Taiwanese Waves is an agency founded by Mia Min YEN in 2016. The role of the agency is to bridge the musical gap between the East and the West. We focus on promoting talents from Taiwan by hosting overseas tours and showcases with festivals, including annual showcase with Central Park's SummerStage. We also actively seek collaboration opportunities for acts to build their career outside of Asia. Current management roster includes: 9m88, Sunset Rollercoaster, Elephant Gym, The Fur., LINION.

After a couple years in the music industry (artists management, record label), Aurelie turned to the production of audiovisual and innovative contents at the crossroads of new media, music and tech. She started at Zorba where she produced music webseries, documentary films and VR experiences such as French Waves and -22.7°C. In 2020, she became head of Music and Innovation at the Institut Français in Paris, working on international collaborations and French music export with a strong commitment to innovative projects. Then working as a freelancer, she specialized in virtual and augmented reality content production and finally joined Atlas V as a producer in 2022. Atlas V is one the leading studios in France for the production of immersive experiences. Aurelie joined the team to produce VR & AR experiences and to manage the development of virtual concert production.

Stephen DOWLER is the Head of APAC at electronic music's leading independent record label, Monstercat. Based in the Singapore office, DOWLER works across the Commercial, Marketing, and Music divisions to align on a cohesive strategy for the label's business ventures in Asia Pacific. Having lived in Asia for over 13 years, DOWLER has become a key player in developing the electronic music market, especially in China where he has actively advanced the legitimization of music copyrights and contributed to launching debut festivals and conferences in the region.
His passion for bridging cultures through music made him essential to opening Monstercat's Singapore office in 2021. DOWLER has since discovered and assisted with signing countless electronic artists throughout APAC. With the support of the label, he has brought career-defining opportunities to the international roster within verticals such as live, gaming, Web3, and more.
Prior to Monstercat, DOWLER was a Global Business Consultant at Kanjian following roles at DianYinTai and A2L!VE. Since 2012, he has licensed 2.5 million songs to the Chinese market and was pivotal in organizing Shanghai's first electronic music festival, E-Midi. DOWLER was also a founding member of STORM, China's largest electronic music festival.

Nicole is a beast at setting up music events and managing artists - from indie to legacy - for the industry's greatest.
With over 12 years of experience with Red Ninja Production, Nicole has been a staple in the music scene, working with brands like San Miguel, Jameson, Jack Daniel's and Sperry. From organizing music festivals, managing bands and marketing music, she's done it all. And she'll be doing that for us and for you on both the Homonym and Hyphen sides of the business.
Nicole is also the Artist Solutions Director for Homonym, the nation's premier music and audio agency.

Ellen LU is a talent buyer at Goldenvoice who is responsible for booking and overseeing two major U.S. festivals – the first is Camp Flog Gnaw which is a world renown festival in partnership with Tyler, the Creator and takes place annually at Dodger Stadium; and the second is Head in the Clouds which is in partnership with 88 Rising and focuses on giving Asian artists from around the world a platform while celebrating Asian representation in the Arts.
Ellen began her career as a Goldenvoice intern while attending UC Irvine, and directly out of college she got the opportunity to work with the talent buyer for Club Nokia, the Fox Theater in Pomona, the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall, and arenas around Los Angeles. In 2016 she was offered an opportunity to move to San Francisco to be a talent buyer where she booked the Regency Ballroom, the Warfield Theatre, larger one-off properties, and the Blurry Vision music festival.
Some career highlights include – ROSALÍA at the Regency Ballroom, SZA at the Warfield Theatre, The Postal Service at the Greek Theatre and Fox Theater, 8 sold out nights of Adele at STAPLES Center, selling out Camp Flog Gnaw these last couple of years, and a successful first year of Head in the Clouds at Brookside.

Originally from Rio de Janeiro, SummerStage's Director of Programming Paula ABREU has built a formidable reputation in New York as a live event curator and culture cultivator. Since 2012, Ms. ABREU has produced dozens of artists' US premieres as part of a career responsible for the staging of over 1500+ performances, cumulatively attended by nearly a million audience members. She brings a decade of experience with multiple major not-for-profit NYC institutions, including the Red Hot Organization, Lincoln Center, and the SummerStage and Charlie Parker Jazz Festivals. ABREU's work joyfully embraces creative diversity and offers a nuanced reimagining of the role of arts presenter. In 2019, she spearheaded SummerStage's gender parity pledge, making the festival one of the first in the Americas to consistently present a 50-50 balance of male and female performers. A respected and frequently sought-after moderator for panels and engagements, ABREU has acted as an artistic juror, speaker, or mentor at South by Southwest (USA), Asia Pacific Music Meeting (Korea), Moshito Music Conference (South Africa), Atlantic Music Expo (Cape Verde), among others. She is a 2022 Panelist for the NYC Women's Fund for Media, Music and Theater; a 2021 American Express Converge Social Justice Leadership Academy Fellow; and a 2018 WOMEX Samurai. Ms. ABREU holds an MA in Performing Arts Administration from NYU.

Erika ELLIOTT Joined City Parks Foundation in 2004. Originally from Los Angeles, Erika moved to New York to work at Loud Records in 1996 (Wutang, Big Punisher, Mobb Deep). She has also worked at RCA Music Group, William Morris Agency, and S.O.B's (where she helped launch the careers of then unsigned artists John Legend, Anthony HAMILTON, Ledisi, and Kanye WEST). Erika is an elected Governor of the New Chapter of The Recording Academy, as well as a founder of NYMPF (New York Music Festivals and Presenters) an informal organization of New York area presenters, producers and promoters. She serves on the ALL ARTS editorial advisory board, where she gives oversight and lends her experience to this newly launched extension of the PBS network brand. She also serves on the Bronx Music and Heritage Center, is a founding committee member for The Ned, and volunteers regularly for Mott Haven Fridge, which seeks to address food insecurity in the South Bronx. Ms. ELLIOTT calls the South Bronx home where she lives with her long time partner, 14 year old son, and beloved pets.