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.com IBIZA NIGHT CONFIRMED AS CLUB NIGHT FOUNDER MULLS US EXPANSION
Propaganda keen to spread its events across the globe
got so many people coming to our club nights in the UK, it allows us to charge less. In the current market I think it’s really important to price it right.” This won’t be Propaganda’s
first appearance overseas, with weekly nights established in Dublin as well as Sydney and Newcastle, New South Wales, in Australia. The US is also on the
Propaganda radar, although movement across the pond is still in the early stages. “I don’t think it will happen
Spreading his wings: DJ Dan will take Propaganda to Ibiza next month
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ith weekly events already established in 19 UK cities, the
organisers of indie club night Propaganda are now looking to take the brand to mainland Europe and the US. Ibiza is the next step for the
growing brand, with a 10 week run booked at Playa d’en Bossa’s Sankeys from July 8. “Every big club brand is represented in Ibiza and it’s
important for us to do something there,” Propaganda founder Dan Ickowitz-Seidler told Music Week, having provided the tunes for the Music Week Awards after party under his DJ Dan moniker in April. “We’re trying to do it a bit
differently to standard Ibiza club nights,” he added. “Traditionally it’s quite expensive but we’re only charging €10-15 a ticket and booking guest DJs. We had Snow Patrol confirmed earlier this month and we’ve got Greg James from Radio 1 as well as a
load of other people who are looking to play.” A low price point sits at the
foundation of Propaganda, which is attended by more than 1 million people annually across the UK, having hosted big name DJs in the past including Zane Lowe, The Cribs and Lily Allen. “We started off in student
unions with younger crowds, trying to provide a more affordable option but the same experience you might have for a £15 or £20 ticket,” Ickowitz- Seidler explained. “Because we’ve
overnight but we’re speaking to a lot of venues in the US,” said Ickowitz-Seidler. “I went out to SXSW and had a lot of meetings. The question we got asked time and time again was, ‘You play all this indie music but do you play remixes of the songs?’ The answer was, ‘No we just play the actual tracks.’ “There just doesn’t seem to be
anyone doing what we’re doing over in America.” But DJ Dan is confident that
the US audience is ready for the Propaganda formula. “I think it could work really well,” he said. “We’ve spent 10 years growing Propaganda so far and we’re certainly in no rush to take it to America, we want make sure we do it right, but that’s going to be our focus in the next 12 months.”
EDC gains accreditation and Blu-Ray function
Optical disc manufacturing and distribution site Entertainment Distribution Company GmbH (EDC) has achieved accreditation to the CDSA’s Content Protection Security Programme. The accreditation, which
forms part of the CDSA’s Anti- Piracy & Compliance Programme (APCP), is the second accreditation granted to EDC. The company has held accreditation in the Copyright and Licensing Verification Programme since 2002.
EDC joins more than 100
media creation, manufacturing and distribution facilities worldwide which participate in CDSA’s anti-piracy programmes which are supported and endorsed by the intellectual property community. In March of this year EDC also received accreditation from SEDEX which strives to drive improvements in responsible and ethical practices in global supply chains. CEO John Fitzgerald said: “EDC aims to deliver the
highest possible standards across every aspect of its business. To be recognised and accredited by respected industry bodies such as CDSA and SEDEX underlines our commitment to providing our customers with the highest possible standards of service.” Meanwhile, EDC’s
replication business is expanding its offering with the introduction of Blu-ray. The company has invested
in a state-of-the-art Bluline II machine and will be accepting Blu-ray orders from August this
year onwards. “Blu-ray gives us an
additional service for our European film customers. As a company we are committed to offering the broadest possible service for all our customers,” explained sales and marketing director, Paul Murphy. “We are particularly keen to further support independent labels for whom Blu-Ray forms part of the future. We are looking forward to continuing to build our presence in this area of the market”.
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