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20:13:00

With the second IMS College – Malta now completed, IMS looks back at the important take aways from the two-day, three-night educational initiative with guidance from some of the industry’s top leaders.

Here’s what we learned from the second annual IMS College in Malta!

IN THE EARLY STAGES OF YOUR CAREER AS AN ELECTRONIC ARTIST, ORIGINALITY IS KEY TO ATTRACTING THE ATTENTION OF A&R’S AND INDUSTRY HEADS.
“Please, write your own page, write your own story, don’t try to be like Richie Hawtin, we already have a Richie Hawtin” – Renaat Vandepapeliere (R&S Records, Founder, Belgium).

THAT IT’S NOT NECESSARILY ESSENTIAL TO BE CLASSICALLY TRAINED TO MAKE MUSIC. SUCH TRAINING CAN BE A THREAT AS THE APPROACH MAYBE TOO DEFINED.
“It’s not about mathematics, it’s about feelings” – UNER (Artist, Spain).

WHEN APPROACHING LABELS WITH DEMOS, TAILOR EACH EMAIL TO MATCH THEIR STYLE AND MUSICAL OUTPUT. CASTING THE NET WIDE AND APPROACHING NUMEROUS DIFFERENT LABELS WITH THE SAME EMAIL CAN HAVE A NEGATIVE EFFECT.
“Find a few words and explain why you feel the music fits the label” – Ralf Kollmann (Mobilee, Co-Founder, Germany).

IT’S IMPORTANT FOR ELECTRONIC ARTISTS TO WIDEN THE SCOPE AND TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES WITH THEIR MUSIC.
“The cinema industry is really looking for electronic musicians” – Agoria (Artist, France).

MIXING YOUR PRODUCTIONS IN MONO WILL GIVE YOU A MORE POLISHED SOUND.
“As an exercise in mixing, if your mixes sound good in Mono, then they will sound awesome in Stereo” – JC Concato (Point Blank, Creative Director, UK)

THAT TURNTABLES AND A MIXER SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AN INSTRUMENT.
“It’s very simple, it’s just my instrument, two turntables and a mixer. I’ve worked for 37 years now as a DJ and I’ve never seen a reason to change my style” – Sven Väth (Artist, Germany).

AN INSIGHT INTO THE MALTESE ELECTRONIC MUSIC MARKET. ALTHOUGH THE SCENE HAS GROWN POSITIVELY, LOCAL ARTISTS BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A LIMIT TO THEIR OWN DEVELOPMENT ON THE ISLAND.
“I believe there’s only so much you can do in a 30-kilometer island. We have a good scene in Malta but eventually you will have to go international” – Joven Tenishia (Artist, Malta)

CR2 RECORDS ARE LAUNCHING A NEW EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE CALLED #LEARN4FREE. TWO PRODUCTION TUTORIAL SERIES THAT FOCUS ON UNDERGROUND AND MAIN ROOM STUDIO TECHNIQUES DESIGNED TO GUIDE UP AND COMING PRODUCERS. 10% OF PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO TEEN CANCER USA.

THE SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPORTANCE OF UTILIZING DJ CHARTS ON BEATPORT TO GAIN EXPOSURE AS AN ARTIST.
“DJ Charts is second biggest drivers of sale and discovery. No matter how small you are of an artist, it’s a way of building on records that you are putting out” – Jack Bridges (Beatport, Director of Artists, Labels, Sounds, Berlin).

AS AN ARTIST, IT IS FUNDAMENTALLY IMPORTANT TO WORK WITH A PUBLISHER TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF YOUR ROYALTY PAYMENTS ARE COLLECTED.
“Publishers do all the legwork so you can focus on making music. They pitch you, they invest in you, they advise you. Performing rights license all the organizations like Radio 1 and Creamfields. The publishers drive them to make sure the money is paid to the right people” – Mark Lawrence (AFEM, CEO, UK).

Don't forget that IMS Asia-Pacific is coming 21-22 September 2017


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20:03:00

Including talks from Sven Väth, Beatport, Toolroom Academy, Cr2 and Point Blank Music School production masterclasses with Agoria and more.

'I discovered these amazing open air clubs and DJ’s playing eclectic music. I was just blown away, I just loved staying there. It was quite inspiring to me. I remember I stood and thought to myself ‘This is exactly what I want to do’. Sven Vath

‘I wish that back in that time, we had a conference like this (IMS) and I had the opportunity to learn more in detail how things run’. Ralf Kollmann (Mobilee, Co-Founder, Germany).

IMS College Malta returned to The Westin Hotel, Drangonara for the second edition of this now annual event, proving to be an invaluable experience for the delegates who attended from many countries across Europe. All had the opportunity to network freely, engage directly with key speakers on a one to one Q & A basis, and attend revealing workshops from Point Blank Music School and The Berklee College of Music.

Designed as a crash course in the music business with a learn by day and party by night ethos, IMS College – Malta gave a 360-degree view of the dance industry. At night delegates, experienced sets by the summits exclusive international DJs, seeing them in full action and experiencing exactly what they were all about.  



IMS College – Malta Day 1 

Proceedings were officially opened by the IMS Founders who greeted the full auditorium of DJs, producers and emerging industry professionals. They collectively reinforced the core aims of IMS College- Malta - to inspire and motivate as well as provide a solid educational foundation.    

Great advice came from the very first keynote, Renaat Vandepapeliere (R&S Records, Founder, Belgium) advised that when thinking of what to produce, contemporary song writers should ‘rip up the rule book… have more of a punk attitude’ and advised ‘write your own page, write your own story, don’t try to be like Richie Hawtin, we already have a Richie Hawtin’.

Next to take the stage was UNER (Artist, Spain) reassuring those starting out that if you are not able to play any instruments do not let that put you off…  ‘you don’t need to be classically trained… Classical training is a bit dangerous as there are 1000’s other ways to play music… it’s not about mathematics, it’s about feelings’. 

French DJ and producer Agoria (Artist, France) gave an informed and enthralling masterclass on composing music for Film and TV, pointing to a great additional revenue stream for producers and encouraging them to look further afield saying ‘The cinema industry is really looking for electronic musicians’.

The ultimate end to day one came with a very rare, up close and personal, one to one interview with Sven Väth (Artist, Germany), interviewed by Mark Netto (IMS, Founder). ‘Papa’ Sven openly discussed his inspirations and his background, from his nightclub owner parents, his mother encouraging him to pursue a career as a DJ and his early life as a pop star producer. 

Finishing off the night was Agoria and Sven who both performed an unmissable and technically perfect DJ set at UNO Village. With Sven Väth djing entirely on vinyl. 



IMS College – Malta Day 2 

Commencing day two was a collection of Malta’s foremost DJs, coming together from different musical styles and genres. Ziggy (Artist, Malta) advised ‘I took a DJ’ing course which led me to where I am today’. Carl Bee (Artist Malta) added further encouraging advice ‘I started DJing at the age of 14/15 years, my father was a DJ as well, my cousin was also a DJ, at the age of 17 I had my first residency’.

Continuing with encouraging stories of success for budding talent was Mia Amare (Artist, Russia) who explained how she was inspired by attending IMS and following the advice of the speakers, she also expressed the initial challenges of establishing herself as a DJ.
‘I remember it was a very important moment when a speaker at IMS Malta was talking about how you need to be successful and she said, ‘be yourself’’’ adding ‘I have been DJing for 2 years, but if I had seen more female DJs out there I would have done it a lot earlier”. 
Stuart Knight (Toolroom Academy, Director, UK) advised on how to get noticed by carefully tailoring your communication ‘We’re looking for that extra 5% on top of that blanket email’ adding “Do your research, know what the label is about. If you put your time in we will notice, we get 400 - 500 demos a week’.
Mark Brown (CR2 Records, CEO, UK) and Laurence Holcombe (CR2 Records, UK) announced their brand new educational initiative #Learn4Free. Consisting of two production tutorial series that focus on both underground and main room production techniques.
Jack Bridges (Beatport Director of Artists, Labels, Sounds, Berlin) shared an insider knowledge about the leading download platform and the best practice to engage them in support. He stated, ‘It’s easier than ever to get a distribution deal and get a record out there but it’s really difficult to cut through the noise… for us it’s about having a great package, it’s about the artwork, the DJ support’ adding “…don’t send long reports of quotes saying, downloaded on behalf of xxx, that will switch us off instantly. What works well is a mobile phone video clips of big artists playing your tracks’.
Mark Lawrence (AFEM: Association For Electronic Music, CEO, UK) went on to explain the importance of engaging a publisher early on in your career, advising that ‘electronic music producers should recognise that they are also songwriters’ this means that they can benefit from collection agencies like PPL, PRS and MCPS.
To round off the talks for the weekend Technasia (Artist, France) give a frank and personal insight into his long career, saying ‘The Key is hard work’, going on to say, “My advice to the next generation… work your ass off! There’s a lot of competition, everyone wants to be a DJ, everyone is a DJ, to get success in it is a lot of hard work, a lot!’ He also made the exclusive announcements that he is returning to performing LIVE again. 
For those thinking that they need to attend next year’s event, the final thought comes from DJ Mia Amare saying ‘There is nothing like IMS College. I truly think that IMS College helps the next generation’.

Don't forget that IMS Asia-Pacific is coming 21-22 September 2017



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02:31:00

Following the successful 10-year anniversary of International Music Summit (IMS) in Ibiza, IMS now bring their thought-leadership platform to Malta. IMS College – Malta, a uniquely curated educational initiative aimed at emerging electronic music professionals and future industry visionaries, has now revealed its final schedule for 2017, bringing together a powerful collection of leading electronic music experts and artists to educate the next generation with their experience and knowledge.

By day attendees will experience two full days of interactive workshops, inspiring keynotes and learning sessions covering four key pillars of music education: Performance, Production, Promotion and Publishing. Partnering with leading music education institutes Point Blank Music School, Berklee College of Music and Toolroom Academy, the two-days of learning are designed to help nurture and boost the careers of emerging electronic music industry professionals. By night attendees will experience specially curated parties and events showcasing the best international electronic music talent. 

Day one of the summer camp on Friday 7th July, hosted by Point Blank Music School, opens with an inspiring keynote on originality from R&S Records founder Renaat Vandepapeliere. Ralf Kollmann, co-founder of Mobilee Records, will share his knowledge on publishing, artist management, licensing agreements and the secrets of how to pitch to labels to get your records heard. Point Blank Music School will present four insightful sessions; a creativity and songwriting class with Spanish artist UNER led by Carly Hordern, a track deconstruction masterclass in Ableton Live, a masterclass on ‘Essential Production Tips: Mixing Your Tracks for the Club’ and finally a focus on composing for Film and TV with Agoria. The day will close with an extraordinary keynote by German techno pioneer and Cocoon founder Sven Väth, followed by a speed networking session, giving attendees the chance to connect with and get noticed by leading industry professionals.



Saturday 8th July presents day two of IMS College - Malta, opening with a discussion from leading Maltese electronic music artists on the local scene, followed by upcoming female Russian DJ Mia Amare revealing how IMS College has helped shape her career. Director of Toolroom Records Stuart Knight will enlighten attendees on the secrets of getting noticed and signed in the industry, with further label insights coming from Mark Brown, CEO of CR2 Records, who will also be exclusively revealing a new educational initiative from the label. Nacho Marco of Berklee College of Music, will be leading a production workshop where he will analyse one of his own tracks to show a real example of producing a dance music EP.  

US dance music retailer Beatport, represented by Jack Bridges, Director of Artists, Labels, Sounds, will explain how the platform can help independent artists promote their music, in addition, Mark Lawrence, CEO of AFEM: Association for Electronic Music will outline the importance of Publishing. Closing day two is an intimate keynote with Technasia, one of the key artists driving forward thoughtful electronic music, who will give insights into his working career.

Each day of IMS College - Malta is paired with official evening parties with world class DJ talent with some of the genres biggest names and genre defining DJs, including Sven Väth, Agoria, Todd Terry and Richy Ahmed. 


Friday 7th July – Hosted by Point Blank Music School
12.00-12.05    Introduction by IMS Partners
12.05-12.25    Production: Keynote Interview - Renaat Vandepapeliere (R&S Records, Founder, Belgium)
12.30-13.00    Production: Creativity & Songwriting Class - UNER (Artist, Spain)
13.05-13.50    Production: Track Deconstruction - Ski Oakenfull (Point Blank, Content Development, UK)
13.55-14.25    Publishing: Keynote Interview - Ralf Kollmann (Mobilee, Co-Founder, Germany)
NETWORKING LUNCH
15.05-15.50    Production: Composing for Film & TV Masterclass - Agoria (Artist, France)
15.55-16.40    Production: Mixing Your Tracks For The Club – JC Concato (Point Blank, Creative Director, UK) 
16.45-17.30    Performance: Keynote Interview - Sven Väth
17.35-18.30    Promotion: Networking Session - Your Chance To Get Noticed

Saturday 8th July
12.05-12.25    Production: Local DJ’s Share Their Knowledge On The Malta Scene 
12.50-13.05    Performance: Discussion - Mia Amare (Artist, Russia)
13.10-13.55    Promotion: Keynote Interview - Stuart Knight (Toolroom Records, Director, UK)
14.00-15.00    Production: Track Dissection Masterclass – Nacho Marco (Berklee College of Music, Professor, Spain)
NETWORKING LUNCH
15.40-16.25    Production: CR2 Records Discussion - Mark Brown (CR2 Records, CEO, UK) & Laurence Holcombe (CR2 Records, UK)
16.30-17.00    Promotion: Keynote Interview - Jack Bridges (Beatport, Director of Artists, Labels, Sounds, Berlin)
17.05-17.50    Publishing: Keynote Interview - Mark Lawrence (AFEM, CEO, UK)
17.55-18.40    Performance: Keynote Interview - Technasia (Artist, France)
18.40-19.30    Promotion: Networking Session - Your Chance To Get Noticed



The Mission 
International Music Summit is an educational, inspirational and motivational thought leadership platform dedicated to creating and encouraging the awareness of, and appreciation for, electronic music, and the artistry related to DJing and related art forms - primarily through the presentation of summits and events that celebrate both the historic and ongoing contribution of the genre to culture worldwide. IMS annually hosts major events globally in Ibiza, Los Angeles, China and Malta. IMS was created by Ben Turner, Danny Whittle, Mark Netto, Pete Tong & Simeon Friend.

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16:48:00

The team behind International Music Summit (IMS) Ibiza extend their global reach with the second annual IMS College – Malta (SUMMER CAMP). A curated educational initiative aimed squarely at the emerging music industry professional and next generation of artists from around the world.

Returning for the second year to the Mediterranean island of Malta on July 7-9, attendees will learn by day and party by night during the two-day, three-night program. Developed to inspire and help cultivate the next generation of business leaders and creative minds in the electronic music industry, the summer camp will provide key tools and knowledge to help develop careers, via an intensive and highly practical learning experience.

IMS College – Malta has identified four pillars of music education to help break into the industry: Performance, Production, Promotion and Publishing. From the first chord played in the studio to the final encore onstage, from launching a label to forging a career in artist management, IMS College - Malta will break down all the significant areas into a foundation master class for all that attend.   

Partnering with leading music production institute Point Blank Music School and Berklee College of Music to provide experienced instructors, masterclasses and hosts. 

The aim of the IMS College series is to provide a 360-degree, face-to-face learning experience, constructed with a curated program of panels, keynotes, networking sessions and workshops from key industry figureheads from across many sectors of the electronic music industry. 

In addition to his DJ performance by night, the legendary Sven Väth will provide a special and intimate Keynote Interview to give a rare insight into his extraordinary and well-celebrated career spanning over 30 years.  French techno connoisseur Agoria will bring his vast technical knowledge to a production master class with Point Blank Music School.   One of the key driving forces in thoughtful-electronic music, fellow Parisian Technasia, will bring his experiences of production, live performance and label endeavors to a keynote address. Also speaking will be Spain’s UNER, an artist known for his energy and creativity both in and out of the DJ booth.  Mia Amare will share her experiences as an up coming DJ, how she achieved millions of YouTube views and her rapid fan base growth.

IMS College - Malta will include Stuart Knight, founding partner of Toolroom Academy, who has used his extensive experience to build the Toolroom empire embracing singles, compilations, artist development, live touring and their own educational format, the Toolroom Music Academy.

Carly Hordern, of Point Blank Music School brings her discerning musical ear and background as a DJ and producer, joined by colleagues Creative Director JC Concato and Content Development Manager Ski Oakenfull in co-curating and hosting day one of the summer camp.

Berklee College of Music, from their Valencia output, will bring their expertise to a technical production workshop, led by broadcaster and label head Nacho Marco, one of the most respected DJs and prolific producers on the Spanish electronic music scene. 



Attendees will also hear from Ralf Kollmann of Mobilee Records and the Associaton for Electronic Music’s CEO Mark Lawrence; whom both recently spoke passionately about the future of the electronic music industry at IMS Ibiza. Mark Brown, founder and CEO of CR2 Records, will be sharing his decades of experience and insight into how to get your music signed, heard and the inner workings of an independent record label. Also contributing is Renaat Vandepapeliere, founder of R&S Records, a true pioneer who has run one of electronic music’s foremost labels for over 37 years and has signed everybody from Aphex Twin and James Blake to Tale of Us. 

There will be a host of local speakers also debating the changing landscape of Malta, its DJ culture and its new position as a leading nightlife destination with contributors Ziggy, Carl Bee, DJ Ruby and Daniel Blade. 

It is not all work at IMS College - Malta throughout the weekend attendee will enjoy performances from world leading artists; beginning on Friday night with Sven Väth, the pioneering founder and figurehead behind Cocoon who will be joined by leading French DJ Agoria. Saturday brings Todd Terry, one of House music’s biggest names and one of the founding fathers of today’s sound; closing the weekend is Richy Ahmed, the talented British house music producer, Hot Creations DJ and artist of the moment.
IMS co-founder Ben Turner states “After celebrating ten years of our flagship event IMS Ibiza, now we give back to the next generation in Malta – one of the hottest emerging music destinations in the world. We are very proud of this new format and the knowledge and wisdom being shared at our second event is simply an opportunity not to be missed if electronic music is your vocation in life!”
Nicolas Spiteri from local Maltese partner 365 Entertainment Group comments: “356 Entertainment Group is looking forward to the second edition of IMS college here in Malta. Our aim is to keep pushing boundaries and putting Malta in the International map as a destination for youngsters. IMS College is the perfect platform for this”.

ARTIST SPEAKERS
Agoria  (Artist, France)
Mia Amare (Artist, Russia)
Sven Väth (Artist, Germany) 
Technasia (Artist, France)
UNER (Artist, Spain)

INDUSTRY SPEAKERS 
Carly Hordern (Point Blank, Presenter/A&R, UK)
Jack Bridges (Beatport, Director of Artists, Labels, Sounds, Berlin)
JC Concato (Point Blank, Creative Director, France)
Mark Brown (CR2 Records, CEO, UK)
Mark Lawrence (AFEM: Association for Electronic Music, CEO, UK)
Nacho Marco (Berklee College of Music, Professor of Music Production, Technology & Innovation, Spain)
Olivia Bowlby (International Music Summit, General Manager, UK)
Ralf Kollmann (Mobilee, Co-founder, German)
Renaat Vandepapeliere (R&S Records, Founder, Belgium)
Ski Oakenfull (Point Blank, Content Development Manager, UK)
Stuart Knight (Toolroom Academy, Director, UK)

Badge prices:
€70 for two day conference and three evening events
€25 for two day conference for Maltese residents

Check IMS Ibiza 2017 Recap


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05:48:00

International Music Summit on Wednesday 24th of May released the annual IMS Business Report, an in-depth economic study of the Electronic Music Industry, covering all aspects of the genre.

Delivered directly to the key leaders in the music industry here at IMS Ibiza, Kevin Watson, author of the annual business report has clearly shown positive indicators for the industry as a whole.

Some of the main points included:

In Music Sales and Genres, Dance music sales up across all formats in the USA, now 5th most popular genre. Germany at all time high with Beatport returning to profit and techno remaining the biggest Beatport seller. Drum and Bass also experiences incredible growth, an exciting indication of a renaissance for that sound.

•    12 Billion electronic music streams a month on Spotify.

DJs and Live Acts.  Forbes electronic cash kings survey fell by 1% in the last year with top DJ earnings down however with lower ranking DJs growing their revenue streams. 

New evidence of trends within social media were clear with many of most popular DJs growing their followers considerably faster on Instagram than Facebook at an astonishing 11x the rate, suggesting DJs are making the most impact on Instagram. 

Chart topping electronic act, The Chainsmokers have grown their socials massively over the last year adding 28K followers a day. 

•    Gender diversity remains a key focus with study of festival line-ups showing only 17% of artist to be female. 

•  In clubs and festivals Latin America is showing a growth in dance music events and festivals plus huge growth in total music sales. 

The IMS Business report also took a view on the industry over the last 12 months highlighting Ministry Of Sound Recordings & Sony merger + Pacha acquired by Trilantic for Euro 350 million. Other players entering market with great investment. 

•  Clubbing brand Elrow is set for most successful year ever after investment from Superstruct Entertainment, with their biggest UK event planned at Olympic Park London for 2017.

•   Dance Music is at forefront of technology trends with VR, virtual festivals, livestreaming and live streaming in 360. 

•   IMS’s decade in the industry shows dance has grown as a genre over the last 10 years, with 25x more tracks available for you to buy on Beatport since 2007.

•   A decade ago Nielsen did not report dance as a separate genre in the USA now it has achieved 5% share of total tracks. 

•  DJ Mag data shows and average age of most popular djs now lower than a decade ago and three biggest events have quintupled capacity since 2008.

•  DJ gear sales have grown at 2x rate of that of guitars in the US, with Pioneer expected to sell more than 4 million units in 2017, 3x more than 10 years ago.



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05:30:00

As part of International Music Summit's (IMS) 10 keynotes, Wednesday 24th of May Mixmag’s DJ of the Year, eclectic selector and club culture ambassador The Black Madonna spoke in depth with Mixmag's Nick DeCosemo about her parental influences and record store roots, her disruptive approach to seeking out and booking alternative talent at Chicago's Smartbar and of course the issue of gender equality - a topic she spoke passionately about; setting out her bold and pragmatic vision for change.
"Stop debating it, it’s not a debatable fact, it’s like climate change, it’s like evolution"


The Black Madonna performed at the International Music Summit official opening party 24th of May at Pacha alongside Masters at Work, Agoria and Alex Kennon.



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05:15:00

MAAC (Music Against Animal Cruelty)  is a non profit organization with one simple directive: to aid in wildlife conservation. MAAC is a vehicle conceived by Jonny White of Art Department fame and long time friend and founder of Pulse Radio, Wade Cawood in collaboration with Tears for Tigers founder Jack Baucher to act as a broker between musicians, music industry and music fans alike, and organizations who are working on initiatives to save various animals facing the dangers of a diminishing population and/or extinction.

MISSION STATEMENT

Wildlife conservation is an issue near and dear to our hearts. We have come to realize that there is an often overlooked opportunity for artists and fans who are passionate about this issue to make a difference. Our plan is to galvanize the support of the music industry—a worldwide collective of likeminded individuals who together can make a significant difference.

Ultimately MAAC's objectives will extend to curating large scale events with the intention of raising substantial funds, allowing us to curate our own initiatives. In the interim we will be working as a "fund" to which anyone can contribute. We in turn will select various "grassroots" initiatives as beneficiaries. Whether it be to save lesser known animals who desperately need our help like the Wild Dog, or to enable Rangers to educate land-owners and farmers as to how they can safely utilize their land to produce crops or livestock without harming local wildlife, our mission is to help.

Some startling statistics:
- Every 20 minutes, the world adds another 3,500 human lives but loses one or more entire species of animal or plant life - at least 27,000 species per year. 

- Every 15 mins an elephant is poached for its ivory. 

- At the present rates of extinction, as many as 20% of the world's 7-15 million species could be gone in the next 30 years. This rate of extinction has been unprecedented since the disappearance of dinosaurs 65 million years ago.

- The Black Rhino population is down 97.6% since 1960.

- Listed as one of the world’s most endangered canids, and the most endangered predator in Africa, there are now only between 4,000-5,000 African wild dogs in the wild.

- The African lions' numbers are diminishing rapidly due to habitat destruction, persecution by livestock farmers outside of protected areas, and human greed. 10,000-15,000 free-roaming African lions remain, down from 50,000 a decade ago.

- Poachers are responsible for the death of a staggering 35,000 African Elephants in 2014 alone.

 Social Experiment is a non-profit record label. 100% of net proceeds from sales of this record will go towards conserving wildlife in Africa.



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04:59:00

At International Music Summit (IMS) it’s no secret that the use of social media platforms is key to promoting yourself as an artist. On Thursday 25th of May at IMS Ibiza, Glenn Miller (Facebook, Entertainment Partnerships EMEA, USA), Patrick Walker (Facebook, Director of Media Partnerships EMEA, UK) and Scott McKenna (Facebook, Entertainment Partner Services EMEA, UK) provided a panel on how to create an engaging and invaluable cross-platform strategy for your fan base via Facebook and Instagram.
“With Live, you want to know what’s happening next.” Glenn Miller 
There’s numerous examples of the rise and power of using Facebook for an artist. A recent example that caught the world’s attention was the launch of the first Facebook bot with DJ/producer Hardwell. The bot had a staggering 60,000 users within the first two weeks, 1 million total interactions and an 6000% increase in fan conversations. 

Launched in 2015, Facebook live provides a platform for an artist to tell their story and create a moment from anywhere in the world. There’s no hiding when you’re live, you’re authentic and there’s a social connection that your target audience will relate to. It’s key that as an artist, you stay completely up-to date with all the features that a social media channel will offer. With Facebook live, you can now schedule your announcements to take place in advance giving you that extra time to make your content more engaging. 

Facebook is constantly evolving to meet the needs of the modern touring artist. The ‘tour creation’ feature allows you to add and collate all of your events and mark them as one tour rather than a string of individual shows. Furthermore, this feature tailors to each fans location only show tour dates in and around their region.

The recent boom of Instagram users has made the platform a tool that artists should utilize. With now over 700 million people using Instagram each month, the Instagram stories feature is a great way to provide short video clips to give insight into your life as an artist.

Videos like back stage at show may seem tiring to post for an artist but this type of content is the most interesting to your fans.



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04:44:00

The founding member of the iconic 80’s English band Joy Division and New Order has shared his reaction during his exclusive talk on Thursday 25th of May at International Music Summit - Ibiza. Going on to share experiences about his multi-decade career and memories from recording one of the finest albums of 1989, Technique, on the island of Ibiza during a time when dance music was taking Balearic beat to a whole new dimension.
“Breaks my heart, pointless act of brutality in my home city just gut wrenching, heart breaking, completely barbaric and pointless.” Bernard Sumner.
During the talk moderated by BBC Radio 1’s Pete Tong MBE, Bernard emotionally spoke about the recent happenings in his home town this after band mate Peter Hook’s daughter was at the concert consequently marked as safe where the tragedy happened.



During the talk, Bernard shared his influential Ibizan experiences of attending early super clubs Amnesia and Es Paradis, saying “It sounded like different styles of music all mashed together”, inspiring their sound resulting in the production sound of his early work ‘Fine Time’. 

New Order are soon set to perform at The Manchester Festival, a music and arts festival that takes place around the city at the end of June where they will be performing 5 special shows. 

He continued, stating that the band will play 90% songs that they don’t normally play live which have been carefully re scored to be performed with a SYNTHESISED orchestra, all illustrating he is still clearly passionate about electronic music.



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03:41:00

On Friday 26th of May at IMS, Jesse Rose spoke of his time in the music industry and why he feels it’s time to stop DJing. Interviewed by B.Traits (BBC Radio 1), Jesse outlined his career through the music industry and how a year ago he felt he wouldn’t stop DJing.
‘I’m not leaving dance music, everything that I’ve learnt on the way I want to bring back into it. It felt like a good time to retire from DJing every week’ 
Speaking about the difficulties of getting noticed a producer, Jesse explains how releasing your music on vinyl was key to building a fan base and getting people invested in your music.

‘When I started, you had to release a record and it had to be played on vinyl. You had to find a label to invest in pressing up that record which was a difficult thing to do’ 

A key topic throughout this year’s IMS has been how artists can stay healthy on the road. Jesse shared his experience and knowledge outlining that as an industry, many young artists are unaware of the health risks of constantly touring and partying. 
“With DJ-ing you have to give 100 percent all the time”  
He continued to discuss his career highlights such as gaining a residency at Berlin’s Panorama Bar and whilst he hasn’t revealed any definitive plans for the future, it seems as though he’ll be staying within the electronic music industry. 



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03:30:00

“‘If you’re making good music and you have the right team then you will make money, the question is, how long will you make money for?’” – James Beyersdorf

On Friday 26th of May at International Music Summit (IMS) Ibiza, James Beyersdorf (Financial Sherpa Inc, Founder and President, USA) provided the conference with a guide to managing your finances and assets as an artist. How do you monetize yourself and retain those revenues? Speaking on this point, James highlights his experiences of working with both creatively focused individuals and those who are more business orientated.
‘When I started working with creatives it was difficult, they want to provide joy, music and make something…’ 
Speaking about the importance of building a strong team of people around you such as accountants and financial planners, there are individuals available who are fundamental to creatives. The business mind is about how to monetize creativity.

‘Have the right team. The team is absolutely paramount’ 
Outlining a process of maintaining financial longevity, James describes that it’s key to look to the future so you that when you’re no longer top of the charts, you have investments to keep you going. When you’re spending money on things that don’t really benefit you, these items will eventually run out.
“When you stop creating music, those investments will continue to let you have that lifestyle”
For musicians, your career is the active asset. Team structure and learn how to build and reserve your money so that you can make art for art’s sake, not because you just have to make money.



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17:04:00
IMS IBIZA 2017
International Music Summit (IMS), the three-day inspirational, educational and motivational thought-leadership platform held annually in Ibiza, today announce full details and the final schedule for the hotly anticipated 10th anniversary summit for 2017. Featuring a powerful collection of the industry’s leading electronic music professionals, and further adding new names to an unmissable roster totalling over 110 impressive and diverse speakers from around the globe.

Over three days delegates will enjoy a wide range of illuminating workshops, inspiring artist keynotes plus engaging discussions and lively debates on the most important issues facing the electronic music industry today.

Day one highlights opening the summit include the greatly anticipated annual IMS Business Report, hosted by Kevin Watson (IMS Analyst, UK) who will take an in-depth look back at the growth of electronic music over the last decade plus reveal the all-important annual valuation of the genre for 2017. Following this is The Definitive Digital Ecosystem Discussion featuring representatives from Spotify, Facebook, Deezer and more, examining if labels and publishers can generate income without the big playlists fully supporting electronic music. Giving further insight into streaming is a Best Practices Masterclass from Spotify outlining how to approach positioning on its sought-after playlists. There will also be a revealing keynote interview with The Black Madonna, Meet The Team with the esteemed elrow family and a special insight into Resident Advisor and the pioneers behind it. Valuable advice on how to succeed in the music business both physically and emotionally will be given in Health vs Hedonism: Staying Sane in the Game, hosted by SheSaid.So and Native Instruments.

Thursday presents day two of IMS, with highlights including a Masterclass by Facebook offering an invaluable opportunity to learn best practices in Facebook Live, VR and AI direct from those on the inside. Also on Thursday is an unmissable interview from Bernard Sumner of legendary UK dance act New Order, where the founding member of the iconic 80’s English band speaks on his multi-decade career and his memories from recording one of the finest albums of 1989, Technique, on the island of Ibiza. Continuing the all important diversity conversation will be a debate on How The Industry Needs To Address Gender Disparity In Electronic Music, hosted by SheSaid.So & Smirnoff Sound Collective.

The final day of IMS plays host to the 10th Annual Ibiza Debate hosted By Ibiza Voice, one of the summits most anticipated moments with leading island voices running over the changes and happenings on the island, in addition there will be a wider world view discussion with Clubland in Crisis? pinpointing the successes and failures of the scene over the last year.  Closing IMS will be a rare public keynote interview with Dixon, going deep into the inner visions of this innovative artist.

With all this and so much more engaging and exciting moments to share at IMS, from networking drinks by the pool, films that document our culture, breakout sessions to the ultimate Ibiza party at Dalt Vila. All in all this is the strongest speaker line up in IMS Ibiza’s ten year history with many of the most pressing aspects of the music industry to be examined, analysed and explained. 



Full list of new speakers Include:
Agoria (Artist, France)
Alastair Duncan (INFAMOUS PR, Founder/CEO, USA)
Alejandra Matas (PwC Barcelona, Intellectual Property Legal Services, Spain)
Alex Phountzi (NameBrandSound/Bugz In The Attic, Artist, UK)
Alvaro Diez Alfonso (SGAE, Manager, Instituto Autor, Spain)
Andy Dean (Tagmix Ltd, Co-Founder & CEO, UK)
Anna Mallol (PwC Barcelona, International Tax Services, Spain)
Arturo Ruiz (Loop Promote, CEO, Peru)
Claudio da Rocha (Rio Music Conference, Founder & Director, Brazil)
Danny Whittle (IMS Partner)
Dave Browning (Game Over Ibiza, Director, Ireland)
Denis Doeland (DDMCA, Advisor/Consultant, Netherlands)
Edo van Duyn (PlusNetwork, Co-Founder/Director of Artist Management, South America)
Eric Reithler-Barros (A2LiVE, Managing Director/Chief Commercial Officer, China)
Glenn Miller (Facebook, Entertainment Partnerships EMEA, USA)
Grego O'Halloran (Ibiza Voice, Owner/Director, UK)
Helen Stange (Communications & Strategy Consultant, Germany)
Inder Phull (KRPT, Managing Director, UK)
Jack Baucher (Tears for Tigers, CEO, UK)
James Beyersdorf (Financial Sherpa Inc, Founder & President, USA)
Jesper Skibsby (Warm, CEO/Founder, Denmark)
John Boyle (Insomniac, Chief Growth Officer/Interim CFO, USA)
Jono Heale (ACS Custom, Director, UK)
Josep Cardona (PwC Barcelona, International Tax Services, Spain)
Kevin Watson (Author of IMS Business Report, UK)
Liz Muirhead (BMAT, VP/Head of Legal & Business Affairs, Spain)
Liz Stokes (Record Of The Day, Editor, UK)
Macky Drese (Evermix, CEO, UK)
Mark Brown (CR2 Records, Director, UK)
Mark Grotefeld (Pioneer DJ EMEA, General Manager, UK)
Mark Lawrence (AFEM: Association for Electronic Music, CEO, UK)
Martin Gontad (Creamfields South America, Founder, Argentina)
Matt Abbott (Label Worx, Director/Co-Founder, UK)
Michiel Groeneveld (Junkie XL, Manager, Netherlands)
Nacho Marco (Berklee College of Music, Professor of Music Production, Technology & Innovation, Spain)
Nick DeCosemo (Mixmag, Global Editorial Director, USA)
Pedro Nonato (MMLive/Ultra Brasil/RMC, International Director, Brazil)
Phillip Straub (BURN Energy, BURN Residency Head Mentor, Austria)
Pierce Warnecke (Berklee College of Music, Valencia Campus, Assistant Professor of Music, Production, Technology and Innovation, USA)
Ralf Kollmann (Mobilee, Co-founder, Germany)
Richard Zijlma (ADE: Amsterdam Dance Event, General Manager, Netherlands)
Rodrigo Frutos (Aftercluv/Universal Music Latin America, New Business Development Director, USA/Mexico)
Sam Potts (Young Guns Network/Buzz Jam, Founder, UK)
Scott McKenna (Facebook, Enternainment Partner Services EMEA, UK)
Seb Wheeler (Mixmag, Head of Digital, UK)
Siad Rahman (Warner Music Germany, Senior A&R Manager, Germany)
Syd Lawrence (We Make Awesome/The Bot Platform, Founder, UK)
Tass Diakos (Warner Music, Dance Label Manager/A&R, Australia)
Terry Weerasinghe (Beatport, GM/SVP Music Marketing and Analytics, Germany)
Tom Aldridge (A&R Manager, FFRR/Parlophone Music, UK)
Toni Tambourine (Neighbourhood PR, Partner, UK)
Tristan Hunt (AudioLock, Partner & Director of Business Development, UK)
Valeri Viladrich (PwC, Head of Tax & Legal Services, Barcelona, Spain)
Will Saul (Head of A&R, !K7 & Aus Music, UK & Germany)

Industry leaders already confirmed to share their insight and experience include:
Alexandra Cárdenas (Algorave, Composer / Live Coder, Colombia)
Alice Favre (LWE, Head of Operations, UK)
Andreas Allen (Native Instruments, Head of Artist Relations, USA)
Andreea Magdalina (Shesaid.so / IAMJT, Founder/Co-Founder, USA)
Austin Kramer (Spotify, Global Head of Dance/Electronic, USA)
Brigitte Armengol (HEART Ibiza, Booking Manager, Spain)
B.Traits (BBC Radio 1, Broadcaster / Artist, Canada)
Carly Hordern (Point Blank, Presenter/A&R, UK)
Charlotte Lucy Cijffers (DJ Magazine, Digital & Ibiza Editor, UK)
David Emery (Kobalt Records, VP / Global Marketing Strategy, UK)
Dixon (Artist, Germany)
Duncan Smith (Playstation, Senior Music Supervisor, UK)
DVS1 (Artist, USA)
Eddie Dean (RPM Presents, CEO, USA)
Eelko Van Kooten (Spinnin’ Records, Founder & Owner, Netherlands)
Elrow – The Arnau Family (Elrow, Founders, Spain)
Gianfranco Bortolotti (Media Records, Founder, Italy)
Gina Tucci (Big Beat Records, Head of A&R/General Manager, USA)
Gregor Pryor (Reed Smith, Partner/Co-Chair of the Global Entertainment and Media Industry Group, UK)
Hot Since 82 (Artist, UK)
Jason Ellis (Positiva / Virgin Records, A&R Director, UK)
Jessica Ibgui (Budde Music, Creative Manager/Head of Business Development, France)
Johannes Goller (Cocoon, Head of Cocoon Ibiza, Germany)
Jonny White (Art Department, Artist, Canada)
Leila Fataar (Diageo, Head of Culture & Entertainment, UK)
Lindi Delight (De Light Management, Founder, Germany)
Lisa Buchan (Monster/BURN Energy, Director Music & Culture Strategic Brands, UK)
Loco Dice (Artist, Tunisia)
Louisaahhh (Artist, USA)
Mary Jong (Pioneer DJ / EMEA, Marketing Executive)
Masters At Work – Louie Vega & Kenny Dope (Artists, USA)
Michael Weicker (AMM Management, Talent Manager, Germany)
Miss Kittin (Artist, France)
Monki (BBC Radio 1, Radio Presenter / DJ, UK)
New Order – Bernard Sumner (Artist, UK)
Nicole Moudaber (Artist, UK)
Nick Sabine & Paul Clement (Resident Advisor, Founders, UK)
Patrick Moxey (Ultra Records, President/Founder, USA)
Patrick Walker (Facebook, Director of Media Partnerships EMEA, UK)
Rachel Turner (Achieve Unlimited, Business Psychologist & Performance Coach, UK)
Renaat Vandepapeliere (R&S Records, Founder, Belgium)
Rich Robinson (Warner Music, Senior Vice President Synchronisation UK & Europe, UK)
Seth Troxler (Artist, USA)
Steffen Charles (Cosmopop GmBH, CEO, Germany)
Sulinna Ong (Deezer, VP / Artist Marketing, UK)
The Black Madonna (Artist, USA)
The Martinez Brothers (Artists, USA)
Ulrike Schönfeld (Music Goes Further/Into the Valley, Promoter/Curator, Germany)
Wade Cawood (Pulse Global, CEO, USA)
Yann Pissenem (Hï Ibiza / Ushuaïa Ibiza, Owner / Founder / CEO / Artistic Director, Spain)

The Mission
International Music Summit is an educational, inspirational and motivational thought leadership platform dedicated to creating and encouraging the awareness of, and appreciation for, electronic music, and the artistry related to DJing and related art forms - primarily through the presentation of summits and events that celebrate both the historic and ongoing contribution of the genre to culture worldwide. IMS annually hosts major events globally in Ibiza, Los Angeles, China and Malta. IMS was created by Ben Turner, Danny Whittle, Mark Netto, Pete Tong & Simeon Friend. 

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22:28:00

IMS celebrates a decade of educating and entertaining; of inspiring and informing; and helping to shape the future of electronic music.
“We wanted to put a professional face to the island of Ibiza, the global dance music destination that defined our genre. We ended up focusing on the world. From Los Angeles to Shanghai, IMS has reached a key landmark in its lifespan and we can’t wait to celebrate this decade by looking forwards, not back. The genre has exploded during our ten years and we’re happy to have grown around the world in parallel.” Ben Turner, co-founder, IMS.
International Music Summit (IMS) is the three-day inspirational and educational platform held annually in the dance music capital Ibiza. A wide spectrum of electronic music industry professionals participate in a series of talks, interactive workshops, intimate networking opportunities, inspiring dinners and club events led by skilled experts, experienced business minds and talented artists. 

IMS sets out to educate, inspire and encourage the sharing of new ideas and 2017 marks a decade of dynamic change in the sector and provides a theme for this year’s most engaging debates. 

Founded by electronic music industry’s most respected individuals including Ben Turner, BBC Radio 1’s Pete Tong MBE, and Ibiza heavyweights, Danny Whittle, Mark Netto and Simeon Friend, participants and curators alike, they all share a passion for electronic dance music and culture and are invested in shaping its future. The curators invite the most relevant, candid and thought-provoking speakers with participants from all around the world - providing a tangible opportunity to connect and learn.

IMS speakers over the decade have included David Lynch, Quincy Jones, Chuck D, P.Diddy plus every major DJ on the planet. The founders of YouTube, Instagram and Twitter have all spoken. Nile Rodgers and Giorgio Moroder made the first Daft Punk collaboration announcement on the stage at IMS. Lynch’s recent music career was revealed at this event in Ibiza. It was the Ibiza delegates who supported IMS partner Ben Turner’s vision to take IMS a step further, to create the much-needed global trade body AFEM: Association for Electronic Music. The annual IMS Business Report also helped measure the global value of electronic music for delegates to use to win deals and, in many cases, sell companies. IMS founding partner Pioneer DJ have also been integral to the event’s success with continued products revealed at the event, and critical industry products like KUVO were conceived from discussions at the IMS Ibiza event.

IMS Ibiza takes place during the island’s opening season week, with a multitude of high profile events in iconic venues including Pacha, DC10, Amnesia and Ushuaia featuring the world’s biggest DJs. This year there is a return of the ‘Back2Live’ event – a special and unique showcase that celebrates the crossover between electronic and live music.  There is also the annual IMS Legends Dinner to honor those that have left a legacy on the culture and industry. Previous award winners include Nile Rodgers, Fatboy Slim, Sven Vath, Carl Cox and Pepe Roselló, Founder of Space Ibiza. 

There is of course a fitting Grand Finale, offering the opportunity to dance in one of the most unique locations in the world – a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dalt Villa. Undoubtedly a rare and alternative opportunity to dance on and enjoy the 2500-year-old castle. Previous headliners have included Carl Cox, Solomun, Sven Vath, Rudimental and Pete Tong.



The Mission
International Music Summit is an educational, inspirational and motivational thought leadership platform dedicated to creating and encouraging the awareness of, and appreciation for, electronic music, the artistry related to DJing and related art forms, primarily through the presentation of summits and events that celebrate both the historic and ongoing contribution of the genre to culture worldwide. IMS annually hosts major events globally in Ibiza, Los Angeles, China and Malta.

Hard Rock Hotel 
Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza is the first Hard Rock Hotel in Europe. A luxury resort with rooms and suites facing the sea, the biggest spa on the island, multifunctional space that includes a variety of dining, shopping and entertainment options, and of course, staying true to its musical heritage, the hotel features live music performances by internationally renowned live acts. 

Badge prices until November the 30th are €310.00, on the 1st of every month they will increase by €15.

Additional info:
www.internationalmusicsummit.com




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