The Great Escape Conference 12 Feb 2019
THE GREAT ESCAPE CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES INITIAL SPEAKERS AND MORE FOR 2019
TAKING PLACE UNDER ONE ROOF AT ITS NEW HOME JURY'S INN BRIGHTON WATERFONT
FIRST 40 SPEAKERS // THREE PIECES OF ORIGINAL RESEARCH //
DAY-BY-DAY BREAKDOWN // FIRST WAVE OF PARTNERS //
CHARITY BIKE RIDE FROM LONDON TO BRIGHTON
PLUS
IN CONVERSATION SERIES FEATURING CASSANDRA GRACEY
(SONY MUSIC / 4TH FLOOR CREATIVE)
The Great Escape has today announced more details about this years' Conference programme. The festival for the new music business - bringing together top industry professionals, inspirational figures and the best creative minds - The Great Escape Conference provides a platform for delegates to learn about the latest trends, developments and opportunities in the music industry. Taking place under one roof at its new home at Jury's Inn Waterfront from 8-11 May 2019 in Brighton, England, tickets are available now with hotel rooms also on sale.
ANNOUNCED TODAY
The first 40 speakers who will share insights, case studies and opinions this year, including representatives of major and indie labels, leading music distributors and marketing agencies, legal and copyright experts, and game-changing start-ups. These include Andy Knox (Virgin EMI), Andy Varley (Insanity Group), Dorothee Imhoff (FUGA), Jackie Wilgar (Live Nation), Malena Wolfer (Believe) andTim Fraser-Harding (Warner Music).
Three pieces of original research that will be launched during the The Great Escape Conference that provide vital insight on music education, digital royalties and how music marketing is evolving in the streaming age.
A day-by-day breakdown for each of the three key Conference strands, including debates on what should be in the music education curriculum, whether streaming royalty distribution should be user-centric, and what marketing tools really matter in 2019. The key Conference strands are: Music Education on 8 May, Digital Dollars on 9 May and Music Marketing - sponsored by BPI - on 10 May.
Details about this year's In Conversation series, which includes three one-on-one interviews that accompany each of the key strands, featuring leaders and innovators in music education, streaming and music marketing.
68 music industry partners that have already confirmed across The Great Escape festival and conference, including BBC Music, AIM, The Box Fresh Network, Clash and Dork. Two of those partners are Believe and Julie's Bicycle, who will stage a charity bike ride from London to Brighton this year.
CONFERENCE STRANDS & IN CONVERSATION
At the heart of The Great Escape Conference are three full-day strands, each one focused on a different aspect of the music industry today: Music Education, Digital Dollars and Music Marketing (the latter sponsored by BPI). Each strand will be packed with training, research, case studies, interviews and panel discussions. A full breakdown of each strand, outlining the key topics to be dissected and debated, is now available on The Great Escape website.
Each strand will also finale with a one-on-one interview that will see key industry leaders in conversation. The Music Marketing strand will conclude with Cassandra Gracey, President of Sony Music's ground breaking 4th Floor Creative division, discussing how partnerships, content and analytics have become key for labels seeking to make their artists truly stand out.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
CMU Insights will launch three pieces of original research during The Great Escape Conference. Including:
- The first report from the 'Redefining Music Education' project, which will outline a mapping system to help people navigate and understand music education in the UK, while also applying that approach to Brighton and beyond.
- A 'Song Royalties Guide' - the latest publication from the Music Managers Forum's acclaimed'Dissecting The Digital Dollar' project - explaining the complexities and issues with how songwriters are paid by the streaming platforms.
- 'Rethinking Music Marketing', a new report looking at how music marketing campaigns have evolved in the streaming age, and the challenges that poses for labels, artists and their other business partners.
40 SPEAKERS CONFIRMED
40 speakers have now been confirmed across the Music Education, Digital Dollar and Music Marketing strands - with many more to follow in the coming months. These speakers bring crucial expertise, insights, opinions and ideas to each of the debates that will take place on stage during The Great Escape Conference this year.
They include:
Adam Brooks Head Of Communication, Ents24
Alex Branson Business Development, EMPIRE
Alex Thomson Director, Greenhouse Group
Alice Beal General Manager Music, Insanity Group
Andy Knox Head Of Commercial, Virgin EMI
Andy Varley Founder & CEO, Insanity Group
Annabella Coldrick CEO, Music Managers Forum
Becky Brook Commercial Lead, JAAK
Bridget Whyte CEO, Music Mark
Chris Cooke Founder & Managing Director, CMU
Cassandra Gracey President, 4th Floor Creative / Sony Music
Chris Meehan Founder & CEO, Sentric Music
Crispin Hunt Chair, BASCA
Debbie Ball Founder, Create Spark
Dorothee Imhoff UK Managing Director, FUGA
Helen Alexander CFO, Merlin
Jackie Wilgar SVP Marketing International, Live Nation
Jessie Scoullar Founder & Director, Wicksteed Works
Lucie Caswell CEO, Featured Artists Coalition
Lucilla Green Managing Director, Do The Rights Thing
Marcel Hunziker Founder, Playliveartist
Marie Bessant Music & Performing Arts Subject Advisor, OCR
Marta De La Hoz Head Of Reporting, Merlin
Matt Griffiths CEO, Youth Music
Max Wheeler Author & Consultant, Charanga
Malena Wolfer Head Of Artist Services UK, Believe
Molly Neuman Global Head Of Business Development, Songtrust
Olivia Hobbs Founder & Director, Blackstar London
Pamela McCormick Founder & Director, Urban Development
Peter Mason Solicitor, Russells
Philip Flood Director, Sound Connections
Phil Nelson Director, Pathways Into Music
Sam Nicholls Director, Music Leeds
Sam Taylor Consultant, CMU
Sophie Goossens Counsel, Reed Smith
Tim Fraser-Harding President Global Catalogue, Warner Music
Timothy Armoo CEO, Fanbytes
Tom Burris Digital Manager, ie:music
Tom Frederikse Partner, Clintons
Vanessa Wilson-Best Founder, Value Added Kids
THE GREAT ESCAPE FIRST WAVE OF PARTNERS 2019
Music industry partners already confirmed for TGE this year include:
AIM
Amazing Radio
Audio Network
Austrian Music Export
BASCA
BBC Music
Believe Music
BIMM
BPI
British Council
CIMA
Clash
CMU
Communion
Creative Scotland
DIY
Dork
Download
Dutch Music Export
Eventbrite
Fiction Records
Future Bubblers
Generator
Horizons
Italia Music Export
KOCCA
Le Bureau Export
The Line Of Best Fit
Live Nation
London In Stereo
Loud And Quiet
METROPOLIS
MODO
Music From Ireland
Music Norway
Music Board Berlin
Never Fade
New Zealand Music Commission
Next from Nashville
Noisey
Notion
PIAS
popNRW
PPL
ProChile
PRS for Music
PRS Foundation
RockCity
Roundhouse Rising
Royal Albert Hall
RUSH
Sentric
SESAC
She Shreds
So Young
Soundcrash
Sounds Australia
Swiss Music Export
The Box Plus Network
The Orchard
This Feeling
Ticketmaster New Music
TOUTPARTOUT
Transgressive
Under The Apple Tree
Upset
Urban Development
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CHARITY BIKE RIDE WITH BELIEVE
TGE has teamed up with Believe and Julie's Bicycle for a charity bike ride from London to Brighton. The mostly flat route will depart from Believe's office in South London on Wednesday 8 May and will weave through the country lanes of Surrey and Sussex before arriving on Brighton beach.
TGE and Believe will be raising money for Julie's Bicycle, a London based NGO that empowers the creative community to take action on climate change and environmental sustainability. The money raised will go towards their Green Rider initiative; a campaign that will help touring artists work alongside venues, festivals, labels and promoters to become more sustainable. You can read more about Julie's Bicycle HERE.
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