Where: Bingó, Skólavörðustígur 8, 101 Reykjavík
When: Wednesday, 5 November @ 17:30–19:30

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The IA Conference, taking place on 6–7 November, attracts music professionals from all corners of the world. As such, the Airwaves week offers an ideal opportunity to foster connections between Icelandic artists, industry professionals, and the international music sector.

As part of this effort to connect the local and international music scenes, networking sessions will be held at Bingó on 5 November from 17:30–19:30. Participants can apply for 15-minute speed meetings with international guests who have offered their expertise and services for the event. Following the sessions, Iceland Music and Reykjavík Music City will host a Happy Hour at the same venue.

This year’s guest list brings together a diverse group of professionals including media, label representatives, music supervisors, festival bookers, managers, and more!

Sign up for speed meetings here!

>> APPLICATION DEADLINE NOVEMBER 3RD <<

Meet the participants:

Adam Williams – Head of Music at grassroots venue Clwb Ifor Bach and Sŵn Festival in Cardiff. He also manages the bands Panic Shack (performing at Airwaves this year) and Slate. Guto Brychanm Chief Executive of the venue and festival will join Adam.

Albert F. Flemig – Booker at SPOT Festival in Aarhus and manager of the concert venue and cultural association Aarhus Volume.

Andy Hamm – A professional musician who’s worked as a music supervisor since 2014, with experience working for Media Arts Lab and Apple to name a couple. He is also a former member of Local Natives.

Brian Lowit – Label manager at the legendary Dischord Records and founder of Lovitt Records, through which he has collaborated with numerous Icelandic artists.

Cherish Kaya – A&R at independent label Dirty Hit and manager of UK artists Self Esteem and Jockstrap. She focuses on supporting underground scenes and developing culturally distinctive artists.

Christiana Sudano – Founder and President of Do Less, a Los Angeles–based management company connecting writers, producers, artists, and creatives across Scandinavia and the US. Do Less also runs multiple international songwriting camps.

Erica Campbell – Freelance music journalist and Music Editor at PAPER Magazine (US). She has also worked for NME and Consequence, and her writing has appeared in Glamour, Architectural Digest, W Magazine, and others.

Guto Brychan – Chief Executive of Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff’s oldest grassroots music venue, and Sŵn Festival, which celebrated its 17th edition earlier this year.

Isla McRobbie – Assistant Booker at The Great Escape, the UK’s leading showcase festival. The event takes place annually in Brighton and features hundreds of performances across 30 venues.

Jason Sperry – General Manager of Because Music in the US, one of Europe’s leading independent music companies, home to artists such as Justice, Christine and the Queens, and Shygirl.

Jonathan Pearson – Irish artist manager, creative director, and festival programmer based in Los Angeles. Founder of Islander, an Ireland/LA-based management company representing JFDR, Bedouine, and Ye Vagabonds.

Kelsey Mitchell – Multi–award-winning Music Supervisor based in Los Angeles, with six CLIO Awards and nominations from the Golden Trailer Awards and Guild of Music Supervisors. Her clients include Universal, Sony, Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and Disney.

Mirko Burazer  – international project manager at the Croatian Music Export Office, We Move Music Croatia, and the founder of the Basic & Rough label. He is also the executive director of the SHIP showcase festival in Šibenik. Joining him is Davor Drezga, co-founder of the Croatian Music Export Office (WMMC) and CEO of the SHIP showcase festival. In his spare time, he runs an independent record label and the Mudri Brk music festival.

Nick Knowles – International artist manager and founder of UK-based KxKn Management, representing Icelandic artists Eydís Evensen, Sóley Stefánsdóttir, and Sunna Margrét.

Sophie Leigh Walker – Publicist at Toast Press, working with artists such as Florence + The Machine, Billie Eilish, and Nine Inch Nails. She also represents Icelandic artist Elín Hall and writes on music and culture for The Line of Best Fit, The Guardian, Man About Town, and Apple Music.

Þórhallur Jónsson (Thor) – Chief Operating Officer at Danish record label Crunchy Frog. Founded in Copenhagen in 1994, Crunchy Frog releases quality alternative music and champions full creative freedom for its artists on a fair 50/50 basis.

Sara Kordek – Head of Brand at the BitterSweet Festival, where she is responsible for creating the festival’s concept and brand development. Creative strategist at Good Taste Production, where she develops original music formats and special projects. At Good Taste Production.