Gemma Bradley is the go-to for the best new music coming out of the UK and Ireland. She currently hosts Radio 1’s BBC Introducing show on Sundays and Radio Ulster’s ATL Introducing show on Mondays. Gemma champions the best new artists and bands emerging from the UK and Ireland, spanning a vast array of genres. She is known for her warm and fun energy on air and has rapidly become one of the most exciting young broadcasters in the country.

As a broadcaster Gemma has attended festivals such as Radio 1’s Big Weekend, Reading Festival, AVA, SXSW in Austin Texas, to name a few. She is well versed in live event hosting, having carried out hosting duties at the Northern Irish Music Prize, Radio Academy festival, AIM Awards, Ditto X and more. She has also sat on juries for the Choice Music Prize Ireland and the Music Moves Europe Awards. Gemma has interviewed seasoned performers in the music industry such as Gary Lightbody, Craig Charles and Tom Grennan and also an array of fresh new and upcoming artists.

Gemma has also made TV appearances on BBC Three’s Fast-Food Face Off and The Fast and Farmerish. She has also hosted Sounds New Extra and Pots, Paints and Plays with Gemma Bradley for BBC2 NI. When not on-air Gemma curates and hosts one of London’s most exciting monthly new music nights in the Courtyard Theatre, Hoxton – ‘Whiplash’ which features the very best new and upcoming artists performing their music live on stage. Gemma is a songwriter and artist in her own right. She embraces her favourite aspects of Pop music and meshes them with the finest, hand-picked sounds from R&B and Soul to create her own distinctive brand of sweet and delicious Pop – RnB.

Dunstan was lead vocalist with Chumbawamba for 23 years. He produced a soundtrack for Channel 4s ""Whatever A Teenage Musical"" in 2004, which was nominated for the RTS Craft Award for Best Original Soundtrack. He is Executive Producer on Jeanie Finlay’s “Sound It Out” [2011] and Toby Amies’ film “The Man Whose Mind Exploded” [2013]. In 2009 he toured China with Sham 69 and made a feature length documentary about the experience called ""This Band Is So Gorgeous!” which was nominated for the IDFA Melkweg Best Music Documentary 2012. His feature documentary about the UK folk-punk band the Levellers “A Curious Life” [completed 2014] charted at number 2 in the DVD music chart in Spring 2015. He appeared in and co-directed “I Get Knocked Down” with Sophie Robinson which has screened extensively around the UK. He has recently written and performed a one man show “Am I Invisible Yet?” which was directed by Sophie Robinson and toured around the UK throughout 2022.

David Martin joined the Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) in November 2019. The FAC is the UK trade body representing the rights and interests of a diverse, global membership of music artists at all stages of their careers. David also sits as a Director at umbrella trade bodies UK Music and LIVE, and at the International Artists Organisation, David has more than twenty years of experience in the music industry with a particular background in talent booking, relationship development and event brand development. Most recently he was the lead booker and Director at Dimensions Festival, where he developed the globally recognised music programme from conception, developed the label, Dimensions Recordings and led the festival’s accompanying International Series. David has a particular passion for identifying and supporting talent and has always championed the role of artists within the industry.

David’s music industry experience comes alongside more than fourteen years working in UK central government, developing policy, and supporting and influencing some of the most senior figures of the UK’s Health Service and Members of Parliament.

David Jackson has been a professional singer in Ireland for over 10 years, performing in the busy bars around belfast to hosting events including awards ceremonies and a wee jaunt on TV on The Voice 2017.

Conor Cusack is an artist manager from Dublin. Beginning his music career at the ripe age of 15, he cut his teeth working behind the counter in some of the city’s finest record shops. A founding member of five-piece indie band, SPIES, the group’s output spanned a ten-year period and culminated with the release of 2018’s critically acclaimed debut LP, Constancy…

Catherine Grimes - Music Consultant and Music Supervisor. Catherine has over 30 years experience in the field of Music Rights and Music Supervision for Television. She headed up the Music Rights Team at the BBC for over 10 years, and created the music strategy for BBC Studios Production & Distribution before starting her own music supervision company in 2021. Since then has worked on a variety of television programmes including Happy Valley for BBC1 , Good Omens for Amazon Prime, Trying for Apple TV+ , Hans Zimmer…

Brian Coney is an editor, writer, musician and PR agent based in Belfast. He is the founder and editor of Irish music and culture magazine The Thin Air, and a writer for Pitchfork, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, Wire, The Quietus, Bandcamp, Dazed & Confused, Clash, Loud + Quiet, Consequence of Sound, DJ Mag and The Line of Best Fit. As well as DJing and promoting in Belfast, he’s also a founding member of the Northern Ireland Music Prize-winning band Junk Drawer and an independent music PR agent working closely with Irish artists.

A music enthusiast at heart, Ben’s journey in the music industry began on the cowboy side, as a journalist and roadie for acts in his local scene. This all changed when he established New Champion Management in late 2019, setting up a home and infrastructure for the artists and sounds that he loved. With global partners, 80+ million streams across the roster and live performances in 20+ countries, New Champion represents the best artists in Ireland with bespoke strategy and unwavering passion…

Rory McPartland is a music supervisor, songwriter and publisher. Beginning as singer/guitarist for the band Mike TV, he relocated to New York in 1999 and joined the sync department of EMI Music Publishing. He has also worked with Sony/ATV, Heavy Duty Music, Downtown Music and Spirit Music Publishing. Since moving back to Ireland in 2014, Rory continues to focus on sync and music publishing as the co-founder of Planet Of Sound Music Supervision (‘The Young Offenders’, ‘Nocebo’, ‘French Exit’…

The bilingual BIMM graduate Maria Torres started managing artists whilst studying in 2016 and has worked across various sectors of the industry. During the pandemic, she founded her independent management business, Sakura Artists with a roster that included Sinead O’Brien and Grandmas House, she is also an artist management consultant alongside esteemed manager Stephen Budd. She is passionate about supporting female and non-binary industry professionals, as shown by her work with the Saffron Springboard Project in 2021. She has recently started working with Mother Artists as an Artist Manager and Assistant to Director, Mark Bent – working across a roster consisting of IDLES, Heavy Lungs, 86TVs and Blair Davie.

Linda Coogan Byrne is a Music Industry Consultant with 20+ years of experience in the international and domestic music industry and is CEO of Award-Winning PR & Marketing Company Good Seed PR. She is also an activist and campaigner for gender diversity and equality and is managing director of Culture Change company Why Not Her?.

Hailed as the woman who has retuned Irish and UK radio airplay towards gender parity, her Gender Disparity Data Reports focusing on the lack of diversity and gender parity across Radio in the UK and Ireland, has become one of the biggest equality movements in the music industry and has garnered over 200 million+ in audience reach, leading the way for the music industry’s #WhyNotHer movement.

Linda was named as one of the Top 100 most influential women in Ireland (in 2021) who are choosing to challenge perceptions to change the world. Linda’s work has been widely praised and featured across notable outlets such as The Guardian, Sunday Times, Clash, BBC, RTE, The Independent and many more. They have been a speaker/lecturer/panellist at Hotpress MixSix, Women’sWork, OutPut, MUTEK Barcelona, Belfast Metropolitan College, Trinity College, IMPALA, Dublin City University, and BBC The Biggest Weekend Festival to name a few.

A proven senior leader in music, Gill Dooley is an independent artist manager, music consultant, mentor and the CEO of AIM Ireland, Ireland's national association for independent music. Bringing more than 20 years experience with her, Gill's solution driven approach has seen AIM Ireland grow into a leading advocacy organisation since she took the helm in 2021. Gill began her career with EMI…

Dina started as a music supervisor at Oprah Winfrey's Oxygen Network in NYC where she oversaw music placement for all productions and produced concerts for the network. After leaving Oxygen, she set up Planet of Sound and has music supervised various projects for Discovery Networks, FUSE, Chevy and The Blue Man Group. In 2014, she relocated to Ireland and since has worked on a dynamic range of projects including 'Joyride', the the Oscar winning short film 'An Irish Goodbye'…

At just 18, Belfast's Conall Shaw has become one of hip hop’s most exciting prospects. In 2021 alone, the producer was personally invited to Timbaland’s Beat Club and co-signed by GRAMMY-winning producer Ronny J who teased a collaboration with Conall on Instagram. Elsewhere, he had production work featured on ‘Appraise’ with Hit Boy on the inspired soundtrack for the EMMY-winning Judas and the Black Messiah. The fact the album peaked at number one in the US Soundtrack Billboard Chart and his name sits alongside hip hop and RnB royalty in Jay-Z and Beyoncé in the credits is impressive, but it becomes even more astounding given all this was completed whilst he finished his A-Levels.

At a young age, Conall made the decision to make music his sole focus when he started making genuine noise in the industry. Starting a routine of sending hundreds of beats a week to artists, he quickly got the attention of former G.O.O.D Music signee Desiigner, who previewed a collaboration with Conall on Instagram. Following the success of the online collaborations, he quickly graduated to working in the studio, heading to Canada to work with Joey Bada$$ Collaborator Devontée. Conall also co-produced Big Sean’s ‘What a life’ which id currently sitting at 17 million streams.

In April of 2021 DJ Target interviewed Conall Shaw live on air on Radio 1xtra describing his work rate as “crazy” and touted him as a one to watch before praising his accolades and impact at such a young age.

He topped off 2022 with a co-sign from basketball icon Steph Curry, who played ‘Keep Your Head Up’, produced by Conall Shaw and linked to the song on Spotify. All this points towards a huge year for the most exciting young producer in the game right now.

County Antrim native Caoimhe began her DJ career in early 2019 and quickly rose through the ranks, catching the eyes of industry tastemakers in Ireland and the UK. Caoimhe had won three major DJ competitions in quick succession including a Breezeblock event to support Octo Octa, the AVA Festivals emerging DJ competition and the Mixmag and Coors Light DJ contest. These competitions led to Caoimhe supporting Octa Octa for Breezeblock who have been running some of Belfast’s best club nights, opening up the coveted main stage at AVA Festival which is no mean feet for any DJ and lastly throwing it down at the Lab London for Mixmag. In 2022 and 2023 Caoimhe was shortlisted for best Irish Electronic artist in the Hot Press reader’s poll. In 2022 Caoimhe recorded a set in the prestigious Hor Berlin and later returned earlier this year for round two. Caoimhe has a broad spanning sound that routes around house, acid and electro. The County Antrim native superbly executes long and short blends with adroitness and ferocity when needed. Caoimhe has been known to play a rather uptempo and pumping

style of house music, with lots of catchy vocals, bouncy baselines and uplifting chords.

Brian Scally is co-founder and co-CEO of Paragon Records, an independent label established in 2018.

With leading independent FUGA as their distributor, Paragon has a multi-genre roster that includes singer-songwriters Pa Sheehy (former lead singer with Walking On Cars) and Curtis Walsh, NI Music Prize Album Of the Year Winner Kitt Philippa, Belfast-based producer, top-line specialist and performer Jessica Hammond, electronic act and sync favourites The Sei, female-fronted rock band Sick Love and all-girl indie band Florence Road.

Paragon were an early signatory to the Keychange pledge to bring underrepresented genders in the music industry to the main stage and are also members of the 1% For The Planet initiative, where a minimum of 1% of their annual sales go to environmental and climate justice causes.

Brian is also a Board Member of The Association of Independent Music (AIM) Ireland, is a Mentor for Keychange’s We Grow mentoring programme for women and gender-expansive artists and innovators and is also a mentor on the Minding Creative Minds programme."

Aine Cronin-McCartney is a freelance radio presenter, producer, artist manager and label manager. A regular voice on BBC Radio Ulster’s ATL Introducing show, Aine has played a key role in helping to champion the best new acts and bands emerging from across Ireland, supporting artists across an array of genres. Alongside her presenting work, Aine has sat on the panel of the NI Music Prize and the AIM Music Awards…