With a massive artist line-up announced last month, BIGSOUND have revealed a couple of 'superstar' industry speakers will be joining the 2015 event.
Named as one of the 20 most influential people by industry bible Billboard, Marc Geiger is a partner and Head of Music WME Entertainment. He looks after live bookings for some of the world’s biggest names: Jack White, The Flaming Lips, Jane’s Addiction, Lady Gaga, Rihanna and others.
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Jessica Hopper is the senior editor of global music bible Pitchfork and is one of the leading female voices in the music industry having penned the books: ‘The Girls Guide To Rocking’ and ‘The First Collection Of Criticism By A Living Female Rock Critic’, which was recently named by Amazon as one of the best books of 2015 so far.
They will join previously announced keynote speakers: former parliamentarian and Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett and revered Muslim rapper and activist Brother Ali as well as a dozen new additions to the programme including agents Rob Zifarelli from The Agency Group (Canada), Sarah Casey from the Leighton Pope Organisation (UK) and Joe Schiavon from Global Live (UK) as well as Australian music identities necessary to make the party hum including I OH YOU’s Johann Ponniah and radio plugger Darryl Bailey.
“BIGSOUND 2015 is shaping up to be incredibly diverse,” QMusic Executive Officer Joel Edmondson says. “The calibre of global industry leaders who can help the careers of the artists showcasing has never been more exciting.”
BIGSOUND 2015 takes place at various locations around Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, 9-10 September.
