Ant Mckenna is Executive General Manager of the Australian Live Music Business Council, a national live music leadership organisation with well over 2,000 members representing the grass roots live music industry.

He also provides income stream development consulting to Yama Nui Records and has had recent roles at Queensland Music Festival and QMusic.

He is highly experienced in music industry policy and planning, contracting to numerous local governments across the continent.

He is also the Secretary for the Sunshine Coast Music Industry Collective and on the board for the new Gold Coast Music Industry Alliance

McKenna has 30 years experience in music industry development, music policy and planning, organisational development, cultural development, creative industry development, was the inaugural artist representative on the QMusic Board and played in the iconic (pre-social media era!) Melbourne touring act Those Bloody McKennas for many years.