Brighton Music Conference (BMC) has released the full schedule covering the Professional and Academy Programmes for the 2016 event at Brighton Dome on Thursday 14th April and Friday 15th April; and announced the Official BMC16 after party with Seth Troxler (in association with Take) for the Thursday night.
Key Note Talks announced for Thursday and Friday with “Save Our Clubs” on Thursday featuring Carl Loben (Editor; DJ Mag), Alan Miller (Chairman; NTIA), John Ross (Owner; Mothership Group) & Mark Lawrence (CEO; AFEM) discussing how club closures are affecting our scene. Friday Key Note “Get Played Get Paid; Building the New Music Industry” featuring Mark Lawrence (CEO; AFEM), Francis Gine (Director; Demo Box), Herman Verkade (Owner; Musiqware), Paul Hamill (Chief Navigator; Inflyte), Tristan Hunt (Business Development & Marketing Manager; Audio Lock) & Yuri Dokter (CEO; DJ Monitor)
Professional programme topics include “Gender Equality In Music”, “Stealing Our Own Success – Are DJ’s accidently killing sales”, “It’s All About The Music… Or Is It?”, “Streaming and ‘Full Stack Music’”, “Video Marketing In Music” and “The Rise and Fall Of EDM?” and more.
Academy topics include “Careers In Music”, “Your Brand Is Everything”, “Women In Music Q&A”, “How To Get Gigs”, “The Commercial Conundrum” and “From The Bedroom To The Main Stage” and more.
Additional features announced is the Toolroom Academy programme with Demo Drop, Production Demontrations with Prok & Fitch and Funkagenda plus a Careers Panel from the label
New speakers and panellists announced for BMC16 are:
Alex Banks (Artist)
Alison Hook (Head of Sampling & Copyright Infringement; EMI / Sony/ATV Publishing)
Alison Wenham (CEO; AIM)
Andrew Sharland (Leading Partner; Clintons)
Applebottom (Artist)
Ashley Howard (Dance Music Account Manager; PRS for Music)
Ben Rush (CEO; Audiolock)
Carly Wilford (Presenter, DJ & Creator; IAmMusic & Sister)
Chris Barker (Head Of Content & Editor; dBs Insider)
Cooly G (Artist)
Damian Lepp (Owner; Decoded)
Darren James (Agent)
De$ignated (Artist)
Duncan King (Partner; Tempo Music Management)
Eammon Forde (Journalist; Music Ally/The Guardian)
Francis Gine (Director; Demo Box)
Funkagenda (Artist)
Hannah Simmonds (Head of Publishing; Toolroom Records)
Herman Verkade (Owner; Musiqware)
Hyroglifics (Artist)
Jamie Hughes (Director of Partnerships; Songkick)
Joe Vesayaporn (Squadron Leader; Music Glue)
John Ross (Owner; Mothership Group)
Jules O'Riordan aka Judge Jules (DJ/Lawyer; Sheridans)
Julien Trisch (Business Development Manager; Steinberg)
Katy Ellis (Manager; Norman Cook)
Martin Dockree, (Country Sales Manager; Pioneer)
Matt Abbott (Managing Director; Label Worx)
Megan Bean (Business & Legal; Hospital Records)
Nadav Poraz (CEO; Who Sampled),
Nick Dunn (CEO; Horus Music)
Nick Halkes (Managing Director; Incentive Music Management)
Paul Gibson (Bookings & Promotions Manager; Patterns)
Paul Hamill (Chief Navigator; Inflyte)
Paul Quinsey (Owner; This Is Take & Marketing Manager; McQueen, Shoreditch)
Pavan Mukhi (Foreign Beggars / Brapp TV)
Perc (Artist, DJ & Label Owner; Perc Tracks)
Peter Oxendale Musical Services)
Rosie Foster (Director of Marketing; 100 Management)
Sammy Verghese (Owner; The Arch)
Saranne Reid (GM; Crown Manangement & Managing Director; Sample Clearance Service)
Terry Ryan (Head of A&R, Promotions & Music Specialist; On The Rise)
Tim Binns (A&R Director; New State Entertainment)
Tristan Hunt (Business Development & Marketing Manager; Audio Lock)
Yuri Dokter (CEO; DJ Monitor)
Zac Vibert (Digital Marketing Manager; !K7 Artist & Label Services).
OFFICIAL BMC16 AFTER PARTY
Take pride themselves on creating forward thinking house and techno inspired events, and together with BMC will host the Official BMC16 after party at The Arch with Seth Troxler. This is a rare appearance on the South Coast for one of the world’s most formidable DJs, and tickets go on sale today via: http://www.residentadvisor.net/promoter.aspx?id=49277
WIGGLE & ON THE HOUSE OFFICIAL BMC16 PARTY
Wiggle and On The House team up to present another official Brighton Music Conference party by the sea. This year they’ll kick things off at 4pm on the outside terrace before taking things inside right through until 6am. The line-up features Nathan Coles, Terry Francis, Eddie Richards, PBR Streetgang and Rhythm Masters.
BMC has quickly established itself as a vital meeting point for the electronic music industry, bringing together leading organisations and figures for two days of master classes, panels, and talks. Key execs already announced include those from Facebook/Instagram, Twitter/Periscope/Vine, Kobalt, Native Instruments, Coda, Sound On Sound, AEI, and more, who will join industry figures from Beatport, PRS, AFEM, Toolroom, Hospital Records, NTIA, DJ Magazine, Shogun Audio, BIMM, Mobilee Records, Skint Records, Believe Digital, Safehouse Management, Intec Digital, Critical Records, Wunderground, Republic of Music and GAK Audio.
In line with the event’s reputation as a forum for new ideas and challenging conventional industry thinking, Association For Electronic Music (AFEM) CEO Mark Lawrence has revealed the topics for his two talks.
Highlights already announced include the Beatport Label Summit, hosted by Terry Weerasinghe (Vice President of Music Services) and Jack Bridges (Beatport European Account Manager), discussing the latest developments and trends affecting the key online music sales portal. Also confirmed is a label Q&A with drum & bass label Shogun Audio featuring Keir Tyrer (Managing Director), Friction (DJ/Owner), Richard Snow (Label Manager), and Icicle (Artist), they’ll be discussing how they look for new artists and help them develop their talent
The first official BMC nighttime events have also been revealed, with Mute, in association with BMC, taking over Brighton’s Patterns on Friday 15th April for a show with Mala, Commodo, and Foamplate. The same night will see English Disco Lovers & BMC present Crazy P Soundsystem at Komedia. Listings details for both events can be found below:
THURSDAY 14TH APRIL
Take & BMC Present The Official BMC16 After Party with Seth Troxler @ The Arch (11pm – 5am)
FRIDAY 15TH APRIL
Wiggle & On The House Official Brighton Music Conference Party at Al Duomo (4pm-6am)
Mute presents Mala, Commodo & Foamplate in association with BMC @ Patterns (11pm – 4am)
English Disco Lovers & BMC present Crazy P Soundsystem @ Komedia (11pm - late)
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BMC Professional aims to connect music with business, bringing together industry thought leaders through a series of panels to discuss the future sustainable growth of the Electronic Music Industry, targeted networking events and access to an evening schedule of events and parties across Brighton. BMC Academy is about plugging in the next generation and fostering new talent via a series of master classes, panels and talks. Both tickets give access to a two-day exhibition with tech showcases panels and interviews.
Already confirmed to speak at this year’s conference are
Adam Woolf (Label Manager; Critical Records)
Alan Miller (Chairman; NTIA)
Andy Singh (Director; Republic Of Music)
Ayah Marar (Artist)
Carl Loben (Editor; DJ Mag)
Charles Green (DJ/Promoter; Patterns)
Charlotte Cijffers (Digital & News Editor; DJ Mag)
Chris Goss (Co-Founder; Hospital Records)
Chris Todd / Crazy P (Artist)
Claudio Passavanti (Director; Doctor Mix)
Dave Blackgrove (Agent; Coda)
David Esserin (UK Marketing Manager; Native Instruments)
Dean Marsh (Managing Director; Creative Law & Business)
Dean Mushin (Director; Dispersion PR)
Emily Moxon (Label Manager; Brownswood Records)
Farhana Aboo (Marketing Manager; AEI Media)
Georgina Parnell (Head of Entertainment Partnerships; Twitter/Periscope/Vine)
Hugh Robjohns (Technical Editor; Sound On Sound)
Jessica Rowe (Owner; Level Theory)
Jon Rundell (Director; Intec Digital)
Lauren Lo Sung (DJ/Artist)
Lee Morrison (General Manager, UK; Believe Digital)
Lee Smith (Owner; Leak Delete)
Lucy Blair (Journalist; Motive Unknown)
Lynn Cosgrave (Director; Safehouse Management)
Marcus Nasty (DJ/A&R; Rinse)
Mark Lawrence (CEO; AFEM)
Mark Mulligan (Analyst; Midia Research & Consulting)
Matt King (BMG/Skint Records)
Mikey Maguire (Editor; Wunderground)
Patrick Ross (Kobalt)
Paul White (Editor In Chief; Sound On Sound)
PBR Streetgang (DJ/Artist)
Prok & Fitch (Artist)
Ralf Kollmann (Owner; Mobilee Records)
Rob Baldwin (Booking Manager; Deltic Group)
Sarah Cole (Owner; Yes You Do)
Seamus Haji (DJ/Artist)
Sebastian Spring (Head of Publishing; SUISA)
Simon Kelly (Head of Digital Media; DJ Mag)
Steve King (Safehouse Management)
Steve Mac / Rhythm Masters (Director/Artist; Black Rock Records)
Stuart Knight (Managing Director; Toolroom Records)
Tom Nettleton (Agent; Paramount)
Vanessa Bakewell (Head of Entertainment Partnerships; Facebook/Instagram)
Yousef (Artist)
This year’s event charity partner will be Last Night A DJ.
BACKGROUND TO BMC
Aimed at industry professionals, students and the next generation of creative and business talent, BMC 2015 welcomed representatives from YouTube, BPI, Kiss, Beatport, DJ Mag, Music Week, Kobalt, Defected Records, Coda, Ibiza Rocks, Back To Basics, Native Instruments, Involved management, Dave Clarke, BBC Radio 1/BBC 1Xtra, Ableton, AFEM, Novation, Hospital Records, Icicle, Robert Owens, Mobilee, BIMM, Point Blank, PRS For Music, PPL, AIM, MPA, Access to Music, Youth Music, SoundCity Brighton & Hove, and many more.
Highlights from the 2015 event’s BMC Professional programme, which included partners AFEM, BPI, MPA and Beatport, were the BMC Keynote ‘Protecting the Dance Floor’, hosted by AFEM CEO Mark Lawrence and featuring Stuart Knight, Director of Toolroom Records, and the NTIA’s chairman, Alan D Miller; Beatport’s UK label seminar, The Big Stream Debate; and Innovation / Inspiration: new revenue streams.
The BMC Academy programme, with Academy Education Partners BPI, PPL, PRS for Music, Pointblank, BIMM, Access To Music, and Northbrook College, saw capacity attendances on both days for talks including the Q+A session with Terry Weerasinghe (Vice President of Music Services at Beatport), YouTube’s Academy workshop which covered topics including how to optimise videos, drive longer viewing sessions and how to retain subscribers; and BIMM presents: how to start a label.
The exhibition floor featured over 50 exhibitors, and saw a number of exclusives, including the first opportunity in the UK to get ‘hands-on’ with Novation’s latest product – the Launchpad Pro. Native Instruments’ had their update to MASCHINE Groove Production studio, and KOMPLETE KONTROL S-Series keyboards. BMC pass holders were also given the chance to get their hands on Stems, a new multi-track audio format that allows DJs and live performers to incorporate individual parts of a track in their sets. All of this and more was on show in the NI KONTROL room.
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