[ecrea] LIVE & KICKING: Live music industries

 Solent Music & Southampton Solent University BA Hons Music Promotion 
present:

LIVE & KICKING:
A conference on the live music industries
Plus gigs in collaboration with Independent Venue Week 2015

Music industry legend Alan McGee to headline Live & Kicking conference 
at Southampton Solent University

LIVE & KICKING 2015 conference
Wednesday 28 January 2015, 12.30pm – 4pm
Southampton Solent University
Room HC022, Herbert Collins building
East Park Terrace
Southampton SO14 0YN

    * 12.30 - 1.30 Exit stage left? The state of the live music industry
    * 1.30 - 2.30 Circuit training: how the live music industry works
    * 2.30 – 2.45 Break
    * 3.00 – 4.00 Riots, Raves & Rock’n’Roll: What’s The Story? Alan 
McGee in conversation


“Downloads may be replacing CDs but they can’t ever replace the sensory 
and social experiences of gigs and festivals.  Further, the financial 
value of live music to the music industry has arguably never been 
higher,” says organiser Johnny Hopkins.

Live music boosts the UK economy by £2.2 billion a year, attracts 6.5 
million fans and provides 24,000 jobs each year (UK Music/ Visit Britain 
report).

After the success of last year's first Live & Kicking conference on the 
live music industries, Southampton Solent University’s BA Hons Music 
Promotion course is proud to present the event’s return on Wed 28 
January between 12.30pm-4pm. All students and staff are welcome.

This conference brings together executives from the various parts of the 
music industries with academics and students to discuss the current 
state of the live music industries; how they work; how to get jobs 
within live music; and festivals. The event also serves as a networking 
opportunity for the students to help them get employment advice and work 
experience.

The keynote speaker will be Alan McGee who discovered Oasis by chance at 
a gig in Glasgow. McGee founded the seminal Creation Records using money 
and contacts made from promoting gigs. He has worked extensively with My 
Bloody Valentine, Primal Scream and the Libertines and currently manages 
the Jesus and Mary Chain and Wilko Johnson.

The other guests are: club DJ, remixer and producer Jagz Kooner 
(Prodigy, Kasabian) who is currently setting up a new club in Ibiza; 
Russell Warby who planned the live strategies for Nirvana and the White 
Stripes and currently represents Foo Fighters, Jack White and Vampire 
Weekend; Gillian Porter who has done extensive PR for Reading & Leeds 
Festival, Wireless Festival, Stone Roses, Radiohead and Manic Street 
Preachers; Luke Bainbridge, a music journalist and organiser of the 
award-winning Festival No.6; booking agent Liam Keightley; and Josch 
Young and Alex McCuaig from live promoters Live Nation (Download, 
Creamfields, O2 Guildhall).

Gigs in collaboration with Independent Venue Week 2015


Wed 28th Jan @ 1865 IVW Showcase: Stirling + Spynes + Daisy Chains + 
North Division + more! http://www.the1865.com/events/ivw-showcase/ 
<http://www.the1865.com/events/ivw-showcase/>


Thu 29th Jan @ Joiners presents... Wild Smiles  + Fever, Bel Esprit, Kid 
Ackley http://joiners.vticket.co.uk/product.php/187/wild-smiles 
<http://joiners.vticket.co.uk/product.php/187/wild-smiles> ?

Southampton Solent University teaches BA (Hons) degrees in Music 
Promotion, Popular Music Journalism, Popular Music Production, Popular 
Music Performance, Music Management and Digital Music. The staff 
combines extensive music and media industry experience with academic 
research and teaching.

CONTACTS:

(johnny.hopkins /at/ solent.ac.uk) <mailto:(johnny.hopkins /at/ solent.ac.uk)>
07711 654772

www.solentmusic.com <http://www.solentmusic.com>

www.independentvenueweek.com <http://www.independentvenueweek.com>

Other useful links:

http://www.visitbritain.org/mediaroom/pressreleases/musictourism.aspx 
<http://www.visitbritain.org/mediaroom/pressreleases/musictourism.aspx>

Solent Music is the popular music team’s own in-house work experience 
and employability organisation at Southampton Solent University. Since 
summer 2011, Solent Music has brokered or managed over 800 work 
experiences and worked with a wide range of local music businesses and 
festivals. A website, www.solentmusic.com <http://www.solentmusic.com> , 
celebrates the work experience and entrepreneurial activity of the 
students studying on our courses.



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