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LEFT Ready to rock the north: Stirling four-piece Miniature Dinosaurs
oNorth was launched back in 2001 to give artists from the north of Scotland a showcase in front of music industry and media representatives. Since then, the event has grown into a full-blown celebration of the creative industries
north of the border in Scotland s most northerly city, Inverness. From screen and broadcast to designer fashion and publishing, the festival represents a wide
range of Scottish talent – not least in the world of music. The event offers an impressive programme of panels, workshops, film screenings, training
opportunities, Q&A sessions and a gigantic spread of special live music showcases. Below we list some of this year’s best bits. All panels, workshops and live showcases are free and open to the public, with industry and media requested to register.
CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE GoNorth gigs: Edinburgh’s Lady North, Campfires In Winter from Glasgow and, fresh from SXSW, French Wives
THURSDAY JUNE 7 11.00-12.00 Musicians’ Union: Fair Play Mercure Inverness Suite The Musicians’ Union have launched the Fair Play guide to tackle musicians being misled by gigs, competitions and other events which appear at first to be a great opportunity but that can turn out to be a costly mistake. The panel will debate the value of the opportunities available to musicians in the UK and help you work out what is worth it and what is not! Sheena Macdonald (Musicians Union) Kelly Wood (Musicians Union) Rab Noakes (Artist) Robert Hicks (Beyond Promotion)
12.00-13.00 SMIA Lunchtime Meet Up: Behind The Say Award Mercure Inverness Suite Stewart Henderson, Chair of the Scottish Music Industry Association will discuss the development and delivery of this prestigious Arts Prize.
13.15-14.15 The Producers Mercure Inverness Suite Getting a “name” producer can act as a great signpost for a new act as well as
developing a sound which increases the chance of success. This panel brings together a broad range of perspectives to discuss what the role involves and how you find the right people to work with. It will also focus on the part mastering, mixing and engineering play in the recording process and ask why this sector of the music industry is still dominated by men? Ellie Giles (Jigsaw Management) Garry Boyle (Engineer) Mandy Parnell (Mastering Engineer) Jona Cox (A&R) More TBC
14.30-15.30 DIY Is Dead, Long Live DIY Mercure Inverness Suite In recent years, to what extent has the locus of power really shifted from major entities to individual artists, managers and small labels? How are traditional artist development and management practices (A&R, sales, distribution, live, marketing, brand partnerships etc) changing and being repurposed to achieve long-term success without major backing? Is it now possible for so called ‘DIY’ outfits to compete and win on their own, or does there still need to be outsourced architects and general managers of these enterprises in order to reach significant milestones?
Daniel Savage (BMajor) Doug Johnson (Summerfest) Keren McKean (We Make Music Work, Ex Manager Snow Patrol) Vic Galloway, above (BBC Radio Scotland) Robert Hicks (Beyond Promotion, Manager Rachel Sermanni) More TBC
15.45-16.45 International Festivals Mercure Inverness Suite Overpriced cooking lager, a tenner just to get a timed line up and the same headliners on rotation. With new acts increasingly looking to develop their audience further afield, what international alternatives are there to the
large UK festivals, what opportunities do they offer emerging artists and how do you secure a slot?
Olaf Furniss, left (Born to be Wide) Detlef Schwarte (Reeperbahn Festival) Doug Johnson (Summerfest, Irishfest, Yellow Phone)
Thomas Roscheck (Sonic Visions, Luxembourg) Allan McGowan (Editor Vip News)
17.00-17.45 Music Week Closing Keynote Mercure Inverness Suite
Music Week’s own Tom Pakinkis sits down with Wall Of Sound founder Mark Jones for what is sure to be a colourful discussion. Mark will look back on 19 years of WoS, some of the great artists he’s worked with, exciting new projects - and why 2012 represents a ‘new dawn’ for one of the British dance scene’s most-loved labels.
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