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McGowan’s

Musings

So now we get to that time of the year when

panels, moderated a session and seen bands

all my international music business friends

and spoken with many people, which will be

their first album in the past five years. Also

come to see me, rather than me having to do

referenced in the report in this issue.

60% of 18-24 year olds can’t really­afford

all that tiring travelling! Well to be absolutel­y

to go to festivals. Well, what with the long

accurate they come to attend The Great

However I have been travelling as usual,

range weather forecast not looking good, it’s

Escape­, the UK Conference and Festival event

I made my first visit to the Spot Festival in

not really a very jolly prospect is it? However

that takes place in Brighton – which as you

Aarhus, Denmark. I’ve intended to go many

– let’s see what actually happens..

know is where I and all my seagull enemies

times, but finally made it and I’m glad I went

live. I’m writing this on the opening night

as you will be able to tell from my report. I also

Other things that caught my eye whilst trying­

and this edition has completely sold out, but

paid a flying visit to Paris to discuss this year’s

to avoid alcohol poisoning at The Great

by the time you read this I will have been to

October 16-18 edition of the MaMA event.

Escape­ , include the news that Sigur Rós

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Whilst there I called my promoter friend Ber-

have composed a piece of music especially

nard Batzen of Azimuth who invited­me to

for an upcoming episode of The Simpsons.

see a show at the Divan du Monde venue in

Apparently the band is also set to feature as

Pigalle. The act was the excellent Rebekka­

animated characters in the show – now, how

Karijords and her band, originally from

did that come together? – Then, more irony –

Norway­, she is now based in Stockholm, on

well I see it like that – with the announcemen­t

meeting her afterwards I discovered­that she

that New College Nottingham­is to be the

was due to play The Albert pub in Brighton­–

first university in the UK to offer students the

just round the corner from where I live 3 days

opportunity to study a foundation degree in

later – it’s a small world!

heavy metal – can you teach heavy metal, or am I just being paranoid? Then in this little list

Sad to hear about the death at the age of

of items that I find humorously reassuring­is a

74 of Ray Manzarek, keyboard player with

report stating that Shane MacGowan of The

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The Doors. I was a fan of the band and was

Pogues is looking for a dentist, so he can star

at the UFO club at London’s Roundhouse for

in a Hollywood film. Just so you know Shane

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the band’s only UK performance in 1968. RIP.

and I are not related – different­spelling­– I

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T-in the - Park in Scotland – to have released

once pointed Shane out in a TV documentary­ As we’re moving inexorably (been looking for

to my Mother, on hearing his name she

an excuse to use that word for a while!) into

asked (in her Glasgow accent) “Is he related

the Festival season, it’s interesting to note that

to us?” when I replied in the negative­, she

a recent survey conducted by MSN, indicate­s

breathed a sigh of relief, saying­, “Thank God

that the average age of a UK festival­goer is

for that!”

now 36, and that the average age of festival headliners is 39. It seems that Mumford and

Right, chuckles over and done with – Ladies

Sons are the only UK Festival headliner – at

and Gentlemen – The News!

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MIDEM Reschedules Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com

Reed MIDEM announced on May 13 that the dates of Midem 2014

Bruno Crolot, Midem Director, comments, “We didn’t want to take

have been rescheduled to 1-4 February. Learning of the strong chance

the risk of overlapping with the Grammy Awards as many of our

that the Grammy Awards will take place on the 26 January 2014, so

client­s attend this important music industry event. After checking with

as not to overlap with certain key sports events, Midem organisers

a great number of our attendees that they were favourable to this

decided­to anticipate and reschedule the date of the 2014 international­

change, we decided to reschedule Midem 2014 to 1–4 February. So

music business trade event that is Midem.

that people can re-organise their agendas we are announcing the new dates as soon as possible.”

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Baby-in-Vain

The Spot Festival Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com

It’s been a good month for Denmark. Various­

the centre of the City and 125 acts ( I didn’t

from international­industry people­has been

international music industry luminaries visited­

see as many bands as I should have, but I

great.” (The honesty of this statement

the Jutland City of Aarhus from May 1-4, for

was particularly taken by Danish three piece

regarding­the figures almost won Gunna­ r

the 19th edition of The Spot Festival, then

Baby In Vain.) played in the 4 main locations

an Award at the YMCA’s (Yearly Music­

on May 18th the country’s entry triumphed

which house multiple stages – I liked the fact

Conference­Awards) at The Great Escape!

at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, held

that the two large stages in the Scandinavian

See report in this issue.)

in the Swedish city of Malmo (Where VIP’s

Congress Centre are called This and That…

General­Manager Peter Briggs lives – just

The Conference itself takes place in the

so you know!). The favourite Emmelie de

Gunnar Madsen, head of the SPOT Festival­

Musikhuset (always a good sign when a

Fores­t, 20, won with 281 with her song Only

hailed the 19th SPOT festival a success,

city has a music dedicated building!). The

Teardrops­.

though not a sell out, saying, “With just

Agenda­covered Publishing, Brands, China

450 tickets of the 3800 left and more than

and South East Asia, and localised issues

Anyway – back to Spot! As I said above, this

1000 industry people, around 4500 music

with the Nordic Playlist. I was there to chair

was my first visit, and I found this to be a far

lovers wandered the many stages, halls and

The Exporters’ Tool Kit to the German Music

more relaxed event, even cosy as the organis-

places that make up SPOT Festival. This year,

Industry – this was an ambitious three hour

ers say themselves, than many of the others

sold out equals break even, so we are a littl­

session, covering all aspects of Denmar’s

that I attend. Aarhus is a very attractive city

under­. But we can live with that. It has been

huge neighbouring territory and brought in

– the sort of place you can imagine living in –

a really great festival this year. I have only

some very good professionals, although I was

it has a really good Art Museum by the way,

received­positive feedback from especially­ surprised at one point to find more Germans

and is close to the sea. All the venues are in

industry people. Just as last year the interest­

Jacob Bundsgaard, Major of Aarhus

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in the room than Danes!

Gunnar Madsen, Spot

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Comments to the event “SPOTFESTiVAL”

Stephan Thanscheidt

Florian Brauch

Pablo Gonzales Batista

Kieron Tyler

Keith Harris

Two of the German panellists commented on

to, you can trust that you are going to see

“The SPOT Festival’s excellent reputation

the event:

something good.

and great popularity have received a lot of international­publicity – and the festival has

Stephan Thanscheidt – Head of Festival­

Kieron Tyler – Music Journalist from

grown to be of great significance to the

booking & Local Dept FKP Scorpio

Mojo Magazine (UK):

image­of our city – because it reflects what

Konzertproduktionen­ GmbH.:

…something like SPOT, which has a pretty

we would like to be known for in Aarhus:

It´s always a pleasure to be at SPOT Festival

well-defined and exclusive booking policy,

International

in the lovely City of Aarhus, where we´re also

is a great opportunity to do that (find new

interesting­experiences. And at the same

partner of the NORTHSIDE Festival. So, for

bands, ed.). You know over all that there

time, Aarhus is ‘Denmark’s Liverpool’ – a

me it´s the right combination of meeting my

ambitions,

innovation

and

is going to be no rubbish here. But more

city that has been characterised by an

Scandinavian business partners and having­ specificall­y you know there is going to be

internationally­orientated music and cultural

the chance to discover some great fresh

life in many ways.

some really, really great things.

talent­. We promote quite a lot of Danish acts

on tour and/or on our festivals in Germany

Keynote-speaker Keith Harris (PPL – UK)

Denmark and Aarhus have many cultural

and other territories, which is why it always

commented on the panels and keynotes

qualities to offer – and this is why Aarhus has

makes perfect sense to spend this weekend

at SPOT and what the festival can do for

been appointed European Capital of Culture­

in Denmark.

Danish music:

in 2017. As Mayor of Aarhus, I am very proud

I think that SPOT gives people a lot of

that the SPOT Festival as a concept has been

Florian Brauch – SPARTA Booking GmbH

information­, if they attend the panels and

among the first movers in Europe in the field

& Co.KG:

stuff. They get a lot of information, which

of music when it comes to music industry

Again, this year´s edition of SPOT was a

is actually otherwise quite difficult to access­,

festivals. Today, the SPOT Festival is a strong

perfect­place for making new business

because Denmark is a relatively small countr­y.

brand – and in Aarhus and Denmark, we

contacts­and meeting good friends. We

International expansion is actually pretty

are delighted and pleased that the festival

discovered exciting new bands, though I’d

importan­t and SPOT is quite central to help

this year was able to attract more than three

appreciate to get a wider musical range of

develop outside Denmark as well.

hundred­international industry people.”

Spot is arranged by ROSA- The Danish Rock

SPOT on Tour:

bands next year.

Other

Council in collaboration with MXD – Music

Spot doesn’t just confine itself to its home

commented:­

international

delegates

also

Export Denmark and the City of Aarhus.

base. After last year’s event SPOT on Denmar­k

Pablo Gonzalez Batista – Radio 3, Radio

Spot opened with a welcome from Gunnar

Switzerland, Cologne and Vienna. This year

Nacional de Espana (The largest radio

Madsen and an address from the Mayor of

SPOT will head for Cologne for the third year,

station in Spain):

Aarhus, Jacob Bundsgaard, who told VIP

and Paris for the first time since 2009, with

I am very surprised that the musical level is

News:

a couple of other locations in the planning.

so high in Denmark. Every concert you go

took Danish acts to the Montreux Festival in

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MAY 2013

The Great Escape Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com

This year’s Great Escape sold out in advance­;

Brighton was definitely at it’s finest, as well

However – it is definitely the place to be for

with some 16,500 punters buying tickets

as the beautiful music industry roaming the

aspiring acts and aspiring businesses. As usual

offerin­g access to 350 acts over 30 venues­.

streets, the Brighton Arts Festival was in full

there were many acts I didn’t see and should

As for UK delegates and international

swing, with everyone from street performers

have. Acts being talked about following­

professionals­attending I don’t have the

to well dressed transvestites promenading!

their shows included The Orwells, Parquet

figures­, but it appeared to me that over three

If I had a quid from everyone that told me

Courts and Youngfathers amongst others

very full on days I ran into or ate, drank or

how lucky I was to be living in the City I could

of course, but I was impressed by the Swiss

conferenced­with pretty much everyone­I

afford­to move somewhere else! – I’m not

act Peter Kernel. And by Tom Odell, who

run into at the reasonable numbers of these

seriou­s, I do like Brighton and it is a good

played in the imposing and extremely high

events I attend around the world. The weathe­r

place to live I assure you …

St. Bartholomews­Church – my childhood­

forecasters must have been disappointe­d with

Catholic inhibitions found me being a little

their performance, but the GE organisers­and

As it grows from year to year The Great

disturbed by the Mama Group logo taking

those attending were anything­but as the sun

Escape­is inevitably and definitely taking on

pride of place above the crucifix on the altar!

shone and drops of rain were as infrequent­

aspects of SXSW – too many people trying

Brighton seemed to have handed all of its

as pitchers of beer on the tables at this year’s

to get into the same shows – conferences

churches over to the Great Escape this year.

YMCA Awards – however­let’s not be churlish­

competing with more and more parties (you

– you’re looking­at, if you could actually see

certainly won’t go hungry or thirsty during

The Conference Agenda presented panels­

me – a winner! Yes, in front of me sits the

the day, and you needn’t put your hand in

connected

Great Escape YMCA’s­2013 Hall of Fame

your pocket!), - morning discussions about

internationally­themes.

Award! – The list of other – probably more

what you didn’t see the night before etc, etc!

focussed­on taking new talent into new

deserving winners is contained in this report.

by

specific

and Three

generally­ sessions

markets­ . Live Opportunities In Emerging

Line in front of a Venue at The Great Escape

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Tom Odell played in St. Bartholomews Church, Brighton

Archie Hamilton Markets

presented

Alan Davey representatives

from

panelists from Australia, Japan, the US and

China­ , India, South Africa and Poland

Poland. Poland was the featured country for

discussing­the challenges and opportunitie­s

Great Escape 2013.

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for takin­ g new talent into these regions, and the partnerships that can be struck up

Finance and new talent funding was also a

to help make things happen. Many of the

main theme, and included an interview with

panels­took place in the two cinemas that

Remi Harris about a new research report on

now occupy­the upper floors of the Komedia,

access to finance she is authoring for Music

so it was very convenient to go straight to the

Tank. Also the Arts Council took the occasion­

screening of a very interesting documentar­y

of The Great Escape to officially launch the

covering the British Council supported tour,

Momentum Music Fund, with the Chief

arranged by Split Works, of four British

Executive­of the Arts Council, Alan Davey,

bands of the outer reaches of China for the

delivering a keynote speech. The Fund will

UK Now festival last year. Archie Hamilton of

make half a million available to help develop

Split Works discussed this project and touring

the careers of artists and bands. Grants of

British­acts in China in general.

£5000 to £15,000 will be available via the scheme, which will be administered by PRS

A Focus on Music Marketing included two

For Music Foundation.

sessions looking at building profile and engaging­media in new markets, the latter­

Alan Davey and Vanessa Reed, Executive­

presented in association with PPL. The sessio­n

Director­of PRS for Music Foundation also

investigated how music media operates­in

contributed from the floor to a panel

various territories, and how open they are

exploring­how government-funded initiatives­

to new international talent, with the help of

in music talent development operate in

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other countries, with panellists from Poland,

artists in this country. I was proud to be there to

get our message across to a very receptive­

Canada­, Scotland and Norway, moderated by

launch something that I really believe will make

audience­ , including

a Brighton inhabitant of your acquaintance.

a difference­. And what better place to do it.”

endorsed­the opportunities­we’re offering­,

Alan Davey told VIP News: “Yet again The

Vanessa Reed added, “I’m really pleased

career­s. It was also great to have the chance

Great Escape was an essential gathering

that we were able to launch our new

to hear from our colleagues in Norway­ ,

for anyone interested in new music from

Momentu­m artist development fund at The

France, Canad­ a and Scotland about their

around the world, and a brilliant showcase

Great Escape­because it’s now attracting­ longer standing experience­of funding

for up and coming bands and musicians. It

such an exciting­range of bands and music­

music­expor­t and talent­development­. We’re

was great to launch the Momentum Music

industry representative­ s from the UK and

alread­y plotting­what we could contribute­

fund there - something that is a small

overseas. There was a real buzz this year and

to this discussion next year.

beginnin­g but which will do great things for

that helped us and Arts Council England­to

Billy

Bragg

who

to younger bands at the beginning of their

Great Escape Music Convention Awards: YMCAS: The showcase festival and music convention­season just ending

the global music industry were handed their awards by Great

was celebrated with the Yearly Music Convention Awards at The

Escape co-founder Martin Elbourne.

Great Escape. At a reception on Saturday afternoon­, reps from across

And the winners of the core categories were as follows: Best Delegates Bag: BigSound - Australia

Best App: Reeperbahn Campus - Germany

Best Awards Show: The Indies (Canadian Music Week - Canada)

Best Hotel/Convention Centre: ITC Grand Central, Mumbai (Nokia Music Connects - India)

Best Export Office: Swiss Music Export - Switzerland

Best Regional/Smaller Festival: M For Montreal – Canada

Best Networking, Event, Trip or Service:

Oh – and did I say there was also a Hall of Fame Award…?

Best Delegates Bar: Breakout West - Canada

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Paris Venues Tour (MaMA - France)

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MAY 2013

Guna Zucika

Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com

Out of the East - Prāta Vētra One of the best party and showcase events at The Great Escape

Russia, supported bands like R.E.M., The Rolling Stones, Depeche

was presented in my local music pub, The Prince Albert. Estonia,

Mode, and others. As photographer Anton Corbijn has described­:

represented­by Tallinn Music Week, and Latvia pooled resources to

“There is this beautiful thing that great bands have, something­…

provide a breakfast/brunch, including imported local delicacies, and

identity­, and I think Prata Vetra has that..” The new album­“Another

present four bands, including Ewart and The Two Dragons from

Still Life” was written and recorded in the historic town of Hudson, in

Estoni­a, and Pr­ata Vetra from Latvia. The fact that this event took

the Hudson valley upstate NY, and was mixed in a small studio beneath­

place and that acts from Eastern Europe are attracting attention from

Radiohead’s management office in Oxford, England. Prata Vetra last

Western companies and events owes a lot to the hard work of people

summer toured native Latvia playing to 89, 500 people over 7 dates.

in the region, not least Helen Sildna of Tallinn Music Week and artist

From autumn 2012 throughout 2013 the band tours Russia in support

manager Guna Zucika from Latvia.

of the album release in C.I.S. as well as playing The Great Escape­Prata Vetra will also play the following festivals this season: Glastonbury,

Guna is seeing some success with her band, Prata Vetra. After becoming­

UK, Music Matters, Singapore, Nashestvije, Kuban and Red Rocks,

a household name in it’s native Latvia, the band took a chance on

Russia­, Summer Sound, Latvia, Watergate, Estonia and Culture Collide­,

reaching out to audiences beyond the borders of their motherland.

USA. On 27th of June band will play a “Glastonbury” warm-up gig at

During their career Prata Vetra have released albums in Europe and

London’­s “The Garage”, promoted by MAMA.

Prāta Vētra

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93 FEET EAST Wins Back Licence Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com East London club 93 Feet East is coming back five months after

In a statement on the club’s website, 93 Feet East management

a police­raid led to the venue having its licence revoked by Tower

said: “We are delighted to announce that on 17 May 2013, Thames

Hamlets­Council amidst allegations the business had not done

Magistrate­s’ Court allowed 93 Feet East’s appeal against the decision

enough to combat the dealing and consumption of illegal substances

of Tower Hamlets Council on 7 Jan 2013 to close 93 Feet East. 93 Feet

on the premises.

East, which has been at the heart of Brick Lane’s evening economy

But late last week Thames Magistrates Court seemingly upheld an

since the year 2000, is free to reopen immediately”.

appeal­against the actions of Tower Hamlets Council, which means the venue can now reopen with pretty much immediate effect.

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MAY 2013

When Analyses Produce Answers!

An Interview with Agent Rob Chalice Manfred Tari mt@vip-booking.com The number of live music professionals that

accordingly­. Now people can’t afford to go to

can be asked about general developments­

as many festivals and they are not necessarily­

that concern the concert business is limite­d.

looking for the same festival experiences.

Rob Challice is possibly too young to be

Meanwhile the festival season has extended

counted

statesme­ n

to half the year and festivals expect more and

and pioneers of the live music industry­

more exclusivity from the bands they book. I

but is nevertheless­a well established,

understand this development, but I can see

respected­ , and experienced representative

why some arena size acts consider it more

of professional­s involved with this business

financially viable to play their own headline

since the early eighties.

tours than to play festivals. I bet that Michael

amongst

the

elder

Eavis did not predict in 2011 that he’d get the Rolling Stones this year!

Rob Challice is a founding partner of Coda Agency, a UK concert company with 18

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agents which employs almost fifty peopl­e.

However, the festival market in recent

He is also the director of the Summer

history became a business segment of its

Sundae­Weekender festival and a member­

own within the music industry. Is this a

of the booking team for Larmer Tree Festival­.

positive development?

Besides this Challice is also a board member

– They are a separate segment. Festivals are

of the Association of Independent Festivals

to high fees for top artists that played

more than a list of artists and they are very

(AIF) and represents this organisation on the

at the festival, he said: “I don’t see the

different than a one-off headline show by an

UK Live Music Group, which is part of UK

marke­ t will be there in the future.”

artist. A successful festival is often a weekend

Music.

Would you agree with this?

event involving a year round commitment

– There’s no doubt that the current recession­

from the organisers. That makes them very

VIP News asked him, amongst other topics­,

has hit festivals hard, but then it’s also hit

different to other parts of this industry.

about the shape of the festival business

other areas of the entertainment and leisure­

and the lack of lobbyism in the live music

industries. I think we are going through a

At ILMC 2013 you emphasized that the

business­.

period­of re-adjustment. For 10 or more

live music market contributes more

years everything was healthy in festival

towards­the income stream of artists

In 2011 Michael Eavis predicted the end

land; festiva­ls sold out, new festivals were

than for instance the record industry.

of Glastonbury festival. In reference

starting every year and artist fees increased

But you also mentioned, that within

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Guna Zucika

MAY 2013

the music industry­this aspect still isn’t

point (also I had to google IFPI to find out

companies like Music Glue and Songkick;

appropriatel­ y considered.

who they were!).

they are pioneering ways in which bands and

Can

you

please explain your point of view on

fans relate to each other.

this?

UK Live has only been a part of UK Music for

– I don’t think enough attention is given­

a relatively short amount of time and it’s true

to live career planning outside agent/

that the live music industry does not invest

that the set up of the agency, “allows us

managemen­ t conversations. Labels don’t

“huge amounts” into lobbying. AIF took a

to launch, sustain and enhance an Artist’s­

always think beyond­the next release, be

stand on secondary ticketing and I was given

career.” How much is such an argument

it album or single­ , from an artist. That’s

the opportunity by Jo Dipple to speak to the

worth in times where, particularl­ y in

depressing

UK Music board on the subject. People across

key markets, corporate companies re-

consideration­if you want to see an artist

the industry are changing their preconceived­

define­a once individual ownership and

have a career that last 5-10 years or more.

ideas on secondary ticketing. Ticket touting

entrepreneur­driven set up of the live

is not very fashionable. The issue could be

music industry?

Who is more conservative, the record or

possibly be resolved if government­did look

– Let’s be clear, as agents we work hard

the concert industry?

at legislation regarding the resale of tickets.

for our artists and endeavour to give them

– Neither, both sectors take risk, but to survive­

However politicians don’t want to take that

the best representation possible. We do

you also have to know when to consolidate­

on and the implication is that the live music

business­with the corporate companies

and play it safe.

business has to sort this out. The elephant

you are referring­to, but we also present

in the room is that some artists are fleecing­

opportunities­to artists from all corners of the

You are also a board member of AIF.

their own fans with secondary ticketing

live business. It is in an artist’s best interests­

Compared­to other industries, the live

deals. That does not do us any favours if we

to have ownership of their own live careers.

music industry does not invest huge

want to see this practice eradicated.

This is the bedrock of artist representation­;

understandable­ , but

it’s

a

amounts or efforts into lobbying. In

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On the web site of Coda Agency it says

change that and you set the business back

terms of political networking almost

Change and development within the

every bakery or butchery association can

music­industry is an ever ongoing

move more and also with organisations

process­ . What kinds of developments

For more information please check:

such as IFPI the record industry is better

raise your concerns and which do you

www.codaagency.com

organized than the live music industry.

particularly appreciate?

Isn’t this a bit short-sighted in times

– I am not a fan of ticket agent fees. It

where punters are getting ripped off

appears­to be acceptable to add ridiculous

on so called secondary ticket platforms

booking fees to ticket prices. That income

or new official burdens due to tougher

is not going back into sustaining live music

safety regulations?

and you can’t tell me that punters are not put

– I represent AIF on the UK Live board and

off by these charges. We live in the digital

UK Live is part of UK Music. UK Music has

age, why does it cost £5 (say) to buy a ticket

been effective at lobbying, so I refute your

online? I appreciate the efforts of innovative

50 years.

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ETEP & CEETEP Results for 2013 Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com Here’s the 2nd results of ETEP in 2013, 219 shows in ETEP and 14 shows in CEETEP!

In ETEP: 219 confirmed shows by 73 artists from

18 different European countries.

9 different European countries.

In CEETEP: 14 confirmed shows by 12 artists from

Djaikovski Skip&Die

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And now for the fun part, the score per ETEP artist, followed by the CEETEP results.

ETEP RESULTS AS PER MAY 13, 2013

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ETEP RESULTS AS PER MAY 13, 2013

Jake Bugg

UK

Lau Nau

FI

Skip&Die

NL 10

LCMDF

FI 1

Kodaline

IE 9

Liesa van der Aa

BE

1

Palma Violets

UK

Lukas Graham

DK

1

AlunaGeorge

UK 8

Mmoths

IE 1

Efterklang

DK 8

Mutiny on the Bounty

LU

1

Villagers

IE 8

Orelha Negra

PT

1

C2C

FR 7

Phantom

FI 1

Netsky

BE 7

Roosevelt

DE 1

Bastille

UK 6

Roscoe

BE 1

Chvrches

UK 6

S O H N

UK

Melody’s Echo Chamber

FR

Sea+Air

DE 1

Mø

DK 6

Soul Sister Dance Revolution

NL

Rangleklods

DK 6

Talbot

EE 1

Balthazar

BE 5

Trixie Whitley

BE

1

Rudimental

UK 5

Will and the People

UK

1

Frightened Rabbit

UK

Young Dreams

NO

1

Highasakite

NO 4

Jacco Gardner

NL

4

Little Green Cars

IE

4

Anna Von Hausswolff

SE

3

Ásgeir Trausti

IS

3

Blaudzun

NL 3

Djaikovski

MK 2

BRNS

BE 3

Shutka Roma Rap

MK

Concrete Knives

FR

3

Afterphurikane

SK 1

Ewert and The Two Dragons

EE

3

Grand Mexican Warlock

HU

Indians

DK 3

Moveknowledgement SI 1

Juveniles

FR 3

Repetitor

RS 1

Mikhael Paskalev

NO

3

Skyline

CZ 1

Andy Burrows

UK

2

Très.B

PL 1

Cashmere Cat

NO

2

Vlasta Popi

HR

China Rats

UK

2

Dakhabrakha

UA 2

Disco Ensemble

FI

Fenster

DE 2

Girls Names

IE

2

Karin Park

SE

2

Laura Mvula

UK

2

Monophona

LU 2

Noisia

NL 2

Rebekka Karijord

NO

Rubik

FI 2

Temples

UK 2

Za!

ES 2

-M-

FR 1

Baby Guru

GR

1

Bombay Showpig

NL

1

Daily Bread

NL

1

DJ Fitz

IE

1

Dope D.O.D.

NL

1

Eva & Manu

FI

1

French Films

FI

1

Ghostpoet

UK 1

Gnučči

SE 1

Honeybird & the Birdies

IT

Huoratron

FI 1

9

6

4

1

1 1

CEETEP RESULT PER MAY 13, 2013 2 1

1

2

2

1

Jake Bugg live at Eurosonic Noorderslag 2013 Photo: Sander Baks

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Mapped Out – New UK Music Touring Network Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com Music

Development

Agency

Generator,

in partnership with Liverpool Sound City

and

package that will be structured in such a way

infrastructure­to support this activity is weak.

that expertise and knowledge filter down

musi­ c experiences

are

limited

from established to developing promoters to

(LSC), Higher Rhythm (HR), Music South

refine existing practise.

West (MSW) Community Music East (CME)

In the South West the venues are Exeter

and Clare Edwards (West Midlands), have

Phoenix and Mr Kyps, Poole. The programme

established­a national contemporary musi­ c

in the South West will be mentored by Music

MO

touring network, ‘Mapped Out’ (MO) that

South West.

ability­to attract high quality talent and

will link high quality emerging talent to

The MO network model will be completed by

secure­audience­loyalty. The development

promoter­ s and areas of low engagement

links to six booking agents, who will supply

opportunities­and audience-building activity

over the next 3 years. It will build audiences

the headline artists.

will develop the infrastructure to build music

by developing the intrinsic potential of 12

In developing this six-point partnership a

‘scenes’ in areas of low engagement.

MO promoters.

simple­tiered structure of support will connec­t

Partners have identified two venues and two

venues, promoters and agents enablin­ g

promoters; the first in a city well serviced by

a positive step change in collaborative

high quality live music provision; the second

workin­g. The tour will set the parameters for

in a nearby town where professional live

a central promoter development and support

will

directly

improve

promoters’

The First Mapped Out Tour Featuring: Night Engine http://www.nightengine.net/ plus regional and local acts supporting in each area;

Sun 9th Poole Mr Kyps Tues 11th Exeter Phoenix Wed 12th Leamington Spa The Zephyr Thurs 13th Birmingham Hare and Hound Fri 14th Liverpool Kazimier Sat 15th Whitehaven The Civic Mon 17th Newcastle The Cluny Tues 18th Hartlepool The Studio Fri 21st Sheffield The Leadmill Sat 22nd Harlow The Square Sun 23rd Scunthorpe The Redbourn Club Mon 24th Norwich Norwich Arts Centre

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Night Engine

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30 Years

– From Altar Boys to Shareholders!

Manfred Tari mt@vip-booking.com What do you mean by that?

Stefan Reichmann

– We will try to create a little more atmosphere at the festival.

Everybody­is expecting the big names, but we saw that all the festivals around have already got these big names and we respect this, but we want to create something new.

We will invite André de Ridder and his Stargaze Ensemble and we would like to surprise people with some new collaborations in the studio, in the church, and hopefully on the stage. We don’t expect U2 but we are looking for wonderful stuff. Peter Broderick will play, Buke and Gase and artists like Owen Pallett with his band. I think these are more in line with the atmosphere we’re aiming to create for the festival. I know that a lot of musicians are very happy to see other musicians­at the festival, but we really don’t know at the moment­

The story of Haldern Pop reaches back to 1981 when a group of altar

what actually will happen on this weekend. It will be a surprise for

boys apparently arranged to play some records at a place in the middle­

us too.

of nowhere known as Haldern Rees. Somehow what originated­as a well visited DJ-event in the green, quickly turned into a festival.

We stayed in London last weekend and we met André de Ridder, Nico Moody Glen Hansard and Conor O’Brien from the Villagers and

Altar boys know how to collect money. And as the church and

everybody­is looking forward to it. We will create something special

capitalism­has a very long lasting historical relationship, by 1984

and that is the main objective for this year’s festival edition.

the boys became proper bankers by initiating a shareholder model, convincing­54 youngsters to become investors, each purchasing

Are you going change the set up of the festival?

shares worth 500 German Marks, then using up most of the initial

– Not really, we will open the festival on Thursday in the church and

investment in the early years of the event.

also in the bar, the Mirror-tent (Spiegeltent) and an extra outdoorstage­­in front of that. Then we will do the Friday and the Saturday as

However the real return, as mentioned on the website of Haldern

in previous years with shows in the tent and on the main-stage.

Pop, was to experience the vibe of being proper concert promoters.

What remains is the shared memory of a fairy tale story that gave

But basically on the site you only have the tent and the

birth to a distinctive live music event destined to stand alongside all

main-stage­plus the Vodafone-stage?

the major festivals in Germany...

– Yes, but the Vodafone-stage will only work on Thursday. We have a problem with a shortage of space in the tent on Thursdays when

VIP News spoke to Stefan Reichmann, pop passionist and managing­

all the people are arriving.. So we decided to put on one smaller

master of ceremonies representing 134 shareholders about the official­

outdoor-stage, so people can decide between indoor and out-

insistence on tougher health and safety issues and ideas for the 30th

door. But when weve got a show indoors, we will also have a show

edition of the Haldern Pop festival...

outdoors­for everybody.

How do you intend to celebrate the 30th anniversary of

That means, you have a free show outside the festival-area?

Haldern­ Pop?

– No, that is not possible as a result of the circumstances at the Love-

– With respect and patience.

Parade­it is no longer allowed to host a free stage; we have to control

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The tragedy of the Love-Parade has affected the health & safety regulations for Haldern Pop Festival

everybody who comes to the festival, now it is not even permitted to

Düsseldorf or wherever, and that those authorities are not interested

have a beer-garden with free entrance.

in individual solutions. Nobody investigates just what kind of event or festival it is. They have just instituted new blanket regulations for

So exactly how much has the tragedy of the Love-Parade

festivals, which means that you as promoter just have to obey. They

affected­the health & safety regulations for the event?

don’t ask for reports on what has happening in the last 27 years or

– A lot. We have a lot more of pressure regarding safety-aspects. In

what kind of audience you expect or what kind of music you put on.

the first step it makes things much more expensive than before. We

The only thing that matters that there are 6500 people and that this

have to install lights on the camping-ground, this is just one resul­t

could be dangerous. In the end it’s a lot of money for us, so we have

of the love-parade disaster. And then there is no longer even the

to raise the ticket price. Of course our festival visitors are not happy

possibility­for us to invite people from the local village for free to our

about this and we have to explain that we have no choice in order to

beer-garden, to add a little bit more atmosphere to the festival.

comply with official health & safety requirements.

We have to invest much more into security efforts and we have many

Do you have any contact with the appropriate ministry officials

more security-meetings upfront of the festival. I think, at the end of

in charge in Düsseldorf?

the day it will cost us about 50.000 Euros.

– Not really, we talk only with our district government in Kleeve and the regional one here in the city of Rees. The cooperation between

This must be difficult as you only have a capacity of around

them and us runs very well. We are fine with them but they get their

6500 people…

instructions from higher ranked authorities and they have to do their

– Yes, and I think at least these two points give us some concern.

job. Discussing things with your local police-officer gets you nowhere.

We have problems with these significantly higher costs for security measures­and besides this we face much more higher expenses

The Love Parade trial will take place soon. It is already known

for GEMA (performance royalties) which have increased rapidly of

that only one person from Love Parade is indicted, while

late.

the others are representatives of public institutions. This indicates­that it is mainly these people who have to fear the

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Regarding the whole situation of health- and safety regulations­,

legal consequences­for what happened in Duisburg. However­,

there are many new requirements, but nevertheless­the general­

one of the main consequences is that many promoters in

impression is that the officials who are in charge are actually

Northrhine­Westphalia (NRW) are now facing the imposition of

not very well informed or experienced?

questionable­health & safety regulations...

– That’s the thing. I have the impression that the decisions regarding

– Well, the Love-Parade in 2010 was part of the European Culture

the new regulations and structures come from the headquarters in

Capital that took place in the Ruhr District. The declared goal was

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to support the cultural and creative-industry in this region. Now we

we have a little bit of c/o-pop now but I don’t know anything about

can say that it has resulted in the complete opposite of this intention.

politic­directions or activities to improve the situation, I simply can’t

It kills a lot of small events because they don’t have the money to

say anything about it. In fact, in reference to Haldern Pop it is a

institute­all the safety-requirements. Haldern Pop started with the aim

problem­that nobody really knows what’s happening here on this

of introducing music we like to people. That’s the thing that makes

weekend and nobody has time to get an individual view of other

this festival individual. It is our taste, it is our music choices that we

events and then decide on safety-requirements for the particular

like to present, bringing it closer to people and enabling them to

events. I think it’s a problem of responsibility, it’s a problem of

discover this music. This is inspiring and wonderful. That is the main

our society; in German­you would say “Der Verlust des gesunden

thing and that is the reason why the festival is growing step by step

Menschenverstandes­”. (The loss of common sense).

and that’s what we now call Haldern Festival.

Are you affected by secondary-ticketing?

Haldern Pop has always been completely different to the Love Parade.

– Not really, at the moment. So far it looks like we have sold out

I never understood the processes of the Love Parade. When it was in

very quickly. We still have smaller numbers of tickets to be sold

Berlin it was a real festival, created by people who had a vision, they

but currently­there are no tickets on secondary-market. But since

had an idea about Techno-Music and Electronic Music and there was

ticket-sales­have officially ended, we will see what happens in the next

a spirit. But what we saw in the last years here in NRW was an idea

couple of weeks. Probably people expected more announcement­s of

that was driven by business-people aiming to make money with this

headliners for the festival, but fortunately we don’t have the same

vision, but it didn’t achieve this.

pressures as other festivals.

But surely it also shows that, there is not sufficient lobbying

Are you going to continue the collaboration with WDR-

taking place on behalf of the live-music-industry in NRW to

Rockpalast­?

create­official awareness and understanding?

– Yes, but we will also invite a lot of film-people to cover the festival

– Yes, that is right. Many creative and cultural things, music events,

on our behalf, so we will create a documentary of the last 30 years

concerts or companies or whatever have now gone to Berlin. Okay,

of the festival.

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That will be released afterwards as a DVD?

Well, that is one thing, but what about the culinary aspect?

– Yes, probably as DVD, maybe small films. We will cover this year

– Yes, we started that last year with our friend from Amsterdam and

because so many things will happen, Connan Mockasin will play, as

other local shops, to serve local food from the region. Last year the

will so many special artists. Probably something special will happen­

food underwent a wonderful step up to a really wonderful quality. The

regarding the collaborations and we have seven or eight own

feedback from the festival last year was that our food is fantastic­. The

camera-teams­­, all very motivated and creative people. They’re really

vegetarians were disappointed about the barbecue, which offered­a

looking forward to cover the festival here.

hog roast – they’ve hated us for that. But on the other side, there was so much more good food on the festival than we ever had before.

It is the first time we’ve invited David Jones from England, he will run

We will be working a little bit more on this, this year, but it will not be

around the festival and collect sound files like a journalist. It could

such a big step up as in 2011 to 2012.

perhaps be the sound of a campfire or he will ask Conor O’Brien for a guitar-riff. He will collect sounds from other people, bands and anybod­y who will be around at the festival. By night he will add these to a mix of some songs in the studio. He will also play live on Thursday evening, just before Brandt Brauer Frick.

That is a kind of a new development, we will see what can happen and this is one of the new ideas we create for Haldern Pop 2013.

For the future we will work more on collaborations and encouraging musicians to inspire each other on the festival. We don’t even know ourselves what will happen over this weekend.

As you have to invest much more money in the health- and safety measures, is there any money left to improve the environmental­settings of the event?

– You mean the green thing? Oh, in the past a lot of people have been very interested in what we are doing here to run an environmentall­y friendly festival. It works very well; we realized that when we invest in the people, then we’re automatically invested in the green measures.

You know, everybody who will be on this weekend in Haldern has got the feeling, that it is his own festival. That is the best basis on which to create a green festival.

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Berlin Festival Extends with ‘First We Take Berlin!’

Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com

The Event’s Press Release states: More than 80 export ready international

numerous other tours, to take over the

and national acts will perform on over ten

planning­process of ‘First We Take Berlin!’.

stages, showing their skills to the public and representatives­of the music industry, giving

“Establishing newcomers and promoting

promoters and bookers a chance to review

new products is one of the Berlin Music

the following year’s touring artistes in good

Week’s main goals,” Björn Döring comments­

time to book their events and the artists

on behalf of the Kulturprojekte Berlin GmbH.

the necessary time required to strategise

“No other location is more appropriate to

successfully­or the following year. Several

introduce up and coming artists than Berlin.

co-operation­ s with local, national and in-

Here you find an eager, young audience that

Berlin Music Week is to to launch a

ternational

labels

anticipates and coins international trends

club and showcase Festival on 4th

and agencies have been confirmed already

and styles. No other city has a more vibrant

and 5th September­: The event is to

and will be announced shortly. In addition,

scene of artists, acts, start-ups as well as

be called, ‘First We Take Berlin!­’ It

First We Take Berlin! will be committed to

music, media and technology companies.

ensuring­key programmers, agents and

We are proud to give our full support to this

bookers are in attendance and on the scout

showcase festival, which saw its inception

at the event.

last year, as an event for the music industry

will be located in Berlin’s hotspot Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg,

and

is

partners,

companies,

intended to be the ‘earliest’ show case event for festival bookings for

The Kulturprojekte Berlin GmbH, promoter

the following year, apparently in a

and organiser of the Berlin Music Week, for

“With our club and showcase festival, we

the first time, commissioned Melt! Booking­,

found yet another thrilling format to establis­h

the Berlin-based agency responsible for

the Berlin Music Week on an international­

successful events like Melt! Festival, Berlin

level,” says Paul Cheetham, who’s responsible­

Festival as well as splash! Festival alongside

for the Berlin Music Week’s international

direct response to the advancement of festival programming deadlines over the last few years.

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as well as for the public.”

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business activities, and, as Berlin­Music Week’s co-curator, our contact for export agencies and companies abroad. “As part of ‘First We Take Berlin!’, we will continue our co-operation with The Great Escape amongst others, offering a variety of showcasing­ opportunities­– from a newcomer­slot at Berlin­Festival to a business­reception at one of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg­’­­­s­ hotspots.”

The Berlin Festival GmbH & Co. KG will function­as main organiser of the event with support from the chief partners­ , Matthia­ s Hörstmann

(Hörstmann

Unternehmensgruppe­/ HUG) and Festival Republic (LTD / Melvin Benn). As part of this deal, holders of a Berlin Festival multipleday­ Tickets will have free entry, provided that festival goers registered via the official Berlin Festival website prior to the event.

which already includes

Accredite­d visitors of the Berlin Music­Week

concert series like ‘Introducing’ or ‘Certain

Project Manager:

will also have access to the events. Everyone

People’ alongside the larger open air events,

Klemens Wiese (Event and Venue Director of

else will be able to purchase First We Take

with yet another event of international

HUG)

Berlin! festiva­l tickets for EUR 15 (+ booking

importanc­e. I’m looking forward to working

Programme Coordination:

fee) only!

on this ambitious­project together with the

Julia Gudzent (Booking Manager of Melt!

The organisers of Berlin Music Week and

Berlin Music Week over the next few years.”

Booking)

successful indoor

Berlin Festival have been working together

CONTACT INFO:

Art Director:

closely since 2010, for example planning the

“Apart from London, Berlin is one of the

Natasha Haddad (Festival Republic, former

Berlin Music Week Stage’s line-up (now First

most important career starting points for

Head of Programming­of the renowned UK

We Take Berlin! Stage) as part of the Berlin

many bands; and an essential part of the

show case festival, The Great Escape, and

Festival, which takes places on 6th and 7th

festival landscape. I’m delighted to see

now Music Programmer for Latitude Festival

September at the former Tempelhof Airport.

long-lastin­g­projects grow and develop, while

UK)

being an immediate factor in maybe helpin­ g

Melt! Booking Team:

Unter-

the next headliner to stardom,” Melvin Benn,

Alexander Kralisch, Justus Mang

booking

Berlin fan, head of Festival Republic, and

Berlin Music Week Contact:

Stefan

Lehmkuhl,

Hörstmann

nehmensgruppe­ ’s head comments­ : “Melt!

of

is

co-host­of Berlin Festival since 2011, comments.

Björn Döring

numbe­r one in Germany when it comes to

Booking

already

First names will be announced at the end of

International Business Coordination:

discovering and establishing international

June, coinciding with advance tickets going

Paul Cheetham

acts. I’m excited to enhance our portfolio,

on sale.

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MUSIC IN SHARES

Music in Shares Manfred Tari mt@vip-booking.com

CTS Eventim

Live Nation

Profit Booster Ticketing A Different Story!

Yes, the revenue is rising, but the resulting profit can easily be misinterpreted­. Within the first nine months Live Nation has been able to increase its revenue results from $4.198 in the same period last year up to $4.381 billion. The company operating income also rose from There is no business like ticket business. As usual CTS Eventim again

$85 to $104.7 million, while the diluted net loss per share is reported

reports growing revenue and profit results for its ticketing division.

with $0.02.

For the first quarter (Q1) the company has been able to increase the number of sold tickets by about 15 percent.

Anyhow Michael Rapino, CEO of Live Nation Entertainment concludes:

The revenue for this part of the company increased by 17.3 percent

“For the quarter, global concert attendance is up 2 percent and ticket

and even compensated for lower revenue results within the Live

sales for Ticketmaster increased 3 percent. We expect to have continued­

Entertainment­segment of CTS Eventim.

growth in ticket sales in the fourth quarter, as compared to last year, for both Concerts and Ticketmaster. As a result, we currently anticipate

The total turnover rose from 113.9 to 121.1 million Euro. The Earnings­

growth across Concerts, Ticketing and Sponsorship & Advertising for

before Interests, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) rose

the fourth quarter and full year.”

11.1 percent from 25.7 in Q1-2012 to 28.6 million Euro, the EBIT from 20 to 23 million Euro.

In Q3 alone the revenue of the concert division was $1.4 billion compared­to $1.2 billion one year ago. For the 9 months period the

The ticketing revenue climbed from 53.1 to 62.3 million Euro and

concert revenue rose 5.1 percent from $2.81 to $2.95 billion. The

gained alone therefore EBITDA of 23.7 million Euro compare to 20.9

ticketing­department moved within the last nine months from $966.7

million one year ago.

up to $1001.5 million, the department Artist Nation from $293.9 up to $298.6 million. Percentage-wise the biggest gain has been in

The revenue within CTS Eventim’s Live Entertainment department

Sponsorship­& Advertising which moved up 5.9 percent from $182.5

went down from 62.7 to 60.3 million Euros, a drop of 3.7 percent.

to $193.2 million.

Since the beginning of the year the share price of the company went up from 27.07 to 31.34 Euro.

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DEAG

Moritz Schwenkow

Re-Consideration of Local Business In Berlin

DEAG announced that it would strengthen its business activitie­ s

DEAG-CEO Peter Schwenkow founded Concert Concept in June

for the regional concert business in Berlin. The company have

1978 and appointed his son Moritz Schwenkow as the new managing­

therefore­re-activated

director­for the company.

the

DEAG-subsidiary

Concert

Concept

Veranstaltungs-GmbH­Berlin, which according to the company in recent­years promoted­less shows due to collaboration with another local promoter­.

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revive­Angel Dust only strengthened Dirk‘s wish to get started with MERCURY TIDE on a grand scale. Contrary to the debut from 2003, Dirk and his band, including drummer and producer Carsten Rehmann, bassist Chris “Dagger” Pohlmann and keyboarder Sim Reaper, place value on a more traditional sound that suites the band‘s stage persona. Great emphasis lies on the creation of a diversified, consistent atmosphere.Magnificent melodies meet playful guitar riffs

Martin Turner’s Wishbone Ash

and catchy choruses, to which you want to sing along immediately. The opener and title track “Killing Saw” is a suiting introduction to MERCURY TIDE‘s musical landscapes. With “Home”, Dirk gives a clear-cut statement. He is happy to be back in the Metal scene and doesn‘t only look forward to meet up with his old fans, but also to make new ones…

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VIP NEWS > MISC > MAY 2013

MEMBER PRESENTATION

Barley Arts Promotion The story of Barley Arts Promotion, leader for the organisation and

The company, which has been doing more than 3500 live shows,

production of entertainment and music shows, revolves around the

festivals­and special events since 1979, operates on many levels, e.g.:

figure of Claudio Trotta (b.1957 in Milan).

1) Promotion of international artists in Italy Following his college years passion for the link between “high” and pop

E.g. STING, PEARL JAM, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, TOM WAITS,

culture, he starts his career with Radio Montestella, then in 1975 he’s

SHAGGY­ , AEROSMITH, THE CURE, LENNY KRAVITZ, AC-DC, PHIL

at Canale 96, the very first news radio, organising the first live shows of

COLLINS, SLIPKNOT, METALLICA, STEVIE WONDER, RAY CHARLES,

his life. In 1979 he graduates at the Civica Scuola di Arte Drammatica as

BARRY WHITE, EARTH, WIND & FIRE, VAN MORRISON, B.B. KING,

music operator, spending a training period at the Teatro alla Scala. The

PAGE & PLANT, KISS, IRON MAIDEN, YES, CHEMICAL BROTHERS,

same year he founds BARLEY ARTS PROMOTION (first tour: JOHN MAR-

DREAM THEATER, PRODIGY, LOREENA MC KENNITT, RAGE AGAINST

TYN) whose name is a homage Trotta pays to one of his early passions,

THE MACHINE, DEFTONES, PAUL WELLER, LIMP BIZKIT, DEEP PURPLE,

Anglo-Saxon country and folk. Going through some TV experience

DAVID SYLVIAN­, HOOVERPHONIC, DAVID BOWIE, SANTANA, FRANK

(TeleRadioMilano­2), he’s involved by Lucio Salvini (chairman­at Ricordi

ZAPPA, LORD OF THE DANCE, SHAOLIN MONKS and more.

by that time) in his Country e Folk Label project and becomes the Italian promoter for the artists in the roster. Later on, Salvini will entrust him

2) Promotion and production of Italian artists in Italy

with Artistic and Marketing Direction of the Blues & Rock Project series

(NEFFA, SOTTOTONO, LITFIBA...)

at Carosello. As one of his latest personal side projects, Trotta edited The Milan Music Dictionary (1995), together with Paolo Zenoni. He’s one of

3) Production and co-production and Promotion of Festivals

the Founders of the following Associations:

MONSTERS OF ROCK, SONORIA, MILANO BLUES FESTIVAL, IRLANDA­ IN FESTA, LAGHI LOMBARDI IN FESTIVAL, FLEADH, BALKANIKA,

ASSOMUSICA

MONZA ROCK FESTIVAL, PISTOIA BLUES FESTIVAL, COCA COLA

Italian Association of Producers and Organisers of Live Music

DANCE FESTIVAL…

Entertainment­(founded 1996): Board Director from the beginning.

4) Organisation, production and promotion of Italian artist’s concerts YOUROPE

and tours abroad (e.g. first international shows of Vasco Rossi, Eros

The European Festival Association (founded 1998): Board Director

Ramazzotti, Sabrina Salerno...)

1998-2001.

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