The first party lineups for the seventh annual International Music Summit 2014 (21-23rd May 2014) in Ibiza are expected to be announced tomorrow but before the parties comes the conference..
This years conference will be held at the new Hard Rock Hotel, Ibiza with a speaker line-up assembled of influences and thought leaders from every aspect of the electronic music industry including artists, labels, executives, managers, agents and much more.
The electronic music and technology-driven summit, which has earned a reputation as ‘the TED of music conferences’, will bring together the genre’s most important and influential decision makers. This year’s theme is ‘Filtering the Future’ and will focus on the curatorial opportunities for the genre – in a world of overload, how do things manage to cut through? The event is hosted by BBC Radio 1’s Pete Tong MBE.
2013 saw IMS continue to go from strength to strength, selling out with over 500 delegates in attendance. Last year’s summit featured exclusive interviews with Fatboy Slim, Sven Vath, Nile Rodgers, Idris Elba, Paul Van Dyk, legendary blogger Bob Lefsetz and many more. The line up for 2014 promises to excel. Here’s the first list:
FIRST SPEAKERS FOR 2014:
Music Artists
George Clinton (Parliament / Funkadelic – Keynote Interview)
Steve Angello (Size Records – Keynote Interview)
Annie Mac (BBC Radio 1 – Keynote Interview)
Jamie Jones (Hot Natured / Hot Creations – Artist Panel)
Seth Troxler (Resident Advisor poll winning DJ – Artist Panel)
Danny Tenaglia (legendary New York DJ – Artist Panel)
Andrew Scheps (producer / engineer / Pro-Tools creator – Keynote Interview)
MK (famed remixer Marc Kinchen – IMS Anthem Remixer 2014)
Alfredo (original Ibiza Balearic DJ – Keynote Interview)
Paco Osuna (ENTER. resident – The Spanish Underground)
Industry Icons
Paul McGuinness (Long-term manager, U2)
Daniel Haver and Mate Galic (Founders, Native Instruments)
Horst Weidenmueller (Founder,!K7 Records)
Alison Wenham (Founder, AIM: Association of Independent Music)
Eelko van Kooten (CEO, Spinnin Records)
Miles Leonard (Chairman, Parlophone / Warner Brothers UK)
Bruce Eskowitz (COO, Red Light Management)
Blaise Belleville (Founder, Boiler Room)
Jamal Edwards (Founder, SBTV)
Steffen Charles (Founder, Timewarp Festival)
Ten Topics
Meet Team Avicii
El Row: The Story of the Juan Arnau Family & The Spanish Underground
Growing Old Gracefully: Preserving the DJ Career
AFEM Presents: The Distribution Debate – What Gets Played, Gets Paid
AFEM Presents: Education, Education, Education
Youtube and AFEM Presents: Introducing The EDM Playbook
ADE & Dutch Impact Present 25 Years of Electronic Music from Holland
Off the Wall: 20 Years of Wall of Sound
Ticketing Success: Direct Ticketing
Brick Countries: Brazil/Russia/India/China/
IMS have also announced a new headline sponso for 2014, Corona Beer and has partnered up with Beatport, for a special industry delegate badge aimed at independent record labels. IMS and Beatport are offering a 50% discount for labels for the first badge, in a move to support the label sector which IMS states is at the heart of the eco-system of the electronic world. Labels wanting to take up the discount should contact promo@
Dates: 21-23rd May 2014
Price: Delegate Badge from €360
Ticket Link:
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