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Great Escape’s educational programme confirmed

By | Published on Friday 2 May 2014

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Full details of this year’s educational programme at The Great Escape have been announced, including the previously reported TGE:DIY day, aimed at the grass roots music community.

The DIY programme, supported by Arts Council England and PRS For Music, provides a user-friendly overview of the music business for artists, songwriters, budding new managers, music business entrepreneurs and anyone who wants to work in the industry.

CMU Business Editor Chris Cooke will kick off the day with an overview of the sector, and how artists and their business partners make money. PRS For Music’s Andy Ellis will then lead a panel offering tips on how new talent can capitalise on revenue and funding opportunities at the start of their career, with Rob Woodland from State 51, Julia Payne from The Hub, Phil Nelson from First Column Management and Glenn Cooper from Island Records all offering tips.

In the afternoon the focus will fall on building fanbase, while Suzi Ireland from BIMM and Bearded Magazine will lead a discussion on getting gigs. Then Cooke will return to discuss the kinds of deals artists may enter into as their careers develop, including the all important record deal, after which there’ll be A&R insights aplenty from Alcopop’s Jack Pop and Memphis Industries’ Ollie Jacob. And finally Robert Luis from Tru Thoughts will discuss what it’s like running an indie label in 2014.

TGE:DIY is open to Great Escape delegates, but crucially the grass roots community can get in too by buying standalone tickets at just £15. Click here for the full line-up and here to book your tickets.

Preceding TGE:DIY on the Friday of this year’s convention will be the first ever BIMM Student Sessions at The Great Escape, taking place in the Old Ship Hotel on Friday 9 May. This three hour session will bring together music business students and Great Escape delegates for a series of student-focused discussions, plus record industry legend Seymour Stein in conversation with BPI Chair and former EMI chief Tony Wadsworth.

Says Wadsworth of the Student Sessions: “BIMM and The Great Escape are two of Brighton’s greatest home grown ideas! It’s a huge opportunity for BIMM’s students to be a part of this industry event and to get closer to the very people who do this stuff for a living. In turn, I’m sure the industry delegates will be impressed and hopefully, challenged by the questions they get from students. On a personal level I’m very much looking forward to talking with Seymour Stein about the great artists he worked with – some of the most innovative and influential names in pop history”.

Meanwhile Vaseema Hamilton, Principal of BIMM Brighton, Manchester and Bristol, told CMU: “We look forward to welcoming not only students and alumni from BIMM but also students from other colleges and schools across the South East. We all share a common goal – to promote opportunities in music, encourage entrepreneurship and to motivate young people to think big and believe that everything is possible!”



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