Andrew Dubber
New Music Strategies

Andrew is a true eclectic who writes authoritatively on digital strategy for independent music as well as human evolution. A well known consultant, he is a oft heard and much appreciated voice at many global forums.

Jez Collins
Birmingham Music Archive

Jez Collins arguably understands more than anyone else, the effect local culture has on music and in turn the wider world, through the Birmingham Popular Music Archive project.

Sumit Bothra
Embargo/ATC Management

The Head of Embargo Management, Sumit manages The Boxer Rebellion, Fink, and Erran Baron Cohen (brother of Sacha Baron Cohen and top film composer). Sumit previously managed Nitin Sawhney for 5 years. His core focus is on artistic development, recording, touring and composition in film, TV, theatre and video games. In his career he has worked with some of the biggest names in the industry and also created the first joint-venture between Sony Music India and Sony Music UK when he was 22 years old.

Clare Edwards
IYME UK winner, Birmingham based Promoter

Clare, goes by the title of a freelance music consultant, but this innocuous title hide the many achievements of the UK Music Young Entrepreneur of the Year, who has done so much for art and music education in UK & specially in Birmingham.

David Bianchi
Manager - Reverend and the Makers, Killing Joke

The founder and head of Grand Union Management, David has managed acts like The Enemy, Killing Joke and Reverend & the Makers.

John Sullivan
Source Productions

John Sullivan has wide exposure to the music industry in different roles over the past 15 years and today is the MD of Source, a live events creation & production agency which is a part of G.U. Group.

Achille Forler
Author Rights / Music Publishing

As an entrepreneur, from 1995 to 2002, he has conceived and implemented commercial broadcast strategies in a highly competitive developing market. Currently, he has been devoted to establishing the business of music publishing in a passive, and sometimes hostile, environment and thereby helping to strengthen the rights of authors.

Ali Sachedina

A man who does something inconceivable, he is a lawyer and a owner of an artist management company. Ali Sachedina brings vast expertise in understanding how law affects music and also introducing Indian alternative music to North America.

Mike McNally

Mike focuses on helping artists, labels and companies develop a wider market particularly in UK & Europe.

Ruth Daniel
Fat Northerner Records, TourCore

Co Founder and Director of Fat Northerner, an independent record label, she mixes business and principles by only promoting artists which they believe in. One of the founders of UnConvention, she was recently shortlisted for UK Young Music Entrepreneur 2008.

Andrew Philip

Andrew could be called Jack of All Trades except that he has mastered all of them. An internationally renowned multimedia expert, he today advises on every format from radio to television to print to digital.

Paul Bay

Paul, a senior marketing professional, before he started citizensound, an unique international music marketing collective, which delivers sound ideas to corporates and musicians.

Kiran Nagesh

Kiran, the CFO of Hi Fi Group brings his vast experience of developing live music venues across Asia-Pacific to UnConvention.

Dhruv Jagasia

Dhruv too put it simply is multifaceted, a stage actor and producer, he also manages bands like Indian Ocean and Midival Punditz.

Keith Wallang

Keith Wallang, is truly the beacon of the independent music industry in the North East. From a band member to introducing music festivals to promoting arts & entertainment in the North East, he has seen almost every aspect of music there.

Suraj Mani

Suraj is someone we all look upto as someone who has already created his own niche in independent music. As the vocalist and songwriter of Motherjane, he has received numerous awards and mentions in both his roles and not satisfied with that, he now has forayed into artist management.

Ameeth Thomas

Ameeth is the lead vocalist for Junkyard Groove and has participated in different international rock festivals alongside legends like Prodigy, Incubus, Robert Plant & Iron Maiden to name a few.

Mr. Saha

Mr. Saha is one of the original independents, He joined the industry in 1970 and his experience spans the era of 78 rpm records to today's digital industry. He is an expert on issues of Copyright and related matters and is authoring a book on the evolution of Indian Music Recording Industry, which hopes to publish soon..

Subir Malik

Subir is the band manager for Parikrama, arguably India's most successful independent bands and one of the most recognized keyboard artist in India.

Gaurav Vaz

All in one is perhaps the only way one can describe this Bass Guitarist cum Radio Station owner cum Music Director cum Painter cum Event Manager cum Music Critic. For all his varied talents his name is surprising pithy Gaurav Vaz.

Shubha Mudgal

An introduction would never do her justice. Shubha Mudgal has won every accolade in and outside the music industry. Recently Shubha with Aneesh Pradhan has recently launched 'Underscore Records' to promote Indian music globally.

Shashwat Gupta

Shashwat is one of India's most sought after band manager. He is a lawyer by profession, businessman by inclination and musician by passion and the brains and control center of the Grey & Saurian organization. He has been closely involved with independent rock and heavy metal scene in India for over a decade.

Rahul Ram

Rahul Ram is an independent musician with a social conscience. A key member of Indian ocean he is also an activist/supporter with Narmada Bachao Andolan.

Bobby Talwar

A lawyer by training and a musician by passion. Bobby is a bassist for 'Zero', one of the most popular rock bands in India. He has created a support system for Non-Bollywood music in India.

Vishal Dadlani

Vishal is a man who has bridges independent and popular music. The front man for Pentagram and one of the best music directors in the country, along with Shekhar. He has performed alongside giants like Coldplay, Fatboy Slim and White Stripes and has also won many accolades. He also encourages fresh new talent.

Arjun Ravi

Arjun is a music journalist and editor of Indiecision, He manages India's leading resource for independent music news and opinion and has written for several national and international publications.

Arjun Sankalia

Arjun Sankhalia is the Director, International music and special products for Sony Music and also entrusted with task of spearheading the company's online initiative. He brings the corporate take on independent music to the table.

Arjun Vagale

Arjun, a star DJ, who founded India's hottest live act - Jalebee Cartel, before launching his own record label. He has seen both sides of the music industry and there are few others who could match his experience and understanding of Indie music.

Vishwesh

Vishwesh is the lead singer of Scribe, a leading rock act known for its technical proficiency on Indian Underground Death Metal Scene.

Naveen Deshpande

Naveen has been active on the Independent metal scene launching Pune's first death metal outfit. He is today an artist manager with Only Much Louder and band manager for Pentagram.

Amit Keswani

Amit Keswani is the vice-president, sales and marketing of JSM Corp Pvt Ltd, which runs HRC in India

Jitesh Rajan

Jitesh, is a veteran on Indian rock scene since 1980s. As part of the Bombay Rock Association, he is active in promoting rock music and talented musicians

Jitin Abraham

Jitin's affair with music started as a presenter with Times FM and had an acclaimed stint in MTV which included getting Pentagram, a slot at Glastonbury Festival. Today he has his own artist management company - 21 Tigers Entertainment and he is also active in promoting sustainable development.

Mazher

Mazher, the founder of 21 Tigers has virtually seen it all, He has developed music venues, supervised music, produced documentaries and developed acts. He brings his vast experience to Unconvention.

Vijay Nair

Vijay realized his passion at an early age and immediately got involved on business side of music. He already has his own record label and production house. A true polymath committed to opening up the market to different musical genres, it was no surprise he won British Council's International Young Music Entrepreneur of the Year award, 2009.

Bant Singh

A fighter who truly wields the power of music, to drive social change, Bant Singh has shown how music can transform lives and culture.

Sahil Makhija

Sahil, more popularly known as 'The Demonstealer' started breaking trends at the age of 15 and has not stopped since. He formed the band 'Demonic Resurrection' at the age of 17 and focused on original compositions, against the trend of covers. Not only a musician, he is acknowledged whiz in marketing his music, his band and the indie scene in general.

Rohit Pereira

Rohit 'P Man' Pereira has been on the frontline of the Indian Rock Scene for almost a decade, as a bassist for 'Pin Drop Violence' and recently as a lead vocalist for 'Khiladi'. He hosts the eponymous 'P-Man Show' on the Internet on the Indian Indie music scene.

Tajdar Junaid

Taj is one of the most authoritative voices on music in Kolkata, The Co-founder of Cognac, a leading alternative band from Kolkata and he is also a ace guitarist, song writer, composer and producer. He was recently involved in a joint effort of British Council and Guildhall School of Music to being together Indian and British musicians for a fusion music ensemble. He also recently scored music for the yet to be released Australian movie "waiting city" with his project with the Fakirs and Baul Musicians called "Ruhaniyat"