New ABC head of music, Tones & I and more join BIGSOUND
Aussie pop sensation Tones and I, popular ABC personality Myf Warhurst and the recently-appointed ABC head of music Emily Copeland are the latest additions to join the jam-packed BIGSOUND lineup.
The Southern Hemisphere’s biggest music industry event takes place from September 3-6 at Fortitude Valley in Brisbane.
Since exploding onto the global stage with her hit Dance Monkey, Tones and I became the first female artist to reach 3 billion streams on Spotify with one song. Only a few years after gracing the BIGSOUND stage as an up and coming artist, the local superstar will deliver a keynote outlining her vibrant musical journey.
ABC’s new head of music, Emily Copeland, will also take to the stage to discuss her illustrious career in media and how its future will connect with the Australian music landscape.
Copeland was appointed to the newly-created role earlier this year to lead and manage the music strategy across triple j, Double J, triple j Unearthed, ABC Country, ABC Classic and ABC Jazz.
The trio are the newest members of a packed schedule of over 50 speakers and buyers, including Lutz Leichsenring from VibeLab, Billboard US deputy editor Lyndsey Havens, Josh Simons, CEO of Vinyl Group, Mark Davyd from Music Venue Trust, and Kamran Haq, Live Nation’s senior booker for Download Festival.
Emily Copeland, Kelis, Tones and I, Fred Leone, Amy Taylor
Panel highlights include: Sniffing Out Gold – the story of speakers Simone Ubaldi and Andrew Parisi discovering Amyl & The Sniffers; Everything; Every Noise; Everywhere All At Once: In Conversation With Glenn McDonald’ – aka Spotify’snotorious ‘Data Alchemist’; The Kitchen Sync, featuring Netflix’s Andy Kalyvas and Music Supervisor Jemma Burns (Heartbreak High, Boy Swallows Universe) and triple j’s Lucy Smith, Ash McGregor & Nick.
Garrwa and Butchulla songman Fred Leone has also been confirmed to talk about the importance of honouring his role as a custodian of the traditional songs of the Butchulla tribe and how it intersects with his contemporary music career.
Earlier this year, American R&B legend Kelis was locked in as a headline keynote speaker on September 5, ahead of an exclusive live performance at QLD Music Trails’ Sweet Relief! music festival, on September 7.
All tickets and all-access delegate passes can be bought at BIGSOUND.org.au.
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