billions Corporation (USA)
Andrew Hayden – Poison City Records
Andrew Stone – Chugg Music
Anthony Fantano – The Needle Drop (USA)
Anuj Gupta – Only Much Louder / NH7 Weekender (IND)
Avery McTaggart – The Windish Agency (USA)
Ben Marshall – Sydney Opera House
Bex Chilcott – Ruby Boots
Brad First – SXSW (USA)
Chelsea Wilson – PBS FM
Chris Johnson – Amrap / CBAA
Chris Porter – One Reel / Bumbershoot Festival (USA)
Chris Sampson – Superfly (USA)
Chris Scaddan – triple j
Claire Collins – Bossy Music
Danny Rogers – Lunatic Entertainment / St Jerome's Laneway Festival
Dave Ruby Howe – triple j Unearthed
Derek Davies – Neon Gold (USA)
Emily York – Penny Drop
Francesca Stabile – Neon Gold Records (USA)
Grace Jones – Grandstand Media & Management (USA)
Graham ‘Asho’ Ashton – Footstomp Music
Grimur Atlason – Iceland Airwaves (ICL)
Henning Ahrens – Four Artists Booking Agentur GmbH (GER)
Jaime Gough – Native Tongue
Jamie Wade – X–Ray Touring (UK)
Jerome Borazio – St Jeromes Laneway Festival
John Kastner – Canadian Music Week (USA)
Josh Moore – The Bowery Presents (USA)
Julia Kosky – Brett Oaten Solicitors
Julia Willinger – Mom and Pop Music/Q Prime (USA)
Julian Hewitt – Media Arts Lawyers
Justin Heazlewood – Funemployed / The Bedroom Philospher
Justin Sweeting – Artist Voice Asia / Clockenflap Festival (HK)
Kevin French – Paradigm Talent Agency (USA)
L–FRESH The LION – Artist
Lee Rickard – Burger Records (USA)
Maggie Collins – Fans Creative Management
Mario Stresow – FKP Scorpio Konzertproduktionen GmbH (GER)
Martin Elbourne – Glastonbury Festival / The Great Escape (UK)
Matt Hickey – High Road Touring (USA)
Meagan Loader – Double J + triple j Unearthed
Melissa Yong – Village Sounds Asia Josh Taylor – Cassette Entertainment
Michael Taylor – Universal Music Australia
Michelle Brown – 4ZZZ
Michelle Cable – Panache Booking (USA)
Michelle Fantus – Sony / ATV Music Publishing (USA)
Mike Harounoff – Transgressive (UK)
Mollie Moore – Atlantic Records / Lip Sync Music (USA)
Neil Finn (NZ)
Nick Findlay – triple j
Pam Thornback – Inertia
Peter Noble – Bluesfest
Rebecca Young – Artist Voice
Reggie Ba–Pe III – Sonically Transmitted Disease / Arkham / Arcade (China)
Scott Fitzsimons – theMusic.com.au
Sean Carlson – FYF Festival (USA)
Simon Winkler – Triple R FM
Stephen Goodhew – FBi
the church
Tom Windish – The Windish Agency (USA)
Tor Hansen – Red Eye / Yep Roc (USA)

THE 140 ARTISTS SHOWCASING AT BIGSOUND LIVE

A Million Dead Birds Laughing
Airling
Alison Wonderland
All Our Exes Live In Texas
APES
Art Of Sleeping
Ash Grunwald
Avaberée
BAD//DREEMS
Banoffee
Baptism of Uzi
Blank Realm
Blaq Carrie
BONJAH
Bound For Ruin
Brad Butcher
Buckman Coe (CAN)
Caligula's Horse
Client Liaison
Coach Bombay
Coin Banks
Crooked Colours
D.D Dumbo
Daily Meds
DARKC3LL
Deep Sea Arcade
Devon Sproule (USA)
DMA's
Dozzi
Eden Mulholland
Ernest Ellis
Eves
Felicity Groom
Fieldings
Flyying Colours
Fractures
Fraser A. Gorman
Gold Fields
Halfway
Harmony James
Hayden Calnin
Hayden James
HITS
Holy Holy
I'lls
Indian Summer
Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders
Jane Tyrrell
Jeremy Neale
Jess Ribeiro
Jesse Davidson
Jesse Sheehan (NZ)
Jimblah
Jordan Klassen (CAN)
July Talk (CAN)
Karl S. Williams
Kathryn Rollins
KINGSWOOD
Klo
KLP
KUČKA
Lanks
Left.
L-FRESH The LION
Lia Mice (FRA)
Life Pilot
Like Thieves
Lime Cordiale
Little May
Little Odessa
LOWER SPECTRUM
Luca Brasi
LUCIANBLOMKAMP
Lunatics on Pogosticks
Lurch & Chief
Major Leagues
Males (NZ)
Mammals
Mansionair
Marlon Williams
Mathas
Meniscus
Milwaukee Banks
Mise en Scene (CAN)
Morning Harvey
Mosman Alder
Mr. Hill & Rahjconkers
My Friend The Betrayer
Nicholas Albrook
Oisima
Okenyo
Olympic Ayres
Orphans Orphans
PACES
Panama
Peter Bibby
Pierce Brothers
Pikelet
REMI
REPTILES
Rob Moir (CAN)
Rolls Bayce
Ruby Boots
SAFIA
Sampology featuring Tom Thum & Jordan Rakei
Saskwatch
Scenic
Seekae
Shellfin
Sparkspitter
Spookyland
Step-Panther
Steve Smyth
Stillwater Giants
Sweet Jean
Sydonia
Teeth & Tongue
The Bennies
the church
The Creases
The Funkoars
The Furrs
The Harpoons
The Love Junkies
The Murlocs
The Phoncurves
The Tiger & Me
Thelma Plum
Thief
Thrupence
Tin Sparrow
Tkay Maidza
Toehider
Tully On Tully
Usurper Of Modern Medicine
Voyager
WAAX
Wax Witches
wordlife
Yeo

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