Anna Hildur Hildibrandsdóttir

Anna Hildur Hildibrandsdottir has lived and worked in the UK for the last 16 years. After completing her MA studies in Radio at Goldsmith’s College, she worked in radio and TV constantly between 1992 and 1999.

In 1998, Anna started her own management and consultancy company, Hill Media, centred around female rock band Bellatrix; she has since worked with several Icelandic and UK bands as well as festivals and record labels.

Anna has also been an active member of the Music Managers Forum, the Association of Independent Music as well as the New Acoustic Music Association.

Be happy and enjoy the music.

Kamilla Ingibergsdóttir

Kamilla has degrees in creative project management, journalism and anthropology from the University of Iceland and The Kaospilots in Denmark. During her project management studies she interned at Mr. Destiny for the production of Iceland Airwaves 2007 and at SXSW ’08 in Austin, Texas.

Kamilla comes from a long line of drummers even though she can’t tell a snare drum from a cymbal. Her uncle was one of the founders of Hljómar, the Icelandic equivalent to the Beatles and her dad has had a studio in the backyard and band practice in the garage for as long as she can remember. Kamilla feels it is her familial duty to work in music.

Paul Sullivan

Paul Sullivan is a writer and photographer, whose work centres around the themes of music, travel, lifestyle and culture.

His words and pictures have appeared in a range of respected worldwide publications including The Independent, Sleazenation, DrownedInSound, BBC, Focus, Clash, DJ, Wax Poetics, Music Week, The Wire, Knowledge, National Geographic, iDJ, Electronic Beats and Pitchfork, amongst others.

Paul has also authored four books - two music (“Waking Up In Iceland” / “Sullivan’s Music Trivia”) and two travel (“A Hedonist’s Guide To Marrakech / Prague” – and is currently working on a travel guide for Time Out, a series of covermount DVDs for DJ magazine.

He is proud to be representing Icelandic music here at IMX.

Bjorg Bjornsdottir

Bjorg Bjornsdottir has lived in Denmark and England for the past ten years. After gaining a Higher National Diploma in Popular Music at Cambridge Regional College, she is currently studying Music and Media Management at London Metropolitan University.

Bjorg has always been very enthusiastic about music and has strong bonds with Icelandic music culture.

Haukur S. Magnússon

Haukur S. Magnússon has written for several Icelandic and international publications, and is an active player in the Icelandic music scene. He holds a near-degree in Philosophy and fish-gutting and spends a lot of time on the internet.

He's also worked as an organizer for Reykjavik based promotion company Mr. Destiny Ltd, who among other things produce the annual Iceland Airwaves festival.

Alli Metall

Adalgeir Arnar Jonsson - a.k.a. alli metall - is a 32-year-old graphic designer from Reykjavik, Iceland. He graduated from Iceland’s Academy Of The Arts in 2005 but started his graphic design career back in 1997.

Alli Metall specializes in graphic design for both print and screen media. He's really interested in working for the music industry and underground urban culture of any sort.

Irene Greenwood Povlsen

After finishing finishing a BA in Musicology at the University of Aalborg in 2005, Danish-born Irene kick-started her MA, in Music Management & Composition, by moving for 6 months to Iceland to study composition at LHÍ (Iceland Academy of Arts). Fascinated by the Icelandic music (especially the independent) scene and culture, Irene completed her MA by writing her thesis about the Icelandic music.

As a songwriter and composer, and having worked as a professional musician in Denmark, Irene has a natural interest in the creative as well business aspects of the music scene. In 2007 Irene moved to Iceland where she has been living happily ever since. Loving Icelandic music and having great respect for this unique and creative scene, Irene is very proud to represent IMX.

Henny Adolfsdóttir

After earning a Communication and Media diploma from Flensborgarskólinn in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland, Henny wanted to gain more knowledge  about the music and media businesses and is currently working toward a degree in Music and Media Management at London Metropolitan University. 

Henny has been involved in the music industry for several years working with bands in Iceland and after moving to London worked for the Icelandic band Sigur Rós and has also done freelance work as a production assistant for Isis productions and The Producers Films. Henny comes from a family with a varied musical past and is very proud to be able to promote Icelandic music on the international stage.