Orbital Join Brighton Music Conference To Complete 2026 Line Up
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Words: Editorial Team
May 7, 2026

Brighton Music Conference (BMC), the UK’s leading electronic music and networking event confirm electronic music icons ORBITAL for keynote interview completing the line up for its 2026 edition alongside top local and international artists including Andy Barlow (Lamb), Alan Fitzpatrick, Anja Schneider, Angie Brown, Arielle Free, Beardyman, Brandon Block,, Coco Cole, Dave Seaman, Denis Sulta, Dykes on Decks, Greg Wilson, Irvine Welsh, Jemma Bolt (DISCOLISCIOUS), Jess Bays, JFB, Jumpin Jack Frost, Just Her, Kenny Dope (Masters At Work), Lisa Maffia, Madame Electrifie, Saytek, Solah, The Shapeshifters, Tom Middleton, Wideboys, Wildblood & Queenie and many more.

Taking place from 20th to 23rd May 2026, the award-winning event will once again take over some of Brighton’s best-loved seafront venues set against the backdrop of Brighton beach and the iconic pier, with a packed programme of insightful talks, workshops and networking events.

The award-winning BMC, is the place to keep up to date with the latest industry trends and best practices, build and grow your network, make new connections, and immerse yourself in all things related to the electronic music scene and culture. Taking place across 4 theatres, BMC has a packed programme of insightful talks, workshops with plenty of practical tips and takeaways.

Theatre 1 – Wellbeing programme. The expanded well-being programme will have a dedicated space to discuss important topics such as Burnout, Imposter Syndrome, Neurodiversity, Mental Health, Sobriety, Sustainability, Suicide Prevention, Mixing Kids & Music and much more with Yoga and Soundbaths to start each day. Supported by Anderson Acoustics, the well-being theatre will be hosted at one of Brighton’s best-loved seafront venues the Tempest with speakers including; Angie Brown, Anne Savage, Brandon Block, Charlie Forbes (A Greener Future), Denis Sulta, Finlay Johnson (AFEM), Jono Heale (ACS), Ines Martinez (Four Venues), Jumpin Jack Frost, Just Her (Crosstown Rebels/LNOE), Laura Hine (Tinnitus UK), Martha Cleary (GLOW), Phil Hartnoll (ORBITAL), Sally Freeman (Eat Sleep Rave Relax), Silvia Montello (Voicebox Consulting), Tom Middleton, Werkha (Saturama) and Wildblood & Queenie.

Theatre 2 – Workshops with pointblank music school The workshop theatre returns in collaboration with pointblank at Players, featuring in-depth educational workshops covering practical topics such as Social Media, Track Production, Vocal Production​​, DJ Tips & Tricks, Immersive Audio with Dolby Atmos, Virtual Reality and more. Interactive sessions will be led by Beardyman, Grahame Farmer, Huxley, Madison True (Vinyl Bitch / MADDØG), Ramin Rezaie, Mr Bristow, Saytek, Ski Oakenfull, AlphaTheta, Kiffix, Loopmaters and Technics to name a few.

Theatre 3 – DJ / Producer programme The DJ producer theatre at Horizon, will cover a wide range of topics including A&R, Artist Development, Vocals, Song Writing Camps, Representation, DIY, Radio, Podcasts and a Keynote Interviews with ORBITAL and Dave Seaman (Brothers in Rhythm / Selador). Plus the ever-popular DJ, Producer and Promoter Q&A’s and celebrating milestones with special sessions to celebrate 30 Years Of Hospital Records and 50 years of Greg Wilson. Speakers include; Abigail Bailey, Andy Barlow (Lamb), Anja Schneider, Arielle Free (BBC Radio 1), Ben Gill (Block Events), Booker T, Chris Goss (Hospital Records), Coco Cole, Emily Dust, Irvine Welsh, Greg Wilson, Jemma Bolt (DISCOLISCIOUS), Jess Bays (Capital Dance), Lisa Maffia, Madame Electrifie, Marvin Aloys (Addicted Room/Sound Escape), Matt Jam Lamont, Mickey Jukes (1BTN), Molly Johnson (Believe/Sentric), Rhys Baker (Tru Thoughts), Scott Diaz, Seamus Haji (Big Love), Seb Fowkes (Concorde2), The Shapeshifters and Yulia Niko (Beatport Music Curator).

Theatre 4 – in collaboration with Skiddle, will take place at Carousels, covering music industry and business topics such as Label Contracts, Publishing Deals, Sync, Music Rights, PR, Label Q&A with Armada, Ticketing, AI, NTIA Electronic Music Report the Annual Beatport Hour and much more. Industry professionals sharing their knowledge across the two days include; Alan Fitzpatrick (DJ & Producer), Alex Branson (Beatport), Aly Gillani (Bandcamp), Ashley Howard (PRS for Music), Clara Suess (Suess Media), Dean Marsh (Creative Law), Duncan King (Skiddle), Dujon Fairweather (Listen Up), Emma Cordwell (Downtown), Emile Birks (Beatport), Gemma Farrington (Sentric), Jason Ellis (Armada Music), Jules O’Riordan AKA Judge Jules, Lee Morrison (rightsHUB), Michael Kill (NTIA), Millie Ellenger (Frame Artists), Rebecca Cribb (ITV/Love Island), Pete Jordan (LWE/AMAAD), Robert Luis (Tru Thoughts), Sam Spencer (Broadwick Live), Shamus Damani (Defected), Trina Smith (Sourcery Collective) and Vicky Taylor (Truelove).
Networking – Build and Grow Your Network Networking is a big part of the BMC ethos and there are plenty of opportunities to meet industry colleagues and connect with like-minded people at the numerous networking parties at some of Brighton’s best-loved venues. Whether you’re an artist, promoter, agent or manager – this is where the industry comes together. Build real relationships that can open doors for your career.
The BMC official welcome party will kick things off at The Tempest on Wednesday 20th May with DJ’s Banxi, Chad Jackson, Pete Bones, Ralf Kollmann and Ridney. On Thursday 21st May the shesaid.so Brighton team will host their annual breakfast club networking event at the Lazy Finn with the opportunity to network and get a professional headshot.  The infamous Hotel Pelirocco will host the PRS Networking event, with Elemental Music and R-Trybe at Ohso and Jack Said What taking over The Tempest. On Friday 22nd May Grahame Farmer will host his popular Blueprint Breakfast at the Lazy Finn, NTIA will host a mixer at the Tempest and the official BMC After Party at Volks.
Tickets & further information can be found here.

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