Australian Women’s Music Awards unveils 2018 Juror Council

The Australian Women’s Music Awards has unveiled 20 music industry executives who will sit on its 2018 Juror Council.

They will be divided into sub-groups depending on their skills and backgrounds, and will be responsible for going through the nominations to choose the final three of each category, and then the ultimate winner of each.

The council is chaired by Martine Cotton, founder and director of Brisbane-based music industry professional development resource Music Industry Inside Out.

The rest of the council will include:

Dom Alessio ~ Sounds Australia (NSW)

Maria Amato ~ CEO AIR (VIC)

Moira Bennett ~ Producer 'At Last': The Etta James Story, digital producer (UK)

Lisa Bishop ~ CEO MusicSA (SA)

Kerry Digby ~ Remote Tour manager & producer (NT)

Brigid Dixon ~ lawyer, The Mushroom Group (VIC)

Dr Narelle Gee ~ former head programmer RAGE, QUT Academic (QLD)

Jana Gibson ~ director writer services APRA/AMCOS (NSW)

Laura Harper ~ CEO MusicTAS (Tasmania)

Mike Harris ~ CEO Western Australian Music Association (WA)

Georgia Kennedy ~ WAM development manager (WA)

Fenella Kernebone ~ head, curation TEDX Sydney, former ABC broadcaster (NSW)

David Leha (Radical Son) ~ artist/First Nations regional & remote facilitator (NSW)

Chris O’Neill ~ APRA/AMCOS national manager, writer services/Music Victoria board director (VIC)

Ben Pierpoint ~ manager Positive Feedback/live performance producer (NSW)

Kim Pengelly ~ general manager QMusic (QLD)

Milyika Scales ~ producer, Desert Divas MUSIC NT (NT)

Ed St. John ~ former record company executive, executive GM Ethics Council (NSW)

Dr Diana Tolmie ~ QLD Conservatorium (QLD)

Margaret Urlich ~ artist & music educator (NSW)