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Come and listen to some of the most influential names in the music industry discuss the subjects that matter the most. This year some of the topics we’ll be discussing are; Where do Music Conferences fit in, How important publishing is to developing artists’ careers, and how digital media is shaping music promotion. We’ll also be hearing from some familiar faces about how Liverpool has led the way with popular music through the decades. ALL PANELS TAKE PLACE @ HARD DAYS NIGHT HOTEL (unless otherwise stated).
Midge Ure @ 17.00h on 29th May
@ 13.00h The industry has changed so much, especially since the conception of the first MIDEM. Many conference’s have since sprung up, all with their own strengths, personalities, and identities. But in this current climate, with the shifting sands that are significantly impacting on every area of the industry. Just where do they fit? How do they adapt? What truly is a conferences function is this day and age of music? Just how integral a part do they play? Should unity from all events be demonstrated on some level? Ben Mandelson - WOMEX Javier Lopez - Sales Manager, MIDEM >read more Klaus Gropper - Exhibition Manager, Popkomm >read more Sat Bisla – President/Founder, A&R Worldwide & Musexpo >read more Una Johnson - UK & Ireland Manager, SXSW >read more Dave Conway – Cofounder, London Calling Jon Mcildowie - Operations Manager, Barfly Group, The Great Escape
@ 14.00h With the rapid rise of self-editorial, review and blogging, everyone has the power and potential reach to become a journalist in the new music economy. Have consumers taken the power and influence of media away from the media corporations and into their own hands? Is this devaluing the worth and impact of traditional Journalism on record and ticket sales for our favorite publications? Do people pay as much attention to editorial and reviews with the abundance and supply of information from fans and communities that is readily available online? Dan Cairns - Sunday Times Nadja Coyne - MIF Johnny Hudson - Creative Cultures
@ 15.00h Liverpool’s Sound City presents its inaugural international A&R forum, which will focus on artist discovery and development in today’s A&R landscape with a special focus on both domestic and international A&R. A&R is the lifeblood of the music business and for those with a vested interest in sound. The International A&R forum will focus on the creative, business and commercial aspects to signing and developing talent in not only today but tomorrow with input from A&R executives who are playing a crucial role in paving the way for future A&R.
Kai Robole - Waterfall Safta Jaffrey - Taste Media Manfred Zahringer - Iceberg Records
@ 16.00h Who is going to develop the stars of the future? Where is the finance going to come from to nurture and guide new talent? Are publishers the better placed; with their low overheads, flexible business model that invests in artists early and gives them the time and support to flourish? Or is it only the Majors with their larger marketing and promotional teams who can really make the difference? Andrew King - Head of Publishing, Mute Song Ltd >read more Chris Briggs - A&R, EMI Martin Heath - Founder, Lizard King
@ 12.00h From the majors to the independents, there is a question as to just which one benefits you the most. Not just in relation to the age old question, money or creative freedom, but in the age of DIY, with major records companies on the slide, is it really just better to bite the bullet, take it as far as you can the DIY way, and THEN make your decision?
Simon Duffy, Tri-Tone Alan Willis - Founder, Deltasonic Toby L - Transgressive
@ 13.00h Who has the best methods? The old skool management or the new..? Is there a formula? This advisory panel shall see the best in the business passing down their pearls of wisdom to the next generation. The question is, do they need them? Jon Webster - CEO, Music Managers Forum >read more Andrew Barrow - Artist Manager, A K Creative Management Andrew Booth - Partner, Turner Parkinson LLP John Glover - Blueprint Management Jason Lamont - CMO International Ed Millet - Manager, LTM
@ 15.00h at the Cavern The Liverpool v Manchester inter-city rivalry is the stuff of legends - from football to music to clothes, the bickering has been going on for decades. Two big cities with a fierce local pride, thirty miles apart with the biggest love/hate relationship in the country. From banter to downright hostility we discuss this with a panel that is pure dynamite. Hosted by the Cavern and chaired by Jon Robb, some of the biggest gobs in the North West slug it out to decide once and for all, which is the coolest city!
Andy Rourke - The Smiths Adam F - DJ Drum & Bass Steve Proctor - DJ Andy Carroll – DJ, Cream Ian McNabb - The Icicle Works/The Lightning Seeds Dan Martin - NME John Power - Cast/the La's Johnny Jay - Producer/Manager Phil Saxe - Factory Records/ITC A&R
@ 12.00h Is advertising an effective use of budget in the new web 2.0 era? Should we be investing instead in other ways of marketing such as direct to consumer promotional technologies and in CRM? Do the new tech-savvy fans pay attention to or buy music as a result of advertising anymore or is this discovered purely online? Do advertising figures even stack up as a viable way to sell music for traditional channels such as TV, Radio and Print? Vanessa Richardson - Google/youtube Rob O'Brien - Google/youtube
@ 13.00h The music industry is evolving: seeking new avenues of revenue and platforms for creativity. The fashion industry is responding as it is on trend to champion music’s new talent. But what does the future hold? And why is the music industry an attractive and investable asset to fashion and how can it maintain interest to upkeep this mutually beneficial relationship. Rosaleen Forde - Stylist/Brand Consultant Sherri Smith - Artist Agent/Brand Consultant Stuart Green - Blast Artist Management Carman Reid - Tommy Hilfiger Lucy Wilson - Notion Magazine
@ 14.00h We have assembled an exceptionally wide-ranging and prestigious cross-section of major figures from Liverpool's music scene over the last five decades to explore and discuss what it is that has made Liverpool the magical birthplace of more hits per capita than any other city in the world. >>read more Bill Harry (representing 50's/60's) - Founder of Mersey Beat Magazine Steve Allen (representing 70's) - Lead Singer of Deaf School Andy McCluskey (representing the 70's/80's) - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Atomic Kitten Dave Balfe (representing the 70's/80's) - Teardrop Explodes, Echo & the Bunnymen and Zoo Records James Barton (representing the 90's) - Founder of Cream Alan Wills (present day) – Deltasonic
@ 15.00h With song-writing talent picked from right across the board, this panel will address both new and established talent, with a practical demonstration. Rick Nowels - Songwriter/Producer, “Heaven Is A Place on Earth” Cliff Jones - Songwriter David Stark - Song Link
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