Alongside making available early bird conference tickets, Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) have revealed its first international speakers for Indie-Con Australia Conference.
Set to return to Adelaide's Mercury Cinema from 31 July to 2 August, and with the complete 2024 programme and speakers to be announced in late June, the 2024 Indie-Con Australia conference will feature Ellie Rumbold (Partisan Records), Lisa Hresko (A2IM), Stuart Kennedy (ATC Live), Emmy Feldman (Heavy Duty), and Nicole Ficenec (Our Bad Habit)."Our 2024 Indie-Con Australia conference will bring together industry and speakers from around the globe to talk about challenges and opportunities for the sector and will be followed by MusicSA's Scouted, showcasing emerging and unsigned talent from South Australia's music scene."
Indie-Con Australia Conference is staged alongside AIR's 2024 AIR Awards that recognise, promote, and celebrate the success of Australia's independent music sector.
The General Manager at A2IM (The American Association of Independent Music) Lisa Hresko works to ensure all A2IM members receive the highest level of education and community resources. Prior to A2IM, she spent nearly a ten-year tenure at CMJ during which time she held several positions including Editor-in-Chief.
A producer and artist manager with 15-plus years experience supporting the creators 'behind the scenes' of your favourite album, Nicole Ficenec represents Jonathan Rado (Weyes Blood, The Killers), Paul Butler (The Teskey Brothers, The Bees), Noah Georgeson (Devendra Banhart, Johanna Newsom), Dave Cerminara (Father John Misty, Phosphorescent), Nick Waterhouse (Allah-Las, Jon Batiste), and more.
After joining the music industry with an apprenticeship at Mute Records, Partisan Records' Product Manager Ellie Rumbold has run album campaigns for the likes of Goldfrapp, New Order, IDLES, Fontaines D.C., PJ Harvey, Laura Marling, Ezra Collective, and Beth Orton.
Emmy Feldman (Heavy Duty) brings experience working with the likes of Rough Trade Record Shops and Atlantic Records; at Heavy Duty she oversees and develops careers signing the likes of Grace Ives, Chris Coady, Dreamer Boy, Gabe Goodman, Wet, Puma Blue, and many more.
A UK based booking agent, who has been at ATC Live for over a decade, Stuart Kennedy's roster includes artists such as Tropical F... Storm, Death From Above 1979, The Magnetic Fields and Jamie Webster.
Book your early bird tickets to Indie-Con Australia, which takes place at Mercury Cinema (Adelaide) 31 July to 2 August.
Indie-Con Australia Conference 2024 Speakers
Ellie Rumbold (Partisan Records)Lisa Hresko (A2IM)
Stuart Kennedy (ATC Live)
Emmy Feldman (Heavy Duty)
Nicole Ficenec (Our Bad Habit)
