BRIGHTON MUSIC CONFERENCE CONFIRMS CARL COX, FAITHLESS, FATBOY SLIM AND ORBITAL
THE ELECTRONIC MUSIC INDUSTRY UNITES AT BRIGHTON MUSIC CONFERENCE 2020
CARL COX, FAITHLESS, FATBOY SLIM, ORBITAL,
DANNY HOWARD, DARIUS SYROSSIAN, DJ RAP, HARRIET JAXXON, JAGUAR, ROWETTA, STANTON WARRIORS, VOLTAGE, YOUSEF
AND MORE CONFIRMED FOR BMC 2020
Brighton Music Conference (BMC), the UK's foremost electronic music and networking event is excited to be the first music industry conference to take place in 2020, uniting the electronic music industry to collaborate, inspire and find solutions to support businesses during the pandemic. Taking place from 1st to 2nd October, the award-winning event will return to the prestigious British Airways i360 venue on Brighton’s beachfront for its seventh edition with the addition of a new ‘online virtual pass’ to access the conference online in partnership with Beatport.
In order to comply with the new guidelines both venue & theatre capacity has been reduced accordingly and the team have been working hard to finalise the updated BMC programme to maintain the high level of panels and talks, with key industry speakers. The beachfront complex will host three theatres featuring in-depth discussions and debates on the biggest issues facing the electronic and wider music industry such as ‘the new normal’, diversity, mental health, streaming, the environment and current music and business trends. The Label Lounge A&R Sessions also returns for its second year at BMC, partnering with the Association of Independent Music.
View full program here: https://www.brightonmusicconference.co.uk/whats-on-2020/
In addition to the physical conference, BMC are also introducing a new ‘online virtual pass’’ to access all the conference panels and content online. There will also be exclusive events in unique locations including 450 feet above the city in the i360 Pod observation tower. More info coming soon.
All artists and speakers confirmed for 2020 event (In alphabetical order):
Albie Saliba, Alon Shulman, Anna Russell, Aryana Neo, Archie Hamilton, Ben Rush, Carl Cox (via video link), Carl Loben, Carly Wilford, Charlotte Ambrose, Charlotte Spillerova, Chris Goss, Christopher Davies-Smith, Claire Rose, Clara Suess, Damion Pell, Darius Syrossian, Dean Marsh, DJ Kitty, DJ Paulette, DJ Rae, DJ Rap, Ellie Talebian, Faithless, Fleur Shore, Freddy Masters, Georgia Roberts, Gordon Mac, Grahame Farmer, Greg Marshall, Habs Akram, Harold Heath, Harriet Jaxxon, Heiko Hoffmann, Irvine Welsh, Jack Collins, Jaguar, Jake Shillingford, Jasmine Kent-Smith, Jay Forster, Jay Hill, Jeff Gray, John Gold, Josh Butler, Joshua, Judy Griffith, Jules O’Riordan AKA Judge Jules, Jumpin Jack Frost, Just Her, Krafty Kuts, Lee Morrison, Leftwing:Kody, Lutz Leichsenring, Mark Knight, Mark Radford, Markus Saarländer, Martha Cleary, Matt King, Michael Kill, Mike Mannix, Mike Seddon, Mitch Davis, Neil Evans, Nick Lawrence, Nikki McNeill, Niks Delanacy, Nolan, Nomine aka Outrage, Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim, Nurve, Orbital, Patrick Cloherty, Paul Ridney, Pete Jordan, Prok & Fitch, Phutek, Raj Ramanandi, Reju Sharma, Rich NxT, Robbie Murch, Robert Luis, Rowetta, Sacha Lord, Sacha Wall, Sam Taylor, Samantha Warren, Sara Al Hamad, Seb Zito, Serge Santiago, Shino Parker, Silvia Montello, Simon Birkumshaw, Simon Hills, Ski Oakenfull, Sophie Bloggs, Stanton Warriors, Steph, Steve Nickolls, Steven Braines, SUAT, Suddi Raval, Susan Gloy-Kruse, Tammy Tinawi, Tracey Fox, Tristan Hunt, Yousef, Wax Worx, Waze & Odyssey.
Over 200 speakers and representatives confirmed including (In alphabetical order):
AFEM, AIM, Amnesia, Audio Rehab, AudioLock, BBC Music Introducing, Beatport, Believe, Berlin-Brighton, BIMM, Black Blandcamp, Blackburn Raves, Blokur, Cavendish Music, Choppersaurus, Clintons, Clubcommission, CMU, Creative Law & Business, Data Transmission, Data Transmission Radio, Decoded, DJ Mag, Do Not Sleep, Education & Bass, Fabric, Funktion One, Global Publicity, Grade Management, Help Musicians UK, he.she.they, Hospital Records, Hypeddit, Iconic Underground Magazine, InChorus, Keep Hush, Lime Blue Music, Loft Sessions, Loopmasters, LWE, Mi-Soul, Motion Artists, NTIA, Point Blank, PRS for Music, Rights Hub, RSH Audio, Selador, Sentric Music, Shanghaied, shesaid.so, Shogun Audio, Skiddle, Skint, Tik Tok, Toolroom Records, Tru Thoughts, Twitch, TWTMEGP, Ultra Music, United We Stream, plus more to be announced…
Brighton Music Conference would like to thank everyone for their continued support, especially the i360, sponsors and partners. We can’t help everyone in the industry but everyone in the industry can help someone.
Some words of support from some of BMC’s partners and friends:
“It’s great that the Brighton Music Conference (BMC) is happening at the start of October. The electronic music industry has been one of the hardest hit by the Coronavirus Crisis, and it’s important that networking/information-sharing events such as BMC are held — in a safe way — in order for the industry to work together and seek solutions to emerge out the other side.”
Carl Loben, DJ Mag Editor
"We support BMC in its decision to move the conference back to the 1st/2nd October 2020, adhering to the safety measures in line with Government Regulations, with a focus on ensuring the event can take place in a safe environment, Brighton Music Conference is one of the shining lights of the music industry, its commitment to industry education, technology and talent has stood testament to its growth and success over the last 7 years" - Michael Kill, CEO NTIA
“Brighton Music Conference is set to run at the start of October and will be the first physical electronic music conference in many months. From discussions with the organisers, they are planning an inspiring educational event with robust safety standards for the industry to share knowledge and know-how to build a positive future for the scene.” - Greg Marshall, AFEM General Manager
"The news that BMC is going ahead in October is a much-needed boost for the electronic music industry. Finally, a chance to come together in-person to network while knowing our safety is being taken seriously. We can start talking, paving the way for solutions. The collaboration of the industry will allow us to move forward together" - Della Rush, AudioLock Chief Operating Officer
Save the date for BMC 2020 1st and 2nd October with more info on the event program updates to follow.
All tickets will be valid for the rescheduled October dates. Any questions please email info@brightonmusicconference.co.uk
Tickets:
BMC Pro Pass £155 + b/f
BMC Virtual Pass £25 +b/f
Academy Tickets: sold out
Buy tickets here: http://www.brightonmusicconference.co.uk/buy-tickets/
BMC also supports the charities Help Musicians UK, and Last Night A DJ Saved My Life.
About Brighton Music Conference
The award-winning Brighton Music Conference (BMC) is the UK's foremost electronic music conference & networking event, focusing on innovation, education & the key issues facing the electronic dance music sector. BMC brings together Industry-leading delegates and speakers at over 60 talks, seminars and workshops, alongside networking events throughout the conference duration. It is attended by 1000s of experienced music industry professionals, the next generation of DJs, producers as well as electronic music enthusiasts.
BMC was also awarded by the NTIA at the Ambassadors of the Night Awards 2019 for their work and commitment to developing awareness and education of the UK Electronic Music Scene internationally within the NTE.
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UNITED WE STREAM WEEK 11: UWS AUSTRALIA PRESENTS NINA LAS VEGAS
We’re so excited for Nina Las Vegas’ United We Stream Australia DJ set, coming to you from Mangoplah – a small town 36 kilometres south of Nina’s hometown of Wagga Wagga, NSW. Not only is it your chance to see one of Australia’s top DJs perform, but you’ll also be able to witness the beauty of regional NSW.
Located in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, Mangoplah means “Kooris singing” in the local Wiradjuri language.100% of donations raised via this stream will be going to HEAPS DECENT – an Australian organisation empowering diverse young people to express their creativity through music and multimedia.Nina Las Vegas x United We Stream Australia. Saturday August 29 12:10am (LA) // 3:10am (NYC) // 8:10am (London) // 9:10am (Berlin) // 12:40pm (Mumbai) // 3:10pm (Singapore) // 5:10pm (AEST).
Week 11 Schedule:
Sunday 29th August
8:10am – Nina Las Vegas – Mangoplah – United We Stream Australia
A movement that started in Berlin during lockdown that has spread to 83 cities around the world, United We Stream Brighton continues to showcase the music, culture and free-thinking rainbow infused spirit to viewers at home, whilst raising money to support the city’s nightlife, cultural organisations and charities.
The idea is for locals as well as people around the world to enjoy and experience Brighton’s music, art and culture through the website and social platforms. United We Stream Brighton is free, but with donations welcome, and all proceeds will go to support night-time economy businesses and cultural organisations across Brighton & Hove as well as contributing to the fight against homelessness and the vital work undertaken by the Grassroots charity and Audio Active.
Please donate what you can to raise money for Brighton’s nightlife, cultural organisations, charities and the fight against homelessness. https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/brightonunitedwestream
Watch the live stream and find out more here:
Website: https://brighton.unitedwestream.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnitedWeStreamBrighton
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unitedwestreambrighton
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoE25NcYTmM
Contact:
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
Carl Cox, Charlotte de Witte, Nina Kraviz and Ofenbach to lead Exit Festival’s Life Stream
Life Stream brings together an impressive list of global and regional artists whose exclusive performances will draw the attention of the entire planet to a project implemented by EXIT in collaboration with the UN World Food Program, the world’s largest humanitarian organization!
From September 3rd to 6th at the famous mts Dance Arena, which will be set on a hill across from its original location, for the first and last time ever for this one off exclusive event. The lineup will be led by key artists of the global electronic scene, live behind the decks Charlotte de Witte and Ben Klock, and digitally, via a special screen, Carl Cox, Nina Kraviz and Paul Van Dyk! Along with them Marcel Dettmann, DJ Tennis, Satori live, hitmakers Ofenbach, Burak Yeter, Mahmut Orhan and rising star Ece Ekren are coming to the fortress! A special place in the lineup and on the Dance Arena stage will be reserved for the exceptional talent of regional electronic grandmasters – Marko Nastić, Lag, Ilija Đoković, Coeus, Space Motion, and After Affair in a special back 2 back set with Kristijan Molnar.Life Stream will be available online to millions of viewers from all around the world, as well as a limited number of visitors at the Petrovaradin Fortress. During the artists performances, video materials and messages will be broadcasted pointing out the topics of environmental protection and the hunger crisis, and in addition to the music festival, an international panel is being prepared to discuss these issues.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3rKUa3uIFQ&feature=youtu.be
This September, Life Stream is entering its new phase of operation by starting a partnership with the World Food Program and the realization of a four-day festival. The project was launched last year and together with Green R:Evolution is EXIT's largest environmental endeavor to date. By partnering with the world's largest humanitarian organization Life Stream aims to expand its reach, highlighting two important goals, ending hunger and building resilience of the communities to climate change. Given that the pandemic will bring as many as 270 million people to the state of extreme hunger before the end of 2020, which is an increase of 80 percent compared to the year before, the consequences will be the most severe for those who are already vulnerable.
Carl Cox, Nina Kraviz and Paul Van Dyk had a fantastic reaction to the event and although they cannot come to the fortress in person, they will deliver specially prepared exclusive sets which will be tually blended into the Dance Arena scene.
After she created an unreal atmosphere last year at the EXIT festival, the heroine of the new age Charlotte de Witte is returning to the Petrovaradin Fortress, where she will perform live from the mts Dance Arena as part of the Life Stream project. The Dutch producer Satori, known for his unique performances that bring the audience into a trance, will be in charge of the magical atmosphere, as well as DJ Tennis, who always shows his ability to create an intimate atmosphere at all kinds of gatherings and will be joined at the fortress by Ben Klock, one of the Berghain’s residents and a key piece in the Berlin techno movement and Marcel Dettmann called one of the most influential proponents of contemporary techno.
The creator of the planetary megahit "Feel" Mahmut Orhan will amplify the Life Stream effect with his music and spin some of the biggest radio hits that conquered the world's charts a few years ago. His fresh combination of deep house and groovy indie dance music is perfectly addictive and ideally represents Mahmut’s cultural roots! The mts Dance Arena will also welcome the French duo Ofenbach, whose dance hits based on rockabilly music manage to constantly hold their positions on the radio stations, just like the ones signed by Burak Yeter, one of the biggest sensations on the club scene in the past couple of years whose major hit single "Tuesday" has more than 500 million views on YouTube. Ece Ekren, a rising star often compared to her fellow citizen Mahmut Orhan due to her exotic house sound will also be joining the strong lineup, bringing the energy of Istanbul's clubs.
EXIT Festival was established in 2000 in University Park as a student movement for the fight for peace and freedom, both in Serbia and in the Balkans. Over the past 20 years, it has grown into one of the most eminent music festivals in the world, bringing to Novi Sad, its venue, as many as two Best European Festival titles won for 2013 and 2017. The Festival is organized at one of the largest medieval fortresses in Europe. Social responsibility remains one of the key aspects of the Festival through the work of the EXIT Foundation, whose social activism is focused on youth development and peace promotion, creative industries, environmental protection and destination branding.
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies, building prosperity and supporting a sustainable future for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change. In 2019, WFP assisted nearly 100 million people in over 80 countries. WFP not only provides food assistance to communities affected by climate-related disasters, but also helps them become more resilient to extreme weather events. In light of the current situation, WFP has made an urgent appeal for USD 4.9 billion which will enable it to provide food assistance to as many as 138 million vulnerable people before the end of the year. This would also be the largest mobilization in the entire history of the organization.
EXIT. Where hedonism meets activism.
UNITED WE STREAM WEEK 10: UWS ASIA LIVE FROM VENT IN JAPAN
We’re going to take a little break this weekend as our team of volunteers have been working flat out and need a well-deserved rest. So this weekend we will have some guest streams from other UWS cities coming up and we’ll be back with some more streams featuring your best-loved Brighton venues and artists, plus another exciting Skint Records takeover. So watch this space! Thanks for all your support! We can’t do it without you!
This week ‘United We Stream Asia’ launched, with VENT representing Japan as the curator of this program, featuring AKIRAM EN, DJ DYE, BLACK BOBOI, ALTZ and SUNGA, which will be a great opportunity to showcase the power of the Japanese underground to the world. The curation of this event was selected based on the concept of “bringing the best of Japanese underground to the world” who didn’t get enough recognition worldwide yet. In addition, the video direction is of true “VENT quality”, a simple but powerfully unique effect that highlights the artists’ performances. vent tokyo is one of tokyos key clubs for electronic music.
Week 10 Schedule:
Sunday 23rd August
19.00 – 00.00 ICT+2 >Line Up<
Akiram En
Altz
Black Boboi (Live)
DJ Dye
Sunga
A movement that started in Berlin during lockdown that has spread to 83 cities around the world, United We Stream Brighton continues to showcase the music, culture and free-thinking rainbow infused spirit to viewers at home, whilst raising money to support the city’s nightlife, cultural organisations and charities.
The idea is for locals as well as people around the world to enjoy and experience Brighton’s music, art and culture through the website and social platforms. United We Stream Brighton is free, but with donations welcome, and all proceeds will go to support night-time economy businesses and cultural organisations across Brighton & Hove as well as contributing to the fight against homelessness and the vital work undertaken by the Grassroots charity and Audio Active.
Please donate what you can to raise money for Brighton’s nightlife, cultural organisations, charities and the fight against homelessness. https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/brightonunitedwestream
Watch the live stream and find out more here:
Website: https://brighton.unitedwestream.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnitedWeStreamBrighton
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unitedwestreambrighton
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoE25NcYTmM
Contact:
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
WEEK 9: SHOWCASING MORE BANDS, DJ’S AND LOCAL TALENT
United We Stream Brighton continues to showcase some of the city’s best local artists and venues to help raise money for local charities and to keep the city’s nightlife alive.
As the heatwave continues Week 9 kicks off with more bands on Friday with Enter Art Gallery hosting CLT DRP with their unique blend of EDM inspired electro-punk and quasi-satirical female pop and SKiNNY MiLK whose sound has been likened to Thee Oh Sees, Wand and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, creating cathartic tunes that effortlessly reach the volume of much larger guitar bands. Next up we have another amazing band performing at Komedia presented by BIMM. Gnarlah are a three-piece dark modern rock powerhouse combining explosive rock energy with the powerful and dark sounds of scene giants such as Muse and System of a Down.
On Saturday we bring you tunes to get you dancing at home with Pablo Contraband playing a mix of House, Techno, Funk, Soul and Disco to get things started at the renowned Rialto Theatre. Then it’s over to New Unity with Nick Hook, a Brighton based DJ/producer who began his career back in the early days of the house music revolution. Nick has DJ'd all over the UK and abroad and released music on many top labels such as Distinctive, FFRR, Om & Whoop! With his first solo studio album Asylum Earth being released on Jeepers! Music this summer. Nick is also the founder of well-known Brighton club night Tech-Noir, which has been rocking venues all over Brighton for a decade. Wrapping things up on Saturday is one half of duo and Brighton label Black Octopus Nick Baxter with a set from Block in Brighton’s Kemp Town.
On Sunday The Loft Sessions presents a special look back at local Brighton talent and venues that the BIMM Institute has showcased over the last 3 years. Expect special guest appearances from Fatboy Slim, David Morales, James Bay and Sleaford Mods. Then we showcase some up and coming talent at Komedia with singer songwriter Reema, whose new folk style songs capture what we're feeling now. Touching, emotional and beautiful.
Week 9 Schedule
Friday 14th August:
7pm: CLT Drop - Enter Art Gallery
8pm: Skinny Milk - Enter Art Gallery
9pm: Gnarlah - Komedia
Saturday 15th August:
7pm: Pablo Contraband - Rialto Theatre
8pm: Nick Hook - New Unity
9pm: Nick Baxter (Black Octopus) - Block
Sunday 16th August:
8pm: The Loft Sessions - BIMM
9pm: Reema - Komedia
UWS Brighton continues to grow with over 930,000 views, showcasing Brighton’s talent to the world and reminding us of all the venues that are closed and we are missing during this time.
The music will continue over the coming weeks including more bands, so keep an eye out on the website social media pages for the upcoming line ups. Acts to look forward to include; Mystery Jets,Penelope Isles, Flyte, Bess Atwell, Electric Soft Parade, The Wytches, Egyptian Blue, LIME, Otzeki, Speelburg, Nina Carina, Scott Diaz, Wax Works, VONDA7 and The Emperor Machine and many more!
A movement that started in Berlin during lockdown that has spread to over 74 cities around the world, United We Stream Brighton continues to showcase the music, culture and free-thinking rainbow infused spirit to viewers at home, whilst raising money to support the city’s nightlife, cultural organisations and charities.
The idea is for locals as well as people around the world to enjoy and experience Brighton’s music, art and culture through the website and social platforms. United We Stream Brighton is free, but with donations welcome, and all proceeds will go to support night-time economy businesses and cultural organisations across Brighton & Hove as well as contributing to the fight against homelessness and the vital work undertaken by the Grassroots charity and Audio Active.
Please donate what you can to raise money for Brighton's nightlife, cultural organisations, charities and the fight against homelessness.
Watch the live stream and find out more here:
Website: https://brighton.unitedwestream.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnitedWeStreamBrighton
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unitedwestreambrighton
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoE25NcYTmM
Contact:
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
EXIT festival supports UN World Food Programme through Life Stream Project
EXIT festival in partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the world's largest humanitarian organization, is launching the next step of Life Stream Project to galvanize efforts towards the COVID-19 response to alleviate the suffering of millions who have lost their livelihoods to the pandemic and are falling deeper into hunger.
The Life Stream Project brings together world-class acts who will perform at the Petrovaradin Fortress, where EXIT festival usually takes place, for a million-strong online audience from September 3rd to 6th.
EXIT presents LIFE STREAM in support of UN World Food Programme
As coronavirus cases soar globally, the pandemic is compounding problems and multiplying misery, especially for those on the frontlines of climate change battling frequent drought, storms and floods that strain food production, exacerbate hunger and push people deeper into poverty.
With the pandemic set to push 270 million people into food insecurity before the end of 2020 – an 80 percent increase from 2019 - the impact will be the harshest for those who were already suffering.
“EXIT started as a youth movement for peace and freedom in Serbia and Balkans and social activism is still at the forefront of our activities. This year has been hard for all of us, but even in times like this, we must find the strength to do what we can to help those who are the most vulnerable” – said founder and CEO of EXIT Dušan Kovačević.
More information about the Life Stream Project
Life stream has been launched last year together with the Green R:evolution as EXIT’s biggest environmental project to this day in which the Government of Serbia committed to planting almost billion trees increasing the country’s forestation rate up to 50%. The partnership with WFP broadens the scope of the project highlighting two important causes, ending hunger and building resilience for communities in the face of climate change, that have become even more urgent in the light of COVID-19.
Life Stream will be a four-day long festival where performances will be broadcasted from the legendary EXIT Dance Arena. The festival will feature the global and regional acts with videos drawing attention to the environment and the looming hunger crisis. Festival will also promote tourist attractions of Serbia and city of Novi Sad, home of the EXIT festival. In addition to the music festival, an international panel will discuss key issues around the unfolding pandemic as well as highlight the cooperation between WFP and EXIT.
This year’s project is an introduction to a broader cooperation in 2021, which will mark two important anniversaries, 60 years of WFP and the 20th anniversary of the EXIT festival. Next year’s festival will feature performances by some of the biggest global stars such as David Guetta, DJ Snake, Tyga, Eric Prydz, and many more.
ABOUT THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME (WFP)
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies, building prosperity and supporting a sustainable future for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change. In 2019, WFP assisted nearly 100 million people in over 80 countries.
WFP not only provides food assistance to communities affected by climate-related disasters, but also helps them become more resilient to extreme weather events.
In light of the current situation, WFP has made an urgent appeal for USD 4.9 billion which will enable it to provide food assistance to as many as 138 million vulnerable people before the end of the year. This would also be the largest mobilization in the entire history of the organization.
ABOUT EXIT FESTIVAL
EXIT Festival was established in 2000 in University Park as a student movement for the fight for peace and freedom, both in Serbia and in the Balkans. Over the past 20 years, it has grown into one of the most eminent music festivals in the world, bringing to Novi Sad, its venue, as many as two Best European Festival titles won for 2013 and 2017. The Festival is organized at one of the largest medieval fortresses in Europe. Social responsibility remains one of the key aspects of the Festival through the work of the EXIT Foundation, whose social activism is focused on youth development and peace promotion, creative industries, environmental protection and destination branding.
Contact
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
BRIGHTON MUSIC CONFERENCE RESCHEDULES TO 1st & 2nd OCTOBER 2020
The UK government has advised that from the 1st of October 2020 trade shows, exhibitions and conferences will be allowed to take place and after much research and advice from partners, sponsors and government officials, the Brighton Music Conference (BMC) team have decided to move the dates back seven days to the 1st and 2nd October.
“We’ve been overwhelmed by the positive feedback from the industry and there is a real feeling that people want to get together and share experiences to help our industry survive this situation. Giving the next generation an opportunity to meet their peers to learn and network is also something we feel is important for the future of the industry. We are all looking forward to the event and bringing the industry back together for the first time.” - The BMC Team
Taking place at the prestigious British Airways i360 venue on Brighton’s beachfront, the award-winning event will also have an adjusted programme for its seventh edition, but will maintain the high level of panels and talks, with key industry speakers, including in-depth discussions and debates on the biggest issues facing the electronic and wider music industry such as diversity, mental health, streaming, the environment and current music and business trends.
All decisions have been and will continue to be based on scientific evidence and public health assessments and event organisers will continue to monitor the ongoing situation. The event will
adhere to all government guidelines, with a written risk assessment and mitigations put in place to reduce the risk of Covid-19 transmission.
In order to comply with the new guidelines both venue & theatre capacity has been reduced accordingly, so only a limited amount of tickets remain. More information about the updated BMC programme will be released soon.
Brighton Music Conference would like to thank everyone for their continued support, especially the i360, sponsors and partners.
We can’t help everyone in the industry but everyone in the industry can help someone.
Some word of support from some of BMC’s partners and friends:
“It’s great that the Brighton Music Conference (BMC) is happening at the start of October. The electronic music industry has been one of the hardest hit by the Coronavirus Crisis, and it’s important that networking/information-sharing events such as BMC are held — in a safe way — in order for the industry to work together and seek solutions to emerge out the other side.”
Carl Loben, DJ Mag Editor
"We support BMC in its decision to move the conference back to the 1st/2nd October 2020, adhering to the safety measures in line with Government Regulations, with a focus on ensuring the event can take place in a safe environment, Brighton Music Conference is one of the shining lights of the music industry, its commitment to industry education, technology and talent has stood testament to its growth and success over the last 7 years" - Michael Kill, CEO NTIA
“Brighton Music Conference is set to run at the start of October and will be the first physical electronic music conference in many months. From discussions with the organisers, they are planning an inspiring educational event with robust safety standards for the industry to share knowledge and know-how to build a positive future for the scene.” - Greg Marshall, AFEM General Manager
"The news that BMC is going ahead in October is a much-needed boost for the electronic music industry. Finally, a chance to come together in-person to network while knowing our safety is being taken seriously. We can start talking, paving the way for solutions. The collaboration of the industry will allow us to move forward together" - Della Rush, AudioLock Chief Operating Officer
Save the date for BMC 2020 1st and 2nd October with more info on the event program and official events coming soon.
All tickets will be valid for the rescheduled October dates. Any questions please email info@brightonmusicconference.co.uk
Tickets:
BMC Pro Pass £155 + b/f
Academy Tickets: sold out
Buy tickets here: http://www.brightonmusicconference.co.uk/buy-tickets/
BMC also supports the charities Help Musicians UK, and Last Night A DJ Saved My Life.
About Brighton Music Conference
The award-winning Brighton Music Conference (BMC) is the UK's foremost electronic music conference & networking event, focusing on innovation, education & the key issues facing the electronic dance music sector. BMC brings together Industry-leading delegates and speakers at over 60 talks, seminars and workshops, alongside networking events throughout the conference duration. It is attended by 1000s of experienced music industry professionals, the next generation of DJs, producers as well as electronic music enthusiasts.
BMC was also awarded by the NTIA at the Ambassadors of the Night Awards 2019 for their work and commitment to developing awareness and education of the UK Electronic Music Scene internationally within the NTE.
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Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
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United We Stream WeeK 8: Drum & Bass, Mr Bongo and BIMM take centre stage
United We Stream Brighton continues to showcase some of the city’s best local artists and venues to help raise money for local charities and to keep the city’s nightlife alive.
Week 8 welcomes a very special stream on Friday from one of Brighton's most loved spaces, and an epic drum & bass session from The Volks straight into to your living room. The line up includes; Calyx & Teebee, Degs (dj set), Erb n Dub ft Eksman & Herbzie, Levela, Unglued.
On Saturday we head to Patterns for an eclectic line up presented by renowned record label and shop Mr Bongo. Kicking things off are Normanton Street, an unstoppable musical force combining elements of Jazz, Soul, R'n'B and Hip Hop, followed by some unique and diverse tunes from Dashia. Next up are indie-pop outfit RALPH TV, who Clash Magazine call “Slacker pop gems”, their unique blend of evocative modern pop pays homage to the stylish romantic pop acts of the 80s, the likes of Prefab Sprout, Orange Juice and Aztec Camera. Mr Bongo head honchos deliver a sublime infusion mix of Brazilian, Latin, Reggae, African and Jazz infused-music. Contemporary jazz newcomers Ebi Soda, an invigorating mix of bustling rhythms, powerful piano chords and earworm melodies with DJ Format wrapping things up with some infectious soulful hip-hop breaks and beats.
On Sunday Europe's leading music college BIMM, presents an hour of lockdown performances along with original drama shorts by students from Brighton’s IC Theatre, followed by entertaining and hilarious singing impressions from comedienne Jess Robinson.
Week 8 Schedule
Friday 7th August: The Volks Drum & Bass Sessions
7pm: Calyx & Teebee - The Volks
8pm: Degs (dj set) - The Volks
9pm: Erb n Dub ft Eksman & Herbzie - The Volks
10pm: Levela - The Volks
11pm: Unglued - The Volks
Saturday 8th August: Mr Bongo Presents
6:15pm: Normanton Street
7pm: Dashia
8:15pm: RALPH TV
9pm: Mr Bongo
10pm: Ebi Soda
10:45pm: DJ Format
Sunday 9th August:
7pm: BIMM Presents
8pm: Jess Robinson - Komedia
UWS Brighton continues to grow with over 850,000 views, showcasing Brighton’s talent to the world and reminding us of all the venues that are closed and we are missing during this time.
The music will continue over the coming weeks including more bands, so keep an eye out on the website social media pages for the upcoming line ups. Acts to look forward to include; Mystery Jets, Penelope Isles, Flyte, Bess Atwell, Electric Soft Parade, The Wytches, Egyptian Blue, LIME, Otzeki, Ebi Soda, Speelburg, CLT Drop, Skinny Milk, Wax Works, and many more!
A movement that started in Berlin during lockdown that has spread to over 74 cities around the world, United We Stream Brighton continues to showcase the music, culture and free-thinking rainbow infused spirit to viewers at home, whilst raising money to support the city’s nightlife, cultural organisations and charities.
The idea is for locals as well as people around the world to enjoy and experience Brighton’s music, art and culture through the website and social platforms. United We Stream Brighton is free, but with donations welcome, and all proceeds will go to support night-time economy businesses and cultural organisations across Brighton & Hove as well as contributing to the fight against homelessness and the vital work undertaken by the Grassroots charity and Audio Active.
Please donate what you can to raise money for Brighton's nightlife, cultural organisations, charities and the fight against homelessness.
Watch the live stream and find out more here:
Website: https://brighton.unitedwestream.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnitedWeStreamBrighton
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unitedwestreambrighton
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoE25NcYTmM
Contact:
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
EXIT festival unveils first acts for 2021 with David Guetta, DJ Snake, Tyga, Eric Prydz, Four Tet, Boris Brejcha, Sepultura, Metronomy and more!
EXIT has gone through many challenges since its initiation 20 years ago when it started as a student movement for peace and freedom in Serbia and Balkans and due to the evolution of the pandemic, postponing this year's festival edition was one of the greatest of all. However, organizers are determined to get back even stronger next summer and celebrate two decades of rich music history of the award winning EXIT festival in 2021 with one of the best editions yet.
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMCeRnsNek8&feature=youtu.be
From 8th till 11th July 2021 EXIT will once again welcome people from over 100 countries to gather at one of the biggest medieval fortresses in Europe, set high on the banks of the river Danube in Novi Sad, Serbia.
First headliners that are revealed include one of the most influential music producers and Grammy awarded artist David Guetta, two-time leader of "Billboard's" singles list and one of the biggest hip hop acts Tyga and DJ Snake, the author of many popular global hits and winner of two Billboard awards. A special moment is left for the finale end when one of world’s most in demand DJs Eric Prydz and the acclaimed electronic artist Four Tet will join forces for a special b2b set to create one of the most iconic closing performances at the spectacular mts Dance arena stage. Exit’s 20th anniversary simply couldn’t pass without the powerful Sepultura, a legendary metal band with fourteen albums and some of the riffs which have left a mark on rock music in general. After last year's magnificent performance, Dax J is set to bring the flame of techno in a furious b2b with Kobosil. The line up will also feature the new generation of EXIT stars including german DJ and producer Boris Brejcha, indie heroes Metronomy, Grammy Award winner for lifetime achievement and live punk icon Marky Ramone, swedish rock sensation Thundermother, Denis Sulta, and leading regional music artist such as Laibach, Marko Nastić, Goblini, Massimo, Coeus, Kristijan Molnar b2b After Affair, Lag, Layzie, Runy, Space Motion. These are just the first round of confirmed acts, many new names and surprises will be announced soon.
In the meantime, EXIT is considering options to start celebration of 20th anniversary with a symbolic event this September which will focus on an online stream that will include the LIFE stream https://www.exitfest.org/en/life-stream/ and Green R:Evolution platform, the festivals biggest environmental project so far. https://www.exitfest.org/en/green-revolution/
The award winning EXIT festival, voted twice as the Best Major European Festival in the last seven years, has something for music lovers of all genres ranging from rock, pop, hip-hop, reggae all the way to house, with a diverse mix of artists performing on more than 40 stages and zones connected by cobbled streets, ramparts and tunnels. Also renowned for it’s amazing atmosphere and energy one of the greatest electronic music stages in the world, the mts Dance Arena champions the who’s who in the electronic music world set in the awe inspiring moat of the fortress, it’s that special moment when the sun's rays shine over the fortress walls and your favourite tune is belting through the soundsystem and into your soul! EXIT is not only a festival, it is a movement, a symbol of progress and a motor of change in the society, not only in Serbia and Balkan region, but globally as well.
Tickets on sale from Friday, July 31st!
From Friday 31st July at 12 midday very limited edition of four day ticket for EXIT festival 2021. will go on sale with a 20% discount at a promo price of 99€ + bf. VIP full festival tickets will also go on sale for 250 € + bf.
All tickets purchased for EXIT festival 2020 are valid for the 2021 edition.
All EXIT fans who save their EXIT 2.0 ticket for the 2021 festival edition, automatically become members of the EXIT Team that unlocks special surprises, benefits and a possibility of winning a Lifetime ticket for the EXIT festival.
All fans who do not find the new EXIT dates in 2021 suitable and would like to request a refund, will be able to register for refund in the period of 1st till 15th August 2020.
More info on: www.exitfest.org
Tomorrowland offers a glimpse into the technological masterpiece of its digital festival
Tomorrowland Around the World pushes the boundaries of music,
3D design, Hollywood’s latest filming techniques and the most modern game engines and hardware
Over the past few months, Tomorrowland has been working with the latest technologies in 3D design, video production, gaming and special effects to craft a new Tomorrowland location for its two-day digital music festival, pushing the boundaries of music, 3D design, Hollywood’s latest filming techniques and the most modern game engines and hardware. Tomorrowland Around the World is not a traditional livestream event with DJs in a studio or at home. Instead, it is a unique form of visual entertainment – a technological masterpiece demonstrating a number of technological world premieres and entwining entertainment and technology in a way that has never been done before. More than 60 of the planet’s biggest artists have recorded their performances in 4 large green screen studios around the world, while 2 different platforms are used to assemble all the elements together. The digital universe of Tomorrowland Around the World has 10 times more polygons compared to a modern computer game and each stage has a 16 square kilometre surface with 32.000 trees and plants and over 280.000 virtual people who each will have their own attributes, such as flags or lights. Festival visitors will be treated to an immersive and unprecedented music festival experience, combining a 3D décor and artist performances with a spectacular show featuring special effects, fireworks, laser shows, a realistic crowd and sound effects.
Those technologies were created by the in-house creative team and 3D artists of Tomorrowland, renowned for creating Tomorrowland’s world-famous stages and artwork, in collaboration with several partners. Bringing the live video, lighting, visuals and effects, feature film and gaming technology together has resulted in a lot of unforeseen productional and technical challenges that required new integrations to be developed. The last months presented a unique opportunity to have all these teams available at the same time and allowed everyone to create a technical set-up that has never been done before, giving a huge energy boost to a sector that was badly hurt by the global pandemic. Tomorrowland is now proud to say it has been able to bridge the gap between the real world and the virtual environment to a level beyond everyone’s expectations – Tomorrowland Around the World is the result of a gigantic team effort of hundreds of people who are working around the clock to create a never-before-seen interactive entertainment experience.
Main Stage
Brand-new 3D island environment
Tomorrowland is currently in the final stages of building its brand-new 3D island environment Pāpiliōnem, where both the responsiveness across devices and the visual details are being optimized. Pāpiliōnem is a magical island shaped like a butterfly featuring beaches, night skies, mountains, forests sunsets – with a true game feel. Festival visitors will be able to navigate easily through the island with a PC, laptop, smartphone or tablet – you don’t need special VR goggles – and explore the entire festival site in an interactive way together with friends, experiencing all four seasons within a single day trip. On entering the island, festival visitors will be offered a packed schedule with plenty of things to do, see and experience. People will be able to go and discover 8 different stages designed and built in 3D and see artists performing live sets, just like at a real festival. Once you’ve chosen a particular stage, you’ll get to see the line-up and be able to enter the specific stage environment. There people will be treated to an immersive music festival experience, combining a 3D décor and artist performances with a spectacular show featuring special effects, fireworks, laser shows, a realistic crowd and sound effects.
Tomorrowland has created this platform from scratch in collaboration with Dogstudio, a multidisciplinary creative studio with offices in Belgium, Chicago and Mexico City.
Henry Daubrez, CEO & Creative Director of Dogstudio: “We are currently working day and night to design and bring the entire virtual island universe to life under a really aggressive timeline. We work hand in hand with Tomorrowland’s in-house 3D, creative and development teams to build a compelling, immersive, user-friendly, but also highly premium experience. We are building a web-based experience and we are all really pushing the boundaries of what can effectively be done in a web browser. Our biggest challenge – besides being an obvious enormous technical challenge – is making sure festival visitors will be able to feel they are being part of something larger than their computer and their internet connection. People won’t only be immersed in Tomorrowland’s new universe, but they will also be able to communicate with other festival visitors. I can proudly say that we are setting new standards for web-based online music experiences, pushing the boundaries of the latest technology that is available, but on the other hand making sure that the platform is even working on a device that is a couple of years old.” Dogstudio has previously worked for the likes of Microsoft, The Museum of Science and Industry of Chicago, The Kennedy Center of Washington, Dragone and many more.
More than 60 artists in 4 different green screen studios around the world
More than 60 artists are playing on 8 different stages at Tomorrowland Around the World. To capture all these performances, Tomorrowland has built 4 different large green screen studios around the world. Most performances have been recorded on the holy grounds of Tomorrowland in Boom (Belgium). Artists based in North and Central America recorded their set in a studio in Los Angeles (USA), while Latin American artists went to a studio in Sao Paolo (Brazil) and Australian DJs performed in Sydney (Australia). All studios had to be modified to create an environment that allowed enough room for the creative team to make this a Tomorrowland-worthy broadcast. All cycloramas (or infinity-walls) were 6m or higher, at least 8m wide, and at least 8m in depth. A full-sized DJ booth was built in the studio and all locations measured the exact same set-up. The video production teams working on Tomorrowland Around the World are known for previous work with the Olympic Games, the Super Bowl, international feature films and the game development world.
Core Stage
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Before the cameras were set up, the studio facilities got a technical overhaul to get them ready for augmented reality productions. A large grid of infrared reflectors was installed on the ceiling to allow tracking devices to measure an exact position of each camera head. All other parameters of the camera and lenses were transmitted live to servers that recorded the data and rendered a low-resolution version of the virtual world for the camera operators and directors. On top of the 6 4K ultra HD cameras, a number of virtual cameras were created per stage, allowing the director to choose up to 38 cameras at the Mainstage. Even for modern 4K outside broadcast trucks, a dual framerate and multiple resolution configuration is challenging, especially with the amount of virtual shots needed to be triggered. Each stage has a different technical set-up: similar to moving the outside broadcast truck from one stage to another, the truck configuration was changed from one stage to another. Along with the technical set-up, the lighting on the artist changed according to the location of stage and the time of the day during the broadcast.
Tomorrowland has been working closely together with stYpe, which provides a cutting-edge camera tracking technology for achieving real-time augmented reality and virtual studio effects in live broadcast. Stype Cajic, Founder & CEO of stYpe: “Tomorrowland’s digital festival is different from the live broadcast productions we typically do, and from the typical movie productions we do, in the sense that it combines the requirements of both. In live broadcast projects, like for example the Olympic Games, there are very high standards for speed, virtual scene optimizations and reliable camera tracking. As the shots are done only once, there’s no luxury of repeating them, since it all has to be live. Movie productions, on the other hand, have requirements for high-resolution and photorealistic virtual effects as seen in blockbusters movies. Tomorrowland Around the World has both of these requirements and this meant we had an interesting technical challenge to solve. The artists were performing their acts once, without repeat takes, and they needed to see in real time the virtual environment they were performing in. This meant that the speed and scene optimizations from live broadcast was required. On the other hand, everything needed to be shot in high resolution and be photorealistic to satisfy the sophisticated taste of festival visitors who will be watching. While planning for this project, we considered a few solutions for camera tracking, and we finally decided on using the RedSpy system. It proved to be a great choice since it operated without problems on dual frame rate for days in a row, and it surpassed Tomorrowland’s accuracy requirements for 4K shooting. This meant that the camera tracking part of the challenge was solved. The second thing needed were high-resolution photo-realistic real time renders. For this purpose, we used our StypeLand Unreal plugin which we modified for getting the volumetric lights on the talent, which gave the whole set a more realistic look.” The stYpe technology was used worldwide at the MTV VMAs, Eurovision Song Contest, Olympic Games, Super Bowl and many more.
Cave Stage
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2 different platforms to assemble all the elements together, pushing the limits of the most modern game engines and hardware
At the end of the pipeline there are 2 different platforms used to assemble all the elements together. The 3D stages designed by Tomorrowland are imported and layers of show elements, lights, attributes and environments are added. Depence, a platform that is typically used to visualize show elements such as lighting, lasers, visuals and other effects, is used for most indoor stages where the show elements are key to the performance. The software was not designed to add video of real-life footage to it. With the help of the developers, it is now possible to have volumetric light on the talent in the set. These environments have gotten a more realistic look. All technical elements that make up the show are programmed and controlled in the same way by the same skilled team that does this for the other regular Tomorrowland editions. This results in a realistic image with hints to iconic stage designs of the past. For these stages a crowd was designed with some extra features to generate an even more immersive effect.
The other stages are rendered in the game engine Unreal Engine, which allows for photorealistic landscaping and scripting of certain elements. Each stage has a 16 square kilometre surface with 32.000 trees and plants. The landscapes for each stage have been custom-made to resemble elements of the festival grounds: the Core stage is situated in a forest environment, while the Mainstage has the natural amphitheatre landscape similar to the holy grounds in Boom. On the festival grounds, over 280.000 virtual people each have their own attributes, such as flags or lights. The digital universe of Tomorrowland Around the World has 10 times more polygons compared to a modern computer game, pushing the limits of the most modern game engines and hardware.
Tomorrowland has been collaborating with Epic Games and its Unreal Engine, a state-of-the-art real-time 3D creation platform and game engine that features photorealistic rendering, dynamic physics and effects and lifelike animation, widely used in many games including Fortnite, Minecraft and Mortal Kombat. Ben Lumsden, Business Development Manager at Epic Games – Unreal Engine: “How do we bring new experiences from great artists to remote audiences? This is the pressing question that’s being posed, and one that’s now being answered by real-time technology. Unreal Engine has quickly become the standard for beautiful virtual sets in film and television production and is now being used more in live broadcasts. Tomorrowland Around the World skillfully mixes traditional techniques such as live camera cutting with our new DMX lighting control integration all within the immersion of Unreal Engine, building a new digital journey that is sure to captivate people across the planet. What the team at Tomorrowland has been able to do in a very short period of time is seriously impressive. Combining the live action performances of the artists into gorgeous, high-resolution virtual worlds has been a logistical and technological feat.”
Here as well, custom builds of the software were necessary to be able to process the camera tracking data differently than in standard broadcast solutions, read the DMX data from lighting consoles, and integrate with nonlinear editing systems to switch between all virtual cameras. Custom APIs were written to bridge software packages that never interacted before and no effort was spared to blend the artist in the magically created environments. A big team of audio mastering engineers are working on creating realistic crowd sounds, cheering, applause and singalongs, all timed according to the artists’ sets.
Elixier Stage
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A couple of facts & figures about Tomorrowland Around the World
- Tomorrowland has built 4 different large green screen studios around the world.
- All cycloramas (or infinity-walls) were 6m or higher, at least 8m wide, and at least 8m in depth.
- On top of the 6 4K ultra HD cameras, a number of virtual cameras were created per stage, allowing the director to choose up to 38 cameras at the Mainstage.
- Each stage has its own unique 16 square kilometre surface with 32.000 trees and plants.
- Over 280.000 virtual people each have their own attributes, such as flags or lights.
- The digital 3D environment of Tomorrowland Around the World is made up of 10 times more polygons and lights than an average modern computer game.
- There are more than 750 virtual lamps per stage, all drawn by hand.
- There is about 300TB of raw video footage.
- Tens of different render engines (render farm) are working 24/7 to process all the data.
Tomorrowland Around the World, the digital festival
- Saturday July 25 and Sunday July 26,2020.
- Between 16h00–01h00 CEST.
- Festival visitors will be able to navigate easily through Pāpiliōnem with a PC, laptop, smartphone or tablet – you don’t need special VR goggles – and explore the entire festival site with all the different stages and points of interest in an interactive way together with friends.
- ‘Time-zone-friendly’ for visitors from Asia and North and South America.
- Open for people of all ages and places.
- Accessible exclusively on tomorrowland.com.
- Day ticket costs €12.50.
- Weekend ticket costs €20.00 and includes a week of video-on-demand content to relive the entire experience.
- Special People of Tomorrow packages and Home Party packages are available.
- Info and updates: tomorrowland.com