BIGSOUND, the Southern Hemisphere’s premier music industry gathering, is coming back to celebrate its 15th anniversary this September and organisers have just unveiled their first lineup of speakers and buyers.

Topping this bill of respected and experienced music industry stakeholders is a keynote speech from Jaddan Comerford, who’ll be travelling to Brisbane from his base in New York where he oversees the operations of UNIFIED.

A runner up for Music Business Worldwide’s Young Executive of 2015, Comerford’s company has been instrumental in the rise of international superstars like Vance Joy and his address will outline his vision for the music business in 2016.

Meanwhile, Frenzal Rhomb guitarist and former triple j presenter Lindsay ‘The Doctor’ McDougall will facilitate a keynote interview with AB Original, a partnership between Australian hip-hop favourites Trials and Briggs.

Check out the first lineup of industry speakers and buyers heading to BIGSOUND 2016 below, but remember, this is just a slice of the more than 100 industry professionals who’ll be making their way to Brisbane this September.

That’s not to mention the 150 up-and-coming artists who’ll be performing and trying to get the attention of some of the world’s most respected A&R people who’ll be attending. Yes, BIGSOUND’s 15th year will be its biggest yet.

BIGSOUND tickets are now on sale with less than 30 early bird conference tickets from just $350 left. Make sure you grab yours before they’re sold out or before Sunday, 15th May. Meanwhile, artist applications are open until 22nd May, so hit up the BIGSOUND website to nominate.

BIGSOUND 2016

INDUSTRY SPEAKERS / BUYERS

Jaddan Comerford – UNIFIED (AUS) – Keynote
A.B. Original (Briggs & Trials) (AUS) – Keynote
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 / The Scouted (AUS) 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 (AUS)
Lawson Higgins – The Royalty Network, Inc (USA)
Zac Ives – Goner Records (USA)
Jeremy Maciak – Vagrant Records / BMG (USA) Lindsay McDougall (AUS)
Dean Ormston – APRA AMCOS (AUS)
Jim Pitt – Conan (USA)
Josh Roth – Superfly (USA)
Katie Rynne – Select Music (AUS)
Jon Salter – ATO Records (USA)
Jackie Shuman – Good Ear Music Supervision (USA) Chris Swanson – Secretly Group (USA)
Edwin Tehrani – New World Artists (AUS)
Taylor Testa – Universal Music Publishing Group (USA) Roman Trystram – Creative Artists Agency (UK) Marco Walzel – Avocado Booking (GER)
Tom Wironen – Post Hoc Management (USA)

Wednesday, 7th September – Friday, 9th September 2016
Fortitude Valley, Brisbane QLD
Tickets: BIGSOUND

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