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McGowan’s
Musings
Falling over isn’t what it used to be – I seem
abrasions– as you ask… just yesterday as it
may have givenway, but whatever the
to remember a sort of ‘bounce factor’ in my
happens.
reason , upcomingCanadian events will
now fading youth when coming into contact
be under increased scrutiny, and event
with terra firma when tripping, slipping ,
My trip to Inverness for this year’s Go
organiserseverywhere will be anxious to hear
skiddingor even being pushed – but that’s
North was well worthwhile – even though
the actual reasons for the disaster to factor
not the way of it now, it’s more of a bone
the skies were mainly grey, but the event
in whatever can be learned to the already
jarringcrash as one’s footing goes and far
alwayshas something to offer, like watching
increasedhealth and safety precautions for
too much weight speeds up the process of
Born to be Wide’s Olaf Furniss and others
this year’s season.
gravity. Tennis actually, as you ask, goingfor
obviouslyrecalling their youth by creating
a ball I should really have left alone, and all
a mosh pit and hurling themselves around
I must admit that I tend to dismiss the
of a sudden, the term hard court became
in completelyabandoned and quite frankly
EurovisionSong Contest as an occasionally
painfullydefined. Anyway, if you detect
dangerousfashion, driven wild by the music
amusing adjunct to the ‘real’ business
the odd grimace of pain illustrating these
of Norwegianpunk band Honningbarna. I
of music , and the relegation of the UK’s
Musings , it’s a result of the bruises and
was never really a fan of punk, but the band’s
venerablesinger Englebert Humperdink to
energy was definitely infectious, and maybe
last but one in the judging affects me little.
the cello gave them an extra edge!
However the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) have announced that 64 million
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televisionviewers tuned in for the 2012
the Festival season yet again, like the heavy
Grand Final of the 57th Eurovision Song
rain and cloud besetting many of the early
Contest; 19.4 million for the first Semi-Final
events, bad news overshadows everything and 19.6 million for the second Semi-Final, with the apparently ‘legal high’ drug related
all figures up on 2011, making it once again
death of a teenager just a coupleof miles
the most watched entertainment programme
away from Inverness at Rockness. Then as if
on television screens in Europe. So, yet again,
to warn us all that last year’s disasterswere
what do I know, I might have to think again?
not an unfortunate aberration came the
General Manager: Peter Briggs pb@vip-booking.com
dreadful news of yet another stage collapse
Right, you will have to get by without us next
causing the death of Radiohead’s 33 year old
month I’m afraid as certain VIP’ers take a
Writer and editorial: Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com
British drum technician and injuries to other
summer break. However I will be off to Serbia
crew members. Scott Johnson was killed just
(on my birthday!) where the EXIT festival will
before Radiohead were to go on stage in
host discussions on the implementation of
Toronto. All at VIP send their condolencesto
CEETEP, the extension of the European Talent
his family and friends.
Exchange Programme (ETEP) into the Central
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But on a far more serious note as we move into
And Eastern European territories. I will report Unlike the incidents in the U.S. and Belgium
back in August – by which time all current
last year the weather was not a factor
bruises will hopefully be gone. So, Ladies and
in the cause of this stage collapse, early
Gentlemen, have a great summer, and here
observationsindicate that scaffolding pipes
is the News…
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City Showcase: Spotlight London 2012 Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com new bands and artists to submit applications
the 10th Anniversary, City Showcase is
by 31st July to appear in the capital and take
offeringfree entry to those who have
part in the celebrations.
registeredonline for wristbands at least a month in advance of the festival otherwise
City Showcase: Spotlight London has been
entry will be £5 on the door.
presenting new musical talent since 2003
Nanette Rigg
hosting over 200 musicians from a broad
City Showcase Director Nanette Rigg says:
range of genres. Amy Winehouse, Keane,
“We are now gearing up for our tenth
Gabriella Cilmi, Razorlight, Mr Hudson, Laura
anniversarycelebrations with more venues
Marling, Newton Faulkner, Ray LaMontagne,
signed up to take part as well as an outdoor
The shortlist is out for the first ever Scottish
Hot Chip, Seth Lakeman, N-Dubz, and
stage this year, and with more potential
Live music and new talent event City
Scoutingfor Girls have all performed on a
candidateswanting to take part, it should be
Showcase: Spotlight London, will celebrate
City Showcase stage.
our greatest event yet”.
take place from 9-13th October in Central
Performers and bands who take part in City
Details of how to apply for City Showcase:
London, and is now open for registration.
Showcase: Spotlight London will perform
Spotlight London 2012 are on the website at
Following the successful Soho Flea Market
in the music venues, shops and stores of
www.cityshowcase.co.uk
event, the not-for-profit year-round music
London’s West End, in front of A&R scouts,
festival returns offering an opportunity for
industry executives and music fans. To mark
its 10th Anniversary this year. This edition will
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PPL Produce UK ‘Most Played’ 2011 Charts Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com PPL the UK’s sound recording royalty
Adele - most played artist in UK in 2011
collectingagency recently held its AGM, at which information on the Agency’s 2011 financial returns was revealed. The revenuegenerated by broadcast and online royaltieswas up 7% to £66.2 million, public performanceincome was up 10% to £55.0 million, and international monies grew 2% to £32.4 million . Overall £153.5 million was collected, of which £130.8million was distributedto the society’s label and performer members. This is of course very interesting and very optimisticnews for the UK recording industry , but another interesting aspect of the Meetingwas the release of the following three charts compiled from the data collected by the organisation:
Most Played Pop Songs Of 2011:
Ludovico Einaudi - The Tower
Adele - Rolling In The Deep
City Of Prague Philharmonic
Maroon 5 feat Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger
Orchestrawith Paul Bateman - On The BeautifulBlue Danube (by Johann Strauss II)
Adele - Set Fire To The Rain Jessie J feat BoB - Price Tag Adele - Someone Like You Ed Sheeran - The A Team Lady Gaga - The Edge Of Glory Bruno Mars – Grenade Rihanna - Only Girl In The World Forget You - Cee Lo Green
Most Played Classical Pieces Of 2011: Ludovico Einaudi - Primavera
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Ludovico Einaudi - Nightbook
Philharmonic Orchestra with Eugene Ormandy- Fanfare For The Common Man (by Aaron Copland)
Dawn Upshaw & London Sinfonietta with David Zinman - Symphony No 3 (by Henryk Gorecki)
Most Played Artists Of 2011: Adele Lady Gaga Rihanna
Philip Glass - Metamorphosis One
Take That
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestrawith Ludovico Einaudi Divenire
Bruno Mars
Cleveland Orchestra with Lorin Maazel - Romeo And Juliet (by Sergei Prokofiev)
Katy Perry
The Labèques & Philharmonia Orchestra with Semyon Bychkov Concerto for Two Pianos in E major (by Felix Mendelssohn)
Coldplay
Jessie J Olly Murs David Guetta We just thought you might like to know…
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Samsung Launches First Ticketless Technology at Live UK Events Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com
20 June 2012, London, UK – Samsung Electronics UK has today announcedits involvement in the first roll out of ticketless technology at live music events in the UK. As part of an association with KilimanjaroLive and Intellitix, Samsung will bring RFID technology to festivalgoers for the first time this summer promising secure access to the gigs and virtually no queues. The Red Hot Chilli Peppers’ upcoming gig at Knebworth on 23 June will mark the first time the technology has been used by
Stuart Gailbraith
an artist anywherein Europe. This will be followed by music and wakeboardingfestival Wakestock, which is set to become Europe’s
Simon Stanford - Samsung
most technologicallyadvanced festival after deploying the technology. Special RFID wristbands are being issued which will be read on arrival to validate visitors’ entry. At the wearer’s discretion, the bands can be linked to their social media profiles or used to enter competitions associatedwith both events. Festival goers can head to the Samsung Galaxy Note experiential stand, on site at both events, where they will be able to personalise their wristband to check in on Facebook and share their experience with their friends online, upgrade to VIP simply by flashing their wristband, and sample both the Galaxy Note and recently released Galaxy S III. Samsung is also preparing the way for any festival goers
very excited to be working with Samsung and Intellitix in being one
with an NFC enabled mobile phone to be able to use that as their
of the first UK promoters to embrace this new technology and look
ticket at future events.
forward to developing adaptations across many events.”
Simon Stanford, Vice President, Telecommunications & Networks
Serge Grimaux, CEO at Intellitix, the market leader in RFID solutions
Division, Samsung UK and Ireland said: “We’re delighted to announce
for live events, said: “This is the start of a revolution in the live
our involvement in the first rollout of ticketless technology this
event-goingexperience in the UK. Samsung recognises how quickly
countryhas seen. In future, everyone will be able to use their mobile
ticketlesstechnology will evolve due to NFC-enabled phones such as
phone as their ticket, whether they are music fans going to a gig,
the Galaxy S III. The future is now, and Samsung is at the forefront
or a commuterstravelling to work. So we’re excited to be aligning
of this.”
ourselveswith that technology and to be bringing a new experience to both our customers and to music fans across the country.”
Denzil Thomas, Business Director, Billington Cartmell Music who conceivedthe association, commented: “NFC is still not widely
The promoter of both events, Stuart Galbraith from Kilimanjaro Live,
understood , so we wanted to create a groundbreaking way to
commented: “We’ve been waiting for the opportunity to use RFID
demonstratethe power of Samsung’s leading NFC-enabled devices to
technology for a while as it’s a great way to enhance and grow the
consumers. Pretty soon NFC will be ubiquitous in ticketing, it’s been
customer experience for concerts and festivals of the future. We are
great to have Samsung kick it all off in the UK.”
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The Experience of C/O Pop and C’n’B Manfred Tari mt@vip-booking.com Ralph Christoph
make them aware of the fact, that the music industry needs structural help too, is one of the goals to achieve in the near future! You are the minister for foreign affairs of C/O Pop and obviously enjoy traveling around. Where have you have been in recent months and what have been your main things you have picked up that have found their way into the programmingof C/O Pop and C’n’B? – International networking has always been one of the main goals for c/o pop. My latest visit took me to Mexico, to try to establish an
Ralph Christoph is the head of programming at C/O Pop and C’n’B,
exchange program with the University of Guadalajara. We are always
the only convention that has managed, so far, to successfully combine
looking for strong and sustainable partnerships around the globe,
music and creative industries.
and after we’ve done several projects in Asia, the next step will be projects in and with countries from Central and South America. And
Popkomm is off again, Pop Up in Leipzig has gone, how you
of course, this reflects both the festival and the convention.
would describe the situation of the music conventions in Germany?
Please tell us about the current state of “Europareise”, what
When we started with c/o pop in 2003, it was already clear that the
is on the agenda, who are the main partners and where is the
music industry had to face major changes. That’s why we have moved
project headed?
the areas of Live and Digital to the centre. We have positioned our
– The Europareise established itself as an exchange and network
event around the needs of a suffering music industry and tried to
platform, but is also a major gateway for German talent to get abroad.
connectits players in an efficient way with the movers and shakers
We are happy that Initiative Music has realized the possibilitiesand
from converging creative industries like Film, TV, Print and Online.
opportunities of this project and is supporting us. But the Europareise
That’s probably one of the reasons why we still exist, and, are even
has already become a global network and tool. This year, we also
more successful than ever, especially on an international level.
have guests and participants from China, Taiwan, Columbia and the US. Also, the project is not only focused on festivals anymore, we also
You are familiar with wheeling & dealing with public
feature up and coming tools and trends for the creative industries
institutionsand to a certain extent also with politicians. Do
within that project.
you think that the subject of creative industries in Germany receives the public awareness and consideration it needs?
In the last twenty years the music business faced many
– In fact, the concept of creative industries is a bloated machinery,
challengesbut also had many new opportunities. Some
because you are dealing with very different industries and with
of these new business opportunities seem to be valid and
sometimestotally different needs. Those who become a part of the
real, however many seems to actually be very short lived,
creative industries can be sure that the awareness of how to actually
sometimessurvivingon hype & hope but at the end of day
promote this industry has to be sharpened. Therefore, we take a
not sustainable for artists and the music industry. With this in
somewhat narrower focus and mainly serve the entertainment sectors
mind, what kind of developments do you currently consider
of the creative industries, primarily those who deal with digital goods.
as being meaningfulfor the music business in general and in
And that’s still something different than, let’s say, an architect who
particular for C/O Pop and C’n’B?
is by definition also part of the creative industries. Often, the sheer
– Of course there are a lot of promises out there, and only a few of them
numbers that are usually involved when it comes to the issue of the
become real. But the presently available possibilities of Direct-to-Fan
creative industries blinds the politicians.
tools and services for instance offer a lot more opportunities to monetize your business than ever before. The true future of digitalhas still yet to
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Any idea why the film industry receives much more public
come for music and its industry. We are showing and presentingsome
funding than the music industry for instance?
of the most interesting tools and trends, and we will discuss the status
– In Germany, this has a lot to do with the legacy of the 80s and 90s,
quo of Social Commerce. If you do not prepare yourselfas an creative
when the film industry was the politician’s darling. To change this and
person or company, you won’t survive in this business.
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JUNE 2012
> INDEPTH STORY > 10 YEARS OF CODA AGENCY
10 Years of CODA Agency Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com
London’s CODA Agency recently celebrated a decade of booking
– The partners are Alex Hardee, Tom Schroeder, James Whitting,
an ever-growing roster of successful live acts and dj’s. In that time
Phil Banfield and myself as agents and Financial Controller Dave
DirectorRob Challice has become a well-known figure at business
Hallybone. There are over 50 people now working at Coda, including
gatherings both in the UK and internationally. VIP-News talked to him
20 Agents representing over 400 live acts and djs.
about the past, present and future of this well-respected Company.
What do you think are the main changes to the business and the role of the Agent since you started up?
Rob Challice
– The Agent gets more respect these days as a result of taking on greater responsibilities. It’s no longer enough to just be reactive when it comes to building acts. We get involved a lot earlier in artists careers than used to be the case, often taking the lead, particularly since artistscan no longer rely on advances from labels We assist in creating sustainable live careers, which in turn helps acts to be self sufficient. This evolution is something that all of us at Coda have been aware of for at least the last five years. You regularly attend and take part in a lot of the European conferenceand showcase events like Eurosonic and Reeperbahn Campus, do you consider CODA to be a UK or an international Company? Also have you taken on representationof European, or other international acts that you, or anyone else in the
What is the actual date of Coda’s 10th Anniversary?
Companyhave seen at these events, or would you consider
– We formed Coda early 2002
doing so?
– I believe that Coda has one of the most internationally recognisable
What was your experience prior to setting up Coda, and what
rosters around. A roster that contains some of the best new live and
motivated you to start your own Company?
club acts to appear in the last 10 years. I do get a kick out of meeting
– I ran Concert Clinic agency, we merged with MPI to form Coda, and
promoters at these events and them stating that they are now hoping
I’ve always worked for myself.
to work with this new act that one of our agents have picked up. We are known as an agency that picks up on great music early and works
Who else was involved in the start up, how many people now work at Coda and how many acts do you represent?
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hard to establish those artists.
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> INDEPTH STORY > 10 YEARS OF CODA AGENCY
I’ve worked with a number of European acts, including Kings of
Are you happy with Coda’s achievements over the last decade,
Convenience , Kaizers Orchestra and Team Me (all from Norway).
and is there anything that you’re particularly proud of?
KaizersOrchestra blew me away at Eurosonic in 2003 and 9 years
– I’m very proud of helping establish CODA, and the way that the
later they have appointed me as European agent. Sometimes there
six partners function so well in business even though we’re all very
is a misconception from bands playing these events that they need
different. As an agent, establishing Bon Iver across Europe as a festival
to get a UK based agent to book UK (only) Whereas we work most
headliner and Arena act. Justin Vernon is a really special artist and it’s
effectivelyif we are working on a European wide live strategy for an
been great to play a part in his unique career development.
act.
So how about the next ten years - are you optimistic? Are there
You also organise and promote the extremely successful
general trends in the business that you think could become
SummerSundae Festival in Leicester. When did you start the
problems?
event and do you ever experience any conflicts of interest
operatingas both agent and promoter?
– I’m very optimistic for the Company and our roster. As for the
– We started the festival in 2001, before Coda was formed and it
widerbusiness as a whole I do sometimes wonder where the next
has always operated independently from the agency business. So far
live promoters, agents and fans are going to come from. It can’t be
there have been no accusations of conflict of interest. As for booking
easy starting as an independent promoter, but putting on your own
the event sometimes being an Agent yourself helps you understand
events is probably the best way for somebody to cut their teeth in
what another Agent is telling you.
this business. For more information on CODA and its roster, go to: www.codaagency.com
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New UK Initiative to Combat online Ticket Fraud Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com to exclusively use a .tickets website, rather
Key to the Dot Tickets Organisation proposal
than the numerous .com sites that fraudsters
is a series of geographic and sector specific
can easily dupe people into using.
committees from affected areas, such as the sports, live entertainment and airline
Machin told ILMC’ s official journal, IQ,
businesses , which will be responsible for
“Ticket fraud is the scourge of the live
settingthe rules for which companies will be
entertainmentbusiness. We believe that our
eligible to apply for the new domainname
tickets [domain] application, which is already
to market and sell tickets. The organisation
attracting
widespread
industry
support , intendsthat the .tickets domain should be
is an independent and open structural
recognised as a mark of trust, or kitemark,
solutionthat can be controlled, trusted and
that will enable comsumers to distinguishsafe
communicatedsimply and consistently to
and secure ticketing sites and information
ticket buyers worldwide.”
worldwide.
Machin believes that if ICANN grants the
Machin states, “We are thrilled with the
domain name to the ticketing industry, fans
strong support for our application to ICANN
The UK live entertainment business is
will be able to securely seek out the likes of
from organisations worldwide, including the
spearheadingan ambitious attempt to clamp
www.festival.tickets or www.venue.tickets or
ILMC, that are affected by ticket fraud. We
down on the global multi-billion dollar ticket
www.band.tickets for trusted ticket sales and
are seeking to build ever stronger coalitions
fraud problem by backing an application
information.
within the industry and across borders
Steve Machin
by the Dot Tickets Organisation (.tickets)
and want to hear from any organisations
to internetdomain registry organisation
The idea already has the backing of the Music
who wish to get involved, to support our
ICANN to create a new tickets domain which
Managers’ Forum whose CEO Jon Webster,
application , and to help us play our part
would only be available to sites which meet
comments, “Stamping out fraud in the
in what we believe will benefit millions of
high standards of consumer protection and
ticketingindustry is a significant challenge vulnerablefans worldwide.”
security.
for the live entertainment industry and one that the MMF feels strongly about as it has
Machin adds that other organisations, that
The idea came about at ILMC 24 in March
a direct impact on our clients’ customers-
may not have a similar focus on consumer
when technology panel chairman Steve
the fans of live music. We believe that The
protection, have applied for the .tickets
Machin realised that an auction of internet
Dot Tickets Organisation application and
domainname and he is seeking the support
domain names could provide the ticketing
proposalwill create a safe, secure and trusted
of concerned members of the live industry to
industry with a readymade answer to online
environment online, making it easier for fans
back up the industry’s application ahead of
fraud.
to spot scams online and to visit only trusted
ICANN’s ruling which is expected in January
websites for ticket sales and information.”
2013. Anyone wishing to support the .tickets
As a result, when ICANN (the Internet Corporationfor Numbers)
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Assigned
announced
the
Names names
application
should
contact
Machin
via
and
In the UK, government figures suggest that
hello@dotTICKETS.org This e-mail address is
of
ticket fraud in the sport and entertainment
being protected from spam bots, you need
some 2,000 applicants for new domain industries cost consumers, event organisers
JavaScript enabled to view it or for further
words on 13 June, it included the .tickets
and credit card providers over £168 million
information visit http://www.dotTICKETS.org
applicationfrom
Dot
(208m) in 2010 alone, according to a National
or HYPERLINK “http://www.facebook.com/
TicketsOrganisation. The concept would
Fraud Office Report in 2011. Globallythat
dotTICKETS”
allowlegitimate
figure could reach several billion Euros.
http://www.facebook.com/dotTICKETS.
Machin’s ticketing
The
companies
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First Conference Details for Reeperbahn Festival Manfred Tari mt@vip-booking.com
Keynote by Ben Challis at Reeperbahn Festival around the subject “Diversity at risk?!” to
others Canada, Sweden, Danmark, Israel,
connect many of the conference sessions .
Brasil, Switzerland, Netherlands. There will
We will look at the macro-trend of market
be around ten international matchmaking
concentration that is evident in all spheres
and networking sessions and dozens of
relevant to the music business, the recording
receptions, parties, meetings and workshops.
industry, live entertainment and the digital realm. So we will kick off the conference Hamburg is still one of the German hot with
a
keynote
from
Ben
Challis
of
spots for the music industry. The senate
GlastonburyFestival. He is a sharp and witty
of Berlin seems to support various music
observer of the current developments in
activities such as Berlin Music Week and
the music business regarding the aspect of
a soon to be founded music board with a
concentrationand we are really looking
budget of 1 million Euro with an almost
forwardto his speech. Other sessions will
equal set up as the board for its local
pick up the thread, e.g. when talking about
film industry. Is there anything officially
differences and similarities of the big three
sources in Hamburg could learn from
European music markets UK, France and
Berlin or do you would say its possibly
This year’s lead issue for Reeperbahn
Germanyor at the panel about the revival
the other way around?
Campus,
and survival of vinyl - the black gold.
– Traditionally Hamburg is very strong
Detlef Schwarte
the
conference
program
for
regardingits spirit and inventiveness. In
musicindustryprofessionals as part of the ReeperbahnFestivalwill be “Diversity at
Popkomm is off again, Pop Up in Leipzig
Hamburgthe first local association of
a Risk”. A highly interesting topic as it is
has gone, how you would describe
music clubs in Germany - Klubkombinat
reflectingthe ongoing concentration of
the situation of music conventions in
Hamburg- was established, also the first
corporate music companies and the related
Germany?
support organizationfor local musicians
market dominance this will have for the
– From my perspective the various aspects of
- RockCity Hamburg - and not least the
structures of the music business.
the diverse events have very much cleared
Reeperbahn Festival; all these initiatives are
up and Reeperbahn Festival now is the most
constantly supportedby the City. And there
VIP-News spoke with Detlef Schwarte,
importantand most reviewed platform for
are other exampleslike the Gema-Fond,
conferencehead at Reeperbahn Festival
the music and live entertainment business
that relievesmusic clubs from Gema fees, or the programmeto support small labels
about this years conference agenda, the general situation for music conferences in
in Germany. This is not only because other
financially . All this shows why Hamburg
Germany and the political backing of the
events have been cancelled, but Reeperbahn
was and still is the leading city for music in
Hamburg Senate for the local music business.
with its huge Music Festival, the approved
Germany, although other cities might spend
B2B facilities and the unique atmosphere
more of other people’s money on initiatives
You have Ben Challis as a keynote
has established itself as the gateway to
and events to get a comparable image.
speaker, and could you please elaborate
the germanemusic market. This might be
on the main topics?
underlinedby the fact that we expect more
For further information please check:
than 600 delegates from outside Germany
http://www.campus.reeperbahnfestival.
and that we plan to have around a dozen
com/
– We decided to programme the conference
of this year’s Reeperbahn Festival Campus showcases of different countries, amongst
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Melt! 2012 First Conference Details for Reeperbahn Festival Manfred Tari mt@vip-booking.com Manfred Tari mt@vip-booking.com
One of the leading festivals in Germany, which has also in recent years received more
Stefan Lehmkuhl
recognition and visitors on an international level Melt! Does not aim to include the biggestheadliners on their billing, but rather to benefit from its sharp artistic profile, set up and its location, filling a gap between traditionalbig festivals and festivalsthat rather approach a local audience. This year’s edition having sold out its 22.000 tickets will again be held in Ferropolis, with it’s famousbackdrop of the massive diggers and machinesof the now redundant steel works from July 13-15:VIP-News talks with Stefan Lehmkuhl, organiser of the sold-out event. Melt! sold out very quickly. Have you experiencedany problems with secondaryticketing for the Festival? – There are tickets on ebay. Our tickets are not personalized yet, so, yes, we have issueswith tickets at high prices, which we hope that people won’t want to pay. But so far we don’t have any major issues with secondary ticketing. Has the line-up become more expensive than in recent years? – Yes indeed, the budget for the artists inflatedby about 15 Percent, that was not what I’ve desired but in the end I had no choice. Melt! officially also sells tickets outside of Germany, is there any particular marketthat is particularly responsive for this year’s edition? – The share of tickets being sold abroad remain stable and sums up to around 35 percent of the total ticket sales. Outside of Germany we are selling tickets in:
1) Netherlands 2) UK 3) Switzerland 4) Austria 5) Scandinavia 6) France 7) Rest of the world (18 tickets in Brasil / 4 in Iceland / 8 in Mexico / 5 in New Zealand / 10 in Russia / 2 in Senegal / 2 in South Africa and even 98 in the US). Melt! always makes serious efforts to improve the environmental situation of the festival. Is there anything new planned for this year? – We mainly continue with the things that we started in past years, again we have a train going from Cologne to Ferropolis, we have bike-tours from Hamburg and Berlin, where we give away the last tickets with the motivation to cycle for them. From Hamburgand Berlin have a multiple day ride with a mobile bicycle-disco and this will have it’s own stage at the festival. We’ve got a handy-charge-station, where you can
cycle for your power. So in principle it is the same as in previousyears. What about organic food at the festival? – Yes, we try to have as many regional and vegetarian options as possible and try to get all of our traders from the region. That was very successful with the audience in the previousyears, because officially we’ve got a lot of vegetarians at melt! Did you have any more problems this year in terms of requirements regarding health and safety issues? – I’ve got the feeling that there is an extraawareness, double-checks and more questions . But I can’t report on specific issuesor troubles yet. Melt! is part of the Yourope festival organization . Is there anything you would wish to focus on or are you satisfie d with the situation with the Associationso far? – I’m very happy with the approach this
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year, which includes a revolution in terms of
achievement this year is, that we are talking
discothequesand smaller dj-events? Do
contractingbetween agencies and festivals
about it, bringing a kind of awarenessto the
you agree with the GEMA approach?
in Europe. I think that is quite something,
issue, stressing that an open-air-festivalcan’t
– I think they’re asking too much, maybe
That is one of the reasons why such
sign and agree all the conditions that are
they should compare the policies so far,
associationsmake total sense, it was a big
more suitable for a closed arena. The situation
how clubs should pay the GEMA rates and
project that brought all the major festivals
is totally differentand the specialdefinition
how concerts and promoters have to pay.
together to discuss what issues they have
of enforced measure these days is much
There was a difference between promoters
with agency-contracts, which are not really
more important than it was in previousyears.
and venues in the tariffs, so that is maybe
made for open-air-festivals. Finally we
The climate has changed and it is very impor-
not a fair thing and what they now ask for
wrote a letter together that we sent out in
tant to define what the enforcedmeasures
is too much and that could even destroy
response to this. And I’m happy that they
are and what can really be expectedfrom a
the club-scene. I think that even the bigger
took on the mission and they are trying to
festival. We’re expected to guarantee things
clubs might have problems, because they
establish these Yourope-terms as conditions
that we can’t really promise each other in the
alwaysfeared that they might have to repay
for festivals.
real world, so why should we sign these con-
taxes for the past two or three years on their
tracts? Maybe at the end of this year none of
tickets. So, I think that is really dangerous
Does it really work though; have you
these contracts will be signed, then we will
for the club-culture in Germany and we
receivedany positive feedback? I’ve
see if something happens, and discuss how
don’t need new problems for the venues
been told, that some of the UK-agents
we will deal with it.
because in the Cities we don’t have enough
are just laughing it off. – Yes, from some of the big agencies you just
What do you think about the latest more trouble than they already have.
return standard generated letters but I think
attemptto increase the tariffs to
it is an on-going process. I think the main
Melt Festival
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venues, so, we should avoid giving them
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Numbers up for Primavera Pro: Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com
Delegates at the Primavera Pro area
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the country. Many events are part funded by
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grants and support from local and national
edition of Primavera Pro, the professionals’
authorities who may not have the available
event set up alongside the Festival in
funds next year. There have been great
Barcelonareported a 27% increase with
effort s put into building the international
1.400 participants compared to the 1.100 of
reputation of the country’s music and
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countries,
including
Australia, Arab Emirates, Japan and Russia. The best represented country was, as might
Sonar, the music and arts event also in
be expected, Spain, followed by France, UK
Barcelonais close to selling out this year, and
and The United States. Representatives from
like a lot of the Spanish events relies on a large
associationssuch as APM, ARC, ASSAC,
contingent of audience from other countries,
Dansk Live, Impala, UFI, UMC and Yourope
attracted by cheap flights, normallygood
took part in the conferences and were
and reliable weather, and cheaper catering.
involvedin the showcases.
But none of this can be relied on and there is to say the least, concern about how things
It remains to be seen how Spanish live events
will be in 2013.
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EXIT Announces Full Line-up Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com
Serbia’s EXIT Festival always attracts a high percentage of UK ticket buyers, and following the wettest June on record, with no real promise of the arrival of summer as the longest day approaches, the attraction of days hot Balkan sunshine followed by cooler nights of music in the Petrovaradin Fortress overlooking the river Danube are pretty obvious.
LINE UP SO FAR: Guns N’ Roses, Duran Duran, New Order,Erykah Badu, Plan B, AVICII, Richie Hawtin , Gossip ,
Taking place from Thursday 12th – Sunday 15th July, offers a good line
Wolfmother , Skream feat Sgt Pokes, Sub Focus
up, cheap food and drink onsite and entertainment in the campsites.
Dj set & ID, Luciano, LaurentGarnierLBS, Knife
Over 600 artists are set to perform on 20 stages connected by cobbled
Party, Miss Kittin, Hercules& Love Affair, Suicidal
streets, ramparts and tunnels.
Tendencies , The
Toy
Dolls,
Skindred,
Little
Dragon, FelixDa Housecat, Totally Enormous As mentioned in this issue’s McGowan’s Musings this edition will
ExtinctDinosaurs , Azari
&
III,
Buraka
Som
also host meetings to discuss the development of the Central and
Sistema, Sneaky Sound System, Claude Von Stroke,
EasternEuropean Talent Exchange Programme (CEETEP). This is
Hatebreed, Netsky & MC Dynamite , Goldie &
an EU fundedextension of ETEP the extremely successful talent
SP:MC, Mistajam, Jacques Lu Cont, Art Department,
exchangeprogrammeset up and run by the organisers of Eurosonic
Maceo Plex, Borgore , Rebootlive, Thieves Like
in associationwith festival’s organisation Yourope and the European
Us,
Broadcasting Union (EBU). Representatives of festivals businesses and
Bassline Smith & MC Dynamite, Robert Dietz,
artists from the countries in the area will discuss the past, present
Citizens!, D.R.I., When Saints Go Machine, Eats
Brodinski , KennyLarkin , Drumsound&
and future of the music business in the region, looking to find ways
Everything , Benoit & Sergio, Tobi Neumann b2b
of developingbusiness expertise and talent with the eventual aim
Geddes,
of growing relationships and audiences in bordering markets and
Dimension
beyond.
AV!), George FitzGerald, Sodom, Sigha, Lone,
Maayan
Nidam,
Controller,
Pariah , Teengirl
Street Jimmy
Fantasy
live,
Dogs,
Space
Edgar
(Live
The
Chain,
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Addison Groove, Locked Groove, Jon Convex ,
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Nikonn, The Tapeaters, DAT Politics, Franz + Shape,
com/43779253 to see a new documentary about the festival by DJ
Detachments, A TerribleSplendour, Christian Strobe,
Broadcast.
Boemklatsch, Baskerville, Bart B More, Mike
Benjamin
Damage
&
Doc
Daneeka,
Mago, NT89, TWR72, Rip Tide, Pretty Young
Duran Duran will headline Exit Festival a in Serbia
Trouble, Volkova Sisters, The Zombie Kids, Idemo na Mars, Banda Panda, Vienna in Love, Stoned Boys, ElektraMonsterz, Mark Schedrin & Leonid Lipelis, Trud, Ishome, Playground Syndicate, It’s A DubstepThing, The Middle Beast, Cruel Hand, Red Union,
Potres,
The
Bayonets,
Grandpa
Candys, The Bridge, Armageddon , Inquisition, Sarcasm,
Rising
Dream,
Annathema , Prolece ,
NarednikLobanja I Vod Smrti, Ground Zero, Nothing Left, As I Fall, Crysalys, Planet Of Zeus,
Close
Nominal
At
Abuse,
Hand,
Farcry,
Nadimac,
Infest,
Bane,
Concrete
Sun,
Zeroone, Garlic, No Way Back, Blekbox, Formless Terror, Toxic Trace, The Outer Limits, Putrid Blood
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AEG Live Buys Hammersmith Apollo from HMV/MAMA
inTeRnaTiOnal deleGaTe! siGn up nOw and you’LL GeT 20 % OFF THe supeR-eaRlY-BiRd pRice! (valid until July 15th)
Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com As expected, AEG Live has bought part of the MAMA venue portfolio, rather than the whole live division, but it has purchased the biggest of the MAMA Group venues - the Hammersmith Apollo. MAMA acquired The Apollo for £13 million, in 2007 when Live Nation was forced to sell some of its London venues to secure competition authority approval for its purchase of part of the Academy Music Group. The new owner is actually an entity called Stage C, a joint venture between AEG Live subsidiary Ansco Music Club and CTS Eventim’s getgo Consulting, which will pay £32 million for the venue. However they will be taking over a going concern that was well run by the MAMA Group, who developed the venue as a comedy centre with BBC TV hosting an extremely successful Apollo show. MAMA CEO Dean James was reported as saying, “It has been a privilegeto have been the custodians of this fabulous venue for the past five years and I wish Jay Marciano [at AEG], Klaus-Peter Schulenberg[at CTS Eventim] and their teams as much success and pleasure as we have enjoyed. I would also like to thank [former owners]Paul Latham [from Live Nation] and Denis Desmond [from MCD] for giving us the opportunity to own such a wonderful asset”. James continued, “MAMA is, and always has been, a mid-sized live music venue and festival business and this will remain our focus going forward. Our festivals are a significant part of building artist’s careers and offer a platform for those who are just starting out, right through to established acts. Florence And The Machine has played across our venues, from The Borderline to The Forum, and appeared on lineupsat The Great Escape and Lovebox. We have always worked with emerging talent, taking them through our estate, and we will be doingmuch more of this both in the UK and internationally”. HMV CEO Simon Fox HYPERLINK “http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001 62XS54B5nIGMaMqSmSUu8oXpPKg_FVeChKhRDwavmLExoGlrY7w8ub4knNv4GUgQhkH4sVY24afxBSgr38qA9tQGZH-Ezjwus03b4WNCmVyIMWMflH2NI3FILmrwvJ3u93sk4KILIcedYeVpRWdOqeziYxYRSBsUq23cWPBcFbJGH4egZ1xYBCBAUmXrY1td” \t “new” told Music Week: “The Hammersmith Apollo is an iconic London venue and it has been a privilege to own it over the last three years. However the sale will enable HMV to extend its bank facilities, strengthen its capital structure and ensure a strong future for the Group”.
Music & Media Finland 2012 conference comprises a vast variety of networking and business opportunities, seminars, keynotes and of course, showcases. With its 23rd edition ahead, Music & Media Finland conference is again looking to bring together over 700 representatives of music and related industries, including over 100 international delegates from all over the world. Showcafestival Lost In Music is a part of the Music & Media -conference. The Speaker hIghLIghTS of last year included the legendary promoter harvey goLdSMITh, Beggars group founder MarTIn MILLS and russian music industry leader and music journalist arTeMyI TroITSky. previous speakers and Celebrity guests of honour at Music & Media Finland include visionaries such as SeyMour STeIn (Sire records), Barry dICkInS (ITB), Terry MCBrIde (nettwerk Music group), JonaThan poneMan (Sub pop), JonaThan ForSTer (Spotify), ToMMy raMone (The ramones), ToM SILverMan (Tommy Boy), davId FrICke (The rolling Stone) and many more.
BeR 2012 « land // 18–21 OcTO ikkimedia.fi » Music & Media Fin usi w.m ww at nt eve the read more about
ing Music & Media Finland is the networking hotspot connect Finnish and nordic as well as Baltic and russian music nity. professionals with the global music commu
As for the remaining assets of the MAMA Group – there is speculation about a management buy out, but for now it’s ‘Watch this space’!
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MUSIC IN SHARES
Music in Shares Manfred Tari mt@vip-booking.com
Prosecution Department Investigating CTS Eventim-CEO
Klaus Peter Schulenberg
If the evidence confirms the accusations, this news has the potential
According to the newest media reports, CTS Eventim has now
to become another chapter in the ongoing saga of ‘The Great Ticket
issueda statement, conforming that the office of the company was
Swindle’.
searched. Part of the investigations concern a former employee of CTS Eventimwho left the company already in 2004 to start working
On June 15 The local edition of the tabloid paper Bild reported that
for the organisationcommittee of the Worldcup and as such allegedly
the Munich public prosecution department had officially searched the
benefitedfrom unfair advantages for the tender of the ticketing deal
offices of CTS Eventim. The search took place on April 26 but the
of the World Cup.
informationhas just recently became public. In the statement CTS Eventim declares that the Board has, “… According to Bild and other German newspapers the accusations
offeredthe prosecution department its full cooperation and promised
sound serious as the prosecution office apparently suspects that
completetransparency.” In addition, CTS Eventim have assigned a
Klaus Peter Schulenberg is involved in a case of ‘bribery and infidelity’
prestigious law firm to oversee an internal audit and examination of
in businesstransactions’ regarding the resale of tickets for the 2006
the facts charged.
World Cup in Germany.
Due to the ongoing investigations, neither CTS Eventim nor the prosecutiondepartment of the DFB were prepared to reveal any
CTS Eventim was the official ticketing partner for the DFB (German
furthercomments or details.
Football Association) and on behalf of the DFB handled the entire ticketing for the Worldcup 2006. Bild now reports that a contingent
However, even as the Euro Cup is currently going on, only a few
of about 50.000 tickets were resold through a company named O&P
Germannewspapers picked up on the news. Nevertheless the news
Event Marketing GmbH and therefore gained a profit of 12 million
finds its way into some of the financial websites and shortly after the
Euros. The newspaper furthermore alleged that a share in that profit
news become public led to a drop in the share price of CTS Eventim.
partly went to Schulenberg and one other person via sham consulting
On Friday, June 15 when the news became public, the share dropped
agreements.
on Frankfurt Stock Exchange by about 10 percent, in the Xetra-trade (computer based stock trading) by almost seven percent. On June 15
The prosecution department launched investigations in 2009 and in
the CTS share closed at 28.15 Euro and by June 22 it had dropped
2010 searched ten offices including those of CTS Eventim and the
to 24.77 Euro.
DFB as well of several private persons. But at that stage CTS Eventim was considered an injured party. Meanwhile however this apparently
However, notwithstanding all of the preceding, until official evidence
changed as other newspapers such as Die Welt and the Berliner
is produced the ruling remains “In Dubio Pro Reo” as it is not clear
Morgenpostreport that Schulenburg is now considered a suspect.
whetheror not the agreement between CTS Eventim and the DFB includeda clause authorising the resale of tickets for the Worldcup 2006.
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DEAG Launch Partnership with Cruiser Entertainment collaborations in terms of the afore mentioned business fields and additionallyin terms of A&R networking as Cruiser will also become the representative office for the DEAG Music label in Hamburg. Current projects between the companies include Perpetuum Jazzile, a vocal ensemble that will go on tour in autumn. Besides this both companies will work together with Alexander Klaws, one of the early winners of the German version of Pop Idols, and on CD/DVD projects Cruiser Entertainment has so far operated as a stand-alone company,
such as “Vocal Ecstasy”
specialized in business fields such as music marketing and sponsoring and within digital and new media activities, but DEAG has now
DEAG shares experienced a peak at 2.75 Euros at the beginning of
announceda long-term cooperation with the Company. This will entail
March while the share currently stands at 2.55 Euros.
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Live Nation Azoff in Favour for the EMI Take Over by Universal Music
Irving Azoff
New proposal for Credit Agreements According to Reuters, in a written statement Irving Azoff, Executive
The current agreements between credit providers and Live Nation
Chairman of Live Nation Entertainment argued that the the combined
foreseeingthis factor is according to Standart & Poor’s currently at:
market dominance of EMI and Universal is less concerning than cartel
“4.5x and to step down to 4.0x on Sept. 30, 2012, to 3.75x at Sept 30,
watchdogs may think. Reuters quoted Azoff as saying, “With services
2013, and finally to 3.5x on March 31,2015.”
like iTunes, CD Baby, Top Spin, Reverb Nation, Pro Tools, Facebook, Spotify - you name it - artists can do everything themselves very
According to the rating agency Live Nation’s proposal to its debt
professionally”.
holdersis that: “Under the proposed amendment, the ratio steps down
In the US the Senate Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee is
to 4.25x at March 31, 2014, to 4.0x at March 31, 2015, and finally
currently undertaking a hearing regarding the proposed merger. Other
to 3.75x at March 31, 2016.” The rating agency remarked upon this
speakers planned to speak in front of the committee are EMI Group
move, stating: “We believe Live Nation can maintain at least a 15%
CEO Roger Faxon, Universal chief Lucian Grainge and the merger
margin of compliance with the proposed step-downs through modest
opponents Edgar Bronfman of Warners, Martin Mills of the Beggars
EBITDA growth and debt reduction.” and that it wont change its
Group and Gigi Sohn, president of the public advocacy group Public
currentrating for Live Nation which is B+/Stable.
Knowledge. On March 31 according to the business report for the first quarter of Last year Live Nation announced a strategic partnership with Universal.
2012 the total liabilities of Live Nation were $2,012,753 as compared
The news that Standart & Poors announced that it won’t alter its credit
with $1,492,553one year before.
rating for Live Nation has revealed a little about the debt situation of the company. Live Nation came up with a new proposal to extend its
Since the beginning of the year the share price rose to $10.88 from
factors for its credit agreement’s leverage covenant. The factor is based
mid – February, going down to $ 9.23 by June 21.
on the ratio between debts of a company in relation to its EBITDA (Earnings Before Intersts, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortisation).
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