Brighton Music Conference shares full programme, new speakers & networking events
News: 23rd April 2015 by Louise Dodgson under Music Training & Careers
Taking place on 5th & 6th June 2015 at the Brighton Dome and across various city venues, Brighton Music Conference (BMC) has announced its 2015 Professional schedule alongside the latest additions to its Academy schedule, and further tech and artist showcases across the event’s two days of networking, master classes, panels and talks.
Professional hosts and panellists include Kobalt, Defected Records, Coda, Back To Basics, Native Instruments, Anjunabeats, YouTube, Warner Music, Dave Clarke, Toolroom, Rhys Hughes (BBC Radio 1/BBC 1Xtra), DJ Pierre, Republic of Music, Ableton, AFEM, Native Instruments, Hospital Records, JFB, Skint, Shogun Audio, Mobilee, Mark Broadbent We Love… Space, Ralph Moore Manager Tensnake, Robert Owens, John Truelove, The Audience, Label Worx, Push Electronic Sound / Muzik Magazine, PRS, Believe Digital, DJ Magazine, and many more.
Terry Weerasinghe, Vice President of Music Services at Beatport, has confirmed they’ll be running a Beatport UK Label seminar at BMC Professional (a closed invite only event). For the Academy programme, he will also be running a Q&A session giving delegates the opportunity to ask questions from the floor.
Panel topics for this year span the music industry, including the latest developments in streaming, publishing (and monetisation), live, digital broadcasting, legal, sync, social media, the DIY route (for artists and labels), Get Played Get Paid, The Great Genre Debate, and much more. Full details of the Professional speaker programme for Friday and Saturday are online now.
“It’s encouraging to see a conference focused on electronic music find success in the UK given the connections the country has to this genre. Brighton Music Conference is a great place for record labels, fans, DJs and hardware manufacturers to connect and learn from each other so this market may continue to evolve." Terry Weerasinghe Vice President of Music Services Beatport
YouTube’s Academy workshop will be hosted by the company’s Audience Development Strategist, Olga Golab. The workshop will cover topics including how to optimise videos, drive longer viewing sessions and how to retain subscribers.
A professional pass also gives access to the Academy programme both Friday and Saturday masterclasses and talks which are online now at the link below.
There are also an array of opportunities for attendees to form new business partnerships and to expand existing networks with established partners. Included in the price of your BMC Professional pass:
• Access prior and during the show to the BMC networking tool enabling you to create meetings with your fellow delegates both prior and during the show
• Access to the industry mezzanine bar over the two days
• Entry to industry networking events each evening
A full list of networking events and club events are online now.
This year’s equipment and technology exhibition features 60 exhibitors, including Ableton, Native Instruments, Funktion One, Roland, Numark, Steinberg and Denon who are returning for BMC 2015.
BMC Professional aims to connect music with business, bringing together industry thought leaders through a series of panels held in the studio theatre over two days discussing the future sustainable growth of the Electronic Music Industry.
Professional tickets are just £99 and Academy tickets £15. There is limited availability so get your ticket now!
Related Links
http://www.brightonmusicconference.co.uk
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