Demonstrations - Dance Arch
11.20 -11.40 Digital Versus Analogue Synthesis Vector Lovers
11.40 –12.00 Sampling, cut-ups and Re-editing techniques Sidewinder
12.00 – 12.20 Bulletproof Artwork Design Ali Campbell
12.20 -12.40 Production with Logic Alex Smoke
12.40- 13.00 Creating Sounds In Reason Vector Lovers
13.00- 13.20 Bulletproof Artwork Design Ali Campbell
13.20-13.40 Remixing and putting some acoustic sounds in your mix Sidewinder
13.40- 14.00 Bulletproof Artwork Design Ali Campbell
14.00- 14.20 Playing live with Ableton Live Alex Smoke
14.20. ENDS ON MAIN STAGE
Q & A – Middle Bar
11.15- 12.00
A Fly On The Wall; From BT to MD
An electrifying insight into the career path of the MD of newly merged Super Indie Wall Of Sound/Pias. Mark Jones is quizzed about the exciting route to the top of the independent music business and the thrills encountered on the way. Hear the behind the scenes stories of Stuart Price (aka Jacques Lu Cont), Propellerheads Royksopp....... and more.
12.00-12.45
Young Guns and Old Hands
A Q & A hosted by Soma Records who have been in the recording business 15 years and newly established Say Dirty Records. This session aims to show that you can start up business yourself and gives a few pointers along the way on setting up, funding advice and how the inner drive to succeed is the most important element!
13.00 –13.45
From Broken Windows to Breaking Records
Kenny McGoff, Senior Vice President of A & R at EMI Music Publishing, responsible for signing the Arctic Monkey's, Kasabian, and Soma's publishing shows the path he followed from his first job as a window salesman to signing the hottest new bands around.
14.00-14.45
James Holden: The Balancing Act
World touring DJ, label head honcho of Border Community, cutting edge producer. ‘Holden’ all these jobs down must be hectic! Q & A session.
Playroom; Ideasfactory Seminars
Live and Touring; 11.15 -12.00
Drummer in a band, bedroom DJ, aspiring promoter, avid groupie? How does the live circuit operate and why is touring so essential to the record industry. Scottish punters are well above the UK average for attending gigs, so in this session we get to the bottom of the Scottish gigging itself! What goes on tour stays on tour; not any more, Live And Touring shares a few rock and roll stories!
Speakers;
Dave Clarke (MD) - Soma/Slam Paul Cardow (promoter) – PCL, Brian Reynolds (booker) - Barfly, Neil Robertson (band manager, Bell and Sebastian) – Banchory, Kenny McGoff (Senior Vice President of A & R) – EMI Music Publishing, Stuart McMillan (DJ/Producer/Director) - Soma/Slam.
Signing On; 12.15-13.00
Ever wanted to put a record out with your mates? This session gives an insight into releasing a record and the necessary tools and info to do so. It discusses the technicalities of the recording industry; distribution deals, retail info and legal issues that you need to know about to set up your own record company. The increasing number of websites and the emergence of My Space has given more autonomy to the artist in recent times. This DIY phenomenon will be discussed at length during this seminar.
Speakers;
Luke Selby (Marketing Manager/Label Manager) – Vital Distribution, Richard Brown (Director) – Soma Records, Lesley Patterson (Senior Solicitor) – Thorntons Law, Gavin Robertson (Director) – Flowphonics, Jon Webster (Independent Director) – The BPI, Donnie McKinnon (Accountant) - Stirling Toner.
Music for TV, Film and Games; 13.15-14.00
Have you ever discovered a new piece of music from a film soundtrack or an advert? Has a song you heard on a Playstation game made you the bands biggest new fan? Music For TV, film and games shows how this sector of the music industry operates and how it is important as a new revenue stream for a record company and to the awareness of a band. A panel of experts explain the royalties, routes and recognition that can be gained through getting your tracks licensed.
Speakers;
Duncan McCrone (Scottish Manager) – M.C.P.S, Ed De Vroome (Licensing and Sync Manager) – Soma, Giles Lamb (Sound Editing) – Savalas, Remi Harris (Events and Training) – AIM, Mark Jones (MD) – Wall Of Sound / PIAS, Stuart Flemming (Scottish Manager) – P.R.S
Music and the Media (14.15 –15.00)
The music industry does not only rely on musicians, ‘Music And The Media’ puts the spot light on many other career options this diverse industry offers in Scotland. This seminar puts the emphasis on the medias power to sell records, files, tickets, and how important it is to have a marketing plan to build steam on a record. Successful music journalists, music photographers and music PR professionals come together to discuss what they do, how they got there.
Mark Robertson (Music Editor) – The List, Charlotte Grosse (Head Of Marketing) – Scottish Ballet (formerly EMI/Source) Brian Sweeny (photographer), Jo Blyth (Marketing Manager) – DF Concert / T in The Park, Jim Hutchison (Marketing and Promotions Manager) – Soma
Presentations – Casbah
11.00 -11.30
Intellectual property - what is it and how does it affect the music industry, presented by Thorntons Law.
Thornton’s Law have a specialist IP department and within this session explain the main issues relating to copyright, intellectual property and law.
11.30-12.00
AIM – The Independent Music Industry
A presentation by AIM, the Association of Independent Music, explaining how the independent sector operates.
12.00-12.45
Film Soundtracks presented by Savalas Studios
Savalas will be discussing sound and music to picture. By breaking downtheir own work, they will demonstrate how a soundtrack is conceived and realised. The presentation will focus on commercials, documentaries and feature films. The session will end with a short Q & A.
12.45-13.15
Website design explained, presented by Targeting Innovation
13.15-14.00
The British Phonographic Industry
The Role of the BPI within the music industry.
14.00-14.30
Podcasting Explained, presented by Radio Magnetic
Podcasting is the new buzz word, Radio Magnetic get to the bottom of the new craze.
14.00-14.30
The PPL Presentation
Phonographic Performance Limited Present collecting and distributing airplay and public performance royalties in the UK on behalf of over 3,500 record companies and 40,000 performers.
Kit Demonstrations from Sound Control, Korg, Roland
One to One’s from Bulletproof Alex Smoke Vector Lovers Sidewinder
Stalls And Advice From...........
New Deal For Musicians, Live Music Direct, Ico Ico, Llyods TSB, HSBC, Careers Scotland, Glasgow City Counci,l Targeting Innovation,
Business Gateway, M.U, MCPS / PRS, PSYBT, C.E.O, Ideas Smart, Creative and Cultural Skills, Impact Arts, Radio Magnetic, The List, SMIC, Quantum Recruitment, North Glasgow College,101 dimensions, Stow College, James Watt College, Coatbridge College, Paisley university, PPL, Jewel And Esk College, Young Scot, Urban Learning Space, Sound Contro,l Korg, Sound Performance, Soma,
AIM, BPI, Women Into Enterprise, and Rub A Dub.
+ Prizes as listed b4 with maybe some more..............
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