Music Commission News

Independent Music New Zealand (IMNZ) and the NZ Music Commission are thrilled to announce more of the lineup for the 2024 edition of the prestigious annual extravaganza, the GOING GLOBAL MUSIC SUMMIT.

Hot off the back of the NZIFF premiere of the documentary, Alien Weaponry: Kua Tupu Te Ara 2024, band members, Henry De Jong, Lewis De Jong, and Turanga Morgan-Edmonds will be at Going Global sharing their story with attending musicians and industry practitioners about how their incredible rise on the global music scene came about. The band will share stories from when they were teenagers and played the Going Global Showcase back in 2017, blowing the socks off everyone in the venue that night to some of the biggest stages in the world!

Technology strategist and now Author, Glenn McDonald created the music-exploration website Every Noise at Once, and for 12 years was the Data Alchemist at the Echo Nest and Spotify. Glenn has written about music online since before “blog” was a word, and his first offline book, You Have Not Yet Heard Your Favourite Song: How Streaming Changes Music, is out now and he joins us at Going Global to tell us ALL the secrets. Well maybe just some. Leading the conversation will be Founder of NZ’s The Spinoff, Duncan Grieve.

Pippa Ryan-Kidd, Chairperson of Independent Music New Zealand (IMNZ), announced, “We are thrilled to share that this year’s Going Global will feature industry experts both from and focused on, work in Asian Markets, something our attendees have eagerly requested in previous years. With the wonderful support of Asia New Zealand Foundation we aim to provide opportunities that can help propel our local artists further along their careers and guide them towards international markets, and we are excited to be part of that pathway to Asia for our local artists attending the summit this year.”

The speakers are…

Brendan Gaffney, Global Marketing Secretariat, IMCJ (Independent Music Coalition Japan)
Brendan Gaffney is a leader in the Japanese independent music scene, serving as the Global Marketing Secretariat for Independent Music Coalition Japan (IMCJ), a key trade association representing Japan’s independent music sector. Spearheading efforts to amplify the voice and interests of independent musicians within Japan and beyond. Brendan’s expertise is further enriched by his active membership in the World Independent Network (WIN), where he contributes to global initiatives supporting independent music.

Ian Urrutia, The Rest Is Noise / AXEAN Festival (Philippines)
Ian Emmanuel C. Urrutia is the co-founder and artist/media relations director of The Rest Is Noise PH, co-founder of AXEAN Music Showcase Festival and the founder & head publicist of NYOU, a PR and Marketing startup based in Manila. Ian is also a former contributing editor for Philippine Star Supreme, a pop culture, music and arts section and has written for Billboard Philippines, CNN Philippines, Cosmopolitan and Rogue Magazine.

Weining Hung – 9KICK / LUCfest (Taiwan)
Weining Hung is a dynamic force in the music industry, co-founding LUCfest, a prominent three-day showcase festival and conference held in Tainan, Taiwan. At 9KICK, an independent culture agency specialising in experimental music event PR, Weining is the international manager of emerging artists, including Phum Viphurit and ADOY. Her work focuses on bridging Asian musicians with European markets, enhancing their global visibility. Weining splits her time between Asia and Europe and is passionate about stimulating networking activities and building an Asian music industry platform across the globe.

Reggie Ba-Pe – Alias – (Australia)
Reggie is the CEO and Founder of Alias, a platform that makes it easy to create content as 3D characters and avatars from any device. With over 15 years at the forefront of youth culture, entertainment, and digital culture, Reggie has been a driving force in the Asia-Pacific creative industries. He previously served as the creative director of 88rising and founded creative production agency Club Media, video-game themed bar Arcade, Shanghai’s largest underground club Arkham, and the renowned Chinese promotions company Sonically Transmitted Disease. His experience ranges from designing music campaigns in China with James Blake for Sprite to touring Aussie artists like The Presets, Regurgitator, and Kirin J Callinan to his club in Shanghai.

Weining, Ian and Brendan all travel to Going Global 2024 with kind assistance from Asia New Zealand Foundation.

Joining Already Announced Speakers:

Angela Dorgan (Ireland- CEO – First Music Contact)
Angela Dorgan is the CEO of firstmusiccontact.com (FMC), the Arts Council funded national resource organisation for the popular music sector in Ireland. Lisa Gotther As a board member of the European Music Exporters Exchange (EMEE), Angela was part of a group that devised a global music export strategy for European Music for the European Commission.

Dev Sherlock, (USA – Senior Music Programmer – SXSW)
Dev has been a regular at NZ’s Going Global and ushered many Kiwi artists through to Austin’s SXSW as a result. Recognised as the world’s premier music showcasing event, SXSW brings together the global music community, alongside the film and tech industries, for a week of networking and live showcases in Austin, Texas, featuring more than 1,000 artists from 60+ countries. Dev’s background also includes music journalism, film supervision, radio and broadcasting.

Elliott Lefko (Canada – Vice President – Goldenvoice/AEG Presents – organisers of Coachella festival)
Elliott was born in Toronto Canada and from a young age dreamed of being a concert promoter. Things started happening, post college, when he began booking bands around the city doing the first gigs for artists such as The Pixies, Nirvana, Erykah Badu, The Brand New Heavies, The Triffids, and The Chills!! In 2004 he moved to LA to join Goldenvoice Concerts where he began promoting North American tours for such greats as Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, Sigur Ros and Kraftwerk.

Jemma Burns (Australia – Founder – Pulse Points)
Jemma is a music supervisor working closely with directors and producers to craft the soundtrack to their productions, whether that be through the use of score, licensed music or commissioning songs. Jemma broke into the industry on Summer Heights High and has now music supervised over 100 productions. She regularly collaborates with some of the world’s most renowned production companies including Oscar Nominated Lion and Jane Campion’s Top of the Lake.

Lisa Gottheil (USA – Co-founder – Grandstand Media)
Grandstand Media is one of the most respected and in-demand music publicity firms in the world. Lisa has led international campaigns for top artists such as Tame Impala, Perfume Genius, and Sam Fender. Lisa’s career went from DJ at local radio station, followed by roles in retail, video promotion, and publicity then in 1991worked with early-career bands like The Afghan Whigs. Moving on to 230 Publicity Lisa oversaw the press department at Beggars Banquet, eventually becoming VP of Publicity for Beggars Label Group.

Patrick Daniel, (Germany – Programmer/Project Manager – Reeperbahn Festival)
Patrick brings a wealth of knowledge and experience bolstered by his educational foundation includes media business management and sociology. He has contributed to various capacities in indie-label and artist management, as well as festival sponsorships. Patrick is looking forward to continuing his conversations with multiple NZ artists, and connecting with new showcasing bands for the Reeperbahn Festival.

Shain Shaprio PhD (USA – Author & Speaker – Center for Music Ecosystems | Sound Diplomacy | Momentual | UNESCO Expert)
London based, globally recognised thought leader at the convergence of music, culture and urban policy. This is showcased in his debut book, This Must Be The Place: How Music Can Make Your City Better. Arguing for the transformative role of artists and musicians, This Must Be The Place not only examines the powerful impact music can have on cities but also serves as a how-to guide and toolkit for music-lovers, artists and activists everywhere.

Stay tuned as IMNZ unveils even more experts in the fields of music A&R, booking, licensing, management, marketing, promotion, and publishing in the weeks to come.

GOING GLOBAL MUSIC SUMMIT 2024
Thursday August 29th & Friday August 30th 2024
Roundhead Studios, Auckland, New Zealand
Tickets are on sale now at Humantix

GOING GLOBAL PRESENTS 2024 ARTIST SHOWCASES
OPEN TO PUBLIC 20+ Bands Over Two Nights
Thursday August 29th & Friday August 30th 2024
Whammy! & Double Whammy! – St Kevins Arcade, Karangahape Rd, Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland
Tickets are on sale at Undertheradar here for BOTH NIGHTS (Thursday August 29th & Friday August 30th 2024)
Tickets are on sale at UndertheRadar here for Night One (Thursday August 29th)
Tickets are on sale at UndertheRadar here for Night Two (Friday August 30th)

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Going Global™ Music Summit culminates in an annual showcase of burgeoning Aotearoa/New Zealand talent, coinciding with industry seminars. The 2024 Summit is proudly brought to you by Independent Music New Zealand in partnership with the NZ Music Commission and is supported by Merlin, Recorded Music NZ, APRA, NZ On Air and Asia New Zealand Foundation. We are a proud supporter of Keychange.