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Thank you for being part of the eighth Going Global Music Summit. This event brings experts from across the international music sector to Aotearoa to participate in two days of seminars, workshops and networking. Going Global is an annual opportunity for the New Zealand music industry to connect with sector professionals from around the globe. Our guests have a wide range of roles – publicist, A&R, music writer, record label owner, solicitor, booker, artist manager, visa specialist, brand strategy, music supervisor, online platform manager and digital distributors. We hope their experience and knowledge will help you develop your strategy to take New Zealand music to the world. The Going Global Music Summit is proudly brought to you by Independent Music New Zealand (IMNZ), in partnership with the NZ Music Commission and Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED), and is supported by APRA AMCOS, NZ On Air and a Recorded Music NZ Music Grant.

Saturday 1 September 2018 from 6.30pmWhammy Bar / Wine Cellar / Whammy Backroom

183 Karangahape Road, Auckland

13 ARTISTS ACROSS THREE STAGES

ALAYNA • ALBI & THE WOLVES • ARTHUR AHBEZ & THE FLAMING AHBEZ • HOLLY ARROWSMITH • JAGGERS X LINES • JED PARSONS • NAKITA • NOMAD • ONONO SHAYNA • SOAKED OATS • THE BETHS

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WELCOME TO THE GOING GLOBAL

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Welcome from IMNZ & Music Commission.

The Market Today - Damian Vaughan (NZ). Recorded Music NZ presents the latest New Zealand music market information and looks at the current trends in our industry.

Keynote: Ruban Nielson (NZ/USA) interviewed by Sarah Thomson (NZ). Known around the world as the leader of Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Ruban has seen his career take him to five continents and hundreds of stages over the past seven years. With over 250 million streams on Spotify alone, and appearances at the world’s biggest music festivals, hear about the evolution of UMO from a one-man-band to an international music force to be reckoned with.

Going Global – America:Alison Rosenfeld (US), Brontë Jane (US), Jacob Daneman (US), Kevin Pedersen (US) & Owen Mallon (US) with Mel Parsons (NZ). The dream destination for many bands, the US is a vast undertaking. This panel will discuss working in the US today – how important are videos, radio, traditional press and touring; and if there are new cities and States emerging as markets to gain a foothold today.

The Wide World Of The Independents: Amber Carew (US), Ashley Gay (AU), Ben O’Connor (AU), Jessi Frick (US) & Katie Garcia (US) with Dylan Pellett (NZ). The independent sector have arguably never been more organised or connected. This panel will look at how you can use the friendly family of independent labels around the world to further your career, and be part of the network that can help take your music to the world.

Going Global – Opportunities with the Pacific Alliance: Paula Moreno (CH), Juan Carlos Jimenez Tobon (CO), Rodolfo Esaú Garza De Vega (MX) & Mario Carlos Vargas Diaz (PE). The Pacific Alliance, formed by Chile, Colombia, Mexico & Peru, is a regional trade bloc designed to enhance connectivity and trade between member countries and the Asia-Pacific Region. We are very pleased to welcome the Trade Commissioners from Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru representing the Alliance to present the opportunities for music in their respective markets.

Prime Minister’s Address: Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern.

Revelations From The Road: Amelia Murray (NZ), Anthonie Tonnon (NZ), Matthew Harvey (NZ) & Nadia Reid (NZ) with Geneva Alexander-Marsters (NZ). With on the road experience from all over the globe, our panel will regale you with touring tales and tips, passing on what they have learnt on the live music circuit around the world.

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Going Global – Australia: Ben O’Connor (AU), Maggie Collins (AU), Mick Tarbuk (AU) & Tyler McLoughlan (AU) with Stephen King (AU). What’s new in the Western Island? Our panel discuss the current hot spots for touring and up-and-coming festivals; what genres are trending live, for sync, signings and online; and give their takes on getting coverage, fans and attention across the ditch.

Going Global – Mexico: Fabrizio Onetto (MX) & Tom Wironen (US) with Lydia Jenkin (NZ). Mexico is the third biggest territory for Spotify by volume and the 15th biggest music market in the world. With an increasing number of touring and festival opportunities for international artists, what is the best approach to establishing your act in Mexico, and what should you know before you go?

Going Global – China: Nevin Dormer (CH) & Alessandro Pavanello (CH) with Amanda Cheng (NZ). China has seen an explosion of independent labels, boutique venues and clubs, and alternative scenes both in and outside the main cities in the past five years. What are the key steps and processes for a NZ band wanting to explore China as a place to tour and build a career?

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Workshop: USA Visas with Brian Zabinski (US). With years of experience at Tamizdat assisting international artists both big and small to attain US work visas, Brian will lead a practical workshop on the process, pitfalls and planning required when you are applying for a US visa.

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11:30AM COFFEE BREAK – thanks to Coffee Supreme!

12:35PM LUNCH BREAK

2:30PM TEA BREAK - thanks to True North Teas!

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Keynote: They Never Taught Me That At Law School with Ann Harrison (UK). Ann Harrison is a music lawyer and author of the UK music industry bible, ‘Music: The Business’, now in its seventh edition. Ann will be delving into her backstory – her career and her clients, from artists and songwriters, to independent record labels, publishers and artist managers and agents. Looking forward, Ann will give an overview of the current state of the UK – who’s doing deals and what deals are they doing – and share her key advice for people stating out in the UK music industry today.

Using Data To Develop A Strategy: Amber Carew (US), Jen Pearce (US), Katie Garcia (US), Kevin Pedersen (US) & Tom Wironen (US) with Emily Crowther (NZ). There are a myriad of data sets available to people in the industry today. Our panel discusses how you best use all that newly available information to develop your international strategy and to grow your presence in markets before you even get there.

Using Data To Plot And Promote A Tour: Brianna Liebling (US), Fabrizio Onetto (MX), Maggie Collins (AU), Nevin Dormer (CH) & Owen Mallon (US) with Gareth Shute (NZ). This panel will explore how artists can use their online stats and analytics to guide the process of deciding where in the world they should tour, and how they can use their data to help decide where they should be promoting and marketing their shows.

Looking After Your People: Brianna Liebling (US), Jessi Frick (US), Maggie Collins (AU) & Tom Wironen (US) with Nicole Thomas (NZ). There has been an evolution in the way that wellbeing and resilience are discussed these days – the mental and physical health of artists is now recognised as key to a successful long term career. Our panellists will talk about the strategies and plans they are seeing, or using, to look after their most important people – the artists.

Speed Networking. Our international guests join us for an hour of 5-minute speed meetings. No bookings, just take the opportunity when you can and move on as soon as you hear the bell ring!

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The Changing Face of Oz Online: Henry Compton (AU), Matty Newton (AU) & Poppy Reid (AU) with Jeff Newton (NZ). The way to get your music into the minds and ears of audiences is constantly evolving, with new platforms and promotional avenues continuously appearing. This panel will look at how NZ artists can best make an impact online in Australia today.

Ann Harrison: One on Ones. Sign up at registration for a 10-min one-on-one conversation with Ann, where you can privately ask any legal questions you may have.

Stats & Sounds: Alison Rosenfeld (US), Brontë Jane (US), Jen Pearce (US) & Tyler McLoughlan (AU) with Natalie Wilson (NZ). A great sync can help launch an artist in a new territory, and provide a tidy income stream. But with a world of music to compete against, what is the most useful information that you can use to help pitch your songs to supervisors to rise above the rest? And what data and tools will help them most when they are trying to place your music with brands or on screens?

The Perfect Pitch: Jacob Daneman (US) & Poppy Reid (AU) with Lisa Paris (NZ). Jacob makes a living pitching artists, albums and songs – Poppy makes a living deciding which pitches work best for her audiences. From two different sides of the fence, we will hear what makes a great pitch, and stories of some of the most noteworthy pitches our guests have come across.

Workshop: Working With Photographers with Reuben Raj (NZ) & Dave Simpson (NZ). Iconic imagery can propel musicians to stardom. Hear tips on how to work with photographers so you get the photos you deserve, stand out from the crowd and take things to the next level. The session will cover types of photography (live, band shoots, head shots, album art etc), finding a photographer, contracts, copyright and usage.

Workshop: GYROstream with Andy Irvine (AU). GYROstream is a newly launched digital distribution and promotions platform for Australian & New Zealand artists and labels. Standing for ‘Get Your Record Out’, GYROstream’s founder Andy Irvine will explain their Brisbane based service and discuss the current state of play with digital distribution..

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11:30AM COFFEE BREAK – thanks to Coffee Supreme!

12:35PM LUNCH BREAK

2:30PM TEA BREAK - thanks to True North Teas!

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DRINKS RECEPTION

GOING GLOBAL PRESENTS

Merlin 10th Anniversary Drinks Reception @ Lovebucket, 309 K’ Road

Wine Cellar & Whammy Bars - First act 7.00pm sharp

SPEAKERSSPEAKERS 2018

A music supervisor for film and TV, Alison thrives in the realm of the eclectic and up-and-coming. Over her six years at Aperture Music, Alison has placed songs by dozens of indie acts in TV shows including Girls, Goliath, New Girl, and Good Girls (as well as projects that don’t have “girl” in the title), and films including Trainwreck, Blockers, and Neighbors. Alison hosts a monthly DJ show on KChung Radio and frequently DJs all over Los Angeles, serving as a support act for Jessie Ware, Cherry Glazerr, Dent May, Khruangbin, and Jerry Paper, among others.

ALISON ROSENFELD (Music Supervisor, Aperture Music, USA)

Alongside Guy Blackman, Ben O’Connor is co-director of Chapter Music, one of Australia’s longest running and best respected independent record labels. Founded in 1992, Chapter has a catalogue of over 150 releases from artists such as Twerps, Dick Diver, Laura Jean, NO ZU, The Goon Sax, and Beaches. Tone Deaf have called Chapter “almost unequivocably the most treasured record label in Australia”, while Rolling Stone called Chapter “one of Australia’s most enduring and popular independent labels.” Distributed worldwide by US company Secretly Distribution (the distro arm of Secretly Canadian), Chapter champions Australian music with a strong Melbourne focus, although they have also released artists from the US, Sweden, Japan and elsewhere. Ben manages Architecture In Helsinki and Power, and together with Guy manages The Goon Sax.

BEN O’CONNOR (Co-director, Chapter Music, AU)

Ann is a lawyer with boutique London law firm SSB specialising in all aspects of the music business. Clients include household name performers as well as new artists, labels, managers and producers. Ann is author of “Music: The Business” published by Random House. The book is the key text on all music courses in the UK. She regularly lectures and presents Masterclasses on issues such as ‘Setting up and running your own record label’; and ‘Self-release’ for companies such as Abbey Road Studios, Music Norway, BIMM and The Guardian. Ann is a Companion of LIPA, the college set up by Sir Paul McCartney. She was awarded the Accolade Award for Achievement in the UK music industry in 2003 and in 2014 received a Women In Music Award in recognition of her success. In 2016 she was named as one of the Top 100 most influential women in the music business worldwide.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER - ANN HARRISON (Solictor, SSB UK / Business Affairs Peermusic UK)

Amelia started Fazerdaze four years ago as a small bedroom recording project. Her album ‘Morningside’ – which she recorded and produced herself – has received local and international acclaim from the likes of Pitchfork and Mojo. It was nominated for four Vodafone NZ Music Awards in 2017 along with the 2018 Taite Prize. Amelia’s career highlights include being selected to attend the Red Bull Music Academy 2016, performing at Coachella in 2018 and supporting artists such as The xx, HAIM and Unknown Mortal Orchestra.

AMELIA MURRAY (Artist, Fazerdaze, NZ)

Brian J Zabinski is a senior case manager at CoveyLaw, and has worked with Tamizdat, where he is a volunteer artist mobility specialist, since 2012. He graduated from Monmouth University in 2010 with a BA in Music Business and has been working in the music industry since 2007, with stints at Capitol, EMI, Sire, Warner, and Ba Da Bing Records. As an avid music fan, he hosted weekly shows and performances on WMCX radio, was a representative of the Count Basie Theatre’s box office and marketing team, and has a wide range of experience in the industry, with a focus on artist and project management.

BRIAN ZABINSKI (TAMIZDAT, USA)Former A&R + Digital Marketing at Los Angeles-based label Anti Records. Signed Japandroids, Cass McCombs, The Drums, Delicate Steve, Girlpool, Prism Tats, Andy Shauf, Un Blonde, Cameron Avery, Xenia Rubinos, Doe Paoro + more. Ran socials for the label, Japandroids and Tom Waits. Implemented digital campaigns for the entire active roster. Currently A&R + Social Media at Saddle Creek, a label born in Omaha NE. Opened a Los Angeles office late last year and focused now on expanding both the staff & roster from there, as well as improving the label’s digital presence.

AMBER CAREW (A&R, Saddle Creek Records, USA)

This New Zealand musician is one of Aotearoa’s hottest cultural exports. He formed the iconic New Zealand punk band The Mint Chicks in 2001 and over the last 17 years Nielson’s established himself as one of the most inventive sonic travellers currently working. Unknown Mortal Orchestra is the most thrilling pop band to emerge from Aotearoa in the past decade.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER - RUBAN NIELSON (Artist, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, NZ / USA)

Shanghai based Alessandro is a music industry professional as well as as a producer/musician, currently working for China’s top indie distributor Kanjian Music (看见音乐). He relocated to China after completing his master degree in Music Industry Management and Enterprise at London Metropolitan University in 2015. Alessandro specializes in the Chinese music market and has been consulting both Western and Chinese labels. With Kanjian, Alessandro has been part of the inaugural edition of the Electric Zoo Shanghai festival, and enjoyed working with the Grammy-nominated artist ZHU and indie labels such as Hyperdub and Ninja Tune. The producer and singer-songwriter Alessandro is actively ghostwriting for Chinese labels and touring local clubs with his drum and bass project “Fractale”.

ALESSANDRO PAVANELLO (Global Business Manager, Kanjian, CHINA)

Amanda Cheng plays bass and sings in Wax Chattels. The band recently released their debut album jointly on Flying Nun and Captured Tracks. Between tours, Amanda is an Executive Committee member of Girls Rock! Camp Aotearoa, helping to promote empowerment and social change. Amanda also works as a finance solicitor at Chapman Tripp.

AMANDA CHENG (Artist, Wax Chattels, NZ)

GYROstream (GYRO=Get Your Record Out) is an Australian based digital distribution/aggregation service delivering music to Spotify, Apple, Amazon, and all major music services globally. Catering specifically for independent musicians in Australia and New Zealand, GYROstream offers a suite of music services aimed at promoting local artists, including PR, Sync, Vinyl/CD manufacture and insurance (gear & public liability).

ANDY IRVINE (Founder, GYROstream, AU)

Anthonie Tonnon is a songwriter and performer originally from Ōtepoti. His latest release is the single and extended-player ‘Two Free Hands’. Tonnon has toured an eccentric solo set widely around the USA, EU, and Australasia. This year he has been experimenting with new technology and non-traditional performances, developing the show, A Synthesized Universe, in collaboration with the Otago Museum, and working on custom performances for ID Fashion Week and New Zealand Fashion Week.

ANTHONIE TONNON (Artist, NZ)

Starting his music career over 20 years ago, Ashley’s first foray into the music industry was with key Australian dance labels Pro-DJ (1995-2000) & Central Station Records (2000-2007) as an A&R specialist working with the cream of local and international dance music artists and producing some of the most successful compilations in various territories. Ashley established Xelon Entertainment in late 2007 to enable clients access to the world’s digital music platforms. 10 years on, Xelon has grown into a key industry player with offices in six territories, representing over 300 labels in all genres from specialist labels to the most prominent Australian and International Dance labels.

ASHLEY GAY (Founder, Xelon Entertainment / Noisehive AU/NZ, AU)

SPEAKERSSPEAKERS 2018

At 24, Brontë Jane is one of the youngest woman-identifying A&Rs in the industry. As the A&R Director at independent music publisher, Third Side Music, Brontë has had her hand in bringing in key artists such as Sofi Tukker, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, BadBadNotGood, Blonde Redhead, Lost Under Heaven, and more. These acts have since been licensed in projects across Film, TV, Advertising and beyond, including Sofi Tukker’s feature in Apple’s recent launch of the iPhone X. Previously, Brontë got her start working as an Editor at EARMILK, a journalist (The Line of Best Fit / DIY Magazine), and as a Music Consultant at Instinct Entertainment (The Handmaid’s Tale / Vikings).

BRONTË JANE (A&R Director, Third Side Music, USA)

Damian Vaughan is the Chief Executive of Recorded Music NZ the non-profit organisation representing the interests of record companies and recording artists in New Zealand. The Recorded Music NZ Licensing division administers collective licensing of sound recordings when broadcast on radio and television and publicly performed in bars, clubs, gyms and other venues, either directly or through the joint initiative: OneMusic with APRA. In addition to providing collective licensing, market analytics and industry reporting, some of Recorded Music’s other key projects are the annual Vodafone NZ Music Awards, the Official NZ Top40 Charts, The NZ Music Hall of Fame and a Music Grants programme for educational and/or charitable music projects. Damian has many years’ experience in music licensing with lengthy stints at APRA AMCOS NZ and PRS For Music in the UK and has previously worked for IMNZ, establishing the Taite Music Prize in 2010.

DAMIAN VAUGHAN (CEO, Recorded Music NZ, NZ)

Dave Simpson is a live event and people photographer based in Auckland. He strives to capture amazing photos of people doing their thing whether on stage or off. He is a regular contributor to Getty Images and UnderTheRadar.co.nz His editorial images have appeared in newspapers and magazines around the world including The New York Times, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Pitchfork, NME and have been used by brands including Prada and Carlsberg. Dave teaches street photography and is an associate of the Photographic Society of New Zealand.

DAVE SIMPSON (Photographer contributor, Getty Images /Under the Radar, NZ)

IMNZ is the trade association for New Zealand independent labels and is a proud member of WIN, the Worldwide Independent Network. IMNZ produces the annual Taite Music Prize and the Going Global Music Summit conference. IMNZ has proudly provided assistance and music services to its members for 14 years. Dylan Pellett has worked across the New Zealand music industry for the last 21 years, in touring, music synchronisation, creative execution and a nine year stint at independent labels Flying Nun Records and Festival Mushroom Records.

DYLAN PELLETT (General Manager, Independent Music NZ, NZ)

After starting her career at NZ indies Flying Nun and FMR, a move to London saw Emily propelled into International Promotions for Universal Music, Domino Records and Sony, working on worldwide campaigns and launch events for a diverse roster. Emily has worked with the likes of Metallica, One Direction, Arctic Monkeys, Bjork, PJ Harvey, Scissor Sisters, Snow Patrol and The Hives. Now back in NZ, Emily spends her working life between the NZ Music Commission and her recently launched company Late Last Night, specialising in events, projects, and management for Anthonie Tonnon.

EMILY CROWTHER (Artist Management, Late Last Night / NZ Music Commission, NZ)

Fabrizio Onetto is part of the management and A&R team at OCESA Seitrack, Mexico’s top artist management and booking agency which handles the careers of more than 30 artists, such as mexican superstars Pepe Aguilar, Los Ángeles Azules, Ha*Ash, María José, Bronco and Zoé. He is in charge of the agency’s catalogue and label, taking care of A&R duties. He is on the advisory board at the International Music Managers Forum (IMMF) and a founding member of MMF LATAM. Fabrizio is also a partner at Discos Panoram ( http://www.discospanoram.com ) and a music supervisor.

FABRIZIO ONETTO (Manager / A&R, OCESA Seitrack / Board member IMMF / Partner, DiscoPanoram, MEXICO)

Gareth Shute is a freelance journalist and author of five books (including national book award winner, Hip Hop Music In Aotearoa). He also helps out with the running of Lil Chief Records and has toured internationally with two of the label’s early flagship bands (The Brunettes and the Ruby Suns).

GARETH SHUTE (Music Journalist, Lil’ Chief Records rep, NZ)

Geneva Alexander-Marsters is the front person Auckland outfit, SoccerPractise and Monday Morning Glory’s radio host on 95bFM. SoccerPractise have just recently signed to Kartel Music and look toward spreading their fresh take on Māori language in an alternative music context. Their most recent single release ‘Kaua E Mate Wheke’ uplifts the listener by calling on their tenacity in the face of challenges in their path.

GENEVA ALEXANDER-MARSTERS (Artist, Soccerpractise, NZ)

Henry has covered a lot of bases throughout his music career. Work in warehouse and logistics management through retail sales, bookings & promotions, and artist publicity enabled him to learn the industry from the bottom up. He has handled label management, radio, acquisitions, retail & online marketing, artist management, strategy & planning across the board. A passionate creative advocate he has previously served as a Director on the AIR board and is currently Director of Sales and Operations, Australia & New Zealand for The Orchard. The Orchard is a pioneering music, video and film distribution company with a comprehensive list of label and artist services who have offices in over 30 global markets.

HENRY COMPTON (Director of Sales & Operations, The Orchard AU/NZ, AU)

Jacob Daneman is the senior publicist at Chicago-based publicity firm Pitch Perfect PR. Apart from representing artists such as Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Parquet Courts, Dinosaur Jr., Big Thief, Protomartyr, Priests, and Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, he also works in the comedy and television world, working with comics and creatives such as Tim Heidecker & Eric Wareheim, Moshe Kasher, Natasha Leggero, Aparna Nancherla, Kyle Kinane, and more. His favorite label of all time is Flying Nun Records and he is thrilled to be here.

JACOB DANEMAN (Publicist, Pitch Perfect PR, USA)

Jeff is NZ On Air’s radio plugger and music promo guy tasked with getting NZ music funded by NZ On Air seen and heard. Jeff worked in the radio industry for 14 years in a number of on-air roles at both Mediaworks and TRN (now NZME.). After a short sojourn in tourism he moved into record labels as the Promotions Manager at EMI Music NZ. Jeff holds a Diploma in Commercial Broadcasting from the NZ Radio Training School and his iwi is Tainui Awhiro. Ngā mihi.

JEFF NEWTON (Music Promoter, NZ On Air, NZ)

Brianna is a booking agent at The Billions Corporation in Chicago, IL. She currently represents acts like Diet Cig, IAN SWEET, Palm, Land of Talk, Charly Bliss and more. Previously, Brianna was at Flowerbooking for many years, where she worked with such artists as Jimmy Eat World, SURVIVE, Ted Leo, Tamaryn and Frightened Rabbit. She’s been involved in the music industry for almost a decade, working mostly in booking but also at local venues in Chicago.

BRIANNA LIEBLING (Booker, Billions Corporation, USA)

SPEAKERSSPEAKERS 2018

Having just arrived back in NZ after a two-month tour of North America, award-winning indie folk artist Mel Parsons is on the cusp of the release of her fourth studio album, recorded in LA with celebrated American producer Mitchell Froom. Parsons’ last release ‘Drylands’ spent a whopping 51 weeks in the IMNZ album charts, and was heralded as “exceptionally written, beautifully arranged and remarkably consistent” by The Music AU and “Captivating... impressive new material” by the NZ Herald. Parsons is a full time touring artist, and either solo or with her stellar band she is at home on stage and renowned as an engaging performer with a naturally emotive voice and razor sharp wit.

MEL PARSONS (Artist, NZ)

As one half of Concord Dawn, Matt toured as a DJ to Australia (including the Big Day Out in 2005), the USA and Canada as well as multiple European tours, before relocating to live in Vienna for ten years. During that period he traveled back to New Zealand for shows (and to see his mum), and continued to play all over Europe and Russia - as well as venturing further afield to entertain dancefloors in India, China, Japan, and Turkey. These days he continues to perform around Aotearoa as well as managing Shapeshifter, a three year old, and a vegetable garden.

MATT HARVEY (Artist, Concord Dawn, NZ)

Lisa Paris is Owner of The Label; a music marketing, PR, label & artist services company based in Auckland for 13 years. The Label represents some of the biggest international indie labels in NZ - 4AD, Rough Trade, XL Recordings, Matador, Young Turks, Secretly Canadian, Dead Oceans, Jagjaguwar and Sub Pop. They have delivered successful campaigns for Adele, SIA, Queens of the Stone Age, The xx, The National, FKA twigs, and Radiohead. Some of the NZ bands they work with include Fat Freddy’s Drop, Tiny Ruins, Nadia Reid, Hopetoun Brown, Boycrush, Estère, Lawrence Arabia, Ha The Unclear, Yukon Era, and Unknown Mortal Orchestra.

LISA PARIS (CEO, The Label, NZ)

Mick Tarbuk is the Australia and New Zealand Manager for Believe, the leading fully independent digital distributor and services provider for artists and labels worldwide. Using his previous experience and knowledge within the Australian music industry Mick has quickly helped develop a strong footprint within the independent music community. With a career spanning over a decade in the music industry, Mick has held roles at Fable Music Publishing, Shock Records/Distribution as Label Director along with running his own record label L X V I and artist and label services company A Northern Soul.

MICK TARBUK (Country Manager AU/NZ, Believe Digital, AU)

Katie Garcia currently runs a label of her own called Bayonet Records alongside her husband and Beach Fossils founder, Dustin Payseur. In addition to running Bayonet, she does A&R for Secretly Group (Dead Oceans, Jagjaguwar, and Secretly Canadian). Katie was also the label manager of independent label Captured Tracks between 2010-2014. Across all her label experience she’s worked with such artists as Mac DeMarco, Slowdive, Frankie Cosmos, Japanese Breakfast, serpentwithfeet and more.

KATIE GARCIA (A&R, Secretly Group / Owner, Bayonet Records, USA)

Kevin Pedersen is head of What’s Your Rupture? an American indie label that was worked with Royal Headache, Parquet Courts, BODEGA, Fucked Up, Iceage and Comet Gain… amongst others.

KEVIN PEDERSEN (Founder, What’s Your Rupture?, USA)

Lydia Jenkin is the New Zealand events & communications manager for APRA AMCOS NZ. She has also been a music journalist for the last decade across various print and digital publications, including the New Zealand Herald.

LYDIA JENKIN (Communications, APRA AMCOS, NZ)

Maggie Collins is a festival programmer, artist manager and radio broadcaster. She is the owner of Morning Belle, a music services company, under which she holds the position of Executive Programmer for BIGSOUND in Brisbane, and manages multi-ARIA Award winning party-thrash duo DZ Deathrays. With her radio hat on, she was Music Director at 4ZZZ before transitioning to triple j where she was a presenter for six years and is now presenting and producing for various shows across triple j Unearthed and Double J.

MAGGIE COLLINS (Triple J / Artist Manager / BIGSOUND Festival Programmer, AU)

Matty has been in the music business for almost his entire life, after starting his “career” in the music industry in 1997 at the ripe old age of 13, hosting a weekly Teen Radio show in regional Queensland. With performing in his blood, Matty has been a professional musician since 1999; managing artists, touring and playing with acts such as The Veronicas and The Butterfly Effect as well as performing in a variety of international theatrical tributes including Queen, ABBA, Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson. Outside of performing Matty has run social media teams for brands and has led the social media strategy on large government campaigns. After working on both the client & agency side, Matty moved back into the music business, spending two years as a Music Programmer for Nightlife Music before landing the much envied job as Music Editor at Pandora ANZ, before moving onto Amazon Music, at first as Senior Music Curator for Australia & New Zealand, and now as Senior Label Relations Manager for the region.

MATT NEWTON (Senior Label Relations Manager, Amazon Music AU/NZ, AU)

Jessi Frick got her start in independent music in the late 1990s while at Fiddler Records, home to Dashboard Confessional, New Found Glory, The Bled and Recover. Originally from Miami, FL, she traversed the country tour managing The Impossibles (Fueled By Ramen). After bouncing from coast to coast, she settled in San Francisco, CA. Jessi owns Citrine Management, an artist management company with such clients as Girlpool, The Hotelier, Half Waif, Diet Cig, and IAN SWEET and runs Father/Daughter Records, an independent record label that has released records with Vagabon, Shamir, Mutual Benefit, Forth Wanderers, and more.

JESSI FRICK (Manager, Citrine Management, USA)

Jen Pearce is the Founder and CEO of Low Profile, a music licensing and strategy company based out of Brooklyn, NY. She has extensive experience in helping brands, music supervisors and film/TV networks integrate music in their products, and has been responsible for some of the most memorable song placements throughout her career at companies including Warner Bros. Records, Downtown Records, and Terrorbird. Low Profile offers music licensing & strategy services to a purposefully small and diverse roster of artists from around the world, in addition to providing music consulting and programming services to brands, innovators, and creatives.

JEN PEARCE (CEO, Low Profile, USA)

SPEAKERSSPEAKERS 2018

After working in publicity and promotions with Warner Music New Zealand for eight years, and in the entertainment industry in NZ and Australia for more than 20 years, Nicole Thomas started her own company - NicNak Media - in August 2015. NicNak Media specialises in entertainment publicity, promotions, radio plugging and music management.

NICOLE THOMAS (Artist Manager, Publicity, NicNak Media, NZ)

A music agent at Paradigm Talent based out of Los Angeles, CA. Represents acts such American Football, Betty Who, Bruno Major, Kimbra, Nick Murphy (Chet Faker), No Mono, Oscar & The Wolf, Pabllo Vittar, Ry X, Todd Terje & The Olsens, Vallis Alps, and many more.

OWEN MALLON (Booker, Paradigm Talent, USA)

The Pacific Alliance, formed by Chile, Colombia, Mexico & Peru, is a regional trade bloc designed to enhance connectivity and trade between member countries and the Asia-Pacific Region. It has a collective population of more than 217 million people and accounts for over 38% of the GDP of Latin America and the Caribbean. Join our guests for a presentation on the opportunities for music in their respective markets.

PACIFIC ALLIANCE

PAULA MORENO (Trade Commissioner, CHILE)JUAN CARLOS JIMENEZ TOBON (Trade Commissioner, COLOMBIA)RODOLFO ESAÚ GARZA DE VEGA (Trade Commmissioner, MEXICO)MARIO CARLOS VARGAS DIAZ (Trade Commissioner, PERU)

Poppy Reid is the Managing Editor of Australia’s fastest-growing music media company, Seventh Street Media, which includes Tone Deaf, The Brag, The Industry Observer and numerous other publications under its umbrella. She is the former Editor at The Music Network and a journalist who has been published in various publications including Rolling Stone, The Edge and Red Bull Music. When not writing about music, Poppy is binge-watching Netflix series’ with badass female protagonists.

POPPY REID (Managing Editor, The Industry Observer, AU)

Reuben Raj, or sometimes known by his moniker SomeBizarreMonkey, is a film and digital photographer now based in Auckland. He constantly aims to capture moments of time on camera and his obsession with photography has allowed him to deliver assignments around the world including Russia, China, Singapore and most recently, the Middle East. His experience includes fashion, press and movie stills but music photography is where he started as a teenager and remains his most loved genre. Reuben is the co-founder and publisher of NZ music media site The 13th Floor where he also hosts his own radio show about music and the people who cannot live without it.

REUBEN RAJ (Photographer, SomeBizarreMonkey / The 13th Floor, NZ)

If it was released in the last fifteen years, there’s a middling chance that someone within New Zealand media may have allowed Sarah to: programme the music video; introduce the live-to-air; write inches about the album; playlist the single; and/or interview the bass player. (Sorry about that.) With a background that includes stints in music television, screenwriting, radio production, music journalism and television puppetry, Sarah is currently the Programme Director of New Zealand’s largest independent alternative radio station, 95bFM.

SARAH THOMSON (Programme Director, 95bFM, NZ)

Stephen is a Principal Director of media law firm, Media Arts Lawyers. With offices in Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland, Media Arts Lawyers are one of the leading media and entertainment law firms. Stephen practises in all facets of commercial and entertainment law; with a particular focus on music, particularly within the independent sector through his representation of the Australian and New Zealand label associations and numerous independent record labels within Australia, New Zealand and internationally. Stephen combines his legal knowledge with his vast experience in the music industry, including in private practice in the UK representing major artists, labels and industry bodies and in Australia as the Business Affairs Manager for Festival Mushroom Records. Stephen is a supporter of local music and provides pro-bono services to Music NT and Arts Law members. Stephen is a Director of Ink Music Publishing and the manager for international artist, Georgi Kay.

STEPHEN KING (Principal, Media Arts Lawyers, AU/NZ, AU)

Tom Wironen has been managing artists for over a decade. After 10 years with Post Hoc Management, he formed Friendly Announcer in 2017. His current roster includes Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Big Thief, and Courtney Marie Andrews.

TOM WIRONEN (Manager, Friendly Announcer, USA)

After returning to Brisbane from London music licensing agency Ricall, Tyler McLoughlan founded The Sound Pound in 2011 with a mission to connect independent artists and composers to sync opportunities; there were just too many shit-hot-but-broke bands getting around who needed the cash and kudos boost, not to mention some insight on the value of their copyrights. Tyler is also a passionate copyright educator and sessional lecturer who regularly leads workshops for creatives and business types alike on music rights management particularly where it applies to income diversification, collaboration and synchronisation.

TYLER McLOUGHLAN (Music Licensing, Sound Pound, AU)

Natalie Wilson spent a decade working in music distribution, music promotion and record label management before making the move to publishing and supervision. Over the last six years she has worked across film, television and commercial media, licensing major hits and little-known gems. She loves nothing more than clicking the right images with the right sound and saving campaigns from the clutches of stale stock music.

NATALIE WILSON (Music Licensor, The Other Side, NZ)

Working in the Chinese music industry since 2005, Nevin Domer managed the bookings at legendary rock venue D-22 and helped found two of China’s top indie labels, Maybe Mars and Genjing Records, where he oversaw promotion, production, and distribution. Through these two labels, he has worked as an executive producer on recordings with the likes of Wharton Tiers, Andy Gill, Martin Atkins and Brian Hardgroove. Nevin has also tour managed several international bands in China, including Die! Die! Die! (NZ), Primitive Calculators (AUS), and Kid Millions (US), and has organized China shows for the likes of D.O.A. (CA), Fucked Up (CA), and Shocking Pinks (NZ). Nevin currently runs the U.S. based distribution company Far Out Distant Sounds while still managing to record and tour with Fanzui Xiangfa, the punk band that he moved to China for.

NEVIN DOMER (Label Manager / Booker, Maybe Mars, CHINA)

In recent years Nadia Reid has become one of New Zealand’s most evocative and profound young songwriters, and this year she will take a break from touring to head to the U.S. to begin work on record number three. The last 12 months have proved to be an amazing year for Nadia with multiple tours of Europe and the U.S., supporting Ryan Adams in his sold out Auckland show, named as a finalist for the 2017 APRA Silver Scroll Award and the 2018 Taite Music Prize, and a bevy of glowing reviews from the world’s biggest music media for both her album and her live shows.

NADIA REID (Artist, NZ)

IS PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BYINDEPENDENT MUSIC NEW ZEALAND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NZ MUSIC COMMISSION AND AUCKLAND TOURISM, EVENTS AND

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (ATEED) AND IS SUPPORTED BY NZ ON AIR, APRA AMCOS AND A RECORDED MUSIC NZ MUSIC GRANT.