Memphis LK, ASHWARYA, Jaguar Jonze and more lead The BIGSOUND50

Ahead of its first ever completely free and completely virtual event, BIGSOUND has announced its picks for "The BIGSOUND50" today, tapping 50 artists all worth keeping eyes on. Further to that, they've also unveiled the full conference program, revealing keynotes, panel discussions and much more.

Selecting the likes of ASHWARYA, MEMPHIS LK, JK-47, JAGUAR JONZE, L-FRESH THE LION, SOPHIYA and many more, the artists selected are the handpicked hottest new acts in Australia right now, shining a spotlight on the next crop of emerging music talent.

"From The BIGSOUND50 to the conference conversations, First Nations voices are prevalent across the entire event as we hold valued perspectives on re-futuring the music industry," said First Nations Programmer Alethea Beetson.

"Working alongside the festival programmers to curate The BIGSOUND50 list has led to an even stronger representation of Indigenous artists than ever before at BIGSOUND. This is supported by a First Nations program and a number of decolonial conversations within the wider conference schedule offering solutions to the issues faced by the music industry in 2020."

"When it became obvious that we wouldn’t be able to do anything physical this year, we came up with a whole new way of showcasing our BIGSOUND artists in 2020" said co-programmer Dom Miller. "The BIGSOUND50 are the 50 artists BIGSOUND believes the world should be paying attention to in 2020 and beyond."

In addition to the already announced stellar conference keynote presentations from Tom Morello, Kev Carmody, Tones And I, Amy Shark, Nat’s What I Reckon and more, a keynote from Wait But Why co-founder, and artificial intelligence and creativity thought leader Tim Urban has also been announced for this year's BIGSOUND, as well as a variety of panel discussions and workshops focused on re-futuring the Australian music industry and beyond.

FREE registration is currently open, and the full program schedule is available now HERE.

- THE BIGSOUND50 -

Adam Newling

Aodhan

ASHWARYA

Bad/Love

Beans

Beddy Rays

BIRDZ

Boox Kid

Bow and Arrow

CLOE TERARE

colourblind

Dallas Woods

Death By Denim

Debbies

DOBBY

Eastbound Buzz

Harper Bloom

Hauskey

Hayley Marsten

J-MILLA

Jaguar Jonze

Jerome Farah

Jess Day

JK-47

Jordan Dennis

Kee'ahn

KYE

L-FRESH The LION

Lydia Fairhall and The She Oaks

Matalja

Memphis LK

Middle Name Dance Band

Ms. Thandi

Nerve Damage

No Money Enterprise

Noah Dillon

Oetha

Order Sixty6

River Boy

Shannen James

SOPHIYA

Southeast Desert Metal

Squid Nebula

Sycco

The Dreggs

The Merindas

The Yorke Band

We Set Signals

Yawdoesitall

Yirgjhilya

Words by Emma Jones

Image: Top L-R: Ms Thandi, L-FRESH The LION, Memphis LK

Bottom L-R: ASHWARYA, JK-47

All images were provided

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