MEET THE Team

What Michael does: Founder of NXNE, keeps things running every year for the past 30 years!
First Concert: The Beatles
Fave Drink: Earl Grey Tea
Fave NXNE Memory: Starting it. Any time and every time a new artist blows him away wth their talent.

President/CEO and Founder

What Barb does: Handles partnerships, sponsorships, venue relations, budgeting, and more!
First Concert: Chicago Transit Authority
Fave Drink: Grapefruit Radler
Fave NXNE Memory: Watching the Burning Boys at Yonge-Dundas Square.
What Barb is listening to: Cameron Winter
Contact Barb at barb@nxne.com

Managing Director

Operations Manager

What Kera does: Coordinates programming, marketing, communications, venue relations, artist relations, social media, newsletter, ticketing and website.
First Concert: Majid Jordan
Fave Drink: Tequila pineapple or peppermint tea
Fave NXNE Memory: Seeing Kiki Rowe at The Baby G!
What Kera is listening to: septemberistheonlytimeidontthinkofyou

Production Manager

What Ellen does: Manages all production-related tasks and oversees the volunteer department.
First Concert: Backstreet Boys
Fave Drink: STōK Cold Brew
Fave NXNE Memory: Going to Bovine Sex Club after her shift and seeing her friends from Brass/The Dead Fibres play! She loves that NXNE brings lots of people from out of town, and you can see all of your friends from across the country.
What Ellen is listening to: Something We All Got by cootie catcher

What Brian does: Assists with all things production - reading stage plots, setting up shows, ordering equipment, and ensuring the night runs smoothly!
First Concert: Roger Waters
Fave Drink: Espresso
Fave NXNE Memory: Setting up at Future and all the awesome people there
What Brian is listening to: Djavan

Technical Production Coordinator

Lead Festival Programmer

What Demetrius does: All the music things, all the time.
First Concert: System of a Down, Big Day Out @ Sydney Olympic Park
Fave Drink: Vita VLT Lemon Tea
Most Excited For at NXNE: Slightly biased, but 2027 will be the best year yet!
What Demetrius is listening to: PRESIDENT

Associate Festival Programmer

What Kaylani does: I’m part of NXNE’s music programming team, discovering artists, reviewing submissions, and helping shape the festival lineup. I also work in tour management and live production, coordinating artists, crews, and show-day logistics to bring live shows to life.
First concert: Destiny’s Child – Destiny Fulfilled tour!
Fave drink: Sparkling lemon water
Most Excited For at NXNE: Discovering new talent! I’m always excited to become a new fan, so I’m looking forward to catching artists live and finding my next favourites.
What Kaylani is listening to: Mooski – “Track Star”

What Justin does: Create opportunities for artists.
First Concert: D-Pryde aka Russell
Fave Drink: Orange juice
Most Excited For at NXNE: Looking forward to seeing what we’re able to put together this year!
What Justin is listening to: Child of God Freestyle

Associate Festival Programmer

Operations Intern

What Dylan does: Assists the Operations team with sponsorship deliverables, archive cataloging, programming and more day-to-day tasks.
First Concert: The Wiggles
Fave Drink: Raspberry Arizona
Fave NXNE Memory: Helping the stage manager at The Bovine find a drunk guy’s lost flip flops
What Dylan is listening to: Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party by Hayley Williams