Neil Ackland ()

A serial entrepreneur with over a decade of experience leading and growing a diversified media company, Neil is a pioneer of niche social media with a vast level of experience creating category leading web brands. Sound Alliance is the gateway to 18 to 29 year old Australians. As Australiaʼs leading independent marketing and publishing group targeting 18 to 29 yearolds, Sound Alliance has created some of the most well loved brands for this audience and has pioneered entertainment, media and marketing initiatives within this space. Sound Alliance delivers content, connections and meaning to the lives of over 1 million Australians each month. Sound Alliance Media is the home of online communities inthemix, FasterLouder, MessandNoise, SameSame and the newly launched Junkee. Sound Alliance Media is also the Australian representative of some of the worldʼs most influential websites, including The Hype Machine, NME, Last.fm and Pitchfork.