This summer, PITCH Scotland returns to Glasgow’s East End for a bold new edition!

From Wednesday 27, to Saturday 30 August, we’re bringing together international artists, rising talent, and influential industry minds for three days of live music, talks, networking and creative exchange.

We’re excited to announce our first wave of conference speakers and live performers for 2025.

Conference Speakers

The PITCH conference programme features 30+ contributors, and we’re kicking off with a diverse, global cohort of 10 leading figures working across live entertainment, royalty collections, funding, artist management and festivals. Get to know:

Adedeji Ekundayo – Raven Afrikulture
Ante Zvonimir Stamać – We Move Music Croatia
Bekah Molony – D07 ARTISTS
Dana Beeler – Music Nova Scotia
Everton Lewis Jr – Wracket Music
Jo Ricketts – Nxgen MG
Kenny Barber – PRS For Music
Kingsley Swim – The Framework
Louise Stanners Pow – Musician’s Union
Melissa MacMaster – 902 Hip Hop
Micah Smith – Cresendo Fest
Miguel Ángel Borja – Pro Weekend Fest
Nina Abeysuriya – Tiny Changes
Patrick McCormack – Cranium Arts Project
Pay Kolmüs – Music Journalist
Phat Phillie – Blackout Hip Hop
Vanessa Sinclair – VNS Management

Adedeji Ekundayo – Raven Afrikulture (Scotland, UK)

Ante Zvonimir Stamać – We Move Music Croatia (Croatia)

Bekah Molony – D07 Artists (Ireland)

Dana Beeler – Music Nova Scotia

Everton Lewis Jr – Wracket Music

Jo Ricketts – Nxgen MG

Kenny Barber – PRS For Music (UK)

Kingsley Swim – The Framework (Canada)

Louise Stanners Pow – Musicians’ Union (UK)

Melissa MacMaster – 902 Hip Hop

Micah Smith – Crescendo Fest (Canada)

Miguel Ángel Borja – Pro Weekend Fest (Spain)

Nina Abeysuriya – Tiny Changes (Scotland, UK)

Patrick McCormack – Cranium Arts Project (Canada)

Pay Kolmüs – Music Journalist (Netherlands)

Phat Phillie – Blackout Hip Hop (Croatia)

Vanessa Sinclair – VNS Management

Live Artists

After 350+ applications to play, we are also welcoming a huge mix of international performers to the PITCH stage including headline artists Pan Amsterdam all the way from New York, and breakout voices across hip hop, soul, rap, experimental and alternative scenes from across UK, Europe and North America. Get to know

AD3 (Scotland, UK)
Bawah (England, UK)
Conscious Route (Scotland, UK)
CopDat (England, UK)
Dynesti (Canada)
Eastside (Scotland, UK)
Emma Gabriel (Canada)
Haliey Smith (Canada)
Harvey Whyte (England, UK)
Intibint (Scotland, UK)
Jords (Scotland, UK)
Leo Miyagee (Northern Ireland)
Lola Bunz (Canada)
Pan Amsterdam (USA)
Rouzi (Serbia)
Ruby Francis (England, UK)
Sherlock (Scotland, UK)
Sika Deva (France)
Wends (Scotland, UK)