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CONTENTS: VIP-MAGAZINE 08 #2011 05

UK Concerts Took a Drop in 2010 After the Boom

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The Artist Speaks – All Mankind

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Business News – Music in Shares

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Festival Report

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Music industry mourns the loss of Jean-Francôis Michel

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VIP SPOT – MyMusicMailer.com

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Songkick Launches iPhone APP

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DF Concerts – Live on All Levels in Scotland

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ETEP 2.0 Looks East with CEETEP

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Autumn Falls Festival

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Artist avails

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TOOK A DROP IN 2010 AFTER THE BOOM

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According to the now annual music industry

the industry­– particularly the live business

of stadium gigs compared with the previous

report from PRS For Music, box office takings

which, in the UK, has not previously been

year. »In 2010, a number of stadium- and

for pop and rock concerts in the UK fell for

great at producing, considering and acting

arena-filling bands were not on tour and

the first time in more than a decade in 2010,

upon, the relevant figures.

many of those that did tour opted to play

with fans spending £844m on face value

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smaller venues in order to limit their risk,«

tickets in 2010, down from £957m in 2009,

Reassuringly the report does not see the UK

the report said. »This risk-averse behaviour

a drop of 12%.

business taking hits as big as those suffered

is rational in the current economic climate. It

by the US live business in the last couple of

feels as though the economic downturn has

But before we all panic and become used

years – and even there the signs of recovery­

caught up with the live music industry, and

car salesmen or the like, it appears that there

seem good at the moment. The report

promoters and bands alike have responded

were however mitigating factors, so we can

projects­that revenues were likely to bounce

accordingly.«

relax – but only a bit, it never does to become

back this year thanks to tours by Rihanna,

complacent! Part of the drop was blamed on

Westlife and Justin Bieber, along with Take

The PRS for Music report, taking into

the fact that big selling acts including The

That’s record-breaking stadium shows. This

account­secondary ticketing income and

Rolling Stones and Take That did not tour last

summer, the band played to 1.8 million

at-the-event­spending estimated the worth

year – which obviously they can’t – not every

people in the UK, and that tour is likely to

of the live music sector to be £1.48bn last

year. Also some major artists, such as Kings

make a noticeable difference to the figures

year. That is more than the recorded music

of Leon and Rod Stewart, opted to play in

for 2011.

sector­, with £1.24bn spent on CDs and digital­ downloads­in 2010 - an annual drop of 8%.

arenas instead of stadiums as a result of the economic downturn, PRS said.

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As the report said: »It would be very tempting­ to look at these numbers and jump towards

The report concludes, »Our view is that the

Will Page and Chris Carey at PRS who put

a knee jerk reaction that the live music

live music business is not entering a cycle­

these reports together with of course the

bubble­has burst. We should not.« Festivals

of boom and bust, but rather showing­

cooperation of the industry do very good

»performed strongly« in 2010, while arenas

signs of maturity and cooling to a more

work and have provided a barometer for

and mid-sized venues »held up«, it said. But

sustainable growth path, after a period of

the consideration­of the overall state of

there was a »striking decline« in the number

unprecedented­ growth.«

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All Mankind

THE ARTIST

SPEAKS!

Some comments from around the world include:

– Halfway Around the World and Back

Australian radio personality (and former Xfm UK

Rich Beeston (vocals/piano) gives us some background on the band:

They mean what they sing. The songs are huge and

All Mankind is from a small town called Eastwood in Sydney,

everywhere, sooner than you think!«

Australia­. The band consists of 2 brothers, Rich Beeston & Dave Beeston, together with childhood friends Gavin Perkins & Dorny.

DJ) Byron Cooke from Australia’s Austereo (MMM, 2DAYFM): »Meet Sydney four-piece All Mankind.

I’ve just been played five tracks from the band’s forthcoming­debut album. These guys are legit. the album is deep with radio singles. Expect them

US-based blogger Arjanwrites says, »With ‘Break

The band was formed in 2008. Since forming, the band have

the Spell,’ this Sydney quartet delivers a grand,

gained a loyal fan base in Australia, but have had an inter­national

emotive sound that easily matches the atmospheric

outlook from the very beginning. The band put together 2 EPs

qualities of Keane and the propulsive, arena-sized

between­2009-2010. Songs from the EPs found their way onto

anthems of Coldplay.«

radio stations across the globe (Indie 103.1FM Los Angeles, WRXP New York, MotorFM Germany, KNRK-FM Portland, OR, ABC Radio­ Australia) while also gaining fans such as Mike Walsh, Music Director­Xfm (UK).

England’s Record of the Day states, »All Mankind has the sound of being Australia’s next biggest export­«

A number of tracks from the EPs also featured in prime time Australian­& US television shows. »Open Your Eyes« was featured

with a long journey, differences from Australia, overall impressions­

as the theme song in the TV promo for Emmy Award-winning ABC

of start up level touring, has it been worthwhile, successes­to

TV show »Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution.« In addition, their tune

report­, looking forward to coming back).

»Hollywood Tonight« has been heard regularly on MTV’s »The Hills.« The band’s song »Can you hear me« was also featured in

Rich, Dave, and Gav all have UK passports, with parents who were

number 1 Australian show ‘Winners and Losers’.

born in the UK. From early on, the band saw the UK as a key place to get to. All Mankind’s sound is strongly influenced by a large

The band have recently completed their debut album, ‘Simple

amount of UK bands.

Desire’­. The first single from the new album, ‘Break the Spell’, has recently been released independently in the US, UK & Australia­.

In early 2011, songs from our upcoming album ‘simple desire’

Initially­intended­as a soft, promotion-only release, the single has

were shown to a booking agent in the UK. The booking agent,

had unexpected­success capturing early spins on tastemaker radio­

Ben Hylands­from IAA Touring, immediately contacted our

and tv stations on three continents including Australia (ABC,

management­, and suggested setting up the band’s first UK tour,

Channel­V, MTV, RAGE, Nova, 2Dayfm, FOX, B105, SAFM, 929

with a view to more tours in the future if things went well.

VIP-News always attempts to present­a

take to the stage in their own countries­

The Great Escape in Brighton, and then

wide spread of views, experience and

and abroad as they strive to become­

I ran into them again in Inverness­at

opinions in it’s reporting­on the live

noticed­in this incredibly competitive­

go North. I was interested­­­in what was

Perth, MMM), USA (KROQ L.A., KNRK Portland OR, KTCL Denver,

music industry­, but perhaps the least

and over subscribed­music business.

the motivation­and what was involved­

WCNR Charlottesville­VA, plus CHMA, KCRW, KFMA, KPNT, KTCV,

in travelling around the world to

WEQX, WNRN, WXPN), Europe (Absolute Radio, MotorFM, Flux FM,

heard voice in this and other business­

Delta Radio Germany), as well as stations in South America and Asia.

to business­publications is that of the

We will attempt to address this from

play small-scale venues in the UK. I

most central figure – the artist­ . In

time to time by offering a forum­to

asked the band for some information­

With attention from video games giant EA Sports, ‘Break The Spell’

particular­we feel that it is interesting­

artists­from various territories­to tell

of how their career stands at the

will soon be featured in a top-selling game being released later in

to hear from artists that are in the

their stories in their own words.

moment and for their take on the

the year.

early

stages

of

building­their

experiences of this trip. I’m grateful­

»We were really keen to just get on the road, play to as many people as possible, and see if the UK crowds liked our music« - Rich Beeston

Comments on our trip

careers­, what are their views of their

I became aware of the Australian­act,

for the informative­and interesting

Including: our experiences touring, and observations as a young

We were aware that the first tour was always going to be smaller­

interaction­with our industry as they

All Mankind when they appeared­at

responses­which follow:

band looking to expand our international fan base (covering coping

shows than we are used to, but that is exactly how we had to start

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in Australia as well. We were really keen to just get on the road,

finally the acoustic guitar went silent. All of this happened very

being­set in Inverness, a place I’d never heard of before we had

play to as many people as possible, and see if the UK crowds liked

quickly, and could have caused a complete meltdown. Dave

been booked to play there, was just beautiful. It was small but had

our music. We saw the tour as a sort of test - if the reaction from

(drums) and Dorny (lead guitar) were the only ones unaffected­,

a lot of character. With the river running right through and all the

crowds was positive, then we knew the UK would be a good place

so they just kept riffing, and while they kept the audience

great buildings and restaurant and pubs everywhere, the place was

for us to focus our attention longer term.

entertained on their own, the sound guy switched out all these

buzzing. I found myself thinking this could be a great area to raise

cables, and managed to get the sound back to full strength for us

a family and trust me, that’s the first time I’ve ever thought that! I

to finish the song, and complete the set.

can honestly say that of all the places that we played on our tour

We were booked into 3 festivals - the Great Escape in Brighton­ ,

and all of the towns we have seen, Inverness is personally in my top

Liverpool­Sound City, and Go North in Inverness, Scotland­. Alongside­

Some of the outcomes from the tour: - Having about 50 pieces of press, featuring the band in lots of regional press across the UK. - Getting the attention of a major UK promoter, who is now working with us on a return tour.

these were smaller club shows in London, Birmingham­ , Manchester,

As part of Liverpool Sound City, we were invited to play an acoustic­

5. I loved it. Go North was a great festival too. There was a real vibe

and lots of other places. We also had a small side trip to Berlin, to see

set in the Presidential Suite of the Hilton Hotel, alongside­a

about it that I enjoyed. The fact that it is a smaller conference in

how the German crowds responded­to us.

couple of other Australian acts, Cloud Control & Seekae. When

a small but beautiful town led to a really relaxed atmosphere that

I was a kid learning piano, the teacher would often set aside a

seemed to really put good focus on the music.

One of the important things in the band is that we knew each other

Saturday­morning, where all the kids and their parents came to

as friends before we became a band. So, when we began the long

the teacher’s house. The kids had to play a song or 2 each, in

Our show at Hootenanny’s was one of the highlights of the

slog of travelling around, and staying in no-star hotels, it was pretty

front of all these people. This gig was a little like that, but with

tour. The venue was fantastic, the audience was really great and

smooth sailing amongst the four of us.

amazing views over Albert Dock and the water. We had a lot of

enthusiastic­and it all came together to make a really great show.

fun playing that show in the end, as the crowd really got into

I can’t say enough about how much I loved our time at Go North

The reaction from crowds in the UK has been a little different

it. Fortunately my fears of screwing up the song mid-way and

and Inverness. Observations of a young band looking to expand

to Australia. I think that because the UK has such a long, rich,

having to start again (like I did sometimes at piano recitals), were

their international­fan base and of course their experience.

musical ­ heritage, people are really well educated in pop and

unfounded.

Our tour of the UK in May - April was hard work but definitely a

rock music history, and they have a really great appreciation of songwriting­and live shows. They can be more critical if you get

Dave Beeston (drums/backing vocals):

worthwhile trip. As a band from Australia with no real presence­

it wrong, but if you get it right, they are really nice at letting you

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in the UK it was daunting to be going out to venues all over

know you’ve done a good job. They’ll also come up and talk about things like songwriting, and discuss vintage guitars and amps, and at times it felt like everyone in the UK owned a guitar, because­ people just knew so much about music and instruments.

- Making the playlist on England’s largest national­ commercial radio station, Absolute Radio, as well

During an overnight stay in London, our tour van was broken

as on Q radio.

into. Fortunately for us, we had taken all of our guitars and other­

- Loads of new fans, who are keen to help promote­ the band on return tours.

expensive­gear inside for the night, so nothing of much value was taken. The main problem with the break-in was that our GPS

- Getting heard by a major European promoter­

was stolen. The GPS was our best friend and closest companion­

when we played in Brighton. They are now

on our tour, because otherwise we were getting completely lost

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booking­us for a European tour in a few months

amongst all the numbered roads and one-way streets. So we went

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time.

straight out that morning and bought a brand new GPS, otherwise

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- Some great reviews of the single and reviews of shows in the UK press & online.

We are really pleased with how well the UK tour has gone. We were expecting much less than what we got, and were really blown away by how positive­the audiences were at each show. We plan to return to the UK to tour a number of times

the rest of the tour would have been a nightmare.

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Some of the venues we played were actually pretty impressive.

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The sound guys, and the level of gear at a 250 capacity venue

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like the 02 Academy 3 in Birmingham, or another smaller room

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like the Classic Grand in Glasgow really blew us away. There were a number of these kinds of venues, where the quality of production­was far superior than we would have expected for such small venues. It really was a great pleasure to play in these venues.

in the next 12 months, and really build up our fan base, and our live touring­experience across the

One of the shows was at a tiny little room, which probably

UK & Europe.

couldn’t hold more than 50 people. The sound desk & cabling was not exactly­perfect. At first we lost sound from the keyboard,

Dave Beeston (drums/backing vocals)

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England and Scotland and playing to people who have never heard

Visiting Birmingham thinking about a young Ozzy Osborne

of you and in some instances didn’t at all care that you were there

roaming­the streets seeing the things he would have seen and

- though we find this a good challenge to rise to. At every show we

what influenced­him. Playing the Bull’n’Gate and Dublin Castle

had the mindset to play the best we could, to put as much energy

and thinking about all the great bands that have played there and

into our set as we could and win people over. It felt like we were

would have loaded in the same way we did and taken a wizz in

constantly able to do this everywhere we went and I am proud of

the same toilets with the same smell! Bands would have driven the

the fact we were on our game for every show.

same routes we drove from London to Brighton right up to Inver-

ness and stayed in the same hostel we stayed in and eaten at the As we went from venue to venue I was struck between the

same roadside diners.

difference­of Australian venues and UK venues. So many of the venues in the UK are put together with the intention of being a live music venue. This might sound obvious but most of the places­we have played in Australia are pubs first and then someone­ has thought »let’s put a PA in the corner and get bands to play so we can sell more beer«. A lot of the time this does not lead to vibrant, exciting places to play. Most of the places in the UK felt like the thought was »lets set up a great venue for bands to play and also put a bar in the corner«. A total reversal of

»It was exciting to play at so many venues where so many great bands started playing and visit town’s were great musicians­ grew up«

thinking­and it was really exciting to see places like this; I wish

- Dorny

we had more in Australia.

Another thing that has struck me about the UK and how they like

Thinking about how they dealt with all these situations from the

their bands is that people want bands to be cool. It almost seems

high’s of having people come up saying we were one of the best

like they look at bands and their image and decide if it’s cool and

things they had seen in a long time and sound guy’s saying mixing­

then they listen to the music. In my mind it’s always just been »do

us was a pleasure to the lows of the van being broken into and

I like this song/album or not?« So it’s been a bit of an adjustment­

our crap being stolen, night after night of sharing beds and having­

personally. What I do think people respond to is authenticity. We

to make sandwiches for dinner cause we can’t afford to eat at

were able to bring this to everything we did in the UK and people­

Weatherspoons­.

responded well and I think in the long term being authentic is what will keep people engaged. On the whole the tour was great! We

I can honestly say I wouldn’t change a thing from this tour and feel

all had a good time and all though some shows were downers, the

so lucky to get the chance to go to country with such a rich musical­

majority were fantastic and we can’t wait to head back to the UK

history and future to play songs that we created together­in an old

in August and do it all again. Hopefully this time we will have more

church in the suburbs of Sydney.

friends coming to more of the shows!

VIP-News will keep you informed on All Mankind’s future progress Dorny (guitar):

in the UK and Europe, and we wish the band all the best!

It was exciting to play at so many venues where so many great

bands started playing and visit town’s were great musicians grew

As a follow up to this it could be good to find a UK or European

up. We come from a small town in Sydney know for producing the

act going to Australia and we’ll get their comments. Let us know

Granny Smith apple but not for great music!

if you’re working with a band with such a tour in the planning.wz

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Rich Beeston

Dorny

Halfyear Results from CTS Eventim

Lower revenue and profit results for the second biggest

concert company. For many years CTS Eventim had been

Halfyear Results from Live Nation

an investors’ darling, consciously pleasing shareholders

»2011 has shown solid performance for two quarters,

with rising revenue and earnings results. Still CTS Eventim

with improved results across most of our key financial

compared to Live Nation is highly profitable but has to deal

metrics, providing the basis for profit growth over the

with the departure of FKP Scorpio as revenue contributor­

full year,« is how Michael Rapino, CEO of Live Nation

and ongoing expenses due to the arbitration case with

described­the company situation within the latest business

Live Nation at the International Chamber of Commerce

report of the world’s biggest concert company.

in London.

The revenue climbed this year in the second quarter (Q2)

The overall company revenue went down from 270.9 to

up to $1.558 billion compared to last year’s revenue result

263.8 million Euro, the Earnings before Interests, Taxes,

in the same period of $1.266 billion. The revenues gained

Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) decreased 5.4 %

by company division Concerts alone jumped by about 25

from 43.6 to 41.2 million Euro. The EBIT even went down

% and reached the level of $1.082.2 billion as opposed to

minus 20.4 % from 37.9 in H1-2010 to this year’s result

$859.5 million.

of 30.1 million Euro.

The half-year turnover result for the ongoing business year

Within the ticketing segment, CTS Eventim managed to

(H1) grew 21% from $1.99 billion up to $2.4 billion. In

maintain its growth policy very well, even without a global

almost every business segment Live Nation had been able

ticketing service deal with Live Nation. The revenue went

to report two digit figures growth rates.

up from 81.5 to 104.1 million Euro, which is a plus of 27.7

However, almost unusually for Live Nation the company

%. Instead the results of the Live Entertainment division

also reported a net profit. Okay, only for Q2 where the

of CTS Eventim went down 15.5 % from 192.8 to 162.9

company earned $13.25 million instead of a net loss of

million Euro.

$32.78 million in Q2-2010, but still a profit. Taking a look

Regarding the arbitration case CTS Eventim reported that

at H1 results still reveals a net loss of $35.2 million which is

the first hearing took place at the end of July. The trial is

still much better than a minus of $155 million in H1-2010.

apparently supposed to last until the end of the year.

Since the beginning of August the share price of Live

Due to 1:2 share splitting the share price of CTS Eventim

Nation­went down from $11.4 to $9.38 when this article

meanwhile is at 22.50 Euro.

went to press.

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FESTIVALL PRREPORT OMOTORS MA JOR UK FESTIVA E R TU FU E TH R FO S N ER C N O C S ES R P EX

A recent report from the BBC stated that a total of 31 music festivals­

many events now in the UK and it’s impossible for them all to

have been cancelled or postponed in the UK this year, and a surplus

survive­. The market is saturated« he said in an interview with the

of events has resulted in slower tickets sales than in previousyears.

BBC earlier on in August. Melvin Benn of Festival Republic said in the same interview session »There’s no question that tickets have

In recent interviews both Michael Eavis and John Giddings have

sold slower than they previously did. Money is definitely tighter.«

ventured­concerns about the current and future prospects for festivals­in the UK. Glastonbury founder Eavis is quoted in an

But Benn is more upbeat about the future, saying: »There will be a

article­in The Times regarding the future of probably the best

million people that go to festivals this year. The idea that somehow

known open air event, saying, »It’s on the way out«. Eavis as-

festivals are no longer popular is quite frankly ludicrous.«

sume that the festival­has »probably got another three or four years«. He considers­that there are economic reasons but also

Nevertheless Giddings adds: »It gets more difficult every year

that, «there is a feeling that people have seen it all before.«

because­the UK music industry isn’t making new stars so you end up with the same acts going round and round,« and concludes very

Like Eavis Giddings, organiser of the Isle of Wight Festival also

much like Eavis: »Muse are a fantastic act but you can’t have them

assumes­that the UK-Festival faces difficulties: »There are just too

at a festival every summer.«

SZIGET REPORTS 77.000 CASHLESS VISITORS Sziget Festival makes Budapest a hot spot for festival tourism.

In addition to the festival card punters can also buy a Festival Watch,

According­to a press report issued by the festival the 19th edition

another catchy cash gadget promoted as being »rain and shower

of the event attracted 77.000 people coming from 61 countries.

resistant and also beer and mud proof«. This specially designed

Particularly festival goers from the Netherlands turned the festival

watch offers the same payment functionalities as the card and can

site into a »Dutch island on the River Danube« the day before the

be purchased for 30 Euro. However, refunding will only be given at

open air event started. The reason for this was the arrival of two of

the Top Up Points during the duration of the festival. For protection­

three chartered trains.

in the case of loss or robbery of the card, festival goers have to register the card or watch by a text message to a mobile phone

While the Dutch community apparently came by train visitors from France, Italy and Belgium arrived one day later by bus. In the press release the Sziget organization declared that the festival: »has a strong reason to claim the title ‘global village’… or even ‘global town’, judging by the massive size of the venue and the number

Previously in an interview with BBC6, Ben Turner said on behalf of the UK Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) that: »Prices for talent increases and increases and increases every single year.« He furthermore added: »I think it’s something that agents, managers and artists need to be more aware of, that these festivals that they supposedly love, they need to show some support for that.« Apparently slower and lower ticket sales for festivals are not only a UK phenomenon. In Germany Rock Am Ring wasn’t sold out this year after a record-breaking edition of the biggest German festival­in 2010. Also in our interview with Gunnar Lagerman of the revamped­Hultsfred Festival in Sweden he explained about the difficulties in the Swedish festival market.

Still there are many festivals doing extremely well this year, (see article on T in the Park in DF Concerts story in this issue.) but factors like higher fees for artists, rising production costs and the overall economical climate are increasing challenges that festival promoters­have to deal with these days.

Melvin Benn

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of inhabitants.

Another new topic on the agenda of this festival was the introduction­of a so-called Festivalcard. The promoter decided that during the event and on the site festival visitors could only pay for goods with this card. As in some European football stadiums where cashless payment systems are already in place, this enables organisers­to control the entire money flow and management within­their events.

The card is issued by Sziget Cultural Management Ltd. and is also being used at other festivals by the company such as Budai Gourmet­, VOLT and the Heineken Balaton Sound. Unfortunately cardholders won’t be able to transfer the balance on the card onto the other festivals. For the cash free management Sziget Cultural Management Ltd. had to install a complete network of card readers­ and payment terminals known as Top Up Points. The maximum amount of money that could be uploaded on this card is 240,000 Hungarian Forints, which is about 890 Euro. For every money upload­Sziget charges 100 Forints. To charge the card, festival visitors­can pay with cash or with bank or credit cards.

number or online at the website www.metapay.hu/fesztivalkartya.

Cashless payment systems on large-scale events such as Sziget or Football stadiums became possible due to the invention of socalled­near field communication chips (NFC). These chips enable­ the transfer­of data in short range distance. Besides payment functionalities­these chips also can manage paperless ticketing, access­controlling or online streaming or downloads. Several smart phone producers such as Blackberry, Nokia or Samsung meanwhile offer cell phones that include such a chip. In the future these chips could also be used as car keys.

But in terms of consumer satisfaction these kind of money management­devices have limits. In many cases it is just a bargain for the card issuer who makes a profit on non- reimbursed funds.

Otherwise it is more likely that cardholders rather lose track of their money spending within the system of cash free payments. Another advantage for the card issuer is that with the installation of such a system he controls the entire cash flow management of an event.

It also means that merchants on the site completely lose over-all control of payment for their goods. Not to forget the difficulties if a merchant charges you wrongly and your overpayment vanishes into a virtual account…

Sizegt 2011 took place on August 8 to August 15. For further information­please go to the very proper website of this festival at www.sziget.hu

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THE ITALIA WAVE FESTIVAL CONTENDS WITH ADVERSIT Y:

The Italia Wave Festival is a peripatetic (not often I get a chance

festival at an European level and if next year we repeat our experi-

to use that word!) event, which moves to different sites in Italy,

ment in Puglia, our decision will depend very much on local and

taking the spirit of the original Arezzo Wave Love Festival with it. I

Regional authorities and how much they want to bet on the local

attended this fifth edition of the Italia Wave Festival 14-17 July in

marketing of this territory and on how much they will be able to

Lecce, Puglia, being aware that for director Mauro Valenti and his

contribute to becoming like Exit or other festivals loved and wanted

team, and for the many aware of the history of this cultural event,

by worldwide music globetrotters.

Mauro Valenti explains what he thought had caused the setbacks

that this was actually the 25th anniversary of the event that began life in Tuscany in 1987, entitled ‘Provincia insonne’. Arezzo Wave

We had to use the only available locations of the city, even if far

earned the name of »Italian Woodstock« over the years, attracting

away one from each other in order to realize all our proposals. We

thousands of young people each year.

had to face many inconveniences that one could call boycotts…

The Province of Lecce told us officially that they would guarantee to

Italian fans has not embraced the music festival as we know it now

finance us with a certain amount of Euros, but then they changed

in the rest of Europe, but Arezzo Wave, which became Italia Wave

their mind and by today they have given only 75% of what they

on moving to Florence then moving on to Livorno for the The Italia Wave Festivalinis2007, a peripatetic (not often I get a chance next three editions, has a fine tradition.

Remaining in the main to use that word!) event, which moves to different sites in Italy,a

had promised.

Sonic Youth, Moby, Tricky, Ben Harper. Most of the major Italian

»I agree about the quality of the shows. Doing the festival in the

rock artists have passed through the Arezzo Wave.

Guarantees of connections and shuttles never realized, and the po-

deep South of Italy was a huge risk. The poverty of this territory­

lice did Valenti not remove the team illegalhave vendors foodasand drinks outside Mauro and the also of acted ambassadors for the stadium.

If their prices were lower than ours probably people Italian music at many international events, acting as an Italian

toward­new things are the symbol of our country. We are the only

would buy from rather than with from the our ETEP own concessions.

Export­ Office andthem being involved programme from

experiment­in Puglia, our decision will depend very much on local­

an early stage.

Despite all of the above, we were determined to do our 25th fes-

and Regional authorities and how much they want to bet on the

tival,first maybe we were doped by the had music! think thatand thedid unique This edition in Lecce however its Iproblems not performances in Italy although of Paolo the Nutini Chiefs andsuch the work out as planned, bill and was Kaiser fine, with artists

to contribute to becoming like Exit or other festivals loved and

free event presenting only Arezzo music but other taking the spirit of the not original Wave Lovecultural Festival events with it.itI has presented an impressive array of international acts including, attended this fifth edition of the Italia Wave Festival 14-17 July in Mano Puglia, Negra, being the Leningrad Cowboys, David Byrne, Nickand Cave, Lecce, aware that for director Mauro Valenti his Sonic Youth, Moby, Tricky, Ben Harper.

Most of the major Italian team, and for the many aware of the history of this cultural event, rock this artists have passed the ArezzoofWave. that was actually thethrough 25th anniversary the event that began life in Tuscany in 1987, entitled ‘Provincia insonne’. Arezzo Wave Mauro Valenti and teamWoodstock« have also acted as ambassadors for earned the name ofthe »Italian over the years, attracting Italian music manypeople international events, acting as an Italian Exthousands of at young each year. port Office and being involved with the ETEP programme from an

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and the Italian financial crisis together with a lack of curiosity Italian­festival at an European level and if next year we repeat our

local­marketing of this territory and on how much they will be able wanted by worldwide music globetrotters…

early Italianstage. fans has not embraced the music festival as we know it now

concerts of Jimmy Reed were flowers in fine the sets desert of as Lou Reed, JimmyCliff Cliffand andLou Paulo Nutini performing with country.

In September we will think do now athis great production, the numbers were about down,what withtoonly the that free

in the rest of Europe, but Arezzo Wave, which became Italia Wave Thismoving first edition in Lecce however its problems and did on to Florence in 2007, thenhad moving on to Livorno for not the

we have had time consider, for the moment wedauntingly really thanklarge you night of Italian actstopulling a large crowd to the and everyone having been withStage us. was well attended during Lecce Stadium.for The smaller Psycho

away one from each other in order to realize all our proposals. We

work out aseditions, planned, although the bill was fine, with such next three has a fine tradition.

Remaining in artists the main a as Lou Reed, Jimmy Cliff and Paulo Nutini fine sets with free event presenting not only music butperforming other cultural events it

the day, but for strangers to the City and the area like myself, it Despite this year’s disappointments there to were high points and I was difficult to locate and more difficult travel easily between

The Province of Lecce told us officially that they would guarantee to

ahas great production, the numbers down, withacts onlyincluding, the free presented an impressive array were of international night ofNegra, Italianthe actsLeningrad pulling a Cowboys, large crowdDavid to the dauntingly large Mano Byrne, Nick Cave,

certainly thinkthe wearea havehas seen thebeautiful last of Italia Wave, or and the the sites. don’t Although some surroundings Arezzo be Wave should an spirit! attraction to tourists, not a lot seemed to be being

their mind and by today they have given only 75% of what they

Lecce Stadium. The smaller Psycho Stage was well attended during

done to attract tourists.

We had to use the only available locations of the city, even if far had to face many inconveniences that one could call boycotts… finance us with a certain amount of Euros, but then they changed had promised.

the day, but for strangers to the City and the area like myself, it

Guarantees of connections and shuttles never realized, and the

was difficult to locate and more difficult to travel easily between

police­did not remove the illegal vendors of food and drinks outside

the sites. Although the area has some beautiful surroundings and

the stadium. If their prices were lower than ours probably people

should be an attraction to tourists, not a lot seemed to be being

would buy from them rather than from our own concessions.

done to attract tourists.

Despite all of the above, we were determined to do our 25th I asked Mauro Valenti to explain what he thought had caused the

festival­, maybe we were doped by the music! I think that the

setbacks:

unique performances in Italy of Paolo Nutini and Kaiser Chiefs and

»I agree about the quality of the shows. Doing the festival in the

the concerts of Jimmy Cliff and Lou Reed were flowers in the desert

deep South of Italy was a huge risk. The poverty of this territory and

of this country. In September we will think about what to do now

the Italian financial crisis together with a lack of curiosity toward

that we have had time to consider, for the moment we really thank

new things are the symbol of our country. We are the only Italian

you and everyone for having been with us.

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1 1 0 2 N E K C A W ONCE AGAIN

75.000 TICKETS

20.000 VISITORS FOR M’LUNA AND ONE MORE FESTIVAL FOR FKP SCORPIO The FKP Scorpio promoted M’era Luna attracted 20.000 visitors

in an industrial zone in Cuxhaven. FKP Scorpio launched the new

this year, down on the 24.000 one year ago. Primarily promoted

company in June 2010, the directors are Folkert Koopmans, Marc

SOLD

as festival for Dark Wave and Gothic this festival put on musically

Engelke and Daniel Schneider.

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different acts such as Atari Teenage Riot, Apocalyptica, Hurts or Patrick Wolf.

The festival hit financial trouble in 2008 into after the festival site suffered from damage due to bad weather, a situation repeated­in

With the Deichbrand Festival in Cuxhaven FKP Scorpio added

2009. This year the event pulled 18.000 visitors and a production­

yet another festival to its portfolio. As Pollstar recently reported

volume of about 1.5 million Euros according to the local newspaper­

The Wacken festival­celebrated­its 22nd edition­ this year. According­

FKP together­with former promoters and founders of the festival

Cuxhavener Nachrichten. Cuxhaven is located in Northern

to the promoter­ICS Festival­Service­GmbH, the event was actually

Scorpio­formed a new company ESK Events & Promotion GmbH.

Germany­and the festival side is located directly by the sea. For

visited­by 85.870 people­- although this official­estimate­also includes­

The Deichbrand festival has operated since 2005 and is located

further information­please check www.deichbrand.de

artists­, crew and guests.

For this year’s event the promoter­ undertook­several­new environmentally­friendly­efforts. Entitled­»Metal 4 Nature« the program­utilised 3 additional­so called »Trash Mobiles« – pick up trucks that drove on the camping­sites to pick up waste. On the site itself there are 5 more waste collecting­points. Also the promoter­ installed­4 km of power cables on the site and therefore was able to reduce the previous­amount of 93 diesel generators.

Glass bottles are banned completely­from the entire festival­site. The promoter­ offer free PET-bottles­to visitors asking them to decant beverages­into these bottles. This resulted­in an 80 % reduction in cuts. Together­with the chari tion by dropping off cups to Viva Con Aqua teams on the site.

In a previous VIP-News edition we reported­that together with the University­of Osnabrück­and the support of RegionNord Büro and Deutsche Bundesstiftung­Umwelt (DBU) Wacken had developed a sustainable program­to reduce the soil compaction of the festival site.

The event itself took place from July 31 to August­2. The pre-ticket sales for the next edition­started on August 8, The first confirmed­acts for 2012 are Ministry­, Hammerfall­, U.D.O, Amon Amarth, GammaRay­, Cradle of Filth and the German band Scorpions.

For more information please check www.wacken.com

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Gunnar Lagerman

Hultsfred Festival

26 it sucks. Now we had alcohol served all over the infield, people where not as drunk as it used to be, no accidents or fighting, whatever.

– The Comeback of a Festival?

It was a very positive atmosphere.

– Well, to an extent, we would have taken on more rock-acts but we couldn’t get them Last

year

the

Swedish festival market saw the departure of not one, but two of its major festivals, Hultsfred and the Arvika. But at least the Hultsfred festival was rescued and re-appeared on

when we started with the booking.

Who took care of the booking?

So FKP Scorpio mainly looked after the logistical stuff?

– Yes. We had several things that we looked after here in the Swedish­

The 14th edition of the Melt! Festival reported a sold out edi-

Lagerman was persuaded to abandon his beloved tomato-

office but when it comes to the practical things FKP Scorpio took

tion with 22.000 visitors. This festival is very special indeed.

plants in order to return to his position as boss of Hultsfred

care of it. Among others we worked together with Klangpiraten, a

Located in the very far east of Germany the Melt! has become

again. VIP-News spoke with him.

man power supplier that works closely together with FKP Scorpio.

one of the most credible open-air pop events in Germany and

Mission impossible completed?

Did you sell tickets abroad this year or was it mainly a Swedish

– Well, we’ve started six feet under but we succeeded very well with

audience­?

Melt! Is a festival where even veggie and organic food is no

this festival. In a very short time we’ve had to build a line-up, the

– Mainly Swedish, we’ve had a connection to the Hurricane festival,

longer an exception. No, at Melt! these kind of visitor friendly

media was not so positive as usual but I would say we’ve made it

which then brought a bus of Germans up to Hultsfred.

amenities are part of the standard repertoire and among oth-

How many visitors did you finally have?

– Well, I mean, some said we’ve done good, some said the area

VIP-News spoke with Stefan Lehmkuhl about the efforts

– About 11.000 people in the end, which is almost three times more

wasn’t crowded, of course the area could have taken 20.000 people

made to ensure the sustainability of this in many ways, very

than the festival had on account last year.

and we had heavy rain the first day, like 16 hours….we could have

different festival.

Did last year’s ticket buyer get their money back?

– No… and that is definitely six feet under. We started unfortunately too late with a campaign whereby last year’s ticket-buyers could buy three tickets for the price of two. Something that we could maybe have done earlier, if we had more time… I mean, we only decided in Mid-January to go on with Hultsfred and that was already very late.

How were the media reactions?

– Well, most of the media didn’t believe that this was going to

www.hultsfredsfestivalen.se

Liam Gallager & Stefan Lehmkuhl

ers just another asset to keep its visitors happy.

And how was the media reception afterwards?

thought it might be cancelled again.

For further information please check

has managed to attract one third of its audience from abroad.

anyhow.

weeks. Many people still were afraid of buying tickets because they

festival and a bigger audience.

– I have done all of the bookings.

val promoter, FKP Scorpio. Former Hultsfred-manager Gunnar

– They were slow; most of them were sold during the last two

– It’s a little bit early to say, but we will do an even better

Melt! A Class Of Its Own

the market with the backing of the biggest European festi-

How did the pre-sales do this year?

So, what is on your agenda for 2012?

had a better start, yes.

You are also involved in Metropolis, the company that actually takes care of the bookings for the Ferropolis site. What are your plans for the site?

– We are working on improving the amount of events taking place

What is different at Melt! 2011 compared to previous years?

here, this year we had not too many concerts, mainly industry-

How has the collaboration with the local city council worked out?

– Not too much, we’ve sold out much earlier, about one and a half

events, some sports-events and theatre productions. For next year

– It worked very well. I mean, we planned to work out the festival-

months before, at the end of May.The rest didn’t change too much,

we’re working on improving the number of concerts and we will

area in six weeks, in the end we built the area in six days. And it

we have the same stage-setup, many more LED-Lights, not only to

establish some of our own formats for next year. Some different

worked out very well, in terms of practicalities it was probably the

save more energy, also to make it look more stylish and I think the

festival formats­for totally different audiences, especially for regional­

best festival ever. I have the feeling that 95% of those who bought

stage-designs are pretty well done this year.

audience. So I think next year we will have about 6 weekend events

tickets for this year will come back next year. I believe in the past four, five years there might have 60% of newcomers, which of course is a problem for a festival.

You are setting some remarkable standards with Melt! when it comes to environmentally friendly concepts for open air events. How

from Melt to Splash, some rock festivals, events dedicated to German­ Schlager, folk music and maybe even comedy.

do you proceed with these kinds of activities?

Any follow-ups in terms of the consequences that love-parade

Do you know much about the audience, were they younger than

– Last year we already focused on the mobility concept for Melt!. We

caused for the German live-industry?

before, were they a different audience?

maintained this concept featuring train & bus transportation offers

–Yes, officially there is a much bigger awareness of security-concerns

– No, we definitely had an older audience than before.

and discounted ticket prices on Deutsche Bahn. We offer bicycles

here with Melt! I mean Ferropolis is a pretty safe venue anyway as

to hire here, which is very eco-friendly to get an idea of the region.

it is built for events and therefore fulfils high security standards. So

Do you know the average age?

This year the biggest news in regards of green music, and that is a

here at Melt we didn’t have big knock-on effects from love-parade,

– Not yet for sure, but there were probably more like 24 year olds

really great thing, is that in cooperation with Ferropolis and the solar-

but our own awareness to even look into things and keep a closer

rather than 19 as it used to be. We managed to get the license for

industry company Q-Cells, we installed solar-panels on the roofs that

eye on the movements of crowds on each floor. The program of the

serving beer all over the infield. In Sweden as you may know It used

we have here. So most of the energy we use here this year is coming

festival is the most important thing that helps to steer the movement

to be the situation, that you have to fence areas where you can drink

from our own solar panels, it is sun energy and I think that is a big

of the crowd on the site.

The program was pretty much pop and dance and not so much

your beer. That’s the case at most festivals in Sweden, and that is

thing for a festival. That’s not only for Melt!, that is something that

rock-acts…is that your new booking-policy at Hultsfred?

something that maybe is okay when you’re 20 – 22, but if you are

is for all shows that will take place here in the future on our site.

work.

So, there was a large amount of scepticism everywhere?

– Yes, but we managed to have a really good program, so last month some of the media finally changed their minds but it was too late.

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maintaining the meaning and spirit of the

him was when he gathered French and US

about »tout et rien« as the French say,

admirable attitude of Jean-Francois Michel.

cops and rappers in Harlem in the very early

»everything­and nothing«, over tasty food

90s... and it worked!

and a good bottle of wine.* *Taken from legrandnetwork.blogspot.com.

The funeral took place on 30 July in

JEAN-FRANCÔIS MICHEL

Normandy­. In September there will also be

Emmanuel Legrand, Journalist

a commemorative ceremony at the Eglise

Jean-Francois was a friend and someone I

Peter Smidt, Buma Cultuur

Saint-Eustache Church in Paris.

knew I could rely on. I’ve known him since I

He was a pioneer in the development of the

started in journalism in the mid-80s. He was

cooperations in favour of European­music­.

then running the FCM. We started working

He was one of the first ones lobbying­the

on projects together when, alongside a few

EU-commission and explained­to them

partners, I had the crazy idea to celebrate

the

Maria Agnes Beau, BAM! Global Music Services

the bicentennial of the French Revolution

Jean-Francois­Michel was for me a very

on July 14, 1989 in New York with French

inspirational­person­and

So much to say about Jean-Francois,

artists. Jean-Francois backed the project

impressive­to see that he worked with a

especially­after working for 12 years with

immediately­and helped us go through the

long term vision regarding collaborations

him launching the French Music and

hurdles of the financing. The event was a

that are of benefit for music.

European­offices. A true visionary; one of

success and helped him »sell« the idea to the

his greatest talents was to gather the most

music industry and the French government

diverse people around a table to set up very

to set up the FMO.

Statements and Comments on the loss of Jean-Francois Michel:

Music industry mourns the loss of Jean-Francois Michel

relevance­of

European it

repertoire­ . was

very

Christof Huber, General Secretary Yourope

Founder of the Bureau Export De La Musique

moving miraculously big things. He was the

the European­Music Office. He succeeded

improbable but necessary co operations: he

Française and head of the European Music

opposite of power-hungry power brokers

in even convincing the EU Commission­

created the first joint venture between the

We have since seen each other as regularly

for the European idea to let music cross

Office, died at the age of 69 on 23 July in

being­too unselfish, which distinguished

to promote­the European Border Breaker

French government and the music industry

as our schedules allowed. I always enjoyed

borders­ . He was a great leader for the

Paris.

him. As the foster father of the Bureau

Award, the one and only popcultural­project

which worked as a model and led to the

our encounters. We always had projects to

European­Music­Office. We have taken the

Export­De La Musique Francaise he had

on the official agenda of the EU. He was

European­Music Office and Diversites. I can

discuss, but once the order of the day was

news of his death with great sadness. He

With the death of Jean Francois Michel not

already­developed­structures in the early

also an important pioneer and supporter­

remember that what led me to work with

over, we would engage in long conversations­

will be missed!

only the French but the whole European

nineties which much of the French music

of the European Talent­Exchange­ Program

music­community lost one of its most ardent

industry­still benefits from today. He was one

of the Dutch Buma Cultuur foundation

advocates.

of the very few persons with an institutional­

and Noorderslag Foundation in the political

background­that for the first time provided­

world of Brussels.

Even if the definition of lobbyists is

access to public funding for popular music­

sometimes­considered a critical term, Jean

artists and the business behind­them.

The death of Jean Francois is unfortunately a

Michel represented­the exception in this

Funding­which was previously reserved for

very sad occasion on which to value his work

type of profession. Almost incomparable,

public cultural institutions­ . He succeeded

and his legacy. Much of what he has done

Michel seemed to work like no one else for

in creating actually quite transparent and

for the music industry in France, in Europe

the good of the music industry, first in France

equally fair conditions for all eligibility

and even in Africa is not self-evident. He was

and later at the European level. He was

criteria­.

a musical cosmopolitan, very open-minded

definitely not one to make a big fuss about

and remarkably free of vanity, someone who

himself; on the contrary, Michel was more

Jean Francois was also a staunch supporter

has actually selflessly created things and

of a subtle diplomat­who worked in the

of the European ideal. Even on the politically

championed causes that can be considered

background. Right up until recently, Michel

sophisticated parquet in Brussels, where he

as truly sustainable and meaningful, even in

was still taking­care of business, working

operated besides professional bodies such as

the fast-paced music industry.

on the various projects­he often started or

CIESAC, IFPI or IMPALA, he opened up doors

was involved in, too many to mention in this

for the support of pop music . He opened up

A close associate, who met him the day

obituary. Yes, Michel was a functionary, but

minds in a highly bureaucratic environment

before his death, reports that Jean-Francois

a functionary that impressed by his integrity,

for music issues. He belonged to those who

Michel was still concerned with upcoming­

his perseverance, reliability and foremost by

managed for the first time to raise awareness­

projects and plans. He was still full of hope

his personality.

among the rank and file in politics and the

and confidence that these projects will grow

administration for the profession­and the

positively. With this in mind, it is probably­

Although Michel never presented himself

art of popular music­ . Together­with Otto

quite likely that he certainly wished that

as an industry power player in the public

Donner, the former chairman of the Finnish

his colleagues and former and current

spotlight­, he was always behind the scenes

copyright collection society Teosto­he set up

employees­will be able to continue his work,

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vom 07. bis

Jean-Francois was a charismatic fighter

10.09. 11

begrüßt die Kulturbrauerei die

berlin Music weeK die Kulturbrauerei als Multiplikator, Hotspot und trendsetter!

12 nationen versammeln sich in 6 locations und präsentieren innerhalb von 5 tagen ein sagenhaftes Programm!

HigHligHts in der Kulturbrauerei wäHrend der berlin Music weeK

Mittwoch, 07.09.11

nOrdic nigHt

feat. lauri Ylönen (the rasmus) support: Felix Zenger und tove styrke

neMis – new Music in sweden feat. this is Head, dolly daggers, You say France and i whistle, state Of grace und tantrum to blind in cooperation with Kick-start und export Music sweden

Freitag, 09.09.11

Metal HaMMer award sHOw

live on stage: die apokalyptischen reiter, caliban, Primal Fear, audrey Horne mit awardverleihung und anschließender aftershowparty mit dJ iron anz (Metal Hammer redaktion)

donnerstag, 08.09.11

FrencH cOnnectiOn

feat. loane, axel and the Farmers, general elektriks und Fortune mit freundlicher unterstützung des institut Français und des bureauexport

tHe great escaPe

presents: dry the river, choir Of Young believers, lucy swann und i am Oak

samstag, 10.09.11

MOVe it! die 90er PartY suMMer sPecial

mit den host dJ´s söhnlein b & dJ Michel (energY berlin) sowie dJ !Holg (Move it)

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The team behind MyMusicMailer.com – ready to shout it out!

MyMusicMailer.com LAUNCHES!

NEW SERVICE FOR MUSICIANS VIP-Booking.com has recently expanded its services by launching

»The concept of MyMusicMailer.com is quite

MyMusicMailer.com­­- a new online promotion tool directed

simplew, Ronni says, »When you register­on

MyMusicMailer.com is a tool that enables artists to DISTRIBUTE­ their music to more than 6.000 venues and agencies worldwide at the click of the mouse! to the entire network without being selective

and connect – it’s that easy! In that way

conference­recently: »It’s no longer about

would be costly and the fee would no longer

musicians­who subscribe to MyMusicMailer.

content, it’s about distribution­« Ronni adds.

be symbolic«, he says.

com are given a head start«, she says.

Ronni has – as he is busy running the

According to Marie, what separates My­

within the live music industry as well as the

thriving­VIP-Booking.com - chosen to leave

MusicMailer.com from other sites, such as

artists will welcome our initiative and make

the marketing­of MyMusicMailer.com to his

MySpace and others alike, is the fact that

it a success«, he says.

two new employees – Marie Weiergang and

MyMusicMailer.com lets you distribute your

Laura­Skriver, who have taken on the job

EPK directly to venues and agencies. The

with great enthusiasm.

receiver­gets all information in one

»I’m confident that both the professionals

presentation­and the EPK has a very

MyMusicMailer.com you get access to part

»We are spreading the word about MyMusic­

professional appearance – it’s a

of the VIP-Booking.com database which

com has moved beyond being a business-to-business resource

Mailer.com«, Marie says, »and I truly believe

classy yet simple presentation­

is Europe’s most comprehensive internet­

in the concept, because MyMusicMailer.

of the artist and their music­,

reserved­for entertainment­industry professionals only, as

database­containing information on more

com really is the perfect tool for musicians

she says.

than 10.000 venues and agencies all over the

to distribute­their music to the live music

world. When registered, you create an EPK

of the VIP network database­and thereby distribute and promote

industry­and to get through to the right

Ronni points to the fact

(Electronic Press Kit), where you can upload­

people­– and besides that, there are currently­

that the role of the record­

their own music.

your picture, audio/video and biography­and

no existing services like it in Europe, so there

labels

According to Ronni Didriksen, founder and director of VIP-­­

email it directly to the venues, festivals or

is an actual need for this kind of service

in

management companies of your choice«, he

amongst musicians«, she says.

new artists­ . The record

towards­artists within the live music industry. Thus VIP-Booking.

performing­artists are now given the opportunity to access parts

Booking.com­, MyMusicMailer.com has risen as a natural develop­

explains.

ment­of VIP-Booking.com’s already existing services. Previously, chosen­subscribers­of VIP-Booking.com were given the opportunity­ to present­and distribute­their artists’ material to other professionals­

is

terms

diminishing­ of

breaking

labels­no longer have the Laura agrees »This tool makes it so much

same recourses­and funds

It´s free to sign up, but MyMusicMailer.com

easier for musicians to be independent and

available­

charges a symbolic fee for each EPK sent.

promote themselves, because it provides

new talent as they used to.

for

promoting­

According to Ronni this is partly to ensure

in the VIP network­database through VIP-Showcase.com. This

them with the needed information and

Therefore­there is a need for a

that artists are selective about whom they

connections­that otherwise takes lots and

service like My­ MusicMailer.com

proved to be a success and contributed to the rising demand for

contact and thus that the professionals don’t

lots of hard work and not the least time to

for artists, who want to make an

such a service­– not only amongst professionals but also amongst

experience an overload of EPK’s that are not

acquire. Besides that it’s very easy to search

effort­themselves and get their music­out.

relevant to them. »Choosing to send an EPK

and navigate the database – you just select

»As US music blogger Bob Lefsetz said at a

performing­ artists.

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SONGKICK L AUNCHES Live music web service Songkick has launched a new iPhone and

iPHONE APP

iPad app which will allow users to track their favourite bands, browse live listings by location, and share concert plans, all via their

DF CONCERTSELS LIVE ON ALL LEV IN SCOTL AND

portable devices.

At launch, the app scans the user’s music library to find artists to track (the scanning screen is worth downloading the software for on its own), but probably most interesting is the ‘what gigs are

Every now and then VIP-News will take a look at the activities of some of Europe’s

happening near me tonight’ function which, although an obvious service to offer, is pretty cool nevertheless, benefiting, of course,

best known promotion- companies-. Many of these enterprises­- are involved­with

from all the listings on the main Songkick platform.

a much wider range of events than you might think, and are extremely busy people!

In this issue- we take a look at the activities­- of Scotland’s DF Concerts.

Confirming the app launch, Songkick founder Ian Hogarth told reporters­: »We’re on a mission to make sure music fans never miss another concert by one of their favourite artists. The Songkick­ Concerts­app makes it easy for music lovers to know when their

with Desmond. Geoff Ellis­and promoter­

the history and the present success­of the

favourite­bands are coming to town, quickly check out ticket

Simon Moran retained the remaining 33%

Venue.

options­, and share concert information with friends on Facebook

shareholding­in DF and the Company­

and Twitter«.

still retains the image and ethics of an

»Since opening in 1990 our ethos has been

independent­promoter, operating from club

to use King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut as a platform­

level right through to major festivals. The

for unsigned and up and coming bands as

Company owns and manages legendary­ ,

well as showcasing some of the hottest

and imaginatively­named Glasgow club,

talent­from around the globe. Artists such

King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, promotes major

as Radiohead, Coldplay, Snow Patrol, The

international acts, such as Take That, AC/

Killers, Florence and the Machine and Oasis,

DC, The Eagles, Coldplay and Jay-Z around

who were famously signed at the venue in

the country­and is responsible for one of

1993, all played in King Tut’s in the early part

Europe’s­leading open air events, T in the

of their careers.«

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Park, plus The Edge Festival (originally T on

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Currently the Club is absolutely central to the

Edinburgh Comedy Festival to bring Music­

‘Your Sound’ initiative to promote unsigned

and Comedy together at the Edinburgh

acts in Scotland and King Tut’s Records­. Both

Festival­ Fringe.

of these ventures form an essential­part of DF’s overall plan to develop the music scene

DF was founded in Dundee as Dance Factory­

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the Fringe) which combines forces with the

vip-booking.com

Concerts, and is one of Scotland’s three

The current CEO of DF Concerts is Geoff Ellis­,

major­promoters. For a time DF was majority-­

originally from Manchester, he joined DF in

owned by Irish promoter Denis Desmond’s­

1992 to run King Tut’s Wah Wah Club which

Ellis considers it a testament to the hard

Dublin company, Gaiety Investments­ , but

had opened in Glasgow’s St Vincent Street

work and professionalism of the King Tut’s

in April 2008 Desmond sold his company’s

two years earlier, his office is still above the

team that many bands continue to return to

67% holding to US entertainment­giant­Live

club. Since then King Tut’s has become­one

play in the venue, including some that are

Nation, which acquired the stake through

of the most popular music venues­in the

now headlining their own stadium shows

LN-Gaiety Holdings, its UK joint venture

country. Geoff Ellis told VIP-News about

and festivals. For the venue’s 20th Birthday­

in Scotland.

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the Manic Street Preachers and Paulo

provides catering­services to a wide range of

in the DF office previously worked in King

Nutini­returned­to perform and Biffy Clyro

clients from weddings and corporate events

Tut’s. In fact, I met my wife when she was

presented­the venue with a birthday cake.

to crew and artist catering at other venues

managing­the venue!«

including­the O2 Academy and S.E.C.C.

King Tut’s prides itself on the level of service­

The Club was recently nominated as the UK’s

it provides both bands and customers with

Ellis continues, »King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut

Best Small Venue by music magazine NME.

food (always important in Scotland!) being­

staff have always had a great camaraderie

Ellis told VIP what he thought of this. »Being­

a very important part of the business. The

with many becoming close friends over the

at the forefront of live music in Scotland

venue’s­chefs are dedicated to maintaining­

years. I think this has a big impact on the

whilst remaining an exceptional venue for

very high standards when feeding touring­

welcoming atmosphere the venue has. DF

our customers is something we take great

artists or providing seasonal menus for

Concert’s own King Tuts Wah Wah Hut and

pride in. I am very proud of everyone at King

the customers. This has led to another

our staff continually work with those in King

Tut’s Wah Wah Hut and pleased with this

extension­of the business with the recent

Tut’s as part of a wider team. We all know

recognition, which follows on from similar

development­of King Tut’s Catering, which

each other and some of our current staff

awards from Radio 1 and Radio Clyde.«

FESTIVALS

DF Concert’s own King Tuts Wah Wah Hut

Festival Director, Geof Ellis

The Edge Festival takes place throughout the month of August,

The promoting business is not always an easy business and

and is a series of over 40 gigs, taking place across various venues in

profit­margins are not what they were in the heydays of the 70’s

Edinburgh alongside the Edinburgh Comedy­Festival, part of one of

and DF has like many had its problems at times, like going­into

the most famous Arts Festivals in the world, in a move which brings

the red in 2008 when trying­to establish The Hydro­Connect­

together two of the strongest forms of entertainment,

Festival­- the antidote­to T in the Park, a boutique­gathering­ on the grounds of the Duke of Argyll’s Inveraray Castle­ ,

Highlights of this year’s edition include The National, Jimmy Eat

but the Company bounced back and continues to build. DF

World, Example, Wiz Khalifa, Gomez, The Vaccines, Panic! At

has certainly built a reputation, and it continues­to involve itself in

The Disco, Morcheeba, Tim Booth, Guillemots­, Newton Faulkner,

industry issues­with Geoff Ellis serving as an executive­member­of the Concert Promoter’s Association­in the UK.

T in the Park is definitely DF’s flagship event, being responsible for

2009 and 69 in 2008. Most of the arrests were for misuse of drugs,

Heather Peace, Charlie­Simpson, Admiral Fallow, Willy Mason,

more than half of the company’s turnover. It was acknowledged in

theft and breach of the peace.

Jackie­Leven and king of comedy show Jackass­, Steve-O.

some £13 million­to the country’s economy. The risk that Ellis­and

In his role as Festival Director, Geoff Ellis­said, “We were delighted­

Speaking on the morning of the programme launch, promoter

his partners took when they staged the first event in 1994 when

with the behaviour­of the fans throughout T in The Park. Even a

Dave Corbet said: “We’re delighted to be joining forces with the

the event drew an audience­of 18,000 a day has paid off, and

deluge­of rain on Sunday failed to dampen­the great-natured and

Edinburgh­Comedy Festival this year and are pleased to be in

now attracts more like 80,000. Main sponsor­, Tennents, the brewer,

carnival spirit of the crowd. Event Commander Chief Superintendent­

such good company. Music and Comedy have always been great

signed a five-year extension­to its sponsorship in 2009.

Craig Suttie and his team led the way with the community style

bedfellows­and from the feedback we’ve had previously, people

policing­of his officers and it worked superbly well. This, along with

attending the festival like to build an evening of entertainment so

This year’s edition was considered one of the best yet, perhaps the

the excellent work of the stewards, made this one of the best – and

what better than to catch a comedy show AND attend a gig?

best ever, in terms of atmosphere. The 18-year-old festival closed

safest – T in the Parks ever.”

the Scottish Parliament some years ago that the event contributed

www.gigsinscotland.com

on Sunday 11th July, after full-on performances­from some of the

DF has also involved itself with shows outside­the music industry,

greatest acts in the world including arguably, six headliners: Arctic

The Festival’s Citizen T initiative introduced last year also played its

such as Glasgow On Ice and Radiance Glasgow’s inaugural festival­

Monkeys, Coldplay, Foo Fighters, The Strokes, Beyonce & Pulp, as

part. An innovative­programme that encourages people to look out

of light. And it steps outside of Scotland­every now and then,

well as outstanding sets from the likes of Swedish House Mafia,

for their neighbours and the environment­around the festival site,

having­worked on outdoor events in Prague, Berlin, Val d’Isere and

Primal Scream, Plan B, The Script, Slash, My Chemical Romance,

Festival­goers are encouraged to sign up to the Citizen­T manifesto,

Moscow­, and staged music and extreme sports festivals in Valencia

Tom Jones and Tinie Tempah.

which is based around the following five-points:

and Versailles.

Geoff Ellis commented: “Citizen T generates a feeling of being part T in the Park also offered music from Scottish­Opera, covering­

of one big family – it harnesses the already legendary campsite

a variety­of genres­ . The festival­also supported home grown

atmosphere and is an initiative which has been embraced by our

grassroots­talent through its T-Break initiative­and the best of up

audience. We will certainly be looking to expand on this again next

and coming UK talent through BBC Introducing.

year.”

The Festival remained trouble free; crime figures­were down with

Following this outstanding festival weekend, T in the Park’s early

53 arrests being made between Thursday’s opening night and top

bird tickets for the 2012 edition sold out once again, proving that

billing Foo Fighters closing the event at midnight on Sunday. This

demand for the festival remains as high as ever. T in the Park 2012

figure compares with 64 arrests at the same time last year, 59 in

will take place from 6 – 8th July as usual at Balado, by Kinross for the festival’s 19th year.

This is our Festival: We pledge allegiance­to T in the Park and believe in being good citizens.

Everybody needs good neighbours­; we pledge to look after each other.

It’s all about the T Community Festival staff are here to help. Have fun but stay safe.

Bin it; Rubbish belongs in the bin. We’ll make sure it gets there.

A Tent is for life not just for T; We’ll take it home and re-use it.

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attendance of their shows exceptionally­ said this but this cannot apply to the CEETEP

ETEP 2.0 actS on feStivalS Bennicasim festival (es) Forestglade festival (at) Frequency festival (at) Glastonbury festival (uk) Groovequake (at) Gurten festival (ch) Haldern Open Air (de) Hultsfred festival (se) Hurricane festival (de) Les Mediterraneennes festival (fr) Lowlands festival (nl) Marktrock Leuven (be) Open Air St. Gallen (ch) Parkpop festival (nl) Pinkpop festival (nl) Provinssirock festival (fi) Pukkelpop (be) Quart festival (no) Rheinkultur festival (de) Rock Werchter festival (be) Roskilde festival (dk) Sziget festival (hu)

2003

Erlend Øye And The Full Effect, Black Box Recorder Krezip Xploding Plastic, Junior Senior Partice Patrice, Anouk Libertines, Kaizers Orchestra, Xploding Plastic, Spinvis Fingathing, Schneider TM, Junior Senior Anouk Ojos de Brujo Ska P, Ojos De Brujo, Schneider TM, Slovo, Kaizers Ochestra, Apparat Organ Quartet Krezip, Van Katoen, Mo’Jones, Zuco 103 Patrice, Ska-P Ska-P, An Pierlé Junior Senior Junior Senior Heideroosjes, Spinvis, Slovo, Apparat Organ Quartet, Ska-P Junior Senior, Black Box Recorder Kaizers Orchestra Anouk, Zuco 103, Krezip Fifty Foot Combo, Slovo, Ojos De Brujo, Kaizers Orchestra, Xploding Plastic Ojos de Brujo, Slovo

2009 brought us a new record!

214 shows with 75 european artists from 18 countries performing at 54 etep festivals in 20 countries; a grand total of 965 shows by 346 european artists since 2003....

LOOKS EAST WITH CEETEP

friday EUROSONIC downtown Groningen the Netherlands

ShowS per act An Pierlé (be) 1 Anouk (nl) 4 Apers, The (nl) 1 Apparat Organ Quartet (ice) 2 Black Box Recorder (uk) 2 Erelend Øye and the Full Effect (no) 1 Fifty Foot Combo (be) 1 Fingathing (uk) 1 Heideroosjes (nl) 1 Junior Senior (dk) 5 Kaizers Orchestra (no) 4 Krezip (nl) 3 Libertines, The (uk) 1 Mo’Jones (nl) 1 Ojos de Brujo (es) 4 Patrice (de) 3 Schneider TM (de) 2 Ska-P (e) 4 Slovo (uk) 4 Spinvis (nl) 2 VanKatoen (nl) 1 Xploding Plastix (no) 3 Zuco 103 (nl) 2

15 saturday NOORDERSLAG De Oosterpoort Groningen

ORF/FM4 (at) VRT/Studio Brussels (be) RTBF/Radio 21 (be) DR/P3 (dk) MDR/Sputnik (de) YLE X (fi) Radio France/Le Mouv’ (fr) MR (hu) RUV/RAS2 (ice) RAI/Radio Due (it) 100.7 (lux) Teleradio (mo) NPB/3FM (nl) NRK/P3 (no) RDP/Antena 3 (pl) SK/Radio Rock FM (sl) SER/Los 40 Principales (es) SR/P3 (se) RSR/Couleur3 (ch) BBC/Radio 1 (uk)

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can feel the stir of a new project being born

local talent­to play in neighbouring territories­

the European Commission ETEP (European

out of great idea. Bands will start to circulate­,

THE EUROPEAN MUSIC CONFERENCE and eventually into Western Europe.

Talent­Exchange Program*) has announced

I am delighted that all this happened­at EXIT

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photo huricane festival

AND SHOWCASE FESTIVAL

festival, to see this potent and beautiful

Girts Majors of Latvia’s Positivus Festival told

2.0. The new version will welcome the

cooperation­at work. CEETEP has started.

VIP-News at The Great Escape in Brighton

involvement­of eight new festivals from

You`ll certainly hear more about it.«

this year, »Besides organising Positivus, the biggest music and arts festival in the Baltic

in 2012, and it is planned that ETEP 2.0 will

Peter Smidt from Eurosonic Noorderslag

states, with a capacity of 20,000+ festival

grow from 60 participating­festivals in 2011

says: »With radio stations and media from

goers, as promoters we have been operating­

to 100 in 2015.

all countries confirming their participation I

for 8 years now focusing on Western­artists­

am confident CEETEP will have an impact for

concerts in Riga. The 1990’s saw the dawn

Together with in total 13 CEE-ETEP festivals­

talent­in the CEE countries. This is another­

of the music industry in Latvia­ . At the

in the CEE region and around 26 media­

step in better circulation of European

moment/­ currently recorded music business­

partners, Eurosonic Noorderslag and co-

repertoire­in Europe.«

has almost ceased to exist. Most of the

organisers­Sziget and Exit Festival will

business is foreign artist live shows and

develop­a scheme for the circulation of

At the first CEE-ETEP (CEETEP) meeting in

CEE artists and repertoire in Central Eastern

Budapest in May this year the following 13

majority of them being arena-­level­. Some of

Europe­at the festivals and in the media,

festivals agreed to work together on this

the Western artists have enjoyed the highest­

called CEETEP (Central and Eastern European­

project­: Coke Live Festival – Poland, Podoha­

Talent Exchange Program). By working

– Slovakia, Rock For People – Czechia,

together the organisers and their media

Taksirat­– R. Macedonia, T-Mobile INmusic

partners will help more CEE artists perform

Festival – Croatia, , B’estfest – Romania,

across borders within Central Eastern Europe

Exit – Serbia, Wilsonic – Slovakia, Sziget –

and via shows at Eurosonic Noorderslag in

Hungary­, Heineken Opener Festival – Poland,

the Netherlands throughout the whole of

Positivus Festival – Latvia, Spirit Of Burgas –

Europe and beyond.

Bulgaria, and Woodstock Festival – Poland.

Fruzsina Szép from Sziget Festival says: »A

Certainly

long wish and a plan that has developed­

promoters­are taking the lead in trying­

during­former

Region

Conferences

it

appears

that

the

2010

www.eurosonic-noorderslag.nl

a new development and expansion as ETEP

Central Eastern Europe (CEE) joining ETEP

and (public) broadcasters makes real sense,

The good sign in recent years is that some of

it contributes to cross-border distribution of

the local­artists have also managed to secure­

music, and that’s simply great, full stop. This

sold out arena-level shows. Our plan for the

scheme has a great future!«… A sentiment

near future­is to focus on 2,000 capacity

that we at VIP greatly support – Watch this

gigs. We’re about to open and run our own

space!

A large and diverse group of artists­will be offered the opportunity to perform at the major European ETEP festivals.

venue like that in Riga. *ETEP 2.0 Piotr Miazek of the Zloty Melon Concert

Eurosonic Noorderslag will work together

Agency, and a representative of Woodstock

on more exposure for the selected ETEP

Festival Poland told VIP-News , »I would like

acts with the following partners: European­

to say that we are proud to be taking part in

Commission­/ Sena Performers­/ Buma

the CEETEP program. It is our deep conviction­

Cultuur­/ EBU. And with Co-­ organisers:

that music made in Poland and elsewhere in

Yourope / Initiative­Musik Gmbh / European­

this part of Europe is just as good as in the

Music Office (EMO) / Festival Exit / Festival­

western music, and that our talent pool is

Sziget / Bureau­Export de la Musique­

just as big. It would be great to hear Polish

Française­(Burex) / Catalan Institute for

radio stations playing good quality­music

the Cultural Industries­(ICIC) / Fondazione­

from Romania, Hungary, Serbia­, etc.

Arezzo­Wave

JANUARY

With the help of the recent grant from

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programme. Joining forces between festivals

undeveloped­due to infrastructure problems.

14

total 34 feStival in 14 countrieS

ebu radioStation input Garish Neeka / Sukilove Perry Rose The Raveonettes / Junior Senior Slut The Flaming Sideburns Dionysos Nyers Apparat Organ Quartet Verdena Zapzoo Chair Laidback Luke Xploding Plastix Blasted Mechanism Sonia Sidonie / Ojos de Brujo Parker / Mando Diao Magic Rays Miss Black America

thursday EUROSONIC downtown Groningen the Netherlands

Results et ep

in Riga. Clublevel­shows are rare and

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Italia

(FAWI)

/

Finnish

Music­Information­center (FIMIC) / Music Thanks to the kind hospitality of the Exit Festival,VIP-News

attended

the

Information­Centre Austria (MICA) / Music

second­ Centre Flanders / Music Export Norway /

CEETEP meeting in Serbia at which the

Wallonie Bruxelles Musiques (WBM).

following­mediapartners of the 13 CEETEP festivals joined the program: MR2-Petőfi Radio­

With the exchange and support of new

– Hungary, KOMMPOT­Communication­ European­music in Europe being one of –

Hungary,

Neston

–

Hungary­ , First

the main goals of Eurosonic Noorderslag,

Macedonian­net portal – Macedonia­, Radio­

the

103 – Macedonia, Antyradio – Poland, Czech

Program­(ETEP) was introduced in 2003.

special

European

Talent

Exchange

Radio - Radio Wave – Czech Republic, Radio

Each year ETEP brings together the leading

101 – Latvia, Metropotam portal – Romania­,

European­festivals, radio and other media at

Radio Belgrade 1 – Serbia, Darik Radio –

Eurosonic­Noorderslag and stimulates them

Bulgaria­, 24 hours news paper – Bulgaria­,

to ‘exchange­’ a selection of artists. Since the

Croation Radio – Croatia.

start of the ETEP program in 2003 a total of 1330 shows by 489 European artists were

Laurent Marceau, Head of Eurosonic/Radio

presented at the 60 ETEP festivals (2003 –

Plus at the European Broadcasting Union­ ,

2011) .

told VIP-News, »Hope for the best and prepare­for the worst… I don’t know who

The updated ETEP website will be online in September 2011. www.etep.nl

Festival­

in

to develop both acts and industry­in the

Budapest­is finally taking shape by placing

Eastern­markets­, many of them also promote

CEE talents on the European musical map.«

at small and mid level venues, and it seems that their motives are not only to fill the

Ivan Milivojev from Exit says: »CEETEP has

venues­and attract­bigger­audiences to their

started, festivals confirmed, media joined, I

festivals­, but to open up the possibilities for

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AUTUMN FALLS FESTIVAL EXTENDS 2 ND EDITION IN BRUSSELS

ARTIST AVAILS See/Add more Artist Avails at VIP-Booking.com

GROOVE ARMADA Territory: Europe / Worldwide Period: Worldwide 2011 Agency: WME - William Morris Endeavor Entertainment Agent: Steve Hogan Email: SHogan@wmeentertainment.com Homepage: www.groovearmada.com

This year’s Autumn Falls Festival will take place from Monday­ November­21st to Sunday November 27th. After the successful­first edition the Brussels indoor music festival­will extend from three to seven nights. The mission is still the same: presenting quality live

KLIMMSTEIN Territory: WORLD Period: ALL-SEASON Agency: KBK Agent: HEINZ PREISCH Phone: +49 89 4110940 E-mail: HEINZ@KB-K.COM Homepage: www.klimmstein.at

Skid Row

Dub Syndicate (feat. Adrian Sherwood & Style Scott) Territory: Europe Period: November-December 2011 Agency: Paperclip Agency Agent: Rob Berends Phone: +31 24 323 9322 E-mail: rob@paperclip-agency.com Homepage: www.paperclip-agency.com

Skid Row Territory: Eastern Europe / Europe Period: 01/04/2012-30/04/2012 Agency: ARM Entertainment Agent: Dana Strutz Phone: 1-651-483-8754 E-mail: ds@armentertainment.com Homepage: www.skidrow.com

Firehouse Territory: Europe Period: 01/02/2012-31/03/2012 Agency: ARM Entertainment Agent: Dana Strutz Phone: 1-651-483-8754 E-mail: ds@armentertainment.com Homepage: www.firehousemusic.com

Giuseppe Moffa Territory: worldwide Period: generally available Agency: Maffucci Music Agent: Canio Rosario Maffucci Phone: +39.339.4858107 E-mail: info@italianworldmusic.com Homepage: www.italianworldmusic.com

Ghetonia Territory: worldwide Period: generally available Agency: Maffucci Music Agent: Canio Rosario Maffucci Phone: +39.339.4858107 E-mail: info@italianworldmusic.com Homepage: www.italianworldmusic.com

Martin Turner’s Wishbone Ash Territory: Europe excl. UK, NL, BE, G, E Period: October/November 2011 Agency: Kultopolis GmbH Agent: Markus Sollner Phone: +49-6861-939980 E-mail: booking@kultopolis.com Homepage: www.kultopolis.com

VOLVOE Territory: Worldwide (except Germany) Period: 2011 Agency: Real Media Music Agent: M.Kostrec Phone: +44(0)7526171555 E-mail: miro@realmediamusic.co.uk Homepage: www.myspace.com/volvoe

Spellbound Dazzle Territory: Europe Period: Sept 2011 to summer 2012 Agency: Dr. Music Management Agent: Miriam Guigueno Phone: +49 2331 1274625 E-mail: doc@dr-music-management.de Homepage: www.dr-music-promotion.de

Aardvark Asteroid Territory: Europe Period: All Year Agency: Parrot Music Agent: Juan Albert Phone: +34 661 87 87 95 E-mail: vicedomaestre@gmail.com

Tamburellisti di Torrepaduli Territory: worldwide Period: generally available Agency: Maffucci Music Agent: Canio Rosario Maffucci Phone: +39.339.4858107 E-mail: info@italianworldmusic.com Homepage: www.italianworldmusic.com

Ultimate Earth Wind & Fire Territory: World Wide Period: General Agency: Sport Star Management Agent: Carsten Hilding Larsen Phone: +45 4071 7722 E-mail: chl@sportstarmanagement.dk Homepage: www.sportstarmanagement.dk

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LA Guns (feat. Phil Lewis & Steve Riley) Territory: UK - Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool Period: 28/09/2011-29/09/2011 Agency: ARM Entertainment Agent: Dana Strutz Phone: 1-651-483-8754 E-mail: ds@armentertainment.com Homepage: www.laguns.net

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Thieves Like Us Territory: GAS Period: generally available Agency: Solar Penguin Agency Agent: MichËl Dion Baltin Phone: +49 (0)69 25626960 E-mail: michel_dion@solarpenguin.de Homepage: www.solarpenguin.de

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