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Prince 1958-2016
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McGowan’s Musings
I had actually written the Musings on
Thursday April 21, but woke up on Friday
22nd to hear the devastating news that
another musical genius had died - of course
we could not release this issue without
mention of Prince, though we have included
a longer piece in our Friday daily news .
Apart from his incredible writing and singing
abilities his attitude to live performance
was incredible, he played everywhere and
anywhere he could and had a passion for
playing small venues, often unannounced,
so that he could perform eyeball to eyeball
with his audience - he was without doubt
a complete original, we won’t see his like
again. RIP Prince.
I haven’t moaned about the weather for a
while have I? Well, let me say it was fine, in
fact very pleasant, in Tallinn (more of that
later…), even though I’ve been there when
the sea was still frozen over, Ruud Berends,
Peter Smidt and I nearly fell through an
iced over roof (another story…) and Martin
Elbourne skidded over and broke his arm.
It’s an eventful place, but I usually expect a
little less variety and uncertainty in Brighton
and London, but what happens? Two hot,
yes hot, and sunny days, followed by really
cold sunny days and a hailstorm, and when
you’ve got a head that some may describe
as less than hirsute, those hailstones hurt!
Anyway….
Talking of Brighton, which I often do as I
live here, although local promoters, bands
and venue owners recently met with local
councillors to discuss difficulties for live
music locally, the City is soon to be overrun
by music biz people and acts from near
and far, as The Great Escape moves into
town for another edition of conference
and festival fun and games. I usually act in
a truly professional manner by setting up
shop outside a convenient pub from which I
can wave at international visitors and invite
them to buy me a drink- sorry that should
have read, invite them for a drink…See
what’s in store for Great Escape delegates
in the report in this issue.
Although we have for some years been
beset by complaints that the old guard of
acts still ruled the roost, and it was time for a
change, the big festival news is the proposed
‘super bill’ for a Coachella event in the US
featuring such newcomers as, from the UK:
Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, The
Who, and Roger Waters, plus from Canada
Neil Young, and an American by the name
of Bob Dylan… I think some of them could
do quite well. It’ll be interesting to see if the
average age of the performers on stage on
each of the three days sets some kind of a
record as they’re all in their 60’s and 70’s
(nothing wrong with that!). If it does set a
record for the oldest set of rock stars it will
highlight the fact that generally we are living
longer, and old age is not what it was!
However this is I’m sure no real comfort to
Brian Johnson of AC/DC whose worsening
deafness, an affliction he shares with
Pete Townsend and maybe some others
mentioned above, has driven him off the
road, with the ever reliable (?) Axl Rose set
to take over for the upcoming tour dates.
Now, have we got any recent stories about
young folk….? Ah, well apparently Led
Zepplin - young? – sorry, it just seems that
the pensioners are in the News for now –
and these particular aging rockers have
been accused of purloining sections of other
peoples’ songs. Shock, horror – they’re not
the first, and they won’t be the last to be at
least influenced by something that has gone
before, and though the wholesale rip-off of
someone’s work is not to be condoned, I’m
not aware of people queuing up with Led
Zepplin records demanding refunds because
the album features second hand product.
It’s all relative…
Right, apologies for dwelling on the elderly,
be assured it won’t always be that way
– or will it? – and the reports in this issue
will of course contain reference to young,
vibrant and newly creative goings on in the
business which concerns you all! Ladies and
Gentlemen – The News!
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Roskilde Festival 2015 resulted in profit of EUR 2,335,570.
Roskilde Festival has always been a non-profit organisation,
therefore all proceeds will be donated to charitable and cultural
initiatives with a special focus on children and young people.
Nearly 100,000 guests bought a ticket for Roskilde Festival 2015,
taking part in a festive week of music, art and a unique sense of
community.
The festival has 30,000 volunteers.
Organisations like Red Cross, Kofoed`s Skole, the Syrian Culture
Caravan, Save the Children, Ungdomsbureauet and DanChurchAid
are among the recipients of Roskilde Festival`s profits in 2015.
Additionally, the participating organisations, companies and
societies enjoyed a record-breaking year, earning EUR 3,114,093.
They are behind the many bars, shops and stalls around the festival.
With the help of volunteers, more than 200 organisations, societies
and companies generated their profit.
Roxette management have confirmed that
the band will not only cancel their live 2016
Summer shows, but as a result of doctor’s
orders, Marie Fredriksson has been advised
to stop touring.
The duo had been set to kick off the final
leg of their RoXXXette 30th Anniversary
Tour in Switzerland on June 3rd, before
travelling onwards to countries such as
Germany, the United Kingdom and Russia.
But on Monday the Swedish pop group
issued a press release announcing that the
summer shows had all been cancelled after
Fredriksson`s doctor advised her to quit
touring.
The artist, who reunited with her fellow
Roxette member Per Gessle in 2010 after
being diagnosed with brain cancer eight
years earlier, said she was sad, but proud,
to leave behind a long career and vast
collection of global hits.
“It`s been an amazing 30 years! I feel
nothing but joy and happiness when I look
back on the Roxette world tours. All our
shows and memories over the years will
forever be a big part of my life,” said the
57-year-old.
“Sadly, now my touring days are over and I
want to take this opportunity to thank our
wonderful fans that have allowed us on our
long and winding journey.”
High Profit at Roskilde Festival From VIP-Daily News
Roxette Cancel Summer Tour From VIP-Daily News
Roskilde Festival
Roxette
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Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has signed Ed Sheeran for worldwide
representation, excluding US and Canada.
The move had been expected since Sheeran’s agent Jon Ollier
moved to CAA from Free Trade Agency in 2015.
Sheeran, 25, recently completed a 179-date tour, selling out arenas
around the world, including three dates at Wembley Stadium,
making him the first-ever solo artist to headline the venue without
a band.
The singer continues to be represented by Paradigm Agency in the
US and Canada.
After over 16 years working together Saxon and their long-time
manager Thomas Jensen have split ways.
Saxon’s venerable frontman Biff Byford said, “We have had a great
and successful period with Thomas and will miss him very much.
We will still be involved on other projects together in future, and
we remain close friends and metal brothers.“
Thomas Jensen added, “I want to thank Biff and Saxon for over
16 years of METAL and fun on the Road. I feel very privileged to
have worked for one of the greatest metal bands on the planet,
and look forward to watching them continue asserting their metal
power worldwide.”
Jensen, Holger Hübner and Leo Loers will be expanding their
management company MPS Hanseatic where they will also be
offering business management, booking services and production
coordination.
Picture left to right: Thomas Jensen (Managing Director, ICS
Festival Service GmbH), Saxon frontman Biff Byford and Leonard
Loers (Managing Director, MPS Hanseatic)
Saxon Split With Longtime ManagerFrom VIP-Daily News
Ed Sheeran Follows Agent to CAAFrom VIP-Daily News
Ed Sheeran
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The day-long summit takes place during Canadian Music Week on Saturday, May 7, 2016 at the Sheraton Center, Toronto. Individual tickets are available or you can gain access with the CMW VIP pass.
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The UK’s first cashless venue is to open soon.
Stage, a live music venue in Basingstoke will be
the first in the country to not accept cash at the
bar. All transactions will be carried out using
radio frequency identification (RFID) payment
technology. Credit cards will however still be
accepted.
Adam Hornblow, CEO of Stage Live Ltd, owners
of the 1,400-capacity venue, told media that the
decision was a matter of personal safety for the
staff and customers, stating, “Cashless keeps the
customers safe, it keeps the bar staff and your
employees safe …there can’t be a robbery of cash
if there’s no cash in the venue.”
Stage opens in Basingstoke Town Centre on Friday,
April 29, with live music from The Boomtown
rats, Belle Roscoe and Max Milner.
First Cashless Venue for UKAllan McGowan [email protected]
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As we mentioned in the last issue, ‘Music’ Conventions and Festivals are opening up the topics that are
reviewed and discussed at these events. At Tallinn Music Week earlier this month discussions within
the Creativity for Change Forum, were held on the Refugee Crisis, and it was suggested that music
industry creativity and entrepreneurship could be used to help deal with such drastic situations. Some
other seemingly ‘non-music’ themes are highlighted in this report.
The Great Escape Convention runs
alongside the Brighton music festival,
promoted by MAMA & Company, and
brings together 3,500 music industry
delegates. The four Convention ‘insight
strands’ will take place on 19 and 20 May.
Next month’s The Great Escape (TGE)
Convention , which will again take place
in Brighton, UK, will focus on mental
health in the music industry, asking how the
structure and culture of the music business
can affect musicians who face mental health
challenges and what can the industry do
to help.
Help Musicians UK will kick off the
conference with its CEO, Richard Robinson,
talking about the charity’s work in
supporting the health and wellbeing of
people working in the music industry. He will
be joined by Sally Gross from the University
of Westminster, who will introduce new
academic research into the mental health of
music professionals, with the panel aiming
to inform a wider debate between artists,
managers, industry execs and healthcare
professionals on how the industry can
better ensure the good health of everyone
working in it.
Vice’s head of music, Alex Hoffman, will then
present highlights of a number of original
documentaries he has commissioned for
Noisey, the magazine’s music channel, as
part of Mental Health Awareness Week,
which coincides with The Great Escape this
year.
The mental health spotlight, titled What
has the music industry ever done for you?,
is the third announced convention ‘strand’,
following the reveal of Transparency!
Data! Blockchain! Let’s make buzzwords
happen! and What if YouTube actually is the
future?
The fourth is CDs! Vinyl! T-shirts! Who
the hell is buying this stuff?, as part of
which CMU’s Chris Cooke will review the
CD and vinyl market worldwide and Chris
Carey of Media Insight Consulting will
present what his company has learnt about
the fans who spend beyond records and
tickets.
Conventions Continue to Offer Further Variation of TopicsAllan McGowan [email protected]
The Great Escape ’16: May 19-21
Convention to Focus on Mental Health
Richard Robinson
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This conference programme features panels,
keynote speakers, interviews and workshops,
as well as dinners, pitches, parties and
meetings on the state of the music industry,
offering a business platform for the global and
European music markets. 4,100 professionals
attended the last edition of Eurosonic
Noorderslag, including representatives of
400 international festivals. Watch conference
trailer or visit the registration page.
Eurosonic Noorderslag is the European
Music Platform, offering artists the chance
to play in front of a high-level mix of agents,
promotors, bookers, and representatives of
over 400 music festivals and venues. If you
want a chance to showcase your act in front
of an audience of professionals and music
lovers at Eurosonic Noorderslag 2017, apply
from May 1st onwards. The submission
period closes on September 1st, 2016
Eurosonic Noorderslag 2017 will focus on music from Portugal. Nuno Saraiva from WHY
Portugal: “Being focus country at Eurosonic Noorderslag 2017 is the best opportunity to
bridge the gap between the new music made in Portugal and other new music markets,
introducing the wealth of musical genres currently made in Portugal to a much wider
audience.
CMU:DIY x The Great Escape, the educational
programme that will take place on day
three of the music festival in Brighton next
month, will this year focus on ‘going live’.
Through a series of interviews, presentations,
discussions and demonstrations, CMU:DIY x
TGE will talk new talent through the process
of staging and promoting gigs, getting other
bookings, connecting with the industry, and
using the live space to build and capture a
fanbase.
This year’s event is supported by TuneCore and
will take place at Brighton’s Old Courtroom
and Lighthouse, with a series of interviews
and panels at the former, and more focused
talks and one-on-one conversations, plus
practical demos of the latest music-making
technologies, at the latter.
The day is hosted by Dice’s Jen Long, producer/
DJ John ‘00’ Fleming and CMU’s Chris Cooke,
who says: “New artists often read that the
music industry in 2016 is all about live, which
is often depressing to hear, because it can be
hard to make any money at all out of gigging
at the start of your career. But those gigs are
crucial, because they are where you build your
initial fanbase from which everything else -
recordings, merch, brand partnerships, direct-
to-fan, and future touring activity - all stems”.
“But it can be hard getting the gigs when
no one knows you or your music”, Cooke
adds. “So one of the best ways to get
started is to put on the show yourself.
Or maybe a regular gig or club night that
gets itself - and then yourself - some
attention. Quite what that means might
differ depending on the kind of music you
are making, but we’ll be covering all the
bases with the CMU:DIY programme at
The Great Escape this year”.
Great Escape to Include CMU:DIY Educational Programme
Eurosonic Noorderslag ’17– Call for Submissions
Portugal Guest Countryin 2017
Nuno Saraiva - WHY Portugal
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Festival boss Michael Eavis has announced
that Glastonbury may have to move
home from its site on his Worthy Farm
permanently.
Longleat, famous for the animals on show in
its grounds, including lions, would probably
not be the best of new permanent homes
for the festival, but it looks as though Eavis
will stage a one-off event there in 2018,
announcing that a one-off festival will take
place on a site “20 miles up the road”.
It is well known that Glastonbury takes a
year off every five years to allow for Worthy
Farm’s pastures and livestock to recover
from 200,000 people trampling over the
land; the next fallow year is 2018. Longleat
is 27 miles away from Worthy Farm, and
is the most likely site near to Glastonbury
that’s used to hosting large crowds. Eavis
said the 2018 event would be “the same
size” as Glastonbury, which has been held
at Worthy Farm since 1971.
The 2018 event is possibly to be used as a
test for possible sites in case his festival really
does have to leave its traditional home. It
seems that a gas pipe which runs under the
festival site has begun causing health and
safety concerns. He explained, “If everyone
dances on it at the same time, it could break
the pipe in theory,”. Apparently the pipe
cannot be moved, which means he may
have to permanently find a new home for
the festival. “It’s becoming very, very tricky
to have it here,” he added.
Muse, Adele and Coldplay are set to
headline this year’s edition. Foals, Beck, LCD
Soundsystem, PJ Harvey, The Last Shadow
Puppets, The Lumineers, Ellie Goulding,
Madness, Years & Years, Underworld, Jake
Bugg, Chvrches, Jack Garratt, Guy Garvey,
Jeff Lynne’s ELO, Earth Wind & Fire, Skepta,
James, John Grant and ZZ Top. Bring Me The
Horizon, New Order and Disclosure are also
confirmed.
The second edition of the International
Festival Forum (IFF) has been launched,
with many of the world’s leading booking
agencies and festival associations already
signed up as partners.
An invitation-only event for booking
agents and festivals, IFF debuted in London
last September, selling out five weeks in
advance, with 400 delegates in attendance.
“After a lot of feedback last year about
keeping IFF focused by having the right
people in the room, we’ll be offering a
limited number of extra passes to festivals,
but ostensibly keeping the same vibe,” says
ILMC head Greg Parmley who co-organises
the event with Ruud Berends (Networking
Music).
Agency Partners on IFF 2016 include Coda,
Primary Talent, X-ray Touring, United
Talent Agency, ITB and ATC Live, who all
participated in the debut event last year.
Creative Artists Agency will join the event
for the first time in 2016, and each agency
will showcase some of their finest new
festival-ready artists for the 2017 festival
season.
“The early Autumn timing of IFF is ideal
for agents and festival bookers getting
together to discuss the following year,”
Glastonbury May Have to MoveAllan McGowan [email protected]
IFF Launches 2016 EditionAllan McGowan [email protected]
Glastonbury May Have to Move
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says Coda’s Rob Challice. “ We were proud
to be involved with IFF’s debut last year and
we’re thrilled to be back as a partner on
this year’s edition.”
One further new addition to the IFF
2016 line up is festival organisation
Yourope which has joined the event as
an Association Partner, alongside De
Concert!, the International Jazz Festivals
Organisation and IFEA Europe. “Yourope
is excited to partner on what is fast
becoming one of the key international
music industry showcases,” says Yourope
general secretary Christoph Huber. “The
format of IFF – being exclusive to festivals
and booking agents – fits the needs of our
members well at such a crucial period in
the festival booking season.”
IFF takes place across two London venues:
Proud Camden and historic music venue
Dingwalls, next door. The morning
conference features unique panels and
workshops, while the afternoon and evening
is dedicated to agency showcases and
Q&As. Full event information is online at
www.iff.rocks
The eighth edition of Tallinn Music Week offered a variety of
events, including discoveries of the city space, architecture, film,
art, food and public talks. More than 1000 delegates, including
your editor, participated at the TMW music industry conference
and Creativity for Change Forum.
Tallinn Music Week 2016 in numbers:
250 artists from 30 countries
34 676 festival visitors
1036 delegates
624 international delegates
132 international journalists
70 festival venues
113 755 unique visits to the website from 144 countries
Tallinn buzzes during TMW, with the Conference rooms, venues,
pop up and permanent restaurants and bars. There are some
outstanding venues. The enterprising Telliskivi Creative City has
turned the former Baltic Railway factory into a lively urban centre.
The future city, built on the ruins of a gone-by era, has grown
into the biggest centre of creative entrepreneurship in Estonia.
Apart from annual festivals like TMW and Jazzkaar Telliskivi hosts
a number of concerts weekly; it is also home to Music Estonia
enterprise and to a number of bands rehearsal spaces. Telliskivi
plans to open a contemporary band house within TMW 2017
Tallinn Music Week’s annual artist award, previously known as
Skype Award and Wire Prize was this time donated by Telliskivi
Creative City. For the first time this went to the Estonian electronica
trio I Wear* Experiment. The prize, presented for the first time by
the festival’s partner Telliskivi Creative City, includes 4000 euros,
supporting the winners’ chance to further their potential for
international breakthrough.
The winner of the award was selected by TMW music industry
delegates from 123 Estonian acts who performed at the festival
this year. Next to the winner I Wear* Experiment power-folk
threesome Trad.Attack!, last year’s TMW Wire Prize laureate, folk
innovator Maarja Nuut (who I was most impressed by!), electropop
act NOËP, singer-songwriter Ingrid Lukas, dreampop band Holy
Motors, ghostpop group Zebra Island and guitarist-composer Argo
Vals received the most nominations
The ninth Tallinn Music Week will take place from 27th March to 2nd
April 2017. Artist application round will open in September 2016.
Yourope General SecretaryChristoph Huber
Eighth Tallinn Music Week SuccessAllan McGowan [email protected]
I Wear Experiment won the Artist Award at Tallin Music Week
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 more than 4,000 professional
music delegates, including representatives of over 400
international festivals. Each year, Eurosonic Noorderslag
presents showcases by more than 350 acts alongside
a conference programme covering the latest develop-
ments in the international music, media, production and
interactive industries.
Eurosonic Noorderslag has been responsible for
kick-starting the careers of European acts such as
Ásgeir, Aurora, Birth of Joy, Christine and the Queens,
De Staat, Dua Lipa, Hozier, James Blake, Milky Chance,
My Baby, Royal Blood, and Seinabo Sey.
Eurosonic Noorderslag 2017 will focus on music from Portugal.
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Court Decides Not To Open Love Parade TrialManfred Tari [email protected]
It was one of the most fatal European concert industry incidents
ever. In July 2010 the techno Love Parade ended in a tragedy when
21 visitors died and more than 650 people were injured in a mass
panic in a tunnel. The event was staged on an empty site close to
the central station in the city of Duisburg.
The promoter Lopavent obtained permission from local authorities
to stage the parade on the site after consultations with all involved
parties, ranging from the police, fire brigade and health & safety
experts.
The Love Parade came to Duisburg as part of the Ruhr2010,
the European Capitol of Culture project set up by the European
Commission, involving most relevant cities of the Ruhr-District in
West-Germany. Previous editions in Essen and Dortmund in the
years before went ahead more or less without any major problems.
But in the year of the Ruhr2010 the pressure for a successful edition
was more significant than for the previous two editions. The
Duisburg district court, after years of investigations, now decided
not to open up a lawsuit regarding the catastrophe.
One of the reasons the court argues is that an expert report by a
health & safety expert for events is apparently not authoritative
when it comes to identifying who and what are the reasons
responsible for the disaster in Duisburg. The district court hired
Keith Still an external expert from the UK who worked together
with a German assistant. Shortly after the event the minister of
interior of Northrhine-Westphalia ventured in interviews that
police forces and local authorities were not responsible for what
happened at the event.
According to media reports the external expert apparently came
to the same conclusion within his report. In fact the mayor of
Duisburg who also became the focus of public critics, did not sign
any legal documents that assigned legal responsibilities for him, as
such the mayor refused to resign from his position.
As part of the investigation only lower ranked officials, the
production manager and another person from the production
crew came into the focus of the court. However the prosecution
department determined to file an appeal against the court
decision.
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Trade Missions By Buma Rocks And Reeperbahn Festival In The USManfred Tari [email protected]
The trade events Buma Rocks and
Reeperbahn Festival have undertaken
promotional efforts in the US. VIP-News
approached Frank Helmink, managing
director at Buma Cultuur and Alex Schulz,
managing director of Reeperbahn Festival,
asking them about their expectations.
It is interesting to see is that both
organisations have linked with existing
music industry events as hubs for their
presence in the US. In Los Angeles on April
15.-16 Buma Rocks teamed up with Global
Rock Summit, while Reeperbahn Festival is
joining the A2IM’s Indie Week Conference
in New York on June 13-16.
VIP-News: What has lead you to wave
the flag for your events in the US?
Frank Helmink: The results of some smallish
test visits over the last years.
Alex Schulz: Reeperbahn Festival is a well-
known international brand in the international
music business among publishers, recorded-
music and the live-sector. Sellers from
Europe are looking for new possibilities to
conquer the North American market with
their products especially if they have not
succeeded so far via existing opportunities.
Reeperbahn Festival might just be a strong
enough brand to attract professionals in the
music-business from the US and from Europe
as well.
VIP-News: The American market is
huge. Who you would like to reach with
your add on events and appearances in
the US?
Helmink: It depends. Our activities are meant
to promote our own events, Amsterdam
Dance Event and Eurosonic to the music
industry. Showcases, such as Buma Rocks @
Global Rock Summit are specifically targeted
at relevant music business-people that can
bring some benefit to potentially successful
bands from the Netherlands. There is a
growing demand internationally (not only
in the States) for ‘our’ music. We have to
facilitate these possibilities. Not only in the
EDM-market, where Holland is one of the
leading countries, but also in some niche
areas in the heavy metal and hardrock
markets, bands from the Netherlands broke
through as the first or amongst the first
bands, for example, Textures started djent-
metal, Within’ Temptation gothic-rock/metal.
Schulz: Eventually we aim to appeal to the
consumer of course. The Reeperbahn Festival
New York Edition is strongly connected with
the A2IM Indie Week, which means that we
expect especially European and Canadian
music business people from the recording-
sector, and distributors who are interested
in getting into contact with US buyers from
that particular sector during our first edition
in June.
Aiming to finally access the US-public, we
are not only offering curated meetings with
US music business to our delegates, but
also offering slots in our showcase venue
Santos Party House in Manhatten during
Indie Week. Performing artists give us the
chance to promote not only the showcasing
acts among the music business people,
but also Reeperbahn Festival and the new
talents through US consumer media, US
streaming services, etc.
VIP-News: The American music market
is very hard to crack for European
artists and their companies. In fact
the American market seems to be very
well barricaded, starting with the
difficulties of obtaining work permits
for European artists, then with the fact
that the initial investment expenses
required to break an act in the US are
significantly higher than in Europe.
What is your point of view on this one
and why do you believe that it is still
worthwhile for Europeans to reach out
towards the US market?Frank Helmink
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Helmink: It’s certainly not the easiest
market in which to get a foothold. The old
style promotional methods, like having to
show up at a shitload of local radio shows
is different. But the market is big. And
doable, especially with a little help from
our friend ‘the internet’.
Schulz: It is always worth struggling
to conquer the largest market in music
business even if the ways of cracking it are
tough. But of course we should not give
up, but continue working to create better
conditions re work permits for European
artists in the US, etc. Reeperbahn Festival’s
New York will be offering among other
panels at least one session, which deals
with these topics. Representatives from the
US Government are requested to take part.
VIP-News: Can you please explain what
you have noticed about the differences
and the similarities between the music
markets in the US and those in Europe?
Helmink: The music market is developing
towards a worldwide general market. Less
rock, more EDM and more and more hip
hop. Biggest difference is that we have
varying local aspects for bands, such
as different countries and languages of
course.
VIP-News: What do you recommend
that Europeans should consider when
starting or doing business with music
companies in the US?
Helmink: Just do it. It’s as simple as that.
Don’t be afraid to travel or even move to
the States if you really want to.
For more information please check:
www.bumarocks.nl
www.reeperbahnfestival.com
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Buma Rocks Completes Speaker Line UpManfred Tari [email protected]
Buma Cultuur, which is involved in the Dutch flagship events
Amsterdam Dance Events, is also the leading force behind Buma
Rocks. This event is dedicated to Rock and Metal and besides the
Hamburg Metal Days in September, promoted by the Wacken Family,
is currently one of two conventions addressing the Metal community
as target groups for these events.
Buma Rocks is featuring a one-day conference programme with
several international speakers. The opening speech will be delivered
by Frank Helmink, followed by a keynote from Alex Agnew, a metal
comedian from Belgium.
The conference agenda features panels and workshops such as:
“Development of a live act” with Keith Naisbitt, Julia Frank, Ben
Hylands and Tjerk Maas.
“Taking care of Rock Business” with a Master class by Ruud
Hoevenaars (Dutch spoken)
“Playing the media” with Marco Collins, Daniel P. Carter, Holger
Stratmann, Saïd Al-Haddad
“See you in court” a masterclass by Bindu De Knock (Dutch spoken)
“Beyond Wacken” an interview with Thomas Jensen and Thomas
Kreidner
“Heavy Track” with Nathan Barley Philips, Gunnar Sauermann, Alex
Agnew and Daniel P. Carter
The conference is held during the day on June 4 in the famous
music venue Doornrosje in Nijmegen. In the evening Showcases@
FortaRock features concerts of EVRA, Hibakusha, Heidevolk, Legion
Of The Damned.
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As we’ve been referring to in this issue,
here’s another music industry event involving
itself with the bigger picture: Edinburgh
based Wide Days is set to add a political
dimension to this year’s programme with
party representatives outlining their music-
related policies in the run up to next month’s
Scottish elections.
The event took place on Friday 22 April
at Edinburgh’s Pleasance Theatre, Wide
Days’ hustings debate included the culture
spokespeople for Labour, the Scottish Greens
and left-wing alliance RISE. They were joined
by the Scottish National Party and Liberal
Democrat candidates for the Edinburgh
Central constituency, where most of the
capital’s music venues are located.
“The Scottish Parliament is not only
responsible for culture, but also for planning,
local government, education, enterprise
and tourism, “says Wide Days founder Olaf
Furniss. “These areas are highly relevant to our
sector and the discussion is an opportunity to
learn how each party’s policies will relate to
Scotland’s musicians and music business.”
Internationally renowned as one of
the most fun boutique conference and
showcase events, Wide Days attracts
around 250 delegates to its daytime
professional panel programme, this year
including guest speakers from Europe
and the United States, while the evening’s
showcase events have earned a reputation
among emerging acts for delivering
success. A number of acts have secured
record deals after performing at Wide
Days, while Scottish duo Honeyblood,
which played their second ever gig at Wide
Days, last year supported Foo Fighters at
Murrayfield Stadium.
We’ll report on this in the next issue…
XpoNorth has announced its music showcase line up of SIXTY SIX
music acts that have been selected to perform live in Inverness on
the 8th and 9th of June.
The full line up was carefully selected by a jury of industry
professionals and XpoNorth looks forward to welcoming a wealth
of musical talent from near and far including partners Live at Heart in
Sweden, EXCITE, European festival network and Trinidad & Tobago,
Wide Days Conference ’16
XpoNorth Festival 2016
Scotland has always punched above its weight in terms of producing new music and contributing to
the industry – here is some news from the country of my parents!
News from ScotlandAllan McGowan [email protected]
Wide Days 2016
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as well as a multitude of Scotland-based talent performing all
genres: with the introduction of an electronic stage this year.
For selected acts, there is also the chance of appearing at Beauly-
based Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival in August this year on a
specially curated XpoNorth stage.
The annual Inverness-based XpoNorth festival is devoted to
boosting creative careers in the Highlands and Islands and beyond.
The only event of its kind in Scotland devoted to crafts, publishing,
screen and broadcast as well as music, XpoNorth is also attended
by leading creative industry insiders, who take part in workshops,
panels and masterclass sessions over the course of both days.
By night the festival stages music showcase presenting acts from
the UK and beyond appearing on stages across Scotland’s most
northerly city over two nights, each act playing a strict half hour set.
The full music schedule will be published along with the full festival
programme on Wednesday 4th May 2016. Look out for more
announcements in the coming days and weeks!
AMATRART - GLASGOWAMERICAN CLAY - GLASGOW
ARMSTRONG - GLASGOWBE CHARLOTTE - DUNDEE
BELLA AND THE BEAR - GLASGOWBLOODLINES - H&I
BREAKFAST MUFF - GLASGOWCHRISSY BARNACLE - GLASGOW
CHRIS KLÄFFORD - SWEDENCOLONEL MUSTARD & THE DIJON 5 - GLASGOWCRASH CLUB - GLASGOW/KILWINNINGDANIEL DOCHERTY - GLASGOW
DEBUKAS - H&IDECLAN WELSH - GLASGOW
DED RABBIT - H&IDEVILS QUEEN - H&I
DOMICILES - FIFEELEANOR NICOLSON - H&IELLE EXXE - EDINBURGH
FOREIGNFOX - DUNFERMLINEFOREVER - GLASGOW
FOXOS - GERMANY HALFRICAN - GLASGOW
HURRICANE #1 - ENGLANDIMOGEN ISLAY HAY - H&I
INDIGO VELVET - EDINBURGHJAMES MACKENZIE - H&I
JOINTPOP - TRINIDAD & TOBAGO KELVIN - GLASGOW
LAURENCE MADE ME CRY - GLASGOWLGTL - BELGIUM
L’HOME BRUT - SPAINLIONAL - H&I
LOUIS WT BUICK / COUNT CLOCKWORK - H&IMARK MACKENZIE - H&I
MEDICINE MEN - GLASGOWMEGAN BLYTH - H&I
MICHAEL CASSIDY - GLASGOWMICHIEL TURNER - H&IMICKEY 9S - GLASGOW
MIRACLE GLASS COMPANY - EDINBURGH MISS IRENIE ROSE - H&I
MT. DOUBT - EDINBURGH NIGEL THOMAS - ENGLAND
NOVEMBER LIGHTS - GLASGOWOTHER HUMANS - GLASGOW
PICTISH TRAIL - H&IPURE GRIEF - H&I
REBEL WESTERNS - GLASGOWROMAN NOSE - GLASGOW
SCHNARFF SCHNARFF - H&ISHY SHY SHY - DENMARK
SILVER COAST - H&ISPRING BREAK - H&I
THE BROKEN RAVENS - H&ITHE CLARAMASSA - H&I
THE LITTLE KICKS - ABERDEENTHE RAMISCO MAKI MAKI ROCKING HORSE - H&ITHE SIDE - H&I
THE VAN T’S - GLASGOWTHE WOODS - EDINBURGH THE YOUTH AND YOUNG - DUNFERMLINE/EDINBURGH TUSKANY - NORTHERN IRELANDWECAMEFROMWOLVES - PERTH/GLASGOWWENDELL BORTON - ABERDEEN
WOMPS - GLASGOW
The showcase list in full:
Greg Thompson is leaving Capitol Music Group and will take over as
President of Maverick Music founder Guy Oseary has announced.
Thompson joins a Maverick team that boasts some of the industry`s
most high-profile managers such as Oseary, Ron Laffitte, Gee
Roberson, Cortez Bryant, Larry Rudolph, Adam Leber, Caron
Veazey, Clarence Spalding and, most recently, J Erving among
others.
Collectively, they oversee a client roster that includes U2, Madonna,
Paul McCartney, Pharrell, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Britney Spears,
T.I., Arcade Fire, Jason Aldean and more.
“I’m excited for this amazing chance to join a team with such a
progressive and innovative culture and vision,” Thompson said in a
statement released by Live Nation, which is a partner in Maverick.
“I want to thank Guy and the rest of the all-star managers at
Maverick for this opportunity. I’m really looking forward to this
next chapter.”
As president, a role which had not existed previously, Thompson
will be “optimizing and identifying opportunities for talent,”
according the the release. Prior to his stint at Capitol, during which
he oversaw the company`s relocation back to its original Los Angeles
headquarters, Thompson worked for EMI, Island/Def Jam, Elektra,
SBK Records and Chrysalis, where he got his start in 1985.
James Graham has been appointed as Sales Manager – Live
Entertainment at Glasgow’s Scottish Exhibition + Conference
Centre (SECC) and SSE Hydro, taking over the position vacated by
Kay Martin earlier this year.
Previously Senior Ticketing Manager at the campus, the position
represents a promotion for James who has extensive experience
in the concert and events industry. He will be responsible for
maximising sales revenue within the live entertainment sector
across the business. The post will report to Debbie McWilliams,
Head of Live Entertainment, Sales and Ticketing who commented
“We’re delighted that James has accepted the role of Sales
Manager at such an exciting time for the SECC - now one of the
world’s top live entertainment destinations. “His appointment will
complement our team as we embark on our next phase of growth
for the business. He has a solid knowledge across the industry and
extensive sales and ticketing experience which will be invaluable as
we go forward.
President Appointed for Maverick MusicFrom VIP-Daily News
The SSE Hydro and SECC Announce New Live Entertainment Appointment From VIP-Daily News
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MUSIC IN SHARES
MusicIn SharesManfred Tari [email protected]
CTS Eventim- CTS Eventim Teams Up With Sony Music Entertainment For
Ticketing In Latin America
CTS Eventim, the European market leader for ticketing will extend its
brand and ticketing business in Latin America, using Brazil as starting
point for a joint venture with Sony Music Entertainment. In Brazil
the new company will have two headquarters, one in Sao Paulo and
an additional office in Salvador to cover the Northern part of this
country.
According to company information Sony Music Latin America
‘is the market leader throughout the region’ and brings a roster
of headliners such as Shakira, Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin and
Roberto Carlos to the new company.
Meanwhile in Germany latest analysts reports by Equinet
and Deutsche Bank review the shares of CTS Eventim with
recommendations to ‘hold’ the share. Equinet assumes a share price
target of 33 Euro, Deutsche Bank rather expected a share price of
31 Euro.
On March 22, VIP-News reported a share price of 31.59 Euro; this
time on April 25 it is 29.99 Euro.
DEAG- Filling The Loss
DEAG released its annual report for 2015 stating that the ‘non-
recurring expenditure for the establishment of festivals amounted
to around EURO 23 million: this has been fully taken into account in
the 2015 financial statements.” While the revenue went up to 200.4
million Euros, the EBIT (Earnings Before Taxes and Interests) last year
mounted up to 17.8 million Euros. Last reported share price was 3.60
Euro, this time it is 3.83 Euro.
Live Nation- Results For Q1 Are Insight
Live Nation has announced the release of its results for the first
quarter 2016 on May 3. At the end of April the companies ticketing
outlet Ticketmaster is supposed to start to sell ticketing via Facebook.
Last reported share price was $22.73, this time it is $21.57.
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