Leah Harris is the Artist & Label Partnerships Lead at Spotify in Australia and New Zealand. She oversees the team fostering relationships with the artist and industry community and their labels, helping creators expand their audience on Spotify locally and internationally. Her work empowers artists at all career stages with the tools and opportunities needed to connect with listeners worldwide."
Nicholas Lindstrom is a lover of music hailing from Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Te Awamutu and Mozambique. He currently works at the New Zealand Music Commission while also finishing off a degree in English Literature. On Tuesdays he hosts 95bFM's Drive show with his co-host Rosetta alongside other endeavours in Music Journalism.
Stella-Rae has been inolved with the music industry since 2020. Growing in her role at SRN station Radio Active.fm in Te Whanganui-A-Tara as their Programming Director. You may recognise her from DJing and selecting tunes under the alias BABETECH playing local lineups, festivals and hosting radio shows.
Richard Barnacle is a co-founder and manager of Space Academy in Ōtautahi and sits on the committee for Independent Music Venues Aotearoa. Despite not finding (making?) time to perform on the stage himself he has juggled or shared all other aspects of the venue over the last decade including bookings, sound, bar, maintenance and everything in between.
