The Brighton Music Conference 2014 takes place on April 11 and 12th 2014. We will soon be announcing exsactly how Soundplate will be involved in the event but in the mean time read the info below and grab your tickets now before they sell out!
Electronic music’s most influential companies and thought leaders will meet in April for the first annual Brighton Music Conference. With a strong focus on business and education, the two day UK event is backed by leading industry bodies such as Beatport, Native Instruments, Pioneer, Ableton, Sennheiser, Mixcloud, PRS For Music, Funktion-One, Point Blank, and Spotify.
Over 50 electronic music focused panels and seminars will take place at BMC on April 11 and 12. The trade conference part of BMC, which is aimed squarely at business execs, will feature eight panels in one day. The talks will cover important topics such as The Future of Artist – Fan Connections, Royalty Distribution, Sync Licensing, New Revenue Streams, and The Current State of Electronic Music – What’s Coming Next.
Electronic music thought leaders from around the world will take part in the panels. Confirmed speakers include Terry Weerasinghe, VP of Music Services at Beatport, Mark Williamson, Director of Artist Services at Spotify, Meindert Kennis, Brand & Marketing Manager at Spinnin’ Records, Jon Lee, Head of Traktor Marketing at Native Instruments, Mark Lawrence, Director of Membership and Operations at PRS For Music, and Martin Carvell, MD of DJ Magazine.
The two-day exhibition part of BMC is focused purely on education and inspiration and is open to all fans of dance music. With 38 talks and seminars covering everything from technology showcases by Ableton, and Native Instruments, to How To Set Up A Label, 21st Century DJing, How To Get An Agent, Piracy, and Is PR Worth It? – the exhibition will be an intensive crash course in electronic music career advancement.
And in what is sure to be some of the many highlights of the exhibition, leading UK DJ Eats Everything will be put under the live interview spotlight by Ryan Keeling, Editor of Resident Advisor. There will also be discussion on the History of Electronic Music with Bill Brewster, co-author of the seminal book Last Night A DJ Saved My Life, DJ Mag’s Carl Loben, and Dave Haslam, who was a resident DJ of the famous Madchester venue The Haçienda. Huw Owen, Producer of BBC Radio 1’s Essential Mix will also sit on a panel about The Role of Radio alongside Mixcloud founder Nikhil Shah, and Funktion-One’s renowned soundsystem designer Tony Andrews will discuss The Importance of Audio Quality.
Other DJs confirmed to do talks and Q&As at the BMC exhibition include Dave Clarke, Steve Mac and Orbital (TBC). Altogether 30 companies will showcase the latest music kit and electronic music initiatives including Sennheiser, Loopmasters, National Association of Disc Jockeys, and ACS.
Whilst BMC is first and foremost a business and education conference for electronic music, there will be a number of parties and club nights in Brighton over the two days featuring leading DJs and artists from around the world. The full party and club night schedule will be unveiled in due course.
BMC Super early bird tickets
Super early bird tickets are now on sale. Register to buy your ticket here
Trade conference: £76 (limited spaces, £86 from Feb 14)
Exhibition: £5 (£8 from Feb 1)