KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

MANAMI MATSUMAE

VIDEO GAME COMPOSER FAMOUS FOR HER WORK ON THE ORIGINAL MEGA MAN. AFTER WORKING AT CAPCOM, SHE WENT FREELANCE AND COMPOSED FOR GAMES LIKE SHOVEL KNIGHT. MANAMI IS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF BRAVE WAVE PRODUCTIONS

TAKAHIRO IZUTANI

VIDEO GAME MUSIC COMPOSER FAMOUS FOR HIS WORK ON THE METAL GEAR SOLID AND BAYONETTA SERIES. HE HAS ALSO COLLABORATED WITH OTHER ARTISTS, INCLUDING AYUMI HAMASAKI.

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AARTI DESAI

ARTS OFFICER AT CREATIVE VICTORIA, WORKING IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF PROJECT GRANTS PROGRAMS, INCLUDING VICARTS GRANTS AND MUSIC WORKS GRANTS.

ALEX ANIEL

CO-FOUNDER OF JAPANESE MUSIC LABEL BRAVE WAVE PRODUCTIONS. AT BRAVE WAVE HE ASSISTS ARTISTS SUCH AS MANAMI AND TAKAHIRO CONNECT WITH GAME DEVELOPERS AROUND THE WORLD.

ALLISON WALKER

FREELANCE COMPOSER AND SOUND DESIGNER SPECIALISING IN LIVE-CODING WHICH SEES ARTISTS WRITE AND UPDATE COMPUTER CODE IN REAL TIME IN ORDER TO GENERATE BEAT DRIVEN MUSIC.

AMY DONALD

MANAGER OF DIGITAL MEDIA LICENSING AT APRA AMCOS, SPECIALISING IN MUSIC RIGHTS LICENSING FOR ONLINE AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS. CURRENTLY FOCUSED ON LICENSING ONLINE GAMING SERVICES, ENSURING MUSIC CREATORS ARE REMUNERATED FOR THE USE OF THEIR MUSICAL WORKS.

ANNE-MARIE WEBER

GAMES AUDIO DESIGNER WHOSE CREDITS INCLUDE HAND OF FATE 1 & 2, AND FRANCHISES LIKE STAR WARS, SPYRO, AND MICKEY MOUSE. SPENT TIME AS AN INDEPENDENT FREELANCER AND ALSO WORKING WITH TEAMS IN HOUSE WITH STUDIOS SUCH AS DEFIANT, KROME AND SEGA.

ANGHARAD YEO - HOST

TV PRESENTER, WRITER AND MUSICIAN WHO IS BEST KNOWN FOR HER WORK ON ABC ME'S GOOD GAME SPAWN POINT. AN EXPERT IN TECHNOLOGY AND GAMES, ANGHARAD HAS ALSO SPENT TIME AS A TOURING MUSICIAN AND HAS RECORDED SEVERAL RELEASES SOLO, AND WITH HER BAND PALMAR GRASP.

BELINDA COOMES

MUSIC COMPOSER AND AUDIO DESIGNER SPECIALISING IN COMPOSING THRILLER, ACTION AND SUSPENSE MUSIC. CURRENTLY BELINDA IS COMPOSING MUSIC FOR RING OF PAIN AND BACKYARD CRICKET, AND CREATING SOUND EFFECTS FOR FARMING GAME HARVEST HANDS.

CHIPZEL

CHIPZEL IS BEST KNOW FOR MAKING CHIPTUNE MUSIC, PARTICULARLY WITH A GAME BOY. SHE IS ALSO A VIDEO GAME COMPOSER AND IS KNOWN FOR THE SOUNDTRACKS OF GAMES SUCH AS SUPER HEXAGON, SPECTRA AND INTERSTELLARIA.

CHRISTOPHER LARKIN

AWARD WINNING COMPOSER AND SOUND DESIGNER FOR GAMES, FILM & TV. HE HAS RECENTLY WORKED ON HOLLOW KNIGHT, PAC-MAN 256 AND FEATURE-DOCUMENTARY BARBECUE.

DAVID NASH

HEAD OF CATALOGUE AND OPERATIONS AT NATIVE TONGUE MUSIC PUBLISHING. HAVING WORKED IN PUBLISHING FOR OVER 10 YEARS, DAVID OVERSEES THE LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL CATALOGUE, AND A GROWING ROSTER OF SCREEN COMPOSERS.

FABIAN MALABELLO

BAFTA-WINNING MUSIC SUPERVISOR, AGENT AND DIRECTOR OF VIDEO GAME AUDIO COMPANIES THE OTHERWORLD AGENCY, AND BOSS BATTLE RECORDS. ADDITIONALLY CURATES GAME AUDIO CONFERENCES, SYMPHONIC CONCERTS AND IS A GUEST LECTURER AT BERKLEE COLLEGE.

GWEN GUO

CO-FOUNDER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF IMBA INTERACTIVE, WITH OVER 9 YEARS IN THE INDUSTRY. CHAIRPERSON OF THE SINGAPORE GAMES GUILD, A NOT FOR PROFIT AIMED AT ADVOCATING AND PROMOTING LOCALLY MADE GAMES AND GAME CREATORS.

JAM NAWAZ

JAM NAWAZ PERFORMS AS JAMATAR, AN ELECTRONIC FORCE OF HYPER GAME BOY DANCE AND HYPNOTIC RETRO VISUALS. WIELDING HIS CHILDHOOD GAME BOY COLOUR HE HAS APPEARED ON THE LINEUPS OF SQUARE SOUNDS, PIXEL SOUNDS AND THE HILLS ARE ALIVE.

JEFF VAN DYCK

MADE HIS NAME IN THE INDUSTRY AT ELECTRONIC ARTS, WORKING ON CLASSIC FRANCHISES FIFA, NBA AND NEED FOR SPEED. HAS WON 2 BAFTAS FOR HIS WORK ON SHOGUN:TOTAL WAR - WARLORD EDITION AND ALIEN:ISOLATION.

KAMIL ORMAN-JANOWSKI

POLISH MUSIC COMPOSER, SPECIALISED IN SCORING FOR VIDEO GAMES AND TRAILERS. AS IN-HOUSE COMPOSER AND MUSIC DIRECTOR FOR PATH OF EXILE BY GRINDING GEAR GAMES, KAMIL HAS CREATED OVER 100 COMPOSITIONS, DEFINING PATH OF EXILE'S MUSIC.

KENNY MCALPINE

LECTURER IN INTERACTIVE COMPOSITION AT THE MELBOURNE CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC AND A LEADING EXPERT IN CHIPTUNE MUSIC. KENNY IS THE AUTHOR OF BITS AND PIECES, A BOOK ABOUT THE HISTORY OF CHIPTUNE.

KIRSTY STEAD

HAS BEEN BALANCING THE BOOKS AND BUDGETS FOR MANAGEMENT COMPANY WINTERMAN AND GOLDSTEIN FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS WORKING FOR ARTISTS INCLUDING THE AVALANCES, JET AND SOMETHING FOR KATE.

LISY KANE

VIDEO GAMES PRODUCER WORKING AT LEAGUE OF GEEKS DEVELOPMENT STUDIO. CO-FOUNDER OF GIRL GEEK ACADEMY AND IN 2017 WAS INCLUDED IN FORBES 30 UNDER 30 GAMING LIST.

MICHAEL THEILER

STUDIO DIRECTOR AND SOUND DESIGNER AT KPOW AUDIO, SPECIALISING IN AUDIO FOR GAMES. RECENT PROJECTS INCLUDE LA NOIRE, THE FOREST, SOMA AND THE BANNER SAGA.

NIK PANTIS

PRODUCER AND GAME DESIGNER. FOUNDER OF GAME DEVELOPERS OF AUSTRALIA COMMUNITY, AND HAD WORKED WITH STUDIOS INCLUDING LUMI INTERACTIVE, TKM9 AND SMG STUDIOS.

TERRY BURDAK

VIDEO GAME DESIGNER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF MELBOURNE BASED STUDIO PAPER HOUSE. IN 2018 PAPER HOUSE LAUNCHED THE AWARD WINNING DEBUT GAME PAPERBARK.

TIM SHIEL

RADIO DJ, COMPOSER AND RUNS THE SPIRIT LEVEL RECORD LABEL. HIS MOST RECENT PROJECT IS THE GARDENS BETWEEN, A MEDITATIVE PUZZLE GAME WITH AN ENTHRALLING AND AMBIENT SOUNDTRACK

TOM YAXLEY

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER WHO IS CURRENTLY LEAD DEVELOPER ON MMORPG EMBER SWORD. A CHIP MUSICIAN FOR MANY YEARS, TOM CREATED RETROPLUG, A VST INSTRUMENT THAT AIMS TO LOWER THE BARRIER FOR PEOPLE WANTING TO MAKE CHIP MUSIC.

TREVOR DIKES

AWARD WINNING GAME AUDIO DEVELOPER WITH SEVEN YEARS EXPERIENCE IN DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING AUDIO FOR GAMES. HIS CREDITS INCLUDE LA NOIRE, ARMELLA, THE BANNER SAGA AND PAPERBARK.

WARWICK MCLEAN

MUSICIAN BEST KNOWN FOR TOM FOOLERY AND THE FAMILY JEWELLERY PROJECT. HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THE CHIPTUNE SCENE, RUNNING EVENTS AT MELBOURNE CHIPTUNE ACADEMY AND WORKSHOPS AT EVENTS SUCH AS CHANGES FESTIVAL.

YASMIN NAGHAVI

PRACTISES IN CREATIVE INDUSTRIES LAW AT MEDIA ART LAWYERS, REPRESENTING GRAPHIC AND MOTION DESIGN STUDIOS, GAME MAKERS, VISUAL ARTISTS, STREAMING SERVICES AND CONTENT CREATORS, AMONG OTHERS.

A&R GUESTS

PRESENTED BY VMDO & OTHERWORLD AGENCY

MASON LIEBERMAN

SENIOR GAME AUDIO COORDINATOR FOR TENCENT, THE LARGEST VIDEO GAME COMPANY IN THE WORLD. KNOWN FOR COMPOSING FOR SERIES LIKE ROOSTER TEETH'S RWBY AND BEYBLADE BURST EVOLUTION. HAS ALSO WORKED WITH NINTENDO'S SUPER SMASH BROS AND RIOT GAMES' LEAGUE OF LEGENDS.

SEBASTIAN WOLFF

CEO AND FOUNDER OF MATERIA COLLECTIVE, A LEADING GAME MUSIC PUBLISHER AND RIGHTS ADMINISTRATOR. SPECIALISES IN GAME MUSIC RIGHTS MANAGEMENT, ROYALTY COLLECTION AND MUSIC PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GAME DEVELOPERS, PUBLISHERS AND COMPOSERS.

JULES BAIN

HEAD OF SYNC AT THE MUSHROOM GROUP ACROSS PUBLISHING AND LABELS. SHE SET UP THE FIRST SYNC DEPARTMENT AT VIRGIN RECORDS UK IN THE MID 90'S, AND HAS WORKED ON CAMPAIGNS FOR CLIENTS SUCH AS ADIDAS, PEPSI, PERELLI AND PEUGEOT.