Music Manager Lorraine Barry began working with Dave Dobbyn 17 years ago. Avantdale Bowling Club, Team Dynamite and Aaradhna complete her current roster.

She’s a keen mentor for the MMF and a two-times winner of Manager of the Year. She sits on the Board of the Music Commission.

Ninakaye has managed her younger brother, high-profile artist and producer Tiki Taane, as well as his companies, trust, and record label since 2007. She mentors managers and artists via the Music Managers Forum Aotearoa and as a founding member of the Māori Music Managers Development Initiative. Ninakaye is an executive member of the Māori Music Industry Coalition, and is hugely proactive about creating positive change within the Aotearoa Music Industry and community.

Gussie plays, writes, and sings in two of Wellington’s best known indie/alternative bands, Mermaidens and Earth Tongue. She has toured Europe, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and played festivals like Laneway, Rhythm and Vines and NestFest. Gussie has her fingers in many pies within the music industry - from directing music videos to booking tours and programming festivals such as CubaDupa, Newtown Festival and Mermaidens' own music festival, Mermgrown.

Emily Looker is a self-managed artist for the duo ‘Aro’, made up of husband Charles Looker and herself, as well as her solo project ‘Emily Rice’.

Emily is passionate about both the creative side of music and the behind the scenes mahi that goes into booking gigs, tours and planning out releases.