Angela Dorgan is the CEO of First Music Contact (FMC), the Arts Council-funded national resource organisation for musicians in Ireland. FMC runs the Irish Music Export Office, Music From Ireland, the online music portal Breaking Tunes, and the annual music industry showcase Ireland Music Week.

Angela is a board member of EMEE, the European Music Exporters Exchange, where she was part of a group that developed a global music export strategy for European music for the European Commission. She also provides mentoring support to music and export offices around the world.

FMC is also a founding organisation of AIM Ireland, the association for independent professionals in the Irish music industry, where Angela serves as a board member.

Angela holds a Master’s degree in Sociology from UCC and believes that arts and culture are an essential part of every citizen’s life.