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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

VPBy

 

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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