Indie-Con Australia 2024 Program and Speaker lineup revealed

Here’s what to expect When Indie-Con Australia hits Adelaide this winter…

We’re counting down the days until Adelaide is hosting Australia’s premiere independent music conference, Indie-Con Australia, again at the Mercury Cinema from July 31 to August 2. And today, the more than 80 speakers have been revealed! 

These globally recognised industry experts will speak at 18 sessions hosted over three days to share their knowledge, thoughts and perspectives on the music sector from their background as label representatives, independent artists, partnership directors and more. 

With over 50 different countries represented throughout the Indie-Con Australia conference, renowned international speakers include Lisa Hresko – the General Manager of The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM), which consists of 600 record label members – Partisan Records’ Director of International Ellie Rumbold, META Head of Music Label Partnerships APAC Dona Inthaxoum, and Ground Control Touring founder Jim Romeo. 

Other key speakers to know include PNAU, Oscar Dawson (Holy Holy, producer), Luke Logemann (Green Music Australia, ex-Domestic La La), Ash Hills (Unified General manager), Chris Maund (Chief Operating Officer, Mushroom Labels & Mushroom Publishing), Maria Amato (CEO of AIR) and Stuart Kennedy (booker, ATC Live). You can get to know all the speakers who are appearing at Indie-Con Australia 2024 here. 

The three-day conference will be broken down into expert panels, workshops and sessions. Some key program highlights that have piqued our interest include: 

• Creating social change with music labels Music in Exile, Chapter Music, Wantok Music, Blak Label Music and House of Valerie Joan. 

• AI – is it a threat or opportunity? A discussion with APRA, Partisan Records, Downtown and Heavy Duty. 

• New Opportunities in the Independent Sector with Xelon Entertainment, Future Classic, Spotify, Merlin and Secretly.  

• Indie Labels Spotlight with Jordanne Chant (Dinosaur City Records), Nathalie Pavlovic & Sophie McComish (Blossom Rot Records), Matt “Footy” Horvath (Clarity Records), Ixara Dorizac (Anti-Dismal), and Jessi Tilbrook (Pak Records).

• Navigating Life Online, presented by Support Act. 

Indie-Con Australia wraps up with the annual Scouted event, presented in partnership with MusicSA. The showcase highlights emerging, unsigned talent from South Australia’s vibrant music scene – an exciting conclusion to the conference that champions independent music.

Following Indie-Con, MusicSA’s Scouted event will showcase emerging and unsigned talent from South Australia's vibrant music scene. This promises to be an exciting conclusion to a conference that champions the independent music industry.

For more information and to register for Indie-Con Australia 2024, visit the official website. Join us in celebrating and advancing the future of independent music in Australia. Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) Indie-Con Australia conference is held in conjunction with the annual invite-only AIR Awards on August 1. The three day conference is also supported by the South Australian Government’s Music Development Office

Tickets for Indie-Con 2024 can be purchased here. Check out the full program online here. And purchase your Scouted tickets here.