Following New York and Tokyo, Melbourne will now host the third instalment of a new wave of local community events by Beatport/IMS. The event brings a taste of the International Music Conference, which takes place in Ibiza, to the Australian city We're excited to invite you to an exclusive event as Beatport Presents: IMS Connect Melbourne in Howler, Brunswick. Following New York and Tokyo, Melbourne will now host the third instalment of a new wave of local community events by Beatport/IMS. The event brings a taste of the International Music Conference, which takes place in Ibiza, to the Australian city. Join us for a day of inspiration, learning, and DJ sets, as well as the chance to network with music industry professionals, from record labels to booking agents. - DJ Workshop by Anna Lunoe - Artist Insights with SHOUSE, Nina Las Vegas and CaucasianOpportunities, hosted by Becki Whitton - Beatport/IMS Insights with Sofia Ilyas (Chief Community Officer, Beatport) - DJ Sets by Nina Las Vegas and SHOUSE ANNA LUNOE Anna Lunoe knows the power that electronic music wields – it is a heartbeat, a modern meditation, a portal to freedom. A prolific artist, DJ, tastemaker and full-time club music obsessive, Lunoe is devoted to facilitating that power in all of us. She is fascinated with the sounds and styles that move, committed to uplifting the people who make them and dedicated to her going ever deeper into her craft. Lunoe does things her way. Her productions are unique and full of heart, hopping between techno, garage, bass, indie dance and rave, and often topped with her own ethereal vocals. Her sets are joyful, rowdy and never the same twice, not afraid to take audiences on a left turn before bringing them back to a place of catharsis. And everything she does is motivated by Lunoe’s allegiance to club culture's truest creators – something that runs through her veins. NINA LAS VEGAS Nina Las Vegas, aka Nina Agzarian, is a renowned DJ, producer, label head and powerful force in the Australian and international dance music scenes. Starting out as a host on triple j, she became known for discovering and promoting dance music from all over the world. Nina remains a strong champion for local & international dance music, now using her label NLV Records to impart the work of forward-thinking artists with the world. On the DJ front, Nina’s hit the stage of every major festival in Australia including Big Day Out, Stereosonic, Splendour In The Grass, Groovin’ The Moo, Parklife & FOMO. She’s toured the country multiple times with her NLV Presents brand, taking acts like Eclair Fifi (UK), UNiiQU3 (US), Djemba Djemba (US) & Mssingno (UK) to packed clubs like Brisbane’s TBC Club, Sydney’s Goodgod Small Club & more. SHOUSE SHOUSE is Ed Service and Jack Madin; a couple of friends who like to hang out to make weirdo-house and the occasional international hit. Their live-house set incorporates a network of analog synthesizers, sequencers and drum machines, along with bizarre instruments tinkered up in Jack's dad's rural shed. House jams interspersed with huge, choral, anthemic moments. Always a chance to dance, bringing the people together as one within a liminal space. Always a strange, ecstatic, transcendental time. CAUCASIANOPPORTUNITIES CaucasianOpportunities, a Naarm-based Event Curator and DJ, found her musical roots entrenched within Melbourne's vibrant underground scene. As a first-generation migrant, her eclectic sound is a reflection of her diverse upbringing, blending the heavy bass lines reminiscent of her multi-genre household with the infectious rhythms of jungle, drum and bass, and techno. As a member of the UMAMI collective, she endeavors to create inclusive spaces where members of the LGBTQI+ community can converge and connect through the underground sounds that unite them. Moreover, her founding role in Urban Analytics underscores her commitment to prioritizing black and brown bodies within electronic music, striving to amplify voices that have historically been marginalized in the industry. BECKI WHITTON (PANEL HOST) Becki Whitton is an engineer, songwriter and producer working out of Melbourne’s Carriage Studio. She mixes, masters, and engineers in a range of genres – from pop and hip-hop (Jessica Mauboy, G-Flip, Allday, GRAACE) to electronic (Banoffee, 潘PAN), and ambient-experimental (Brambles, Rainbow Chan). Becki has received ARIA, AWMA, MPEG and Music Victoria Award nominations for her sound work, and managed sound for Girls Rock! Camp ACT from 2016-2022. She has been actively involved in the left-field music community through the creation of The Wettest 100 - an alternative music countdown focused on genres that sit outside of Australia’s mainstream. BEATPORT Beatport exists to inspire and provide DJs and producers with every tool they need to create and perform throughout their careers. Beatport's DJ and Top 100 charts provide global exposure and have catapulted some of the most prominent DJs to the world stage INTERNATIONAL MUSIC SUMMIT (IMS) IMS is a global thought-leadership platform for industry, culture, education, technology and wellness in electronic music. Established in 2007 by a team including Pete Tong, IMS was created to catalyse sustainable growth within the diverse global music industry and inspire positive change from the boardroom to the dance floor. IMS Ibiza is an annual summit that unites thousands of delegates from across the global electronic music ecosystem to discuss the issues, challenges and opportunities that really matter to our industry and set the agenda for the year ahead