BIGSOUND may be some months down the line yet, but the Brisbane music conference and festival are already doling out some enticing details surrounding the event’s 15th anniversary. First up, the first official keynote speaker and buyer announcement. A diverse, well-respected list of music industry players have been confirmed for BIGSOUND this year, travelling to the Valley to see over 150 musicians do their thing throughout the event.
Included in today’s announcement are the likes of Jaddan Comerford (UNIFIED), Briggs and Trials (A.B. ORIGINAL) in conversation with Lindsay McDougall, music segment producer for Conan, Jim Pitt, Taylor Testa (Universal Publishing Group), Jeremy Maciak (Vagrant Records/BMG) and many, many more.
In other BIGSOUND news, artist applications have been extended for two more weeks, until May 22nd. Tickets are also on sale now, with early bird tickets running dangerously close to selling out. Head on over to www.bigsound.org.au to find out how to get involved!
BIGSOUND 2016 INDUSTRY SPEAKERS & BUYERS
September 7th – 9th
Jaddan Comerford – UNIFIED (Australia) – Keynote Speaker
A.B. ORIGINAL (Australia) – Keynote Speakers
Matt Ash – Raw Power Management (USA)
Alex Becket – Creative Artists Agency (USA)
Alex Bruford – ATC Live (UK)
Marcy Bulkely – Wild Card AV (USA)
Laura Byrne – Made In Katana (Australia)
Jon Coombs – Secretly Publishing (USA)
Dana Erickson – Grandstand Media & Management (USA)
Emmy Feldman – Canvasback (USA)
Jane Flynn – Songs for Children (Hong Kong)
Sebastian Freed – The Bowery Presents (USA)
Alastair Green – Maker (Australia)
Lawson Higgins – The Royalty Network, Inc (USA)
Zac Ives – Goner Records (USA)
Jeremy Maciak – Vagrant Records/BMG (USA)
Lindsay McDougall (Australia)
Dean Ormston – APRA AMCOS (Australia)
Jim Pitt – Conan (USA)
Josh Roth – Superfly (USA)
Katie Rynne – Select Music (USA)
Jon Salter – ATO Records (USA)
Jackie Shuman – Good Ear Music Supervision (USA)
Chris Swanson – Secretly Group (USA)
Edwin Tehrani – New World Artists (Australia)
Taylor Testa – Universal Publishing Group (USA)
Roman Trystram – Creative Artists Agency (UK)
Marco Walzel – Avocado Booking (Germany)
Tim Wironen – Post Hoc Management (USA)
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Pictured: Jaddan Comerford, supplied.
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