MUSEXPO EUROPE 2009
NEWS ARCHIVE

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David Courtier-Dutton (CEO, Slicethepie) – “Just a quick mail to thank you and your team for such a professionally run and enjoyable MUSEXPO Europe. For our part we felt it was well worthwhile and represented great sponsorship value.”

Jimmy Steal (VP Programming Emmis, Hot 97 NY & Power 106 LA) – “Thank you so very much for everything. I had a wonderful time and met some great people.”

Jochen Schuster (Label Head, Universal Music Domestic Pop, Germany) – “Many thanks for the nice day yesterday. I thought the round table talks were cool and the whole day was successful.”

Joern Braun (Director, RTL, Germany) – “I would like to thank you and AMV Talpa for inviting me to the songwriter summit at MUSEXPO Europe in London. It was a pleasure meeting you all and I am sure that the constellations of all round tables will bring new business, more new ideas and hopefully some interesting new deal forms in future for all. This new kind of networking across business borders will come to full fruition in the coming next weeks – I am sure.”

Kabiru Bello (Founder/CEO, Fantabolous Music, Sweden) – “Thanks for MUSEXPO Europe in London. I had a great time and had some very good meetings.”

Manuela Fröhlich (Founder, Rock 4 Success) – “Thanks again for another great event in London. I truly enjoyed my now 4th MUSEXPO and would like to thank you and the whole team once again for a great organization, an interesting program and all the amount of work that was put into it to ensure we enjoyed the conference!”

Mike Walsh (Head of Music, Xfm Radio Network, UK) – “I just wanted to say many thanks for inviting me to participate in another brilliant MUSEXPO. The panels I saw were of the highest standard and I really enjoyed taking part.”

Patrik Larsson (Managing Director, Headlock Mgmt & Lights Out, Sweden) – “Thanks also to you and your entire team for organizing another amazing MUSEXPO Europe at The Cumberland Hotel. How do you guys find the time? You must be robots! I enjoyed it a lot and managed to meet both old and new partners and do some great business.”

Ryan Karter (Tilney Sky) – “Just wanted to write and thank you for MUSEXPO last week. I really enjoyed the event and it was a great learning curve and excellent opportunity to network.”

Sammy Jacob (Managing Director, NME Radio) – “I really enjoyed myself at MUSEXPO Europe this morning – it was great fun.”

Sergio Pimentel (International Music & Licensing Manager, Activision) – “Thanks again for getting me involved with the session - really interesting and good to hear everyone’s feedback on the music played. Sounds like the whole MUSEXPO Europe conference has gone really well judging by the feedback.”

Seven Webster (Managing Director, 7PM Management, UK) – “I just wanted to drop you all a note to say I have attended a lot of MUSEXPOs now and funnily enough this one has been my most enjoyable to date. I think it’s because the sentiment and mutual love of music was so prevalent. Also I think that the core of attendees who would not normally talk to each other have also been offered the opportunity now over previous MUSEXPOs and this one to really to get to know each other and have started to form a real comraderie which has made this music conference so special. Anyway I just wanted to drop you all a line and say thanks for the best music conference I have attended this year. If there was an International Music Conference award you guys would win it hands down. Well done.”

Sir Harry Cowell (Managing Director, Mission Control Publishing) – “Gentlemen, a wonderful event, thank you for all your hospitality and the networking dinner.”

Ted Cohen (Managing Partner, TAG Strategic) – “Thanks for putting our digital band and super group together! We are available for touring. We’ve never played Perth [One Movement for Music and MUSEXPO Asia Pacific].”

Tess Hockaday (Partner, Soundwrx Ltd., UK) – “Craig & I wanted to write and thank you for such a great event last week. It was our first time and was such a fabulous experience. We learned a lot, both from the panel discussions and from the invaluable networking sessions. So, thanks for all your hard work and congratulations on a first-class conference. We look forward to seeing you again at another MUSEXPO.”

Thorsten Harm (Managing Director, Rodeostar, Germany) – “Thank you guys for a great conference, again! I met with great people and found good new friends, thank you!”

William Binden (Managing Director, Homegrown Records) – “I just wanted to drop you a quick line to say thanks for organizing MUSEXPO Europe. The event more than exceeded my expectations as a great forum to meet people working for companies that we will be looking to do business with over the next few months. On another note, I really enjoyed the showcase gigs.”

MUSEXPO EUROPE 2009 IN PICTURES

MUSEXPO EUROPE 2009 GLOBAL KEYNOTE PANEL: Pictured (l-r): Ajax Scott (Founder, Woodshed Media), Guy Moot (President, EMI Music Publishing UK & President of European Creative), Jazz Summers (Founder, Big Life Management), Barry Dickins (Co-Founder/Managing Director, Int’l Talent Booking), Ted Cockle (Co-President, Island Records, UK) and George Ergatoudis (Head of Music Policy, BBC Radio1)

INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING SUMMIT: Pictured (l-r) are: Ian Ramage (Head of A&R, UK & Continental Europe, Sony/ATV Music Publishing), Jens-Marks Wegener (Managing Director, AMV Talpa GmbH, Germany), Francis K. Pettican (Managing Director, Fairwood Music Int’l Ltd.), Alison Donald (Managing Director, Chrysalis Music Publishing, UK), Barbara Orbison (President, Orbison Music Co. & Still Working Music Co.), Andy McQueen (Chairman, The Notting Hill Music Group) and Emmanuel Legrand (Editor, Impact Music Publishers Magazine).

SHARING THEIR VISION OF THE FUTURE OF MUSIC (l-r) are Andrew Phillips (Media Consultant), Steve Knill (President, Music & Entertainment, The Radiate Group, N. America), Vijay Nair (Founder, Only Much Louder Event Mgmt Ltd., India), Zane Lowe (DJ, BBC Radio 1, UK), Adam Zammit (CEO, Peer Group, Australia), Martin Morales (Executive Director, Disney Music Group, Europe, Middle East & Africa) and Safta Jaffrey (Managing Director, Taste Music, UK).

THE MUSEXPO EUROPE 2009 BROADCAST SUMMIT: Pictured (l-r) are Jimmy Steal (VP Programming, Emmis Radio - Hot 97 NY & Power 106 LA), Andrew Phillips (Media Consultant), Markus Kuehn (Program Director, MotorFM, Germany), Jeff Smith (Head of Music Policy, BBC Radio 2 & 6 Music), Mike Walsh (Head of Music, Xfm Radio Network), Alex Jones-Donelly (Media Consultant) and Sammy Jacob (Managing Director, NME Radio).

MANAGERS SUMMIT – FROM THE EYE OF THE STORM: Standing (l-r) are: Joel Harrison (Partner, Party Approved), Cassandra Gracey (Managing Director, Massive Management), James Sandom (Partner, Supervision Management), Phil Chadwick (Managing Director, TRC Management), Jim Chancellor (Managing Director, Fiction Records & Rockford Management Ltd.), Deville Schober (CEO, Brainstorm, Germany) and Martin Talbot (Managing Director, The Official UK Charts Company).

THE GLOBAL A&R FORUM: Pictured (l-r) are: Korda Marshall (President, Infectious Records), Sarah Stennett (Partner, SSB Solicitors), Andrew Phillips (Media Consultant), Fredrik Ekander (CEO, Bonnier Amigo, Scandinavia), Bjorn Teske (A&R Director, Sony Music, Germany), Mike Smith (President, Columbia Records, UK) and Joe Taylor (Partner Field Recordings/Nuxx Publishing & Contributing Writer RotD).

DISCOVERING THE NEXT TOP HIT AT MUSEXPO EUROPE (l-r) are Andrew Phillips (Media Consultant), Nigel Harding (Music Executive, BBC Radio 1), Stuart Clarke (A&R Editor, Music Week), Sergio Pimentel (Int’l Music & Licensing Manager, Activision), Raphaella Lima (Music Supervisor, EA Games), Korda Marshall (President, Infectious Records), Mel Medalie (Founder, Champion Records) and Jimmy Steal (VP Programming, Emmis Radio – Hot 97 NY and Power 106 LA).

DOING IT THEIR WAY & MAKING D.I.Y. PAY AT MUSEXPO EUROPE are (l-r) Nicola Slade (Editor, Record of the Day), Meiko (artist), David Courtier-Dutton (CEO, Slicethepie), Dave Woolf (Managing Director, DWL, Manager of Beverley Knight), Peter Thompson (Managing Director, PIAS UK), John Robb (Journalist, Broadcaster, Author & Artist), Nick Detnon (Director, Dirtee Stank, Manager of Dizzee Rascal) and Keith Jopling (Industry Consultant).

THE DIGITAL WORLD – THE NEW POWER PLAYERS? Pictured (l-r) are: Rudy Tambala (Head of Internet and Innovation, Ministry Of Sound), Ted Cohen (Managing Partner, TAG Strategic), Vince Bannon (VP, Ent’t Partnerships & Development, Getty Images), Mike Doernberg (CEO, ReverbNation), Ben Drury (CEO, 7 Digital), Kevin Arnold (Founder/CEO, IODA), Steve Purdham (CEO, We7) and Cliff Fluet (Attorney, Lewis/Silkin).

A BIT KEEN FOR A CUP OF TEA are Woodshed Media and MUSEXPO Europe 2009 Creative Director Ajax Scott (left) and Adam Tudhope, Worldwide Manager of Keane (right).

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE SONG: A&R Worldwide and MUSEXPO Founder Sat Bisla (left) interviews one of America’s most influential radio programmers, Jimmy Steal (VP Programming Emmis, Hot 97 NY & Power 106 LA), during the 1st Annual Int’l Songwriting Summit held at MUSEXPO Europe).

NETWORKING AT THE EA GAMES EVENT at MUSEXPO Europe is a cross-section of many executives from around the globe building new relationships and inspiration.

A&R WORLDWIDE EVENT DRAWS INT’L EXECUTIVES to its networking event which took place at The Carbon Lounge at MUSEXPO Europe’s host hotel.

ROCKIN’ THE 100 CLUB in London, England is Lebanese rock act The Kordz.

A TASTE OF DENMARK at MUSEXPO Europe with the ultra-talented Mads Langer, who left the crowd at The Borderline speechless with his stellar performance.

GETTING READY FOR A PINT is Coventry, England’s Pint Shot Riot, who impressed the crowd at MUSEXPO Europe with their infectious alt-rock sounds.

STILL NO.1 IN AUSTRALIA: The Hilltop Hoods share their brilliant hip-hop sounds at MUSEXPO Europe whilst celebrating 70,000 physical albums sold in their native Australia in the past two weeks.

SHAKIN’ IT FROM AUSTRALIA TO LONDON is the ultra-gifted Kate Miller-Heidke, who drew a huge amount of UK and European A&R interest at MUSEXPO Europe.

IT’S ALL IN THE MUZIK: Hotly-tipped UK buzz artist Frankmusik was highly impressive with his electro sound at MUSEXPO Europe. Look for this guy to become a household name worldwide in the not-too-distant future!

NORWAY’S KINGS OF “FA FA FA”: The fantastic electronic sounds of Norway’s Datarock had the entire crowd at The Borderline dancing during their memorable performance in London last week.

ALOHA FROM GERMANY: German teen pop/rock sensation Aloha From Hell got the adrenaline pumping during their first-ever UK showcase at MUSEXPO Europe.

THE LUCK OF THE IRISH: Talented Dublin, Ireland outfit Dirty Epics electrified the crowd with its energetic performance at the 100 Club in London.

Photos of all showcasing artists, panels and events from MUSEXPO Europe 2009 in London will be available this week at www.musexpo.net.

(Photo Credit: KC Morse)

INTERNATIONAL POWERBROKERS HEAD TO LONDON FOR MUSEXPO EUROPE 09

MUSEXPO EUROPE has revealed the full line-up for its forthcoming London, event, with the managers of artists as diverse as Dizzee Rascal, Elbow, Radiohead, the Kaiser Chiefs, La Roux and Beverley Knight set to take centre stage alongside some of the most senior executives from the worlds of record labels, music publishing, media, technology and live.

The event, which will have a particular focus on innovation this year, takes place June 29 – July 1 at The Cumberland Hotel in the heart of London, England. Among the big names set to be speaking at the event are Big Life Management Founder Jazz Summers, BBC Radio 1 DJ and global tastemaker Zane Lowe, Columbia Records UK President Mike Smith, Chrysalis Music Publishing Managing Director Alison Donald, co-Manager of Kate Nash, Faithless and Radiohead Brian Message, EMI Music Publishing UK MD Guy Moot, ITB founder Barry Dickins, Spotify MD Paul Brown and Virgin Records MD Shabs Jobanputra. Among those flying in from the US are Lava Records president Jason Flom, key radio programmer Jimmy Steal (Hot 97 NYC and Power 106 LA), EA Games Worldwide Executive of Music & Marketing Steve Schnur, IODA CEO Kevin Arnold and ReverbNation CEO
 Mike Doernberg.

During the evenings, some of the best new talent from around the world will perform at the historic 100 Club and Borderline venues. Last year there were many talented acts that showcased including AustraliaÔø‡Ôø‡Ôø‡s Temper Trap, who scored their record deal with Infectious as a direct result of performing at MUSEXPO EUROPE. This year hotly tipped acts include Essex-born Jessie, who will be performing her first UK show since signing to Lava/Universal in the US, and AustraliaÔø‡Ôø‡Ôø‡s All Mankind.  

One of the world’s most important and essential music, media and technology conferences for those vested in all things music will take place from June 29 – July 1 at The Cumberland Hotel in the heart of London, England and will showcase the crème de la crème of int’l talent at both The 100 Club and Borderline. One of last year’s buzz bands was The Temper Trap, who were signed by Korda Marshall, President, Infectious Records after he saw them at the inaugural MUSEXPO Europe. This year is sure to see a number of other buzz acts secure deals at MUSEXPO Europe.

MUSEXPO EUROPE 2009 TALENT SPOTLIGHT

An eclectic array of top emerging international and UK talent is set to arrive in London, England (the music and entertainment capital of Europe) next month for the second annual MUSEXPO Europe at The Cumberland Hotel in the centre London. This top tier of unearthed global talent will showcase at the legendary 100 Club and Borderline club in the heart of London. Most of the talent is available for signing, licensing, booking, legal representation and/or publishing.

Here’s an overview of some of the international talent that will be showcasing from June 29 – July 1 at the 100 Club and Borderline – the full schedule will soon be available at www.musexpo.net.

THE BROKEN BEATS (Origin: Aarhus, Denmark): Denmark’s The Broken Beats are led by charismatic singing/songwriting guitarist Kim Munk, who initially formed the group in the spring of 2001 to seek the ideal of the “unperfected band,” a group with no limitations, with space for both musical and human errors. The early shows were unpredictable, to say the least: sometimes the Broken Beats performed as a trio, while at other gigs there were up to 17 musicians onstage. Nonetheless, they quickly picked up a group of loyal supporters in their hometown and recorded a CD that earned them a deal with a German record label. Alas, delays abounded, resulting in the album never garnering an official release. Undeterred, Munk collected a new group of likeminded musical cohorts and spent the next two years relentlessly touring throughout Germany, Austria and Scandinavia, wearing out three busses in the process…and, ultimately, fraying the nerves of the other band members. But now Munk has returned with a new seven-piece outfit whose sound he smilingly refers to as, “Rock musicians who sold out.” Their new album, You’re Powerful, Beautiful and Extraordinary, has already spawned a Danish hit with leadoff single “The Rules,” which most closely resembles a mad amalgam of Arthur Lee’s Love backed by Clarence Clemons. The Broken Beats will perform at MUSEXPO Europe 2009 in London, England on Tuesday, June 30th at The 100 Club.

THE CUMSHOTS (Origin: Oslo, Norway): Norwegian quintet The Cumshots first came together in the waning months of the 20th century, dissatisfied with the cartoonish state of northern metal and determined to put their own stamp upon the scene. Adopting some memorable monikers, vocalist Max Cargo, guitarists El Doom and Freddie Tennessee, drummer Chris Bartender and the disappointingly normal-sounding bassist Tommy Dean proceeded to do just that with their first two albums, Last Sons of Evil and Norwegian Jesus, the latter of which was nominated for a Norwegian Grammy. But perhaps their greatest notoriety came from an incident during a live performance, when a couple from the group “F[ornicate] For Forest” put on a live sex show in order to raise funds for preserving the rain forest. They’d received permission from the band beforehand…a decision that ended up costing the Cumshots a $10,000 fine. Now signed to Germany’s Rodeostar Records, the Cumshots recently released the fearsomely ferocious album, Just Quit Trying, featuring such rabble-rousing numbers as “Praying for Cancer,” “Punchdrunk on Death,” “Bitter Erection,” “Baptized in Broken Glass” and “I Drink Alone,” which isn’t to be confused with the George Thorogood tune of the same title: “I found out that it’s best for me and everybody else concerned when I drink alone,” laughs Cargo. “Then I can keep the damage down.” The Cumshots will perform at MUSEXPO Europe 2009 in London, England on Wednesday, July 1st at The 100 Club.

DONOTS (Origin: Germany): For fifteen years now Donots have been Germany’s punk rock standard-bearers, releasing half a dozen albums and playing well over 1,000 live shows, sharing stages with acts ranging from Green Day, Blink-182, The Hives, Sum 41, Iggy Pop, The Offspring and Weezer to Linkin Park and Bad Religion, The Bloodhound Gang, Anti-Flag, AFI, The Cure and Judas Priest. Though the band enjoyed almost a decade of success with GUN Records/Supersonic (a division of SonyBMG Germany) and Sweden’s acclaimed Burning Heart Records for the rest of Europe, in 2006 The Donots decided they wanted to leave the major label world behind. After about a year’s worth of negotiations, they were freed from their contracts and formed their own label, Solitary Man Records, through which they released the wryly titled Coma Chameleon in early 2008. The album received glowing reviews and earned them their most successful airplay and television video play ever, particularly for the song “Stop the Clocks,” which has garnered more than a million YouTube views to date and checked in at No.10 on the Visions magazine reader’s poll for “Best Song of 2008,” while the group itself landed at No.8 of “Best International Bands.” Donots will perform at MUSEXPO Europe 2009 in London, England on Tuesday, June 30th at The Borderline.

THE KORDZ (Origin: Beirut, Lebanon): Putting together a band is never the easiest of tasks…but imagine trying to do so in the midst of a long civil war! Yet that’s actually how the members of The Kordz first hooked up at the famed American University of Beirut when several students decided to form a band. After several different lineups and relentless gigging around the Mediterranean, the current trio of vocalist Moe Hamzeh, keyboardist Mazen Slibini and guitarist Nadim Sioufi has risen to the peak of the Middle Eastern rock scene. For example, Grammy-winning musician Mark LeVine, author of the book Heavy Metal Islam, describes The Kordz as “without a doubt the best rock band from Morocco to Pakistan, and perhaps anywhere…The Kordz are setting the standard for the most powerful and innovative live and recorded rock anywhere on the planet.” The group has spent the past two years working on a new album, Beauty & the East, with Grammy-nominated producer Ulrich Wild (Static-X, Deftones, White Zombie, Breaking Benjamin), recording in Canada, Los Angeles and Lebanon during that time and utilizing an Alt All-Star rhythm section of bassist Andy Curran (Soho 69) and drummer Jeff Burrows (The Tea Party). The Kordz will perform at MUSEXPO Europe 2009 in London, England on Wednesday, July 1st at The 100 Club.

PINT SHOT RIOT (Origin: Coventry, England): Pint Shot Riot are rapidly building a name for themselves that is starting to extend beyond the bounds of their hometown of Coventry, England. Melding the jagged rhythms and cutting lyrics of the Clash, the blue-collar rock attitude of Oasis and the melodious, harmonic sound of the Kinks, Pint Shot Riot’s songs favor hope over despair and so appealed to audiences that, six months after the current lineup formed, they were playing on the Glastonbury Introduces stage at the famed festival of that name and were praised by BBC Radio One’s Huw Stephens as “one of the best new bands in the UK” that year. They’ve since shared stages with the likes of We Are Scientists, Dirty Pretty Things, The View, Athlete and fellow Coventry natives The Enemy. The band’s first single, the ominously titled “Punches Kicks Trenches and Swords,” earned significant airplay throughout the UK and was chosen by EA Games for inclusion in the “SIMS 3” soundtrack in November 2008; a month later, they signed a publishing deal with EA/Nettwerk joint venture Artwerk Music. During a segment of BBC DJ Steve Lamacq’s “Music Roundtable” show, members of the Kaiser Chiefs described “Punches…” as “an awesome track, different to what’s going on--we would love to see them live and hear it louder!” Pint Shot Riot will perform at MUSEXPO Europe 2009 in London, England on Tuesday, June 30th at The 100 Club.

GLOBAL INFLUENCERS JOIN MUSEXPO EUROPE 09 LINEUP

MUSEXPO, which many music industry leaders and influencers have called the most important, relevant and inspiring music, media and technology conference in the world, returns with MUSEXPO Europe on June 29 – July 1, 2009 at The Cumberland Hotel in the heart of London.

Already confirmed for this year’s event are Guy Moot, President, EMI Music Publishing UK & President of European Creative; Steve Schnur, Worldwide Head of Music & Marketing, EA Games; Jason Flom, President, Lava Records/UMG; George Ergatoudis, Head of Music Policy, BBC Radio 1; Rakesh Sanghvi, Managing Director, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK); Korda Marshall, President, Infectious Records; Barry Dickins, co-Founder & Managing Director, Int’l Talent Booking; Jim Chancellor, Managing Director, Fiction Records & Rockford Management Ltd.; Jeff Smith, Head of Music, BBC Radio 2; Darcus Beese, co-President, Island Records (UK); Mike Doernberg, CEO, ReverbNation; Caroline Elleray, Head of A&R, Universal Music Publishing Group; Kevin Arnold, Founder/CEO, IODA; James Sandom, Supervision Management (The Kaiser Chiefs, White Lies, Howling Bells); Paul Brown, Managing Director, Spotify (UK); Fredrik Eklander, CEO, Bonnier Amigo Music Group (Scandinavia); Ben Drury, CEO, 7 Digital; Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, Tag Strategic; Cassandra Gracey, Managing Director, Massive Management (Gabriella Cilmi); Deville Schober, CEO, Brainstorm (Germany); Jimmy Steal, VP Programming, Emmis (Hot 97 New York and Power 106 Los Angeles); Sammy Jacob, Managing Director, NME Radio (UK); Jens-Markus Wegener, Managing Director, AMV Talpa Music Publishing, Germany; Mike Walsh, Head of Music, Xfm Radio Network; Phil Chadwick, MD, TRC Management (Elbow); Vince Bannon, Vice President Music & Entertainment, Getty Images; Adam Zammit, CEO, Peer Group (Australia); Stephen Knill, President Music & Entertainment, The Radiate Group; Ajax Scott, Managing Director, Woodshed Media and returning as this year’s MC is the intellectually efficient Andrew Phillips, Media Consultant. In addition, MUSEXPO Europe will formally announce many other key global influencers who will inspire attendees and speak publicly in the UK and Europe for the very first time at MUSEXPO Europe.

In addition, A&R Worldwide will be hosting a few executive networking events at this year’s MUSEXPO Europe for registered delegates and speakers at the event. The A&R Worldwide networking events have become a must-attend for proactive music innovators who are looking to build new relationships and secure new creative and business solutions in a constantly evolving music industry. The intimate networking dinners were started back in 2001 in Los Angeles by A&R Worldwide founder Sat Bisla and Coldplay’s worldwide manager Dave Holmes along with a handful of other friends.

GLOBAL INFLUENCERS JOIN MUSEXPO EUROPE 09 LINEUP

MUSEXPO, which many music industry leaders and influencers from around the world have called the most important, relevant and inspiring music, media and technology conference in the world, returns with strong>MUSEXPO Europe June 29 – July 1, 2009 at The Cumberland Hotel in the heart of London.

Already confirmed for this year’s event are Guy Moot, President, EMI Music Publishing UK & President of European Creative; Steve Schnur, Worldwide Head of Music & Marketing, EA Games; Jason Flom, President, Lava Records/UMG; George Ergatoudis, Head of Music Policy, BBC Radio 1; Rakesh Sanghvi, Managing Director, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK); Korda Marshall, President, Infectious Records; Barry Dickins, co-Founder & Managing Director, Int’l Talent Booking; Jim Chancellor, Managing Director, Fiction Records & Rockford Management Ltd.; Jeff Smith, Head of Music, BBC Radio 2; Cassandra Gracey, Founder, Massive Management (Gabriella Cilmi, Frank Muzik), Darcus Beese, co-President, Island Records (UK); Mike Doernberg, CEO, ReverbNation; Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, Tag Strategic; Deville Schober, CEO, Brainstorm (Germany); Jimmy Steal, VP Programming, Emmis (Hot 97 New York and Power 106 Los Angeles); Sammy Jacob, Managing Director, NME Radio (UK); Jens-Markus Wegener, Managing Director, AMV Talpa Music Publishing, Germany; Mike Walsh, Head of Music, Xfm Radio Network; Vince Bannon, Vice President Music & Entertainment, Getty Images; Stephen Knill, President Music & Entertainment, The Radiate Group; Ajax Scott, Managing Director, Woodshed Media and returning as this year’s MC is the intellectually efficient Andrew Phillips, Media Consultant. In addition, MUSEXPO Europe will formally announce many other key global influencers who will inspire attendees and speak publicly in the UK and Europe for the very first time at MUSEXPO Europe.

In addition, A&R Worldwide will be hosting a few executive networking events at this year’s MUSEXPO Europe for registered delegates and speakers at the event. The A&R Worldwide networking events have become a must-attend for proactive music innovators who are looking to build new relationships and secure new creative and business solutions in a constantly evolving music industry. The intimate networking dinners were started back in 2001 in Los Angeles by A&R Worldwide founder Sat Bisla and Coldplay’s worldwide manager Dave Holmes along with a handful of other friends.

MUSEXPO EUROPE 2009 TALENT SPOTLIGHT

An array of top emerging international and UK talent is set to arrive in London, England (the music and entertainment capital of Europe) next month for the 2nd annual MUSEXPO Europe at The Cumberland Hotel in London. This top tier of unearthed global talent will showcase at the legendary 100 Club and Borderline clubs in the heart of London. Most of the talent is available for signing, licensing, booking, legal representation and/or publishing.

Here’s an overview of some of the international talent that will be showcasing from June 29 – July 1 at the 100 Club and Borderline – the full schedule will soon be available at www.musexpo.net.

ALL MANKIND (Origin: Sydney, Australia): Australian act All Mankind has become a fan favorite both at home and abroad, having performed over 500 times in the last three years to more than 100,000 ecstatic fans. The quartet, comprised of vocalist/guitarist/pianist Rich Beeston, brother Dave Beeston on drums and backing vocals, bassist Gavin Perkins and lead guitarist Dorny, has parleyed that live success into album sales into the thousands, as well as award nominations for songwriting and performance in both Australia and America. The single “I Give in to You,” earned a No.1 spot on the independent chart and received nationwide airplay in Australia and regional airplay in the US. In February 2008 All Mankind went into the studio with noted ARIA-winning producer David Nicholas (Elton John, Sting), who called the resulting effort, Puzzles, “a great album from a great young Australian band.” The band’s latest single, “Can You Hear Me” (produced by Grammy-nominated and the Juno Award-winning producer Brandon Friesen), was released in January 2009 and is now garnering radio support throughout the US, Germany, Australia and beyond. The group has been garnering musical and live comparisons to Coldplay, Keane and U2 and is currently available for worldwide signing, licensing and booking. All Mankind will perform at MUSEXPO Europe 2009 in London, England on Tuesday, June 30th at The Borderline Club.

ALOHA FROM HELL (Origin: Bavaria, Germany): The intriguingly monikered Aloha From Hell is a five-piece from the Bavaria region of Germany, composed of femme fatale vocalist Vivi Bauernschmidt, guitarists Moo Keith and Andy Gerhard, bassist Max Forman and drummer Feli Keith. In 2007 the fledgling quintet won the “Bandnewcomer Contest,” sponsored by Germany’s biggest youth magazine, Bravo. Winning the competition was a dream come true for the group, which was rewarded with a recording contract from SonyBMG. Before they even released a single they had attracted fan clubs in Spain, France and, of course, Germany. They did eventually release their first single, “Don’t Gimme That,” in June 2008, hitting No.8 on the Austrian singles chart and No.1 on the Czech video hit list. January 2009 witnessed their debut album, No More Time to Waste, take Germany by storm, debuting in the Japanese Top 10 shortly thereafter. In February 2009 Sony Music Japan picked the band as one of their priorities for 2009 and brought them over for their first promotional tour, inspiring product manager Mirei Teramura to enthuse, “Immediately after the first listen to the AFH album, we fell in love with their talent and passion. We absolutely believe that AFH will be a new rock star representing the next generation.” Aloha From Hell will perform at MUSEXPO Europe 2009 in London, England on Monday, June 29th at the 100 Club.

KATE MILLER-HEIDKE (Origin: Brisbane, Australia): After three EPs had brought her to the attention of Australian music lovers, Kate Miller-Heidke ascended to the upper reaches of the ARIA charts with her debut album, Little Eve, in June 2007. The disc was certified Gold in her native land and earned Miller-Heidke four ARIA nominations: Best Female Artist, Best Pop Release and Breakthrough Artist for both the album and its hit single, “Words.” That earned her a life-altering Australian tour with Cyndi Lauper, after which word of Kate reached Los Angeles producer Mickey Petralia (Beck, eels, Peaches, Dandy Warhols), who produced her sophomore effort, Curiouser. The album was released earlier this year to rapturous reviews, with Rave magazine alliteratively allowing, “Curious, colorful chanteuse clocks up another classy collection,” while Sunshine Coast Daily simply stated, “Kate Miller-Heidke has absolutely nailed it with her new album Curiouser.” To top it all off, in early May 2009 Miller-Heidke was named the winner of the International Songwriting Competition for current single “Caught in the Crowd,” co-written with longtime musical collaborator (and life partner) Keir Nuttall. As a result, she received $20,000 worth of musical equipment in addition to a $25,000 (USD) cash prize--which she’s using to bring her band to MUSEXPO Europe. Kate Miller-Heidke will perform at MUSEXPO Europe 2009 in London, England on Wednesday, July 1st at The Borderline Club.

MADS LANGER (Origin: Jutland, Denmark): Denmark’s Mads Langer is attracting a lot of A&R interest on both sides of the Atlantic. Currently signed to respected Scandinavian indie Copenhagen Records, for which he released both his debut album, Attention Please, and 2009’s eponymous follow-up, Langer has already been receiving rave reviews for his commanding stage presence, multi-instrumental ability and keen songwriting sense. BBC Radio 1 DJ Mike Davies refers to Langer as “a chilled-out version of Radiohead and Muse,” while Martin Ashplant of www.inthenews.co.uk states, “There is every chance this young man can go much farther than Scandinavia. Soulful and wistful with Muse-like vocals that can tug, Langer…has a chance to take the world by storm.” The first single from Attention Please, “Breaking News,” was immediately given “Hit of the Week” status at influential Danish radio station P3 while also receiving a bevy of American airplay on such tastemaking outlets as KDLD “Indie 103.1” Los Angeles, WKQX “Q101” Chicago, KTCL Denver and KATT Oklahoma City, among others. Still available for signing and licensing worldwide (outside Scandinavia), Langer figures to be a prolific artist: “A minute doesn’t go by, not even a second, without a stream of new musical ideas or familiar phrases running through my head,” he says. “My songs spring from that source.” Mads Langer will perform at MUSEXPO Europe 2009 in London, England on Wednesday, July 1st at The Borderline Club.

THE JESSIE ROSE TRIP (Origin: Manchester, England): Though they just released their debut single, “Forever and a Day,” in May 2009, Manchester’s The Jessie Rose Trip are already making waves across the UK. The quartet first formed in April 2008 behind Jessie Rose, a 20-year-old chanteuse who also plays guitar, keys and a mean ukulele, backed by drummer James Wood, double-bassist Sarah Buckley and trumpeter/keyboardist Jonny “Tiger” Thompson. The band has played live sessions for BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 6 and BBC Radio Manchester, performed on stage with Damon Gough (Badly Drawn Boy) and won a recording trip to LA on Xfm DJ John Kennedy’s X-Posure show. “Jessie Rose has one of those voices that comes along once in a blue moon,” says BBC Manchester’s Chris Long. “The lazy will compare it to Amy Winehouse, while the more savvy ear will hear the potential for it to flourish into one of the greatest set of soul pipes this city has produced. Couple it with the ukulele rhythms and great piano lines, and you get something very special. If there’s any sense left in music, Jessie will be huge.” The Jessie Rose Trip will perform at MUSEXPO Europe 2009 in London, England on Wednesday, July 1st at the 100 Club.

GLOBAL INFLUENCERS JOIN MUSEXPO EUROPE 09 LINEUP

MUSEXPO, which many music industry leaders and influencers from around the world have called the most important, relevant and inspiring music, media and technology conference in the world, returns to London, England June 29 – July 1, 2009 at The Cumberland Hotel in the heart of London with MUSEXPO Europe.
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Already confirmed for this year’s event are Guy Moot, President, EMI Music Publishing UK & President of European Creative; Steve Schnur, Worldwide Head of Music & Marketing, EA Games; Jason Flom, President, Lava Records/UMG; George Ergatoudis, Head of Music Policy, BBC Radio 1; Rakesh Sanghvi, Managing Director, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK); Korda Marshall, President, Infectious Records; Barry Dickins, co-Founder & Managing Director, Int’l Talent Booking.

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Jim Chancellor, Managing Director, Fiction Records & Rockford Management Ltd.; Sammy Jacob, Managing Director, NME Radio (UK); Jens-Markus Wegener, Managing Director, AMV Talpa Music Publishing, Germany; Mike Walsh, Head of Music, Xfm Radio Network; Stephen Knill, President Music & Entertainment, The Radiate Group; Ajax Scott, Managing Director, Woodshed Media; Vince Bannon, Vice President, Entertainment Partnerships & Development, Getty Images; Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, Tag Strategic; and returning as this year’s MC is the intellectually efficient Andrew Phillips, Media Consultant. In addition, MUSEXPO Europe will formally announce many other key global influencers who will inspire attendees and speak publicly in the UK and Europe for the very first time at MUSEXPO Europe.

INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING SUMMIT COMES TO LONDON, ENGLAND

Songwriters, publishers, producers, record label A&Rs and synch specialists are to gather in London for a one-day event focused on the song as a forerunner of MUSEXPO Europe.

The International Songwriting Summit, which is being organized by A&R Worldwide in conjunction with publishers Jens-Markus Wegener and Tom Nevermann from AMV-Talpa in Germany and Hiten Bharadia from Phrased Differently Music UK & Sweden, will focus on the creative aspects of songwriting. This exclusive event will bring together people involved in different stages of the process of maximizing the potential of a song. The goal will be to create the foundation for a hit global song and allow participants to gain new perspectives and ideas as well as new relationships.

The all-day event will take place at the conference’s main venue, The Cumberland Hotel in central London, on Monday June 29. It will be based around a format of keynote presentations, roundtable sessions and creative workshops. The rest of the conference kicks off that evening with its official launch party and continues for the next two days. Attendance at MUSEXPO’s International Songwriter Summit will be by invitation only, including several dozen creative participants who are already attending MUSEXPO Europe who will benefit from participation at the event as well as providing unique insights to the songwriting processes.

Jens-Markus Wegener, Managing Director of AMV Talpa, says, “London is the perfect location in Europe and MUSEXPO’s International Songwriting Summit is the ideal event to discuss with partners from the worldwide creative business how to build new platforms and find fresh ways of doing business in a rapidly changing global market. MUSEXSPO and A&R Worldwide’s strong international network will enable us to bring together the world’s top music talent-finders and developers to create unconventional ways of building bridges for the future.”

Hiten Bharadia, Managing Director of Phrased Differently Music UK & Sweden, says, “It's refreshing to see an event like MUSEXPO Europe focusing in on the creative challenges facing songwriters, publishers, producers and A&Rs. After all, if the songs aren't amazing, then there’s no point worrying about the business model as there won't be any business.”

Sat Bisla, President/Founder, A&R Worldwide & MUSEXPO commented, “A&R Worldwide is delighted to team up with our partners Hiten Bharadia (Phrased Differently), Jens-Markus Wegener and Tom Nevermann (AMV Talpa) for the International Songwriting Summit. Our mission is to bring together some of the top creative mindsets that normally don’t have an opportunity to interact face to face with one another. This will be a priceless opportunity for all involved, and our goal is to have an end result of creating some of the most inspiring new songs of the decade for a world and music industry that desperately needs hope, inspiration and a vision for the future. Music is the world’s greatest communicator and we are all confident that the International Songwriting Summit at MUSEXPO Europe will play an important role in building a healthier global songwriting eco-system.”

MUSEXPO Europe will take place at London’s Cumberland Hotel from June 29 to July 1, 2009. Coming just two days after the Glastonbury Festival, it will provide a perfect opportunity for executives from the UK and overseas to network, discuss new business ideas and share inspiration in the most exciting city in Europe. By night delegates will once again be able to see some of the hottest emerging artists from the UK and abroad perform live at the historic 100 Club and Borderline venues.

Among the speakers already confirmed for the main MUSEXPO Europe conference are: EMI Music Publishing’s newly promoted European head of A&R and UK MD Guy Moot, ITB co-founder Barry Dickins, Fiction Records Managing Director Jim Chancellor (who was recently named A&R of the year at the Music Week Awards), Infectious Records President Korda Marshall, Sony/ATV Managing Director Rakesh Sanghvi, Worldwide Head of Music, EA Games Steve Schnur, BBC Radio 1 Head of Music Policy George Ergatoudis, Xfm Head of Music Mike Walsh and NME Radio Managing Director Sammy Jacobs.

MUSEXPO EUROPE RETURNS TO LONDON, ENGLAND

MUSEXPO, the Los Angeles-based international music, media, technology and entertainment forum, is to return to London at the end of June for its second annual European conference and showcase event.

The event, which will once again gather together senior music, media and technology executives from the around the world, follows the successful launch of MUSEXPO Europe in London last autumn. Taking as its theme “A Time For Change & Innovation,” the daytime conference will this year place a particular emphasis on the people and companies who are successfully finding new ways of doing business at a time of unprecedented change for the entertainment industry. Meanwhile, by night delegates will once again be able to see some of the hottest emerging artists from the UK and abroad perform live at the historic 100 Club and Borderline venues.

MUSEXPO Europe will take place at London’s Cumberland Hotel from June 29 to July 1, 2009. Coming just two days after the Glastonbury Festival, it will provide a perfect opportunity for executives from the UK and overseas to network, discuss new business ideas and share inspiration in the most exciting city in Europe. Ajax Scott, former Publisher of UK trade magazine Music Week, has joined MUSEXPO Europe as Creative Director for 2009.

The show’s organizers are already working hard to ensure that the caliber of executives and artists appearing at this year’s event even surpasses those of 2008, which attracted executives including XL Recordings Chief Richard Russell, Sony Music Entertainment UK CEO Ged Doherty, EMI Global Head of A&R Nick Gatfield, Electronic Arts Worldwide Head of Music Steve Schnur, Mute Records Founder Daniel Miller, the legendary Harvey Goldsmith and many others.

Among the speakers already confirmed for 2009 are: ITB co-Founder Barry Dickins, Fiction Records Managing Director Jim Chancellor (who was last week was named A&R of the year at the Music Week Awards), Infectious Records President Korda Marshall, Sony/ATV Managing Director Rakesh Sanghvi, BBC Radio 1 Head of Music Policy George Ergatoudis, AMV-Talpa Germany’s Managing Director Jens-Markus Wegener, Xfm Head of Music Mike Walsh, NME Radio Managing Director Sammy Jacobs and many others to be announced in the coming weeks.

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British-born and Los Angeles-based A&R Worldwide/MUSEXPO founder Sat Bisla says, “We had such a truly fantastic response to the first MUSEXPO Europe that we vowed to return to London as soon as we could. We showed that there is a gap in the market for a truly international event in London that combines music and business and places the strongest emphasis on connecting people and ideas that create tangible outcomes.

“This year the event will build on the quality, focus and ethos the world has come to expect from MUSEXPO in the US and Europe. In 2008 we showed we could deliver quality in depth. In 2009 we’re going to do it even more.”

London is calling MUSEXPO back!

We were so pleased with the response to the inaugural MUSEXPO Europe last year that we vowed to bring the event back to London as soon as possible. And we’re delighted to be able to confirm that we’ll be doing just that this summer when we return to the Cumberland Hotel just by London’s historic Marble Arch. Watch this space for the announcement over the next couple of weeks.

The basic format of conference and networking sessions during the day and live shows by up-and-coming artists at night will remain at the heart of the event, but this year it will be even better than 2008. Last year we attracted hundreds of the most influential music, media and technology executives from 30+ countries across four continents, and hosted speakers as diverse as XL Recordings chief Richard Russell, Sony UK CEO Ged Doherty, EMI global head of A&R Nick Gatfield, Benchmark Capital entrepreneur in residence David Goldberg, Electronic Arts head of music Steve Schnur, head of MySpace UK Anthony Lukom, and industry pioneers Seymour Stein (Sire Records) and Daniel Miller (Mute) and Harvey Goldsmith. This year we’re going to do that and a whole lot more besides.

We’re also going to build on the live foundations established last year, when the bands performing included the likes of Temper Trap and thecocknbullkid ’ who were both unsigned at the time but have now gone on to ink deals with Infectious and Moshi Moshi/Island respectively ’ and hotly-tipped newcomer Laura Izibor (Atlantic). If you’re interested in having your band play MUSEXPO Europe 2009 then click here (insert link) to find out how to submit your demo via our partner SonicBids.

We’ve also still got some sponsorship opportunities open, so if you’re interested in pushing your brand in front of an audience of key international tastemakers and decision makers then click here. Last year our partners included MCPS-PRS, MusicMatrix, Nokia Music, Eletronic Arts, Sonicbids, GoNorth, Music Export Finland and Arbor Records.

We’re really excited to be coming back to London (after we’ve got MUSEXPO Los Angeles out of the way of course’) and we hope you feel the same way. If you want to be added to our mailing list so that you can be sure you’re among the first to hear about all the updates as they happen, then sign up here (insert link).
In the meantime, if you want to see who spoke or performed at MUSEXPO Europe 2008 then click on the tabs above, or click on the following link to see photos and daily blogs from last year http://www.musexpoeurope.blogspot.com/.

Speak to you soon!
The Musexpo Europe team