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NEW MUSIC CONFERENCE

Featuring experts from all sectors of the music industry
CONFERENCE
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Our Interactive programme presents industry panels and discussions, featuring experts from all sectors of the industry. With music industry panels covering a range of topics over the Thursday 7th, Friday 8th and Saturday 9th October, 2021.

 

AbbeyRaymondeBellaUnion
Abbey Raymonde (Bella Union)
AlexanderWyderHighTideArtists
Alexander Wyder (High Tide Artists)
AllisonShawManicMonkeeUSA
Allison Shaw (Manic Monkee, USA)
AnastasiaConnorNoiseUnitPR
Anastasia Connor (Noise Unit PR)
AndyWarnockMusiciansUnion
Andy Warnock (Musicians Union)
AnikaMottershawBellaUnion
Anika Mottershaw (Bella Union)
AnupKuttyZiroFestivalIndia
Anup Kutty (Ziro Festival, India)
BevBurtonKillerB
Bev Burton (Killer B)
BeverleyWhitrickMusicVenueTrust
Beverley Whitrick (Music Venue Trust)
BillCummingsGodIsInTheTVZineSoundandVisionPR
Bill Cummings (God Is In The TV Zine & Sound and Vision PR)
BlakeHarmonOverrunBookingUSA
Blake Harmon (Overrun Booking, USA)
CathHurleymostdeffo
Cath Hurley (mostdeffo)
CesarAndionLiveNationSpain
Cesar Andion (Live Nation, Spain)
ChrisHawkinsBBCRadio6Music
Chris Hawkins (BBC Radio 6 Music)
ChristianKieslerTargetConcertsGermany
Christian Kiesler (Target Concerts, Germany)
ConnorCupplesOrchardLive
Connor Cupples (Orchard Live)
CoreyGrissomAloompaUSA
Corey Grissom (Aloompa, USA)
CraigCorseTwentyTwoPromotionsScotland
Craig Corse (TwentyTwo Promotions, Scotland)
DavidAgnewManchesterFolkFestival
David Agnew (Manchester Folk Festival)
DavidMcTagueAfricaOyeMellowtone
David McTague (Africa Oye / Mellowtone)
DavidSilbaughSummerfestUSA
David Silbaugh (Summerfest, USA)
DeborahHargraveSecurityFoundry
Deborah Hargrave (Security Foundry)
DomGourlayUnderTheRadar
Dom Gourlay (Under The Radar)
DrLucyBennettCardiffUniversity
Dr Lucy Bennett (Cardiff University)
ElizabethGracieJepsonGiganticTickets
Elizabeth Gracie Jepson (Gigantic Tickets)
ElunedHafWalesArtsInternational
Eluned Haf (Wales Arts International)
EmmaZillmannFromTheFields
Emma Zillmann (From The Fields)
FannyLambotteThoseDamnedArtists
Fanny Lambotte (Those Damned Artists)
GabrielleCorbettBBBPodcast
Gabrielle Corbett (BBB Podcast)
GruffOwenLibertinoRecords
Gruff Owen (Libertino Records)
GugaiMacNamaraRisnDubhGalwayInternationalArtsFestivalStrangeBrewIreland
Gugai MacNamara (Róisín Dubh / Galway International Arts Festival / Strange Brew, Ireland)
HariMcDermottRecklessMusic
Hari McDermott (Reckless Music)
HencaMaduroNewSkoolRulesNetherlands
Henca Maduro (New Skool Rules, Netherlands)
HilaryBrownVirgoConsultancyServicesLtd
Hilary Brown (Virgo Consultancy Services Ltd)
JamesBarkerMysticSonsPRSilentKidRecords
James Barker (Mystic Sons PR / Silent Kid Records)
JamesDuffyPocklingtonArtsCentre
James Duffy (Pocklington Arts Centre)
JaniceLongBBCRadioWales
Janice Long (BBC Radio Wales)
JessieAtkinsonGigwise
Jessie Atkinson (Gigwise)
JimiArundellGiganticTickets
Jimi Arundell (Gigantic Tickets)
JoSoutherdBBCRadioWales
Jo Southerd (BBC Radio Wales)
JohnFischerTheOldBlueLast
John Fischer (The Old Blue Last)
JudeRogersTheGuardian
Jude Rogers (The Guardian)
JulieWeirMusicForNations-SonyMusic
Julie Weir (Music For Nations – Sony Music)
KaptinBarrettBoomtownFestival
Kaptin Barrett (Boomtown Festival)
KarlHargraveSecurityFoundry
Karl Hargrave (Security Foundry)
KellyBennatonDHPFamily
Kelly Bennaton (DHP Family)
KevinMcmanusCultureLiverpool
Kevin Mcmanus (Culture Liverpool)
KlausPlewaArcadiaLiveAustria
Klaus Plewa (Arcadia Live, Austria)
KyleCunjakForwardMusicGroupCanada
Kyle Cunjak (Forward Music Group, Canada)
LisaSchwartzPhiladelphiaFolkFestivalFolkAllianceUSA
Lisa Schwartz (Philadelphia Folk Festival / Folk Alliance, USA)
LisaWhytockActiveEventsShowcaseScotland
Lisa Whytock (Active Events / Showcase Scotland)
LubnaShaheenZiroFestivalIndia
Lubna Shaheen (Ziro Festival, India)
MarieMorenoMilesAgencyFrance
Marie Moreno (Miles Agency, France)
MartinElbourneGlastonburyFestival
Martin Elbourne (Glastonbury Festival)
MatthieuLauriotPrevostMilesAgencyFrance
Matthieu Lauriot Prevost (Miles Agency, France)
MichaelLambertWideDaysAModernWay
Michael Lambert (Wide Days / A Modern Way)
MikeNottageMusiciansUnion
Mike Nottage (Musicians Union)
NickRobinsonSticksMusicGroupRevisitedArtists
Nick Robinson (Sticks Music Group / Revisited Artists)
OskarStrajnEurosonicNoorderslagNetherlands
Oskar Strajn (Eurosonic Noorderslag, Netherlands)
PhilSimpsonStradaMusic
Phil Simpson (Strada Music)
RobMcGeeTheEmpireAgency
Rob McGee (The Empire Agency)
RuthBallantyneMusiciansUnion
Ruth Ballantyne (Musicians Union)
SamDabbLePub
Sam Dabb (Le Pub)
SamHongKillingMoon
Sam Hong (Killing Moon)
SarahArmientoHotTrampCanada
Sarah Armiento (Hot Tramp, Canada)
SarahCoxsonWOMEXAlanBearmanMusic
Sarah Coxson (WOMEX/Alan Bearman Music)
SharonRogersMsFlamingoWrexhamClothingExchange
Sharon Rogers (Ms Flamingo / Wrexham Clothing Exchange)
SigtryggurBaldurssonIcelandMusic
Sigtryggur Baldursson (Iceland Music)
SimonCarpenterGiganticTickets
Simon Carpenter (Gigantic Tickets)
SimonRaymondeBellaUnion
Simon Raymonde (Bella Union)
StephenBuddAfricaExpressOneFest
Stephen Budd (Africa Express / OneFest)
StuartReadmanRoundhouseLondon
Stuart Readman (Roundhouse London)
Wayne P new
Wayne Price (AMP Accounting)
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