Neil Finn And The Church Lead BIGSOUND Speaker Announce

Less than a month after revealing its epic first live-music announcement for 2014, Brisbane's annual BIGSOUND conference is following through with the news that it has netted more than three dozen names for its roster of speakers, including two artist keynotes from the legendary Neil Finn and the members of iconic Aussie rock outfit The Church.

Running from September 10-12, BIGSOUND 2014, proudly presented by theMusic.com.au, will be opened with an address from Finn, who will canvass his time with renowned acts Split Enz and Crowded House as well as his extensive solo and side career. The Church – including incendiary frontman Steve Kilbey – will also take the stage to reflect on their time in the industry, as well as performing an exclusive album-preview show for BIGSOUND delegates.

In addition to the esteemed artist keynotes, BIGSOUND's speaker contingent draws from a pool of the world's finest A&R executives from organisations such as the US-based Atlantic, Burger, Neon Gold, Sony ATV Music Publishing, Mom & Pop Music and The Syndicate record labels and the UK's Transgressive Records – tripling the ranks of international industry folk in attendance in one fell swoop.

Bluesfest co-founder and director Peter Noble, US vlogger and The Needle Drop founder Anthony Fantano, Reggie Ba Pe III, of China's Sonically Transmitted Disease, and Indian delegate Anuj Gupta, of Only Much Louder.

“When we say BIGSOUND means business, we mean it,” BIGSOUND programmer Nick O'Byrne said in a statement.

“Whether it's labels, publishers, live bookers and more, we've got some of the most important players in the global music business here to see the best new music and join in the discussion about one of the most dynamic industries on the planet.”

See the BIGSOUND website for more information.