Speakers

Kristie McCarthy is an Australian artist manager at Lemon Tree Music where she works with The Cat Empire, Death by Denim, Riley Pearce, and producer Andy Lawson. Lemon Tree Music’s roster also includes the likes of Tash Sultana, Tones and I, Budjerah and Kita Alexander.

Kristie has seven years’ experience in corporate agency marketing and got her start in the music industry at Billions Australia where she worked in logistics and administration on tours for Nick Cave, Bon Iver, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Sleater Kinny, Sufjan Stevens and more.

She began her artist management journey in 2018, joining Lemon Tree Music as a Day Manager working with Tash Sultana, Riley Pearce, Garrett Kato, Maddy Jane and Willow Beats. Fast forward 5 years and Kristie is now a Senior Artist Manager working closely with labels, booking agents, publicists, and partners around the globe to further the careers of her artists.

In 2020 Kristie was recognised as a winner of The Music Network’s 30 Under 30 Awards in the Artist Management category. In 2022, Kristie was selected for one of just two national spots as part of the Australian Artist Managers Association’s Export Market Development Trip to North America.