Your Shout
“What was your ILMC highlight this year?”
Emma Banks keeping it briefs at The Arthur Awards 2021
TOP SHOUT
Ed Bicknell talking about Ed Bicknell was drollery personified; Irving Azoff putting the boot into Philip Anschutz was revenge served ice-cold; but the overall highlight was Emma Banks pitching her stand-up persona just right – the real Emma taking the piss out of everything, herself included – great! Nick Hobbs | Charmenko
I loved how candid Irving Azoff was in his interview, it was so refreshing for someone to be so open and honest. That, and coming second in the quiz and fourth in the poker, where I was genuinely reading the rules on how to play whilst everyone thought I was hustling. Mark Bennett | MBA Live My top highlights were catching up with folks in The Smoking Steps; having an online jam with the mighty Marc Lambelet; and explaining to the wonderful Martin Hopewell where Bulgaria is actually located. A million laughs as we stayed until the system timed out and kicked us out! Boyan Robert Pinter | Booking and Event Production The Ed Bicknell and Bob Lefsetz podcast was a classic. Dan Waite | Better Noise Music On a serious note, I thought that being able to type in a question or comment was very useful; quicker and less inhibiting for many. Perhaps it
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could be incorporated into next year’s event with a moderator posting the questions on screens and the panel responding live? It’d be like a One Direction concert! Bryan Grant | Britannia Row My ILMC highlight this year… was that it happened at all. Ed Grossman | Brackman Chopra LLP My highlight of ILMC this year was knowing I could have meetings and conversations with my industry friends without worrying if I had enough cash in my pocket to buy another round of drinks… Martin Jarvis | 1266 Music Group/On Point Touring I cannot pinpoint one highlight… well maybe Greg’s intro. I enjoyed all the sessions, and when they clashed it was so helpful to be able to watch them the next day. I met some super lovely people on the speed meetings, not all were matched, but I was able to send contact info to one or two
people who were looking at setting up businesses within festivals. Totally loved it – the ILMC team did a great job! Well done. Sharon Richardson | K2 AGENCY Surprisingly enough the virtual ILMC turned out brilliantly from my perspective and much better than anticipated. My favourite and most meaningful moments would have to be the music and the artists as these two elements are the primary foundations that have built and sustained all of this. Being able to see artists perform virtually, comprehending that the fact that this was the only option available, made me focus more on the artist and the music. It was such a great pleasure to particpate in ILMC 33. I have to say that I was genuinely impressed with how the virtual ILMC was organised and orchestrated. Tommy Jinho Yoon | International Creative Agency My highlight of this year’s virtual ILMC was how well the panels worked and how much more interesting they were because we were all able to engage with the panellists through the rolling ‘chat’ on the side of the screen. In the past, I’ve found most panels to be pretty boring because they’ve mostly been an ‘audience’ watching a discussion on stage. This year, there was far more interaction and side discussions about what was being said – hard work for the mods, but they did a great job. Mike Donovan | MD Tour Accounting Limited Definitely Ben Lovett challenging TikTok on their responsibilities to the artist to stop fans using phones at gigs. Beckie Sugden | X-ray Touring
