More Speakers Announced For Going Global Music Summit 2019

A bevy of new speakers have been announced for this year's Going Global Music Summit, happening once again at Tāmaki Makaurau's Roundhead Studios over two days in late August. An awesome opportunity to experience first-hand ideas and insights and from key movers and shakers at the forefront of the international music industry, the boutique music conference's freshly revealed speakers include Brid Walpole (US campaigns for Liam and Neil Finn and Tiny Ruins), Natasha Parish of US booking agency Ground Control Touring (Angel Olsen, Big Thief, Kurt Vile, Wavves), Shannon Kurlander (Terrorbird Media) on how to attract US media attention and radio play, and Adam Lewis of Planetary Group (The Decemberists, Courtney Barnett, Portugal, The Man) on North American radio and blog exposure, while Francisca Sandoval of Independent Music Association of Chile and Carla Arias (also of IMICHILE) will talk about the potential of the South American music market. They'll be joining previously announced guests, keynote speaker Paul Brindley (co-founder and CEO of Music Ally), Bekah Zietz Flynn (Publicity, International Promotions and A&R for Sub Pop Records), Jon Halperin (Talent Buyer for The Glass House), Kiran Patel (Head of Sync, A&G Sync) and Captured Tracks Founder / CEO Mike Sniper.

The Going Global Music Summit will conclude in style with the annual Going Global Presents showcase event, highlighting a wealth of yet to be announced rising stars from throughout Aotearoa over three stages – with 2018's bill providing a springboard for such incandescent talents as The Beths, Soaked Oats, Unchained XL, Jed Parsons and Arthur Ahbez. The two day summit and showcase take place over the same weekend at K Road's mammoth The Others Way multi-venue extravaganza, so there'll be a tonne of great music-related events to keep Auckland punters engaged in late August. Both the summit and showcase are traditionally sell out affairs, we strongly suggest you get in quick...

UPDATE 5/08/19: eight more speakers have been revealed for Going Global Music Summit 2019...

Newly announced speakers are Debbie Ball founder of UK PR agency Create Spark (Tame Impala, The War On Drugs, Sufjan Stevens, Florence and The Machine), Mark Gartenberg from SXSW, Soundcloud senior manager of artist relations Hazel Berry, Ophir Admony (A&R for Secretly Group), Nando Machado (PR and marketing in Brazil for Beggars Group + more), senior buyer for the UK's Sister Ray Records Steve Sexton, Alessandro Pavanello of China indie distributor Kanjian Music, and Glenn Dickie from Sounds Australia.

Going Global Music Summit
Friday 30th August and Saturday 31st August - Roundhead Studios, Auckland

Going Global Presents 2019*
Saturday 31st August - Whammy Bar & Backroom, Auckland, lineup to be announced
Tickets available HERE via UTR*

Experience a recent live clip of 2018 showcase headliners The Beths playing the title track to their debut album Future Me Hates Me on Seattle's KEXP...

Press release:

The creative director from UK's prestigious Green Man Festival, Ben Coleman joins this year's Going Global Music Summit line-up along with U.S. national publicist, Brid Walpole who has worked U.S. campaigns for NZ artists Liam and Neil Finn and Tiny Ruins. U.S. boutique booking agency, Ground Control Touring (Angel Olsen, Big Thief, Kurt Vile, Wavves) are sending Natasha Parish to share her wisdom on touring internationally while Shannon Kurlander from Terrorbird Media will have advice on how to get media attention and radio play in the States. Radio and blog exposure across the U.S. and Canada is the focus for Adam Lewis from Planetary Group (The Decemberists, Courtney Barnett, Portugal, The Man). Independent Music Association of Chile General Manager, Francisca Sandoval and fellow IMICHILE member, Carla Arias joins the panels to help kiwi artists understand the potential of the South American music market.

The two-day GOING GLOBAL MUSIC SUMMIT is a gateway for any local artist, manager, publicist, A&R, producer, music writer, record label and venue manager to connect with, question and hear ideas from some of the international music industry's most relevant and forward-thinking superstars. IMNZ (Independent Music New Zealand) is bringing to New Zealand; international booking agents, synch licensors, international media, PR experts, artist managers with international experience and those working for the fast-moving live and digital music platforms.

In 2017 and 2018 the events sold out, and Going Global showcases have been instrumental in the discovery of some of New Zealand's biggest success stories over the past nine years. Previous artists include; Aldous Harding, Tami Neilson, Tiny Ruins, Soaked Oats, Sachi, Holy Arrowsmith, Fazerdaze and Nadia Reid.