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19
Nov

ESNS conference program taking shape with more speakers confirmed

Posted by: Nikki in: Eurosonic Noorderslag , Events , Festivals

Having already announced that conference and showcase festival ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) will be a fully digital edition in 2021, the conference program is now taking shape with more speakers and discussion topics announced. Taking place from 13 to 16 January 2021, the main focus of the 35th edition of ESNS will be moving forward and the ‘the road to recovery’ with key speakers including;  Aly Gillan (Bandcamp), Anita Barisic (Warner Chappell), Claire O’Neill (A Greener Festival, Helen Sildna (Tallinn Music Week), Keith Harris (Keith Harris Music Ltd), Michael Chugg (Michael Chugg Entertainment), Michal Kascak (Pohoda Festival), Sammy Andrews (Deviate Digital), Scott Cohen (Warner Music),  Steve Strange (X-Ray Touring), Tom Windish (Paradigm Talent Agency).

We all want to go ahead with our music and our business, but the fact is that we are all still in ‘waiting mode’. What does ‘the road to recovery’ of our beloved music sector look like and when are we allowed to start up again? What’s the status on the vaccine and when can we finally go ahead with test events and instant testing? Is streaming here to stay? How does the pandemic affect the work of songwriters and performing artists? What will VR and AR add to our live experiences? These are all questions and subjects that ESNS will aim to give the necessary insights into during their conference. 

Joining the already announced keynotes and panel speakers  is Steve Strange of X-Ray Touring, agent for Queens of the Stone Age, Eminem, and Coldplay who will feature in a keynote interview with the famous promoter Michael Chug. 

Other new additions include Sam Distaso, Vice President of Business Development at Sandar and responsible for introducing the world to cutting-edge virtual live event technology, Justin Bennington, founder and first engineer at Somewhere Systems, based in New York City which builds bleeding-edge AR experiences for the music industry and others and Ryan Miller, CEO, Club Quarantaene, who will discuss the new and exciting virtual world of VR and AR. 

Addressing the re-start of live activities, ESNS presents the ‘Successful Covid-19 Festival Formats’ with Michal Kascak (Pohoda Festival), Helen Sildna (Tallinn Music Week), Kate Wenster (Base Camp Festival) and Raphael Meyersieck (Electrisize Festival), moderated by Gordon Masson (IQ Magazine). 

Rutger Ansley Rosenborg, Digital Strategy Lead and Jason Joven, Manager Content and Insights at Chartmetric will host two presentations on streaming analytics. The first, will look at the effect of COVID-19 on the global music business: data of live streaming suggest that when artists go live on Instagram and/or YouTube, existing fans are more likely to engage and new fans will follow. Followed by ‘International Trigger Cities for European Artists; according to analysis of Trigger Cities in Southeast Asia and Latin America, European artists might want to consider looking beyond North America and Northern & Western Europe to find streaming success, connect with highly engaged audiences, and, eventually, tour.

Keeping it on the subject of streaming; Bandcamp’s Aly Gillani, the European Label Representative, will take part in a panel discussion on ‘How to get the most out of your live streaming concerts’, hosted by Helienne Lindvall. More panel speakers to follow.

The Dutch spoken panel ‘Live streaming: this is the way forward’ will see the participation of Michiel Laan, Manager Online at copyright organisation Buma/Stemra, artist manager and music entrepreneur Marc Hofstede of Ambassadors of Entertainment, singer-songwriter Ed Struijlaart and Maurice Endeman, general manager of the venue Het Podium in Hoogeveen that launched the live streaming concept Locked & Live, talking to moderator Martijn Crama.

The European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) calls for an open debate with various parties to have a critical look at the business- and revenue-models and discuss the way we can create a ‘fair music value chain’ for all parties, with Aafke Romeijn (from BAM! Popauteurs) as moderator and Arriën Molema (ECSA board member and songwriter), Helen Smith (IMPALA) and Annabella Coldrick (MMF) as panel members.

The Dutch Music Publishers Organization NMUV will shine a light on how they deal with talent scouting and development during Covid-times, also going into the matter of creating new material if working closely together in studios or writing sessions is limited. Bobby Sukhraj, music publisher, producer and manager at Houston Comma, will discuss the art of songwriting during Corona crisis with Anita Barisic, AR/Creative Manager at Warner Chappell and Daan Determeijer, A&R responsible at MusicAllStars Publishing, a sister-company of the world’s leading dance label Spinnin‘.

The Dutch composers and artist organization BAM! Popauteurs will discuss the effect of the pandemic in regard to the daily routine and work of composers and musicians with Dutch artists like San Holo, Áslaug, Pip Blom and Bas van Wageningen (Di-rect), with Rita Zipora moderating this panel.

Previously announced panels and speakers include;

Keith Harris, a music industry veteran, longtime manager of Stevie Wonder and chairman of the Equality and Diversity Taskforce for the Music Industry, will be talking with Sammy Andrews (Deviate Digital) about equality and racism in the music industry. 

Tom Windish & Mike Malak (agents with Paradigm for Billie Eilish, Diplo, Alt.J, Pusha T, Black Eyed Peas, among others) in conversation with Cherie Hu (Founder, Water & Music) on: The bigger picture: Looking beyond traditional roles

Scott Cohen, co-founder of the Orchard and now Chief Innovation Officer at Warner Music will be interviewed by Muki Kulhan. Scott will talk about how record companies have dealt with the challenges that have arisen and what their future might look like. 

Claire O’Neill, co-founder and director at A Greener Festival and producer of the annual Green Events & Innovations Conference, will talk about the importance of sustainability.

Stay SOUND & CHECK yourself; Prof. Dr. Katja Ehrenburg will have a conversation with Holger Jan Schmidt (Go Group); an in-depth panel on stress and mental health in the live music and festival industry before, during and after the pandemic. 

CEO and analyst at MIDiA Research, Mark Mulligan, leading thinker on the music industry’s digital transition, will go into ‘Growth drivers: the new trends that will shape the music business in 2021’, with topics such as ‘the rise of the new creator ecosystem’, ‘how micro communities can fix artist income’, ‘live streaming as a permanent new format’ and ‘UGC music 2.0’. 

Meetings and sessions
Also confirmed are the Yourope Members meetings, a Health & Safety Seminar, the European Broadcast Union-meeting on data per European market off EBU radio stations supporting national talent in the Covid period, and the IMMF-session on government support for the music industry per European country.

ESNS Registrations
The ticket price for a digital ESNS is € 50,-. This includes access to the digital environment with live streams, on demand panels, keynotes, sessions and showcases, access to a networking platform and database.

Tickets for ESNS 2021 will give a year round access to the program and database of this digital edition and discount on the registration of the subsequent edition in 2022. Registrations are available through esns.nl.

ESNS Debates
The next episode of ESNS DEBATES is scheduled for Thursday 19 November, 7 pm — live via the ESNS YouTube, about the state of affairs with regard to clubs and venues in Europe. Recent published research executed by the European association for music venues Live DMA shows the harsh reality of the impact of the pandemic; 664,000 artist performances cancelled this year alone, more than 53 million people not visiting a live show (a decline of 76%), an estimated loss of income of €1.2 billion loss during 2020. A panel with Elise Phamgia (Liveurope), Arne Dee (Live DMA), Beverley Whitrick (Music Venue Trust), Lluís Torrents Cruz (Sala Razzmatazz, Miles Away Promotions, ASACC) and Anya Della Croce (PETZI, Switzerland).

A third panel ‘Do It For The Culture’ is planned for early December and will focus on the importance of investing in culture especially in these troubled times. A definite date will follow soon.

Contact
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk

10
Nov

Thirty fifth edition of ESNS becomes fully digital

Posted by: Nikki in: B2B , Events

The conference and showcase festival ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) in Groningen will now be a fully digital edition in 2021. Given the current situation and government guidelines organizing a physical edition is no longer feasible. This means that the program of both the festival and the conference will be presented as a digital platform from 13 to 16 January 2021.

The digital edition will continue the mission of ESNS; promoting and circulating new European music as well as offering many new networking opportunities and more reach through ESNS’ online channels and media partners.

Robert Meijerink, ESNS Head of Programme says:
“Although we are sad that the the acts, audience and music professionals cannot meet each other live in Groningen we think that’s it’s very important in these challenging times, to bring the people of the live music sector, artists, venues & festivals and media together during the digital edition of the ESNS and as the key exchange for emerging European music talent we will work hard to make sure we continue to provide that platform to new artists. ESNS Digital will consist of a Showcase Festival, The Conference focussing on the “Road to Recovery” and an online edition of the Music Moves Europe Talent Awards”.

In the past months it has become increasingly clear how big the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are for the music sector. The world-wide shutdown of events represents an unprecedented blow to anyone working in the (live) music sector. As a result, the need to get together is greater than ever. With the digital platform, ESNS will provide opportunities to inspire each other, to enter into a dialogue and to learn from recent developments. With ‘The road to recovery’ as the theme of the conference, ESNS aims to bring the industry together, regain confidence, face the current crisis and make a constructive contribution to the future of the European music industry.

January 2021 is the perfect time to look ahead and discuss strategies around the re-opening of the live music scene as we know it and to evaluate where we are on medication, vaccine,  and fast testing. Looking at the impact on mental health within the industry and finding solutions to sustainability will also be a focus as well as lobbying  members of  the European Parliament for support of the sector.

Speakers already confirmed for the upcoming edition include Keith Harris talking with Sammy Andrews about equality and racism in the music industry, Mark Mulligan (CEO and analyst at MIDiA Research), Tom Windish & Mike Malak (agents with Paradigm for Billie Eilish, among others) talk to Cherie Hu, Warner Music’s Scott Cohen interviewed by Muki Kulhan, Prof. Dr. Katja Ehrenburg in conversation with Holger Jan Schmidt on mental health, Raphaella Lima (EA Games) on music in games, and Claire O’Neil (A Greener Festival) will talk about the importance of sustainability.

Prior to ESNS 2021, more online discussions will take place in November: On Wednesday 11 November Dutch politicians will discuss policy regarding the culture and music sector and on Thursday 19 November, representatives of European clubs and venues talk about the impact of the pandemic.

The digital edition gives ESNS the opportunity to once again offer emerging European talent a large stage at Eurosonic and the Music Moves Europe Talent Awards ceremony on Friday. Dutch talent takes centre stage on Saturday; when Noorderslag presents the traditional barometer of Dutch pop music.

ESNS Registrations
The ticket price for a digital ESNS is € 50,-.This includes access to the digital environment with live streams, on demand panels, keynotes, sessions and showcases, access to a networking platform and database.

Tickets for ESNS 2021 will give a year round access to the program and database of this digital edition and discount on the registration of the subsequent edition in 2022. Registrations are available through esns.nl.

For those who have already purchased a registration for the hybrid event, they will be contacted directly.

About ESNS
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) is the key exchange for emerging European music talent, with a proven track record of helping to break new acts on the international music scene. ESNS stages many showcases alongside a full conference programme of panels and keynotes, alongside multiple networking opportunities and award ceremonies. The event attracts conference delegates from all sections of the entertainment industry, including representatives of over 400 festivals. The 2021 edition will be digital only with a focus on new European music.

Contact:
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk

09
Oct

BRIGHTON MUSIC CONFERENCE THANK YOU AND CONTENT AVAILABLE ON DEMAND

Posted by: Nikki in: BMC , Events

Brighton Music Conference (BMC), successfully hosted BMC20 Virtual last week, on 1st and 2nd of October. All of the live streamed panel discussions, keynotes and artist interviews are all now available to watch back for free & on demand via the BMC website – https://bit.ly/BMC20_ondemand.

After many changes to the program due to Government guidelines the BMC Team, successfully put together a program that included many of the industries top DJ’s and artists, as well as leading businesses and professionals including; AFEM, Alon Shulman, Audiolock, Beatport, BIMM, Carl Cox, Carl Loben, CMU, Darius Syrossian, DJ Paulette, DJ Mag, DJ Rap, Fatboy Slim, Heiko Hoffman, Jaguar, Josh Butler, Jumpin’ Jack Frost, Krafty Kuts, Nicole Moudaber, NTIA, Rowetta, RSH Audio, Sister Bliss (Faithless), Stanton Warriors, Stuart Knight, Toolroom Records, Ultra Music and many more.

“A massive thank you! We have been overwhelmed by all of the support and feedback on the event so far and it has made all the hard work and challenges we faced this year worthwhile. We just wanted to bring people together and deliver content would benefit people working in our industry and we are proud of what the team has achieved in delivering the conference online instead of in the usual way as a physical event with an audience. We are looking forward to seeing everyone in person in 2021. #WeAreViable” The BMC Team

Day 1 of the conference program kicked off with Carl Cox live from Australia in conversation with Alon Shulman, with other keynote interviews from Sister Bliss (Faithless) and Brighton’s own Fatboy Slim. Other panels included; Strategies for Diversity & Inclusion in Electronic Music, presented by AFEM, The Music Mission presented by AudioLock, Raving, Race and Responsibility presented by shesaid.so & Skiddle, Mental Health & Wellbeing Post-Lockdown, presented by DJ MAG & a:live and Ultra Music talking about A&R.

Day 2 covered more of the important issues in dance music such as How The Industry Is Tackling The Climate Crisis, presented by AFEM, Black Representation in Dance Music presented by DJ Mag, Music Data Discovery & Innovation, presented by CMU and Heiko Hoffman presented Beatport’s Annual Report. Nicole Moudaber featured in a keynote interview with Data Transmission Radio and there was a lively producer Q&A featuring DJ Rap, Jay Hill (Hot Creations / Superfreq), Josh Butler and Krafty Kuts with the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA), wrapping things up discussing the Global Impact of Covid on the Dancefloor.

To access all of the BMC20 panels on demand for free visit http://bit.ly/BMC20_on_demand

Subscribe to the BMC YouTube channel for access to exclusive DJ / Producer workshops & content coming soon – https://bit.ly/BMC_yt

In addition to the conference program BMC also hosted exclusive dj sets in partnership with Beatport on the i360 Viewing Tower overlooking Brighton seafront, which also supported the Brighton #WeMakeEvents campaign. DJs performing on the pod included; Alan Fitzpatrick, Darius Syrossian b2b Ben Stirling, Hannah Wants, Sister Bliss (Faithless) and Josh Butler, East End Dubs and Seb Zito all playing back to back.

Watch DJ streams here:
Faithless: https://youtu.be/XCahxFzSNg0   
Alan Fitzpatrick: https://youtu.be/pYbGg2ITbEQ 
Hannah Wants: https://youtu.be/j20mN_9FeE0
Darius Syrossian b2b Ben Stirling: https://youtu.be/1NBN-5ifVDs
Do Not Sleep with East End Dubs b2b Seb Zito b2b Josh Butler: https://youtu.be/Jb0dbR_E1iY 


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 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.

www.brightonmusicconference.co.uk

Contact:
Nikki McNeill |Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk

29
Sep

Brighton Music Conference And British Airways I360 Support #Wemakeevents With Exclusive Djs Sets From The Viewing Tower

Posted by: Nikki in: BMC , Events

On Wednesday 30th September, Brighton’s iconic beachfront viewing tower, British Airways i360 will support the #wemakeevents activation in collaboration with the Brighton Music Conference. Having morphed from a hybrid to a virtual event, after the latest restrictions, BMC will support the campaign, with DJ’s Darius Syrossian and Alan Fitzpatrick performing on the glowing red pod from 6.30-9.30pm with their sets being recorded and available for everyone to watch on Thursday as part of their event line up.

Billy Mauseth, from Brighton Music Conference said:
“It’s been a tough year for our event like many others in our sector and we are really happy to be supporting this campaign to bring the city’s event industry together and highlight the talented people working in our industry who are unable to work at the moment and need support.”

Tomorrow will see Brighton’s seafront light up red from the British Airways i360 Viewing Tower to the Palace Pier and beyond in solidarity for everyone in the events industry affected by Covid-19. The activity includes all aspects of the industry from conferences, festivals, live music, exhibitions and begins in New Zealand to then travel around the world in local time.

Jacqui Partridge, from Partridge Events added:
“it’s great to have the Brighton Music Conference on board bringing together live, electronic and conferences all together for this campaign.”

The Brighton activation is spearheaded by a core group of event professionals including the founder of creative event producers Partridge Events, Jacqui Partridge and Ian Silcock, Ian Baird founder of EPIC and Whiskey Bravo Productions and John Wallis from Reveries Events.

Each year Brighton hosts over 14 major events including Pride which contributes £20.5 million to the local economy and hosts 450,000 people over the weekend. A destination city for politicians, entertainment and music lovers, the Brighton Centre alone hosts 90 live events throughout the year for 250,000 people and 30 conferences and exhibitions for 50,000.

The City also hosts a range of festivals from the Fringe, to food and new music with the Great Escape Festival utilising over 80 venues to showcase unsigned bands plus Paddle Around the Pier, the largest free beach festival in Europe. Sporting events are also a feature with the marathon, half marathon and triathlon.

Anyone can get involved from home on 30th by signing up to www.wemakeevents.com to receive information and ideas in support of the campaign.

How people can get involved:

1. Join the Facebook pages ‘We Make Events Campaign’ and invite peers.  Use #WeMakeEvents #RedAlert #Lightitinred on social posts.

2. Follow @WeMakeEventsOfficial on Instagram and Twitter.

3. Venues and businesses, can download the #WeMakeEvents logo, print it out and place it in the business to highlight the cause.

a. Take a picture and post on personal social media channels using #WeMakeEvents #RedAlert #Lightitinred and on the Facebook page ‘We Make Events Campaign’

4. Facebookers can add the ‘We Make Events’ logo to their profile picture.

5. Make a donation or buy some We Make Events merchandise. 80% of profit goes to industry charities to support those suffering from financial hardship. Go to: www.wemakeevents.com

NOTES TO EDITORS:

For media interviews with Brighton #wemakeevents stakeholders, further information and images, please contact: eugenie@bigwednesdaypr.com 07813 037109

For more information about the BMC i360 dj sets contact nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk

About #WeMakeEvents
#WeMakeEvents is an international movement to highlight that the live events sector urgently needs support from local governments to survive the Covid-19 crisis. #WeMakeEvents is the champion for all the individuals working in the events industry, creating awareness and understanding of their concerns and issues. As part of this, #WeMakeEvents raises money to give immediate support for our industry charities who in turn will be able to help and support individuals in need.
www.wemakeevents.com

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 numerous talks, seminars and workshops, alongside networking events throughout the conference duration. This year the event will take place virtually from 1st and 2nd of October. With free virtual access for all. Register for free virtual passes here: https://brightonmusicconference.co.uk/bmc-virtual-pass



23
Sep

Europe in Synch at Westway LAB 2020

Posted by: Nikki in: B2B , Events , Uncategorized

Europe in Synch returns to the Portuguese Westway LAB in 2020, and will conclude the Music Moves Europe Initiative with a panel presenting its findings, its insights and its conclusions with regards to the follow-up project. 

An initiative by music professionals and synch experts who have a wide range of individual professional tie-ins into the synch-business, since its launch at Westway LAB in 2019, Europe in Synch has brought into motion a curated process of networking, connecting, educating, communicating, creative and legal consulting, brokering and exploitation to open the way towards an optimized synch business for artists, composers and European SMEs.

Aiming at the synchronisation work sphere, Europe in Synch works towards territorially bespoke synch-business scenarios by bringing together the “Music” (European rights owners and composers) with the “Opportunities” (advertising and film production).  When there are no synch deals done based on European content, that translates into less money, less jobs, and less EU musical culture in film and European advertising, North-American culture dominates our landscape.

Says project manager Markus Linde:
“Europe in Synch has, for the first time, brought into motion a curated process by addressing territorially bespoke synch-business scenarios. With our activities so far we have promoted the basic Europe in Synch idea and with quite some personal effort have tested the waters with proto-type events. The primary goal of this Preparatory Action has been to implement and road-test a workable scheme towards an optimized synch business.”

So far Europe in Sync has prepared and hosted one-day workshops at European music conferences (Westway Lab PT, SPOT+ DK, Live at Heart SWE, Sonic Visions LUX, MENT SLO) bringing together more than 50 participants from the music side with selected senior experts from the world of advertising followed by a public panel presenting the project and the findings of the sessions.

During the 2019 Reeperbahn Festival, Europe in Sync initiated and co-hosted a proto-type Meet&Mingle event bringing together for the first time synch professionals from the music side with creatives and producers from the advertising sector, where a panel discussion introduced the parties and the EinS project and diagnosed the need and willingness for a creative dialogue.

The film/TV sector is addressed in a proto-type Film Brokering event digitally staged in Lisbon in September 2020 in partnerships with ICA, the Portuguese Film Institute. For the first time in Portugal, this film-music brokering-session brings together film-makers in search of music with music-professionals creating film-music or representing music catalogues and music supervisors. 

In October 2020 Europe in Sync will conclude its program at the Westway LAB music conference with a panel presenting its findings, its insights and its conclusions for the next step. The findings are being analyzed thoroughly and will become the foundation and the framework for a larger long-term project. The three managers of the project have announced that reactions, input, demand and encouragement have been such, that it is safe to say that EinS will resume its mission beyond 2020. 

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Notes to Editors:

Europe in Synch are;

Nuno Saraiva PT
Project Supervisor, SCL Lda. / Europe in Synch

With  over 25 years music industry experience in Canada, UK, and Portugal,  Nuno Saraiva is the founder of SCL Agency and its group of companies. Saraiva is the Executive Director of the WHY Portugal export office and music exchange platform, founded in 2016. Saraiva is also co-founder of  Portugal’s first PRO conference and showcase Festival Westway LAB, which  started in 2014, and is also the founding President of the AMAEI, the  Portuguese Independent Trade Association, founded in 2012.  He is a Board  Member of IMPALA, the European Music Companies Association in Brussels;  and also Board Member of EMEE – European Music Exporters Exchange, in representation of WHY  Portugal.

Markus Linde D
Music Supervisor / Project Manager, Thag’s Agent / Europe in Synch

With a long professional history in the record business, publishing and artist management, Markus Linde has been running his music-supervision thag’s agent imprint for some 16 years.  His services including music rights research, clearances and creative consultancy, Linde has a track record for music placements in national and international advertising campaigns and he also contributes to films and TV productions. Markus Linde is founding member and Project Leader of Europe in Synch, he conducts a personal consultancy and contributes to international conferences, work-shops and panels.

Nis Bogvad DK
Music Supervisor, Copenhagen Film Music

With 27 years experience as music professional, Nis Bogvad has worked in all aspects of the business. From Multi-Platinum selling Songwriter, EMI signed recording Artist and Producer to A&R director at EMI, Creative Director at Music Sales Group, Executive TV Music Producer to Music Supervisor. Nis has synchronized music to more than 200 commercials, TV series and Films.

Contact
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk

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