Touch Sensitive, KLP and more added to EMC 2017 speaker lineup

Sydney's Electronic Music Conference (EMC) has announced further speakers descending upon the two-day celebration of dance music, taking place this coming November 29-30. This year all the conference programming will be held at Redfern's Giant Drawf and Cake Wines Cellar Door, where respected industry leaders and insiders will contribute combined knowledge and expertise in navigating today’s music climate. And while a bunch of speakers and talks have already been announced, a new round was added today including:

Breaking Down Blockchain: APRA’s Frank Rodi, Jaxsta’s Jacqui Louez Schoorl and Gazecoin’s Jonny Peters will discuss how the industry can forecast blockchain’s potential disruption.

Off Limits; Defining Artist Boundaries in the Age of Social Media: KLP, Touch Sensitive, Mary Hoang (The Indigo Project) and Vanessa Picken (Comes With Fries) will be moderated by James Mathison to explore the cost of artist accessibility, both emotionally and financially in the social media age.

Fabric: A Case Study: Fabric’s programmer and Promotions Manager Judy Griffith, Global Drug Survey UK’s Dr Adam Winstock and Night Mayor Amsterdam, Mirik Milan as facilitator will look at the role of clubs in night time culture and their representation to a wider community.

Hit the Power Button; How Tech is Supersizing Events: Eventbrite’s Chris McDonnell, Rhythm & Vines Festival’s Hamish Pinkham and Novatech’s Leko Novakovic come together to highlight its pioneering use.

EMC will look at how cutting-edge technology is changing the game for the event industry in Australia, with Hit the Power Button; How Tech is Supersizing Events, seeing industry leaders like Eventbrite’s Chris McDonnell, Rhythm & Vines Festival’s Hamish Pinkham and Novatech’s Leko Novakovic come together to highlight its pioneering use.

EMCPlay: The showcase/party series returns in 2017, and the full list of artist showcases will be revealed shortly.

Check out more info and ticketing via the EMC WEBSITE, where you can look at one-off session tickets starting at $25, or full conference passes from $219, and check the full run of speakers below:

Adam Winstock, Global Drug Survey UK
Aden Mullens, etcetc
Alexander Nut, Eglo Records (UK)
Alice Kimbereley, VICE
Amelia Jenner, FBi Radio
Andrew Li, Zouk (Singapore)
Andrew Weatherall, Artist (UK)
Anna Burns, Future Classic
Ant Celestino, onelove
Austin Gavlak, Top Tap Tech
Beatrice, Artist
Ben Tucker, For The Love
Brooke Powers, DJ
Bryony Beynon, Good Night Out (UK)
Carly Roberts, Picnic Events
Cathy Adamek, Adaemek Productions
Chloe Rickard, Jungle
Chris Berkley
Chris Murray, Falcona
Chris O’Donnell, Eventbrite
Dan Aux, George FM (NZ)
Dita Hariadi, Ismaya Group (Indonesia)
Dr. Bianca Fileborn, UNSW
Driller Jet Armstrong, Artist
Emily York, Penny Drop
Eva Trifonas, Inertia
Frank Rodi, APRA AMCOS
Hamish Pinkham, Rhythm & Vines
Hannah Bronte, Artist
Hannah Crofts, Artist
Helen Marcou, Bakehouse Studios/Your Choice
Huw Nolan, Good Manners
Jacqui Louez Schoorl, Jaxsta
James Mathison
Jana Gibson, APRA AMCOS
Jo Pretyman, i-Manifest
Johann Ponniah, I OH YOU
Jonno Seidler, One a Day
Jonny Peters, Gazecoin
Judy Griffith, Fabric
Justin Sweeting, Sonar HK (Hong Kong)
Kate Becker, Office of Film + Music City of Seattle
Katie Pearson, (Whiskey Houston) Artist
KLP, Artist
Laura Huddle, Eventbrite
Leanne de Souza, AAM
Leko Novakovic, Novatech
Mary Hoang, The Indigo Project
Michelle Grace Hunder, Photographer/Film Maker/Radio Host
Miss Blanks, Artist
Murat Kilic, Dream Channel
Ngaiire, Artist
Ollie Wards, triple j
Paul Stix, undr CTRL
Richard Moffat, Way Over There
Richie Carrera, T100
Richie McNeill, Hardware Corp
Sam Carmex, TRNSMT
Si Gould, Wondercore Island
Thelma Plum, Artist
Tigerlily, Artist
Touch Sensitive, Artist
Travis Grech, Ultra Australia
Troy Sincock, Fresh FM
Tyson Koh, Keep Sydney Open
Uda Widanapathirana, Mellum
Vanessa Picken, Comes With Fries
Vi Hermens, Motorik

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