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The Great Escape 2011
TGE Previews: What now after MySpace?
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 26 April 2011
Every day in CMU this month we are previewing a different session taking place at this year’s CMU-programmed Great Escape convention, which takes place from 12-14 May at the Brighton Dome.
And this year, once again, PRS For Music will be taking over the Pavilion Theatre on day one of the convention and producing and presenting a whole strand of great sessions, including our first keynote event, which is sure to be one of the stand outs of the whole convention.
PRS for Music’s Chief Economist Will Page will be looking at the role of direct-to-fan platforms, for labels and artists, today and in the future. With MySpace no longer the fan engagement platform of choice, what else is out there, what do they offer, and how can artists best use these competing technologies to recruit, engage and sell to fans? Joining Will on stage will be representatives from some of those services filling the gap left my MySpace’s demise, namely Topspin’s Ian Rogers, Bandcamp’s Andrew Dubber and Soundcloud’s Dave Haynes. Let the battle commence!
This panel takes place on the Thursday of the convention. To get into it, plus to attend all the other great panels, sessions, parties and gigs taking place at The Great Escape this year, get your delegates pass from escapegreat.com.
