Held across a variety of Fortitude Valley venues from September 12-14, BIGSOUND is Australia's biggest music industry conference — and if this year's first announcement is any indication, it's about to get a little bit bigger.

The following artists have been announced:

Kate Miller-Heidke
Violent Soho
Eagle & The Worm
The Paper Kites
King Cannons
The Cairos
Oliver Tank
Kia Puru & The Bruise
The Trouble With Templeton

They'll be joined by the following speakers:

Ben Lee
Ben Swank (Third Man Records)
Rene Chambers (Spotify)
Aly Ehlinger (C3 Presents)
David Jimenez-Zumalacarregui (Primavera)
Mark Poston (EMI)
Charles Caldas (Merlin)
Nick Findlay (Triple J)
Jessica Ducrou (Village Sounds)
Ian Haug (Powderfinger)
Nicky & Ben Berger (Berger Management)
Richard Moffat (Way Over There)
Lisa Hresko (CMJ)
David Bridie (My Friend The Chocolate Cake)

Stay tuned for further announcements!