Mary-Anne Hobbs announced as Manchester Music Seminars first keynote speaker
News: 16th September 2011 by Louise Dodgson under Music Training & Careers
Manchester Music Seminars is delighted to reveal its first keynote speaker to head up the event taking place at Umbro Design Studios on October 14th. Stalwart Radio DJ Mary Anne Hobbs is set to take to the stage in front of a room full of 16-24 year olds looking to make their first steps in the industry. In addition, we can reveal a number of the panels scheduled to take place during the course of the day as the momentum going into the conference begins to build.
Mary Anne Hobbs Announced as Keynote
Having fronted Radio 1’s Rock Show as well as its massively influential Breezeblock show for fourteen years, Lancashire-born Hobbs is a true figurehead within the music industry. A new sound enthusiast to the very end, she’s also a keen advocate in recognising the need for greater communication between the more established industry insiders and its younger, innovative-thinking generation, seeing that it’s these new creatives who are ultimately going to be the catalyst in how the business will evolve in the future.
Applying her belief in progression to her own career too, Mary Anne has recently moved to Xfm to host a new prime time show. In what’s sure to be a fascinating interview with Liverpool Soundcity CEO Dave Pichilingi, the disc jockey will discuss what tools and methods those starting out in 2011 can equip themselves with to succeed like she has for over twenty years.
Panel Titles Revealed
Alongside Mary Anne Hobbs, MMS can reveal the first few panels that will take place on the day. Firstly our ‘A Method To Management’ panel will look at the volatile sector of management, and assess the various ways and approaches used by different managers – involving some of the most successful in the North West – when it comes to handling their acts. Music journalism, meanwhile, remains an idealistic job for many aspiring to begin in music; ‘Critiquing The Melody Makers’ will see a panel of editors, freelance writers and bloggers discuss the different pathways of getting involved as well as laying out the bare truths at a time when the role of tastemaker is in a flux of change.
We also have panels focusing on Radio and Contracts & Law. ‘The Perfect (Radio) Pitch’ offers advice on making your way in to the studio, with a host of presenters and pluggers involved, while ‘Keeping What’s Yours And Earning What You’re Owed’ addresses the oft forgotten about but absolutely vital practise of keeping on top of contracts and accounts – it can be these that make the difference between your project being heard by 10 or 10,000 people.
Speaking about the announcement, MMS’ Kevin Moore said “I’m tremendously excited to be able to announce the appearance of Mary-Anne Hobbs for the first Manchester Music Seminars; having someone of her calibre as a key note speaker, I feel, proves our commitment in making the 14th a day of real learning and enlightenment for the attending delegates. I’m really looking forward to seeing her with Dave Pichilingi – who is continuously doing great things at Liverpool Soundcity. Together with our panels, and the many more speakers and panellists we have yet to announce, everything points to the event being a huge success for us and – most importantly – the students that turn up.”
With early bird tickets priced at just £37.50, there’s never before been such an affordable way to receive quality face to face feedback and discussion from established industry members.
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