Time to mention some upcoming music industry events I reckon. First up, the line up for the inaugural MUSEXPO Europe conference has been announced, and it sort of reads like a who's who of the music industry.
Speaking at the event, which brings the popular MUSEXPO format from the US to the UK for the first time, and which takes place in London from 27-29 Oct, will be SonyBMG UK chief Ged Doberty, rather famous promoter man Harvey Goldsmith, new EMI A&R boss Nick Gatfield, EA Games Head Of Music Steve Schnur, Universal top digital man Rob Wells, Nokia Senior Music Manager Steven Stewart, Wall Of Sound chief Mark Jones, Atlantic exec Max Lousada, Radio 1's George Ergatoudis, Radio 2's Jeff Smith, the only surviving Ramone - Tommy, and a whole load of music mangers, including Bruce Flohr (Dave Matthews Band), Doug Mark (Motley Crue, The Game), Jonathan Shalit (Myleene Klass, N-Dubz), Adam Tudhope (Keane) and Iain Watt (Mika). Add to that the evening proceedings, where bands from all the world will play showcases at Metro and Borderline.
Here's what the man behind it all, A&R Worldwide founder Sat Bisla, has to say: "This event is all about bringing creative people together so they can share ideas, music and new business opportunities. It's the people who attend who have made MUSEXPO so successful in the US and I'm delighted we've got such a great line-up for our first European event, with more names due to be announced over the next few weeks. The whole point of the artist showcases at MUSEXPO is to present artists who we believe have exciting international potential in front of a tastemaker audience. Katy Perry performed as an unknown at MUSEXPO in Los Angeles earlier this year and I'm sure that other artists performing in London will follow in her footsteps into the charts around the world".
You'll find more info at www.musexpo.net, and can get press info from [email protected].