Karina Utomo

Australia

Conference Speaker

High Tension - Vocalist

#About

Indonesian born Karina Utomo is the vocalist for Australian metal band High Tension; with members Matt Weston (The Nation Blue), Lauren Hammel (Tropical F* Storm) Mike Deslandes (YLVA).
High Tension’s critically acclaimed releases have been nominated for ARIA and AIR awards for ‘Best Heavy Album’ and received The Age Music Victoria award. High Tension has toured with Refused, Sick Of It All, The Bronx and performed at Laneway, Splendour in the Grass, Download and Dark Mofo festivals.
Utomo is a regular fill-in host on Triple J's metal program 'The Racket' and hosts a regular monthly segment.


#Performances

Heavy Music

Intersectional Feminism in Music


#More Speakers

Nicole Jordan

Conference Speaker

QUT CEA - Executive Manager Development & Operations

Matt Walters

Conference Speaker

Parlour - Founder/Director

Jessi Frick

Conference Speaker

Citrine Management - Owner of Father/Daughter Records

Darren Levin

Conference Speaker

Bolster - Content Director

Paige X. Cho

Conference Speaker

Bolster - Senior Music Strategist

Dean Hampson

Conference Speaker

White Sky Music - Business Manager

Liz Wright

Conference Speaker

Bandmates Victoria - Program Designer

Jess Carroll

Conference Speaker

Inmocean - Publicist & Project Manager

Alethea Beetson

Conference Speaker

QMusic - BIGSOUND First Nations Producer

Shelley Hankins

Conference Speaker

Cargolive Logistics - Project Manager

Tom Bownes

Conference Speaker

Live Nation - Promoter

Kevin Pedersen

Conference Speaker

WhatsYourRupture? - Everything from signing bands to custodial duties around the office