This year’s Eurosonic Noorderslag conference programme is almost complete with top-tier keynote speakers including BBC Radio 1’s Head of Music Chris Pryce, Legendary German promoter Ossy Hoppe and SXSW conference programmer Todd Hansen. Topics up for discussion range from ‘The Future of Media’, ‘Where are Women in the European Live music industry?’, ‘Labels, Media & Festivals’ and ‘Music Venues in Europe’. The conference takes place 11th – 14th January in the Oosterpoort in Groningen as part of Eurosonic Noorderslag.
Buma Music meets Tech Award is also open for entries and offers a variety of start-ups the opportunity to present themselves and showcase what they have to offer. If you have a start-up concept that meets these criteria, fill in the BMMT entry form before the 2nd of December 2016! The Jury for the BMMT awards will consist of amongst others Todd Hansen and Ralph Simon.
Register
Registration includes access to the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival, the conference programme (including EPIC, Buma Music Meets Tech, Music & Media) and the online delegates database.
€ 248,- Super Early Bird – Sold out
€ 278,- Early Bird – Sold out
€ 298,- Medium – Sold out
€ 338,- Late – Deadline 8 December
€ 383,- Walk up – from 9 December
Conference
The conference schedule so far includes:
THURSDAY
Great Small Festivals – Smaller is Great! – Maifeld Derby Festival (de) – Timo Kumpf, Bad Bonn Kilbi (ch) – Daniel Fontana, Le Guess Who (nl) – Johan Gijsen. Moderator: Gordon Masson (IQ Magazine, gb)
Keynote Interview Ossy Hoppe – Legendary German promoter (Wizard Promotions, de) by Allan McGowan (gb)
Go Group Presents: Keep on Rocking in a Free World and Responsibility 3.0 – Who’s Making the Call?
MusikWoche Presents: The role of an Export Office – Anna Hildur (is, Nordic Music Export), Ina Kessler – (Initiative Musik, de), Nuno Saraiva – (Why Portugal, pt), Moderator: Dietmar Schwenger (MusikWoche, de)
Buma Music meets Tech (BMMT) – BMMT Data day – a.o Soundcharts, Epidemic Sounds, and ICE services
BMMT Keynote speaker, Todd Hansen (Head of Conference Programming SXSW)
Beercrate Sessions – a.o Natasha Bent (Coda Agency, gb), Dave Chumbley (Primary Talent, gb), Allan McGowan (gb)
The Agents Panel – Natasha Bent (Coda Agency, gb), Dave Chumbley (Primary Talent, gb), Beckie Sugden (Xray Touring, gb), David Bradley / WME (gb) Moderator: Allan McGowan (gb)
Music Biz and IMMF present: The Data Made Me Do It and as a follow up the: The Data Made Me Do It Workshop
The European Production Innovation Conference (EPIC): Festivals as a Testing Ground
EPIC: SummerLabb presents: Nederlands – Transition Town
EPIC: Keynote Innofest: Het festival als innovatieversneller: De missies voor 2017
EPIC: Innofest-pitches
FRIDAY
The Festival Panel – Let’s talk formats! – Wacken Open Air (de) – Thomas Jensen, Rock In Rio (pt) – Ricardo Acto, Lollapalooza Music Festival (de) – Fruzsina Szep. Moderator: Greg Parmley (IQ Magazine, gb)
Go Group Presents: Young Green Guns – the next generation of the good guys.
Pollstar presents: The International Ticket Figures 2016 – a.o. Kim Bloem (Mojo, nl), Stephan Thanscheidt (FKP Scorpio, de), Brij Gosai (Pollstar, gb), Moderator: Allan McGowan (gb)
Live DMA presents: Music Venues in Europe – An overview of economic and political challenges in different EU regions. Stephanie Thomas (FEDELIMA, Live DMA, fr), Armando Ruah (ACCES, es), Anders Tangen (Norske Konsertarrangorer, no), Moderator: Arne Dee (VNPF / Live DMA, nl)
Buma Music meets Tech (BMMT) Pitches and BMMT Awards day! Pitches are hosted by Ralph Simon (gb) who also will be in the BMMT Awards jury with a.o Todd Hansen (SXSW, us)
Keynotes about e.g. Blockchain and hot features like Virtual Reality
The European Production Innovation Conference (EPIC): Future Of Stage Design
EPIC: Weatherproofed Open Airs
EPIC: Het Grote Productie Debat
SATURDAY
Off The Record With A Smile – Surprise speakers, surprise topics with an all-star line-up and some cold beers… Moderator: Allan McGowan (gb)
Live DMA presents: “Where are women in the European live music industry?” – Carmen Zapata (ASACC, es), Flavie Van Colen (music venue Paloma – FEDELIMA, it), Andrea Wiktorsson (CEO Storsjöyran festival, se). Moderator: Audrey Guerre (Live DMA, fr)
The European Production Innovation Conference (EPIC): Future Festival
EPIC: Keynote panel: The Sound Of Silence
EPIC: Europe from the front seat of the bus: A tour manager’s tale
Future of Media – On Saturday Eurosonic Noorderslag and VPRO Medialab will host an interactive session for makers and creators with on-and offline platforms. How do broadcasters and musicians survive in the present media landscape? Who are the new players and how do other European creative entrepreneurs and media platforms operate in these times? Opening Keynote by Chris Price – Digital Music: Navigating The Teen Years – Chris Price is Head Of Music at BBC Radio 1
Meet the Media sessions
Data or Disk jockey
Labels, Media & Festivals – When festival season kicks in, labels, media and festivals have to work together and make conflicting agendas work.
About Eurosonic Noorderslag
Eurosonic Noorderslag is the key exchange and networking platform for European music, with a proven track record for helping to break new acts on the international live music scene. Selling out each year, the event attracts close to 4,000 professional delegates, including representatives of over 400 international festivals. Each year, Eurosonic Noorderslag presents showcases by more than 350 acts alongside a conference program covering the latest developments in the international music, media, production and interactive industries.
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