2026 Industry Guests

Bringing their insight and advice to BIGSOUND, the conference line up is packed with some of the most esteemed names in the industry from across the globe.

Adelle Robinson

Industry Guest

Fuzzy

Al Newstead

Industry Guest

Double J/ABC - Music and Pop Culture Reporter

Ali Tomoana

Industry Guest

Soul Has No Tempo - Director & Artist Manager

Alyce Wearne

Industry Guest

Spotify - Artist & Label Partnerships Manager

Amy Teng

Industry Guest

Concord - Senior Director, International

Andrew Patterson

Industry Guest

NSW Dept. of Education - Principal

Angela Pulvirenti

Industry Guest

Like No Other Media Pty Ltd

Ari Pascual

Industry Guest

TRUST. Artists - Booking Agent

Becki Whitton

Industry Guest

Mixing and Mastering Engineer

Billy Zammit

Industry Guest

Billy Zammit Photography - Director / Owner

Blake Benson

Conference Speaker

Project A&R - Founder & CEO

Brad Hinds

Industry Guest

Oztix

Briony Kent

Industry Guest

Salomon

Bryan Benson

Industry Guest

Live Nation / Bonaroo

Carla Fowler

Industry Guest

Create Mate Ltd - Founder & CEO

Carol Gesser

Industry Guest

Carioca

Carole Ann Vetter

Industry Guest

Low Profile - Senior Director, Licensing & Administration

Cash Savage

Industry Guest

Low & Tight

Chris Fraser

Industry Guest

Partisan Records

Chris Brearley

Industry Guest

Liift - Promoter

Christie Medina-Gonzalez

Industry Guest

Hellfest Productions - Artist department manager / Booker

Christina Austin

Industry Guest

Cobra Agency - Agent

Claire Collins

Industry Guest

Bossy Music - Director

Dan Woolston

Industry Guest

Higher Ground MGMT // SNIFFERS Mag - Founder

Dave Dullens

Industry Guest

Converse Australia/NZ - Head of Brand and Consumer

David Melik Telfer, Esq.

Industry Guest

DMT Law Firm - Owner

David Cook

Industry Guest

New Dream Productions Pty Ltd

Denni Proctor

Industry Guest

DENNI - Artist

Dev Sherlock

Industry Guest

SXSW - Director, SXSW Music

Dina Bassile

Industry Guest

Tibi Access

Dr Ash King

Industry Guest

support act

Ed Foster

Industry Guest

LUSTRE - Director

Edvard Hakansson

Industry Guest

COHORT - Founder / Director

Eli Wan

Industry Guest

eli wan - Artist

Elinor Williams

Industry Guest

The Annex Creative - Director of Digital

Emma Bosworth

Industry Guest

Green Music Australia

Emma Doilibi

Industry Guest

Laneway Festival

Firas Massouh

Industry Guest

PBS 106.7FM

Fred Gesha

Industry Guest

St Kilda Festival - First Peoples Program Lead

Huia Hamon

Conference Speaker

HūHā Music, Kog Studio

Jade Nazareth

Industry Guest

One Louder - Artist Manager

Jamie Raeburn

Industry Guest

Central Station Records - MD

Jamison Kehl

Industry Guest

The Push - Youth Lead - Training and Operations

Jane Polley

Industry Guest

ACARA - Curriculum Specialist

Jason Templeman

Industry Guest

NATIONAL INDIEGNOUS AUSTRALIANS AGANCY

Jennifer Sullivan

Industry Guest

KiTbetter - President, North America and Chief Marketing Officer

Jessica Barlow

Industry Guest

Concord - Senior Director, Sync

Jimmy Hennessy

Industry Guest

Untitled Group - Director of Marketing