Meet The Team

#BIGSOUND 2024 CREW

Kris Stewart

CEO

Sarah Ponturo

Executive Producer

Tom Larkin

Conference Programmer

Eddie Gresack

Technical Production Director

Casey O'Shaughnessy

Music Programmer

Katie Rynne

Music Programmer

Angela Kohler

Director of Marketing and Communications

Mandi McIntyre

Co-Director of Programming

Ian McIntosh

Director of Finance and Operations

Ant McKenna

Co-Director of Programming

Carrie Barber

Marketing Manager

Kat Bermingham

Operations Manager

Michelle Connery

Partnerships Manager

Sarah Farnsworth

Producer

Amy Kerby

Marketing Coordinator (Digital Lead)

Sue Ray

First Nations Officer

Uncle Kev

Elder in Residence

#INDUSTRY SHOWCASE ADVISORY PANEL

Andrew Stone

Industry Lead Consultant

Sarah Hamilton

Overall Showcase Consultant

Dina Bassile

Accessibility Consultant

Deline Briscoe

First Nations Industry Consultant

Kath Davaney

Genre Consultant - Country

Hau Latukefu

Genre Consultant - Hip Hop

Nazlican Eren

Genre Consultant - Hip Hop

Sosefina Fuamoli

Genre Consultant - Hip Hop & R&B

Si Jay Gould

Genre Consultant - Neo Jazz

Dameila Van der Kloke

Genre Consultant - Electronic

Alan Holt

Genre Consultant - New Zealand Focus

#SAFETY AND DIVERSITY ADVISORY GROUP

Jacqui Grinzi

Thelma Plum

Dameila Thompson

Joel Devereux

Bridgette Di Ferdinando

Michelle Pitiris

Rach Kayrooz

Shaan Ross-Smith

Zoe Davis

Ezarco Dos Santos

#QMusic Management Commitee

QMusic Patron

Scott Hutchinson

Committee Members

Natalie Strijland, President

D-J Wendt, Vice President

Sarah Crook, Treasurer

Tina Radburn, Secretary

Roz Pappalardo

John Collins

Rhianna Patrick

Cameron Costello

Thelma Plum

John Mullen

Vivienne Mellish

Jacqui Grinzi

Barton Green

Aaron Dahl

We express our sincere gratitude to all the contractors, volunteers and partners who make BIGSOUND possible and who are helping to support and build the future of Australian music.