Porter Robinson Added To EMC 2014 As Second Keynote Speaker

The annual Electronic Music Conference has announced that globally ascendant producer and electro-whiz Porter Robinson will join this year's line-up as the second keynote speaker for the event, following previously announced talking head Steve Aoki.

Robinson released his breakthrough debut album, Worlds earlier this year, and has been on a solidly upward trajectory since, taking his distinctive, considered brand of technologically fuelled tuneage to stages all around the world, including a forthcoming appearance at yearly dance fest Stereosonic.

Robinson and Aoki head up an impressive roster of speakers for this year's conference, including the likes of Will Sparks, Peking Duk, Nina Las Vegas and The Aston Shuffle as well as a gamut of personalities from the industry side of things (see below for the list of speakers announced so far).

If you're not so much about the back-and-forth, and way more interested in the up-and-down, then you'll be stoked to know that for the first time this year EMC is introducing a night-time showcase program, EMC Play, which is currently taking applications from artists ready to put it all on the line in front of industry big-shots.

The EMC will be held this year in Sydney's Kings Cross precinct, from December 2-4; EMC Play will feature on December 3 and 4. Early-bird tickets ($299) are available until this time next week, on September 30. Second-release tickets will set you back $349.

Confirmed speakers

Steve Aoki (USA)
Porter Robinson (USA)
Peking Duk
Will Sparks
Nina Las Vegas
MaRLo
Joel Fletcher
Destructo (USA)
The Aston Shuffle
Nick Thayer
Sampology
Kilter
Basenji
Indian Summer
Amba Shepherd
KLP
Donnie Estopinal, Disco Donnie Presents (USA)
Johnny Shockey, LED / GoldenVoice / Coachella (USA)
Bobby Runway, SBE / SLS (USA)
Matt Colon, Deckstar Management (USA)
Gary Richards / Hard Presents (USA)
John Curtin, Stereosonic
Simon Coyle, Stereosonic
Luke Udorovic, Lucky Entertainment
Keiran Dole, Lucky Entertainment
Neil Jacobsen, A&R, Interscope Records (USA)
Dan Zilber, FBI
Jon Hanlon, Sony Music / Konkrete
Ben Marshall, Sydney Opera House
Lorne Padman, Dim Mak Records
Nathan Mclay, Future Classic
Anthony Colombi, Global PR
Alastair Green, Maker Agency
Andrew Jackson, Milton Archer / Deckstar (USA)
Harley Evans, Moshtix
Jane Slingo, Young Strangers
Nick Jarvis, inthemix
Neil Ackland, Sound Alliance / EMC
Tim Duggan, Sound Alliance / EMC
Iqbal Ameer, Livescape Asia (MALAYSIA)
Alex Greenwich, MP, Member for Sydney
Rahul Kukreja, Livescape Asia (MALAYSIA)
Robb Harker, Supermodified (KOREA)
Priya Dewan, Feedback Asia (SINGAPORE)
Eric Zho, A2 Live (CHINA)
Nikhil Chinapa, VH1 Supersonic / Submerge (INDIA)
Ben Munro, Hostess (JAPAN)
Tom Huggett, Astral People