Summer Sonic, one of the largest music festivals in Japan, held simultaneously in Tokyo and Osaka during summer since 2000, is now exlploring your city in Asia.
Sarah DESHITA has been involved in the music since the beginning of her career. Starting out as a radio DJ in one of Indonesia’s prominent radio she quickly became a music director. Sarah later on joined Ismaya Live in 2013 birthing many notable music festivals which aligns with her passion of attending music festivals around the globe. She created We The Fest in 2014, simply hoping to put Indonesia in the global market.
Having attended numerous music festivals, Sarah understands the value of a wholly immersive festival experience. Her truly inspiring expertise and experience in the music industry received recognition by fellow peers leading her to receive invitations to be a speaker in several conferences nationally and internationally.
The Founder of Big Mountain Music Festival the Biggest outdoor music festival in South East Asia. He work for GMM Grammy as Senior Executive Vice President Showbiz in charge of 10 music festivals and 10 concert per year.
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.
Subhin JANG is the project manager of the Busan International Rock Festival, the longest-running rock festival in South Korea. The Festival, which was first held in 1999 and is known as the 'Asian Rock Festival, ' was rebranded as the Busan International Rock Festival in 2000. Now in its 25th year, it has become one of the most dynamic festivals in South Korea.
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Justin SWEETING has over twenty years music industry experience, centered within Asia.
As Clockenflap’s co-founder and Head of Music, Justin is responsible for programming across all of Clockenflap’s festival properties as well as year-round headline show touring.
Connecting the dots between Asia and the global industry at large, Justin enjoys spreading the word on the region’s music potential and is actively involved in its positive evolution.
Lisa HRESKO is the General Manager at A2IM（The American Association of Independent Music）. A2IM, which consists of over 600 U.S. record label members and nearly 200 other music businesses, advocates for the needs of the independent music community on a policy level. Additionally, Lisa works to ensure that all A2IM members receive the highest level of education and community resources. Prior to A2IM, she spent nearly ten-year tenure at CMJ during which time she held several positions including Editor-in-Chief. Her responsibilities encompassed booking the professional programming for CMJ Music Marathon, leading the radio department, and developing international initiatives. Lisa has been an invited speaker at music conferences across the globe
Umong SHAH, a graduate from the University of Hertfordshire with a degree in Music and Entertainment Industry Management, embarked on a diverse career journey. He's been a musician with "October Sky," Operations Manager at Awdio, Binaural Studio Installer at Jawbone, an emerging talent promoter at Discovery 2 in London and Festival Curator for Summer Sizzler（London）. Currently curating Future Echoes'（Sweden） conference and writing camp, Umong frequents prestigious events like The Great Escape and SXSW, moderating panels on artist development. As a manager, he's propelled artists' international careers and now leads a consulting division at Fortitude Music, offering specialised services for career growth.
