WOMEX is the most important international music meeting in the world and the biggest conference of the global music scene. Long regarded as an essential annual ground for all music lovers - interact with over 2,700 industry professionals (including 300 performing artists) from more than 92 countries representing 1450 companies. Attend more than 30 conferences and mentoring sessions, learn from more than 60 expert speakers, experience more than 60 exclusive music showcases. Watch 16 films and documentaries...
Posted on: 26/09/2019Categories: Industry Event News
2009 – 2019...
With more than 5,900 professionals in attendance, more than 150 conferences and debates, focus and other workshops around the key topics of the music industry and nearly 400 French and international speakers, MaMA is the largest professional gathering of the music industry in France.
These 10 years were spent providing the best support possible to professionals aiming to remain at the edge of innovation in a challenging industry known for its constant transformation....
Posted on: 26/09/2019Categories: Industry Event News
Musician Robert Fripp, best known as founder and longest serving member of King Crimson, has taken to Facebook to discuss an ongoing dispute with the David Bowie estate and collecting society PPL about how his contributions to Bowie's 'Heroes' and 'Scary Monsters' albums have been classified. Which may seem like mere semantics, but such classifications impact on how PPL royalties get shared out.
PPL licenses the use of recorded music on behalf of the record industry in scenarios like radio...
Posted on: 26/09/2019Categories: News from CMU Online
The campaigners are responding to growing concerns over the employment of facial...
Posted on: 26/09/2019Categories: News from CMU Online
UK venue management company VMS Live has announced Bert Van Horck as its new CEO. He replaces the company's founder Steve Forster, who died earlier this year.
Forster's widow Kate, who is also joining the company as a non-executive director, says: "I am focusing on the opportunity to preserve and continue to grow the legacy of my late husband. This is the appropriate time to extend a huge thank you all the staff, suppliers, clients and other stakeholders who all contributed to keeping...
Posted on: 26/09/2019Categories: News from CMU Online
Led Zeppelin, as you may remember, were sued by the estate of songwriter Randy Wolfe, aka Randy California. Its lawsuit...
Posted on: 26/09/2019Categories: News from CMU Online
THE COMPETITION and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the proposed merger between venue management giants AEG Facilities and SMG.
Following the completion of the transaction, the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) subsidiary and SMG will each own 50 per cent of the combined entity, which will be named ASM Global (ASM).
"We are pleased that the proposed merger ... has received unconditional clearance from the UK Competition and Markets Authority," says AEG in a statement. "The...
Posted on: 26/09/2019Categories: News from Live UK
MUSIC AND water sports festival Wheels and Fins (cap. 5,000) has been cancelled at the last-minute due to what the organisers describe as "financial constraints".
The event was due to take place in Joss Bay in Kent between 7–8 September, featuring artistes including Friendly Fires, Slaves and Mystery Jets.
"It is with absolute heart-breaking agony that due to financial constraints on our small independent festival, we have been forced into the devastating decision that Wheels...
Posted on: 26/09/2019Categories: News from Live UK
PROMOTER AND venue operator The MJR Group has been bought by Australian promoter and leading ticketing company TEG, in a deal that will see MJR rebranded as TEG UK.
Bristol-headquartered MJR, which says it works on more than 2,000 shows per year across its portfolio – including events in Australia – will be incorporated into TEG's global operation, and be the vehicle for TEG to introduce its ticketing solutions to the UK.
The three MJR partners, group CEO Richard Buck,...
Posted on: 26/09/2019Categories: News from Live UK
ONCE BRIEFLY the country's second-largest festival operator, radio station giant Global has divested its final event, Rewind.
The '80s-themed brand comprises three events, the original Rewind (cap. 40,000) in Henley-on-Thames, Rewind Scotland (30,000) in Perthshire and Rewind North (20,000) in Cheshire, although the latter was cancelled this year due to extreme weather.
Global, whose stations include Capital, LBC and Classic FM, acquired Rewind in October 2016 from David Heartfield's...
Posted on: 26/09/2019Categories: News from Live UK