Hard Working Class Heroes Convention panels and schedule announced

Speakers at HWCH Convention 2016 are as follows (Irish unless otherwise stated):

Adam Ryan New Music Promoter & Festival Programmer, The Great Escape – UK
Aisling O’Riordan Music Promoter, Southern Hospitality Board
Alan Cullivan College Principal, BIMM Dublin
Amanda Petrusich The New Yorker, Pitchfork, New York Times – US
Ben Ratliff New York Times and author of Every Song Ever – US
Bernie Divilly International Marketing Consultant
Brendan Canty Co-founder, Feel Good Lost
Bressie The Blizzards
Niall Byrne Nialler9
Casper Mills SXSW – US
Cecile Communal ATC Live – UK
Chris Douridas KCRW, Los Angeles – US
Christian Tierney Video maker for James Bay, The Academic, Gavin James etc
Colm O’Sullivan Programme Director, Today FM
Conor Wilson Co-founder, Mother
David Henry Canadian Music Week – Canada
Dr. Niamh Nic Ghabhann University of Limerick
Elaine Joyce Social Strategy Director, CKSK
Eleanor McGuinness Pitch and Smith
Emily McBride Paste Magazine – US
Emmet Condon Homebeat
Eve Fairley-Chickwe Kobalt – UK
Fachtna O’Ceallaigh Manager, Hare Squead
Sallay Garnett Loah
Grimur Atlason Iceland Airwaves – Iceland
Gary Fortune MondoNYC – US
Harry Martin Director, Domino Records
Hazel Cills MTV News – US
Isla Angus Earth Agency – UK
James Byrne Manager, Girl Band
James Foley Spotify – UK
Jennifer Masset A2IM / Indie Week New York – US
Joe Clarke CWB
Josh Dalton Crack In the Road – UK
Ken Allen Manager, James Vincent McMorrow and Owner, Faction Records
Kieran McGuinness Delorentos
Lauren Down The Line OF Best Fit – UK
Lizzie Fitzpatrick Bitch Falcon
Margriet Colenbrander Eurosonic – Netherlands
Mark Meyer International Marketing, Play It Again Sam / Different Recordings – UK
Mark Gartenberg MG Limited – US
Matthew Covey Tamizdat – US
Michael Roe Manager, All Tvvins
MuRli Rusangano Family
Phil Udell State.ie / Wordup Music Collective
Rev Moose Marauder – US
Ronan Healy Catapult Events
Ruth Medjber Ruthless Imagery
Sarah Besnard Earth Agency – UK
Seamus Carroll RMG Digital
Sinead Troy Yangaroo / IASCA
Tracy Mann MG Limited – US
Una Molloy Turning Pirate
William Headlam-Wells Believe Recordings – UK
Wyvern Lingo

Tickets on sale now via Dice.FM.

Weekend Tickets €45, Nightly Tickets €20, Individual Venue Tickets €10.

Niall Byrne

Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.

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