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McGowan’s Musings

It’s been an interesting and active

month since last we were in touch - I’ve

been to another couple of conference

events, Waves in Vienna and Bratislava,

and MaMA in Paris, where, as ever I

met good people and noticed that a

recurrent theme is figuring out how

and where to make money in this ever

changing business. Also at the urging

of my son and others I finally decided

to make the move from PC to Mac – it’s

driving me crazy, my grandson who was

2 today would definitely cope better with

the changeover, so if any of you find it

difficult to reach me, or there’s a delay,

it’s probably because I’m banging my

head on a keyboard – everyone tells me

it’s so much more intuitive, if that is the

case I must be strangely wired! However,

we’ll get there I suppose. Anyway I

haven’t mentioned the weather yet, have

I Anne Hochstein of the Reeperbahn

Festival? However, as you mention it,

it is all a bit weird, I left Paris on what

was like a mid – summer day and then

encountered the tail end of a hurricane in

Brighton, it’s all very confusing!

But – back to business, this matter

of figuring out how to monetise a

music business career was discussed in

Bratislava and Paris. Kristin Thomson

of the Future of Music Coalition in the

US presented a research document in

Slovakia, which listed 45 different sources

of earnings for musicians, this became 46

during the panel when someone added

performing in people’s front rooms to

the list. In Paris economist Chris Carey

presented some very interesting figures

that in many cases went against general

assumptions as to where the money

comes from, and perhaps even more

crucial, where it will come from. Then a

recent Billboard article focussed on the

sector usually highlighted as the main

money spinner for artists these days

– yes, the area that most of you work

in – live, of course, presenting the case

that many arena headliners walk away

with just $30 pre-tax from every $100

they earn. A US accounting firm Flood,

Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy, says

that roughly 40 percent of tour revenue

goes to costs, 30 percent to commissions

and 30 percent, pre-tax, to the act. As

ever ‘Accurate sales and cost projections

are key’, it seems that less people are

making a killing these days, but perhaps

more people are making a living out of

the music business.

So, with that ‘heartening?’ observation

I’ll return to trying to teach an old dog

new tricks – still if ELO can make such a

successful comeback, and the BBC’s star-

studded version of The Beach Boys’ hit

God Only Knows is a YouTube sensation,

then I suppose all is possible! As ever,

Ladies and Gentlemen – The News!

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The Amsterdam Dance Event has seen

remarkable growth over the last few years,

and the 19th edition, which took place from

Oct. 15-19 saw over 2,200 artists playing

more than 300 events at 120 different

venues. At VIP our experience of ADE is that

it is an outstandingly well run and successful

event, so it hugely unfortunate to hear that

this recent edition has been overshadowed

by the reported deaths of four people.

According to Dutch paper de Volkskrant,

two ADE attendees died after falling ill

over the weekend, the two incidents

were apparently unrelated. A 21-year-old

Dutch man reportedly died on Sunday,

Oct. 19, after being hospitalized following

an ADE event at the Westergasfabriek the

previous night, and it was also reported

that a 33-year-old Serbian man died after

collapsing outside an ADE event at Club

Lite on Saturday, Oct. 18. Also Dutch

police reportedly confirmed the death of a

41-year-old Dutch woman on Sunday at an

ADE event at Club Lite, according to their

report, a coroner found that the woman

died as a result of ecstasy use.

Also MusicWeek reported that Phoenix

Music International head of publishing

Felix Hines died on Saturday morning while

attending an ADE event,

ADE director Richard Zijlma released the

following statement on Monday:

“The ADE organization is shocked by these

tragic accidents. We are in close contact

with all of the venues, municipalities and

emergency services that are part of the

ADE Festival and every precaution is taken

to ensure the safety and security of the

audience at all participating venues. Each

venue is responsible for its own security and

door policy, and a comprehensive inspection

is also completed at every venue entrance.

Drug use is not tolerated in any way at

ADE and its partners make every effort to

ensure that people are behaving responsibly

at the event. Ultimately there is a limit to

what we can do and individuals must take

responsibility for their own actions. Our

thoughts are with the families and friends at

this time, and we would like to express our

deepest sympathy to them.”

ADE claims that these deaths are the first to

be associated with the annual dance industry

conference in Amsterdam, and we are

certainly unaware of any previous incidents

over the last eighteen editions of the event.

However there is no doubt that these

casualties will lead to the implementation

of even more security practices both in

Amsterdam and at other events..

Due to the number of other events taking

place at the same time VIP News was not

able to attend this edition of ADE, but our

colleague David Balfour of Record of the Day

, did attend and wrote the following as part

of his report. We thoroughly agree with what

he has to say and he is happy for us to quote

him in this article:

“Whilst the deaths at ADE 2014 were

undoubtedly tragic, we feel it would be a

mistake to try and come up with a summary

or opinion of what happened. It’s been

officially acknowledged that drugs were

involved in some of those deaths. This

raises questions over security, door policies,

availability of drug testing facilities and even

government policy. These are perennial

questions for both the club industry and

society at large. We feel that they have little

directly to do with the ADE event itself. To

suggest that the organisers can be held in

any way responsible for the actions of all the

individuals who attend the event would be

wrong. We prefer therefore to focus on what

makes ADE each and every year one of the

most valuable and useful events we attend.”

Success of Amsterdam Dance Event Marred by Reports of DeathsAllan McGowan [email protected]

ADE director Richard ZijlmaDavid Balfour of Record of the Day

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One of the main aims of the organisers of

the MaMA Event has been to attract the

international music industry to the heart of

Paris by staging a conference and showcase

event that could stand up alongside the

other major professional forums already

established throughout Europe, in terms

of attracting both professional and public

attendants. This fifth edition added an

extra day to become a three day event, and

the indications are that the aims are being

achieved. Even though an increasingly

congested calendar included The Amsterdam

Dance Event, Music and Media in Tampere,

Finland and the Association of Independent

Festivals Congress in Cardiff, Wales, on the

same dates, MaMA reports an increase in

attendance figures.

4372 professionals participated in the 2014

edition, a 15% increase on the 3800 in 2013,

taking part in more than 60 conferences, 48

debates and workshops, presentations and

17 networking activities including 1200 face-

to-face speed meetings, initiatives corner,

and the apéro-showcase. 67 nationalities,

10% up on the 61 in 2013 were represented.

Most prominent was the rise in attendance

from Africa, Asia, and Latin America. 1705

companies were present, again up on the

1578 in 2013, plus 420 accredited journalists.

Around 100 concerts were staged in twenty

concert halls and venues atypical of the

Montmartre and Pigalle areas of the City

attracted 7000 concertgoers as well as

professionals.

The Wednesday morning kicked off with

MaMA Zapping, this is a good and informative

format, being a fast moving coverage of

current topics and subjects to be covered in

the following sessions, covering streaming

and subscriptions and the present market

situation in China amongst other things. The

conference panel sessions were in the main

well attended and definitely worth attending,

two main conference sites presented a full

and particularly comprehensive programme.

Festivals financing and even fun were well

covered and a certain panel featuring an

imaginary band, The Wanabees, planning a

campaign for the UK, Germany and France

scored high on the entertainment level,

reflecting how much this business uses and

needs humour in its day to day workings!

Also the very down to earth Michael Eavis,

the founder of Glastonbury charmed a full

room during his interview by Jeremy Silver,

and even managed to book an act from the

stage for next year’s festival, when answering

a question from David Stopps, manager of

the recently reformed Thomson Twins!

The next edition is scheduled for the 14th,

15th & 16th October 2015.

MaMA Reports 5th

Successful EditionAllan McGowan [email protected]

”Meet China” - event at MaMA 2014

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Music & Media -A Warm Welcome In FinlandManfred Tari [email protected]

This was the 25th edition of the industry

convention Music & Media in Tampere in

Finland. And it was very good edition...

It wasn’t as cold as expected when Music &

Media went ahead from October 16 to 18

with temperatures between 4 degree Celsius

and above in the sunshine. Besides the

weather it was primarily the settings of this

conference that attracted delegates. Music

& Media had according to its organizer “700

delegates and 130 showcase gigs in nearly

20 different venues.”

It is very convenient that everything takes

place in walking distance. Also impressive

is that the majority of the visitors of this

industry event seem to be pretty young.

In fact it was quite astonishing to see that

compared to various other conventions

the average age of the players within the

Finish music business seem to be something

between late twenty and mid thirty.

Most panels were well attended even if the

majority of them were in Finish language.

Yes, the average age at the major record

company panel was a bit above the general

average, but nevertheless the audience

was spiked with young fresh fellows. Also

remarkable is that the major companies

Sony and Warner Music both runs live

entertainment units in Finland.

Anyhow, this edition put a focus on

the German music market, a combined

measure with the industry organisation

Music Finland that will put a focus on this

market throughout 2015. One highlight was

a keynote interview with Folkert Koopman

of FKP Scorpio at Music & Media. Another

part of this campaign will be that Finland

will become the partner country for music

convention Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg

in Germany. With Music Finland the Finnish

music industry has an organisation in place

that seem to act very closely with the music

sector and serve the needs of this sector

very efficiently. At least Music Finland was

mentioned here and there during some

conference sessions and even at the Industry

Award show for its efforts and its service in

support of the music business in Finland.

VIP News consulted Paul Cheetham for an in

depth interview about Music & Media and a

bit of input about what he has been doing

since he left Berlin Music Week and Berlin

in general.

Before Cheetham moved to Berlin he actually

worked for quite while as a promoter in

Finland where he stayed in Helsinki.

VIP News: What are your thoughts on

the current edition of music & media?

Paul Cheetham: I enjoyed attending Music

& Media again this year. I was pleased to

see so many new faces in the business there.

The event was well attended by the locals,

indicating that the music industry in Finland

is still quite healthy and interesting. The

conference was well produced with some

interesting panels and networking sessions,

and a great chance to meet the key Finnish

companies and see the best new acts from

the country.

VIP News: When were you last at music

& media and what has been the main

difference between the previous and

the current edition?

Cheetham: I last attended Music & Media

as a delegate in 2008, when I still lived and

worked in Helsinki. The main difference

this year was perhaps the introduction

of a new initiative by Music Finland called

the International Summit. This was a

dedicated seminar program integrated into

the Music & Media conference that was

focused on placing internationally minded

Finnish professionals with the International

delegates. This seemed to be quite effective

although I suppose it made it more difficult

to meet delegates that were not involved in

the Summit seminars.

VIP News: You worked in Finland for

quite a while as a promoter. When was

that and what were your findings about

the concert market in Finland compare

to other European markets?

Cheetham: I worked in Helsinki as an

international talent booker for a concert

promoter called Welldone agency between

1999 and 2005 - almost exactly during

the process of the privately-owned Nordic

promoters being bought up by EMA Telstar

and then being sold to SFX, which then

became Clear Channel Entertainment and

finally Live Nation. Back then, the concert

and festival business in Finland was pretty

good, with some high quality venues in

the main cities and dozens of local festivals Professor Jens Michow,BDV

Paul Cheethaamabout Music & Media, Finland

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each summer, but it was difficult to get

as many artists to Finland as performed in

the rest of Scandinavia, mainly because of

the extra travel days and costs involved in

crossing the Baltic Sea. It felt like the edge

of the world so we started working with

BDG in Tallinn with the idea that we could

open up the Baltics and rather than offer

1-2 shows in Finland, we could offer 4-5

shows including the Baltics and perhaps

St Petersburg or Moscow, making it more

time and cost effective for artists to include

Finland in their schedules.

When it came to festivals, we had some

great events to work with, such as

Provinssirock, Ruisrock, Ilosaarirock, Pori

Jazz, Tuska Metal Festival, for example, but

quite often we were competing for artists

with festivals in central-Europe and that

usually made things more expensive to get

the artists we wanted. I think Provinssirock

was at its most successful back then when

it partnered with Hultsfred in Sweden so

that the two events could share several

international artists over the weekend.

You can see where this concept might be

effective for the new FKP Scorpio set-up.

VIP News: You interviewed Folkert

Koopmans at music & media. What

do you think about the move of fkp

scorpio to team with up fullsteam

agency?

Cheetham: I was asked to give a keynote

interview with Folkert because I know the

Nordic market pretty well still, and I’ve

also worked with all the players involved in

the deals that have just been announced

by FKP. The Nordic market has remained

relatively stable for 2-3 decades, mainly

because of EMA Telstar/Live Nation’s

dominance in that time. There is no

question that FKP Scorpio’s move into the

market is shaking the region up. On one

hand it is breathing some fresh life into the

scene, on the other there seems to be a

few people getting hurt in the upheaval,

which is not a pleasant thing to see.

It’s a smart move to partner with Fullsteam

in Finland. Fullsteam is the leading

independent promoter in the country with

a lot of credibility domestically and quite

a good international profile already. It is

a company full of young people, which

probably represent the next couple of

generations of promoters in Finland. The

fact that they have taken over Provinssirock

is another smart move. The festival has

struggled a little for a couple of years and

I’m sure everyone will want to see things

turn around and will show a lot of support

for the event next year. Had FKP/Fullsteam

decided to start a festival from scratch then

they might have faced the difficulties we are

seeing now in Denmark when rival festival

organisers join together to work against

the new event. It is really interesting to see

how things will turn out over the next year

or two. I’m sure we have not heard the last

of this.

VIP News: What is on your agenda since

you left Berlin Music Week?

Cheetham: I’ll continue to run my company,

Heartburst Management, and make the

most of the opportunity I now have to work

with new people, companies, and events.

It was nice to leave Berlin Music Week on

a high, after a positive event in September,

and it’s been gratifying to receive a lot of

pleasant feedback towards the work I did

over the last couple of years. I have been

fortunate enough to have received some

intriguing offers in the last few weeks

and I’ll be able to tell people more about

these very soon, once they are finalised.

I’ll certainly be continuing to attend plenty

of conference and showcase events and,

thanks to the interview session I did with

Folkert in Tampere, I have agreed to get

involved in organising more panels and

workshops at other events in future.

VIP News: Do you intend to stay in

Berlin and what do you like and dislike

in this city?

Cheetham: I don’t know if I’ll stay in Berlin

forever but I do like being there at the

moment and I don’t feel any need to leave

just yet. It’s a great place to be, lots of

opportunities arise from the fact that I am

based there, and there is always something

to do. People visit Berlin all the time so there

are always fresh faces and ideas passing

through.

Berlin is still developing as a city and it

is probably one of the only major cities in

Europe where you feel like you can make

an immediate and meaningful difference

to the creative or cultural landscape so that

feels quite exciting and motivating. On the

Music & Media, Finland

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other hand, people here are still

trying to work out what the

identity of Berlin should be and,

of course, it seems that everyone

in Berlin has a different opinion

about this. I don’t think there

is a definitive right or wrong

opinion, just lots of different

ones, which makes a consensus

difficult to reach and that,

seems to be the Berlin way.

Otherwise, there is not much

to dislike about the city, I am

still yet to meet anyone who

doesn’t love the place.

(Well actually, in the writer

of this article, Paul has at

last met with someone who

is bit concerned about the

mentality of some of those

Berliners, who occasionally

consider the German capital

as the one and only hot spot

and whom forget about the

beauty of the rest of the

world)

Another highlight at Music

& Media was the Finish

Industry Award Gala on

October 18. Also this event

highlights the differences

with other music markets

such as Germany or

the UK as it honours all

players within the various

market segments of this

business equally.

Industry Awards 2014 Winners:Media Personality of the Year: Riku RantalaJournalist of the Year: Mikko Meriläinen, SoundiMusic / Program Director of the Year: Maria Veitola, Radio HelsinkiRadio Station of the Year: Radio HelsinkiOnline Media of the Year: Yle Areena

Music Media of the Year: Yle TeemaManager of the Year: Carla Ahonius, Fullsteam AgencyAgent of the Year: Toni Ritonen, Fullsteam(Michael Monroe, Von Hertzen Brothers, Poisonblack)Promoter of the Year: Mikko Niemelä, Vantaan Festivaalit (Ruisrock)Production Manager / Assistant of the Year: Janne Tamminen, Warner Music LiveVenue of the Year: TavastiaBooking Agency of the Year: Fullsteam

Festival of the Year: RuisrockConcert / Tour of the Year: Cheekin Olympiastadion keikatService Provider of the Year: TikettiMusic Industry Leader Award: Markku Pyykkönen, Joensuun Popmuusikot ry,Suomen rockfestivaalien liitto SURF ryPR / Marketing Manager of the Year: Katja Vauhkonen,Sony Music Entertainment Finland OyA&R Person of the Year: Kari Hynninen, KHY Suomen Musiikki OyMusic Store of the Year: Levykauppa ÄxMusic Publishing Company of the Year: Elements MusicIndie Label of the Year: Svart RecordsMajor Label of the Year: Warner Music Finland

Honourable Mention: Pepe Willberg: Pepe & SaimaaPhenomenon of the Year: Cheekin Olympiastadionin keikatSpecial Prize: Joose BerglundLifetime Achievement Award: Juhani MerimaaTampere Music Award 2014: Helen Sildna

The next edition of Music & Media Finland will be on 14 till 18 October 2015.For further information please check www.musiikkimedia.fi

Agent of the year,Toni Ritonen, Fullsteam

PR / Marketing Manager of the Year

- Katja Vauhkonen, Sony Music

Entertainment Finland

Tampere Music Award 2014- Helen Sildna

http://www.musiikkimedia.fi

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Michael Eavis declined to go into it during

his interview at MaMA in Paris, but the

news that the man who has production

managed Glastonbury’s Pyramid and Other

stages for the last eighteen years, Dick

Tee, has resigned from his position over

“irreconcilable issues” must obviously have

been something on his mind to at least some

extent. Tee and his company EnTEEtainment

have ceased their association with the

festival with immediate effect.

When Melvin Benn and Festival Republic

ended the relationship with Glastonbury

two years ago a number of management

restructures were implemented, led by

APL Events’ Paul Ludford who became the

festival’s Operations Director. Tee himself

became the event’s Head Of Production in

2013, it is possible that Tee’s decision to

leave has much to with these changes.

Tee told Event Industry News: “I am extremely

sad and disappointed that my concerns

regarding the way certain elements of

the festival are now being structured and

managed are not being adequately considered

and dealt with, and as such I have found

myself in an untenable position regarding my

continuing role. ‘Whilst I will obviously miss my

involvement with Glastonbury Festival, which

has been a major part of my life for nearly two

decades, I am looking forward to focusing on

new projects and challenges. As specialists in

site and production management, one thing

is for certain - we are far from ‘hanging up

our wellies’ more a case of looking forward

to ‘moving onto pastures new’”.

Dick Tee is a well known figure in the

industry, having worked closely with Peter

Gabriel, and EnTEEtainment has been

responsible for the production of events

including Reading Festival, Lovebox, T In

The Park, Radio 1’s Big Weekend, the Live

UK Summit and Awards, Outlook Festival,

and even events such as the Chinese New

Year celebrations in Trafalgar Square.

No Indian Headdressesat GlastonburyThe proprietors of on-site shops at the Glastonbury Festival have been asked nicely to stop

selling Native American-style headdresses, this follows on it seems, from Pharrell Williams

wearing one on that cover of Elle magazine, then apologising for any offence this had caused.

Festival co-organiser Emily Eavis told NME, “It isn’t a ban, it’s just that we’ve asked the two

traders selling them to hold off”.

Eaelier this year Canada’s Bass Coast festival banned the sales and the wearing of the headgear.

Emily Eavis it seems was made aware of a petition started by Daniel Round, the creator of

a campaign aimed at introducing, “..positive discussions about the stereotyping of Native

Americans and the headdress.”

I may be wrong but I’m sure I remember Jamiroquai sporting a fully feathered headdress some

years ago, with no complaints, also didn’t one of The Village People wear one? – Ed.

Production ManagerResigns at GlastonburyAllan McGowan [email protected]

Dick Tee

Pharrell Williams in a native American head-dress on the cover of Elle magazine

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The Festival panels at MaMA this year, and

I think it’s safe to say at every other event

where festivals have been the subject

under discussion for the past few years,

the lack of headliners and artist exclusivity

have been raised as main points of

consideration. However, the announcement

by Belgian festival Rock Werchter that it is to

accommodate the availability of one of its

headliners by shifting its dates forward by

one week next year is as far as I know the

first of its kind.

Rock Werchter was founded by Herman

Scheuremans in the mid-70s and has

always taken place over the first weekend

in July, until now. In 2015 the event will run

from 25-28 June. The Festival issued the

following statement: “This means we’re

moving the festival one week forward, to

fit the schedule of one of the headliners.

Negotiations are still ongoing, and we

cannot reveal any names just yet”.

We still don’t know the name of the act in

question, although there can’t be that many

headliners that would rate such a drastic

move, so all guesses on a postcard please…

How much effort in terms of reorganising

bookings etc already put in place for the

original dates of 2-5 Jul is not known. One

would think that Rock Wechter would push

for exclusivity, but at the moment whether

they have that is not known either. Watch

this space!

Rock Werchter’s 2014 headliners were

Metallica, Arctic Monkeys, Kings Of Leon

and Pearl Jam.

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City Showcase has announced the first free

music industry event encouraging enterprise,

creativity, employment and debate in the

entertainment sector. Finding The Future,

will be held at the Apple Store on Regent

Street, London W1 from Thursday 13th to

Saturday 15th November 2014.

The 3-day event, which runs from 2pmto

8-30pm on each day, provides a platform

for aspiring entrepreneurs and jobseekers to

meet, speak to, learn from and share ideas

with leading music industry experts and

peers.

The panels and presentations include wide-

ranging topics such as careers in A&R, music

sales, songwriting and live music, as well as

exploring the DIY ethos of the independent

music market, including taking control of

your career, online business models and

brand partnerships. Key executives already

lined up to chair, moderate and speak at

panels include moderators Guy Fletcher

(PRS for Music Chairman), Sean Devine

(ASCAP), Paul Hutton (Metropolis Music),

Matt Dixon (Band2Market), Tim Ingham

(Music Week), Chris Cooke (CMU), Liz

Stokes (Record of The Day), Nanette Rigg

(City Showcase) and Oliver Tuercke (PRS

For Music).

Panellists include Alex Boateng (Island),

Colin Barlow (RCA), Claire Horseman

(Coda), Daniel Lloyd-Jones (Sony ATV), Ed

Horrox (4AD), Eliot Kennedy (songwriter)

Ivor Wilkins (Mama Group Jim Reid

(Warner Chappell), Jo Charrington

(Capitol), Mark Mulligan (MIDiA), Martin

Goldschmidt (Cooking Vinyl), Ollie Hodge

(Columbia), Rebecca Kane (The O2), Simon

Williams (Fierce Panda), Stuart Galbraith

(Kilimanjaro Live) plus many more.

There will be daily performances from

heavily tipped new acts between 8 and

8-30pm with songwriters and artists

Tallia Storm (Virgin Records), Kimberly

Anne (Polydor Records) and Nick Brewer

(Island Records) performing and answering

questions alongside their management,

publishers and labels.

City Showcase Announces ’Finding The Future’ Music SeminarAllan McGowan [email protected]

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Following the remarkable response to her

series of comeback shows at London’s

Hammersmith Apollo, there was an

assumption that Kate Bush would walk

away with the major prizes at this year’s

prestigious Q Awards, presented by the

leading fashion and lifestyle magazine of

the same – letter. The ceremony was held

at the Grosvenor House and hosted by

Absolute Radio DJ Christian O’Connell.

However it was Leicester heroes, the rock

band Kasabian that walked away with the

awards for best live act and best act in

the world. Their last night of Glastonbury

headline appearance were thought to have

swung the votes.

You’d be hard pressed to find anyone that

would object to Wilko Johnson’s Q Icon

Award, following the former Dr. Feelgood

and Blockheads guitarist’s amazing recovery

from what had been diagnosed as terminal

cancer at the end of 2012. Receiving his

Award he said, “I feel so iconic, I feel like

a little flat square thing that sticks on the

computer screen. That’s an icon”. He went

on to say that a holiday in Japan had helped

him get his strength back following the big

operation, which involved the removal of a

3kg tumour, his whole pancreas, and parts

of his stomach and other organs, adding:

“I think very soon I’m going to go into a

rehearsal room with the band and see if I

can remember how to do it”.

Best album was Elbow’s latest release, The

Take Off and Landing of Everything, beating

records by Manic Street Preachers, Kasabian,

Damon Albarn and The Black Keys. Paolo

Nutini’s Iron Sky received the best track

award, while the 22-year-old soul sensation

Sam Smith was named best new act.

Ed Sheeran won best solo artist, and lifetime

achievement and special honours went to

to Simple Minds, Culture Club, XTC’s Andy

Partridge and French composer Jean Michel

Jarre, Johnny Marr of The Smiths and The

Charlatans.

It appears that October/November have become the music business award months – either they take place then, or we hear about them, so here’s a round up:

AN ABUNDANCE OF AWARDSAllan McGowan [email protected]

The Q Awards

WINNERS IN FULL

Best new act: Sam Smith

Maverick: St Vincent

Best track: Paolo Nutini - Iron Sky

Best solo artist: Ed Sheeran

Songwriter: Andy Partridge

Best album: Elbow - The Take Off

And Landing Of Everything

Best video: Jamie xx

- Sleep Sound

Best live act: Kasabian

Hero: The Charlatans

Outstanding contribution to

music: XL Recordings

Inspiration: Simple Minds

Les Paul award: Johnny Marr

Classic album: Pink Floyd

- Dark Side Of The Moon

Innovation in sound:

Jean Michel Jarre

Icon: Wilko Johnson

Idol: Culture Club

Best act in the world today:

Kasabian

Wilko Johnson

Double winners Kasabian were named ‘the best band in the world’

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The fifth awards ceremony for the Live Music Business Awards took

place at the Radisson Blu Portman Hotel in London on October

16, follownt the UK Live. ITB’s Prue Almond was named Unsung

Hero, while Barry Dickins picked up his award for Outstanding

Contribution. Kate Bush at the Evetim Apollo won Spectacle Of The

Year (Best Production), while newcomers Royal Blood won for both

Breakthrough Artiste and Best Festival Performance for their show

at Glastonbury.

Live Music Business Awards 2014

THE FULL LIST IS

Best Venue Teamwork - Stadium:

Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Best Venue Teamwork - Arena:

The SSE Hydro, Glasgow

Best Venue Teamwork - Theatre/ Concert:

Troxy, London

Best Venue Teamwork - Art Centre:

Band on the Wall, Manchester

Best Venue Teamwork - Art Centre:

Norwich Arts Centre

Best Venue Teamwork - Campus:

The Forum Hertfordshire, Hatfield

Best Venue Teamwork - Major Club (cap 800+):

Rock City, Nottingham

Best Venue Teamwork - Club (cap under 800):

Thekla, Bristol

Agent of the Year:

James Rubin, The Agency Group

(Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, ASAP Rocky)

Artist Manager of the Year:

Stuart Camp, Rocket Music (Ed Sheeran)

National Promoter of the Year:

SJM Concerts

Regional Promoter of the Year:

Cuffe & Taylor, North West

Indie Promoter of the Year (Local impact):

Kai Harris, Advance Promotions (South East)

Tour Manager of the Year:

Tre Stead (Frank Turner)

Best Record Label Partner:

Callum Caulfield, Atlantic

(Ed Sheeran, Frightened Rabbit)

Spectacle of the Year (Best Production):

Kate Bush at Eventim Apollo

Best Festival (cap 40,000+):

Bestival

Best Festival (cap 15,000-39,999):

Secret Garden Party

Best Festival (cap under 15,000):

Festival No 6

Breakthrough Artiste:

Royal Blood

Greatest Brand Impact:

Tuborg

Best Festival Performance:

Royal Blood at Glastonbury

Unsung Hero:

Prue Almond, ITB

Outstanding Contribution:

Barry Dickins, ITB

Best Festival Performance; Royal Blood at Glastonbury

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The first ever Festival Congress Awards took place as part of the

Association Of Independent Festival’s Festival Congress event in

Cardiff. The following Awards were presented:

This year’s UK Festival will take place on December 1 at London’s

Roundhouse.

The UKFA Conference will also take place during the day: the

following panels and speakers are already confirmed; others are to

be confirmed very soon:

• Powerful Thinking Presents: The Show Must Go On:

Alison Tickell (Julie’s Bicycle), Melvin Benn (Festival Republic),

Chris Johnson (Shambala Festival), Katie Maddison (Bestival),

Penny Mellor (A Greener Festival), and Rob Scully (Glastonbury).

• Get The Professionals in: Time To Bid Farewell to The

Amateur Promoter?

Jim King (AEG Live), Zac Fox (Kilimanjaro Live), Teresa Moore

(Buck University), Mark Hamilton (SRS International) and Dan

Walsh (Full Fat).

• Disruptive Innovation and The Data-Driven Future of

Festivals:

John Probyn (Live Nation), Lawrence Griffith (Digital Factory),

James Cobb (Crowd Connected), and Donna Krawczyk

(Barclaycard).

• Fat Bottom Line: It Makes The Rocking World Go Round:

Chris McCormick (Blue Peg), Brian Grew (Live Nation), Paul Pike

(IVS), and Koen Hofmans (PlugGo)

First Ever Festival Congress Awards presented UK Festival Awards

Supporter Of Emerging Talent Award: 2000 Trees

New Festival On The Block: Fire In The Mountain

Mind-Blowing Spectacle Award: The Arcadia Spider

Smart Marketing Campaign Of The Year:

Bestival Mirror Ball

Emmet Brown Award: Shambala Festival

- Fuel Efficient Technology

Random Act Of Kindness Award:

End Of The Road audience - Festival Wood

Unique Festival Site: Festival No.6

Festival Venue Of The Year: End Of The Road:

The Garden Stage

Silver Service Award: Goan Seafood Company

Friendliest Security Staff: Showsec

Culture & Tourism Award (Forward Thinking Local

Authority): Dorset County Council

Live Act Of The Year: Catfish & The Bottlemen

Artist For The Audience: Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip

Festival Blogger Of The Year: Shell Zenner

Unsung Hero: James Goodall

The Outstanding Contribution Award: Rob da Bank

Glastonbury’s iconic Arcadia spider, Photo Glastonbury Facebook

Melvin Benn(Festival Republic)

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The 2015 EBBA’s will take place on January 14 in (as usual!) the

Dutch city of Groningen. Most winners of the 2015 European Border

Breakers Awards (see IP/14/1135) will perform in a televised show in

Groningen hosted by Jools Holland.

www.europeanborderbreakersawards.eu

The act receiving the most votes will win the Public Choice Award.

Fifteen lucky voters, chosen at random from different countries, will

be invited to the award show: each will be able to bring a friend and

the prize includes their flight and hotel costs.

The vote is open from 21 October - 19 December 2014

The European Border Breakers Awards Show

Klangkarussell (Austria)

Melanie De Biasio (Belgium)

MØ (Denmark)

Indila (France)

Milky Chance (Germany)

Hozier (Ireland)

The Common Linnets (Netherlands)

Todd Terje (Norway)

Tove Lo (Sweden)

John Newman (United Kingdom)

EBBA Show and host Jools Holland

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In September of this year music and

entertainment venture Jockey Club Live,

the joint venture between the UK’s leading

racecourse group, Jockey Club Racecourses,

and live music and entertainment experts

Live at the Races, announced that it had

staged live music after horse racing for

nearly 300,000 people in its first year of

operation; including just over 10,000 more

general admissions sales than in 2013 at

Jockey Club Racecourses, where previously

artists and production were booked through

a third party supplier arrangement. Chief

Executive Andrew Wilkinson stated that

booking acts directly had helped to secure

talent more cost-effectively and Jockey

Club Live used these savings to invest in far

better sound, staging and production at the

events, resulting in very positive feedback

from racegoers and artists alike.

Jockey Club Live events were staged at Jockey

Club Racecourses and through contracts

with Newbury and York racecourses from

Saturday 31st May through to Saturday 6th

September. Artists included Sir Tom Jones,

Jessie J, Kaiser Chiefs, Beach Boys, Dizzee

Rascal, James Blunt, Boyzone and Wet Wet

Wet. Based on attendances, Jockey Club

Live claimed to be the sixth largest music

promoter in Britain, and has now announced

a new partnership with AEG Live, one

of the world’s leading companies in live

entertainment promoting. Under this new

agreement AEG Live will provide live music

promotion expertise to Jockey Club Live and

will assume responsibility for booking artists

to appear at the company’s forthcoming

shows from summer 2015 onwards.

Jockey Club Live was launched in 2013 by

Andrew Wilkinson and Simon Halden, in

partnership with The Jockey Club, which

runs the biggest racecourse group by

turnover in the UK. Wilkinson and Halden

have between them worked with numerous

international artists including Elton John,

The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Take That

and Kylie Minogue among others. Wilkinson

is the founder of leading concert tour

production and management company

KingStreet Tours, while Halden founded

Sports & Outdoor Media International PLC

and The Frontiers Group. Jockey Club Live

was established to increase the popularity

and commercial success of live music events

at the 15 Jockey Club owned racecourses

around the UK. Over 300,000 people

attended the first season of Jockey Club Live

music events throughout summer 2014.

Andrew Wilkinson, CEO of Jockey Club

Live said. “We are delighted to welcome

AEG Live to the Jockey Club Live team. Jim

King and his team are hugely successful

and internationally respected live music

promoters who bring a huge amount of

expertise and experience to the table. Under

their guidance we feel sure that our 2015

programme of events will be amazing and

will build upon the success of our first year.”

Jim King, Senior Vice President, Live Events

at AEG Live said, “We are delighted to be

working with Jockey Club Live and look

forward to bringing together a diverse roster

of acts to play the renowned racecourses in

2015.”

Jockey Club LivePartners With AEG LiveAllan McGowan [email protected]

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This whole site seems to be like a

minefield. The ongoing battle around

Nürburgring continues with a variety of

scenarios including various components

of modern legal, economic and political

drama. There are legal disputes going on

various levels. A new one is that between

DEAG and MLK concerning DEAG’s right

to use the term ‘tradition-festival’ in

reference to its successor festival ‘Grüne

Hölle’ supposed to replace Rock Am Ring

at Nürburging in 2015. An old one is that

regarding the suspicion of ‘betrayal’ by

a former financier from Switzerland who

apparently issued uncovered cheques

in 2009 for about $110 million, when

pretending to buy the site.

But these conflicts are just minor when

compared to new current developments.

Earlier on in October the EU-Commission

finally declared that the purchase of the

insolvent Nürburgring by the car supply

companies Carpricorn and Getspeed could

go ahead.

The EU Commission came into the game

due to an investigation about un-authorised

subsidies by the federal state government of

Baden-Württenberg that once invested 465

million Euro in the site. The EU-Commission

considered these subsidies illegal, but

allowed that the Nürburgring can be sold

to new investors without any imposition

of legal claims and charges regarding the

previously spent illegal subsidies.

So far, so good might some have thought?

The decision by the EU-Commission

regarding the new buyer was binding on

Capricorn and Getspeed. The companies

won the bid tendered by the administrators

to buy the site for 77 million Euros,

whereby Capricorn was to hold 66 percent

and Getspeed 33 percent. Capricorn

furthermore announced further investment

of25 million Euro.

But the next chapter in this saga has

now been opened and could cause

another dramatic turnaround that will put

everything in question. In mid October the

administrators released a press statement

that the whole purchase agreement seemed

to be in danger, as they suspected that

Capricorn was not able to pay a tranche of 5

million Euro until the end of October.

If this new escalation takes effect, the

administrators are legally bound to renew

a call for bids for Nürburgring. At the

Facebook-site of the festival Grüne Hölle

the latest posting on October 14 says that

none of the current news surrounding the

Nürburging was likely to have an effect on

the plans of the festival itself.

The plans for a new concert hall in

Dortmund have been in the pipeline for

three years. But now the intention to launch

a new concert hall with a capacity of 3.600

people has reached a formal level. The local

newspapers Ruhr Nachrichten reported

that the investors behind this project have

filed applications at the district council of

Dortmund-Hörde with their construction

plans for the so called Phoenix-Hall in this

sector of Dortmund.

The plans foresee the staging of regular

concerts in this venue, which was formerly

a steel factory. The hall itself is about 2.200

square meters big and was built in 1905. In

2003 the location was renovated and since

them occasionally used for art exhibitions.

Despite the need for such a concert hall in

the town, the question remains how local

politics will respond to the intention by

the investors behind this project. It is not

so long ago when in 2009 the city owners

of the Westfalenhalle heavily opposed the

relocation of the concert venue FZW and its

capacity increase from 500 to 1.500 people.

The Nürburgring-Saga ContinuesManfred Tari [email protected]

New Concert Hall For DortmundManfred Tari [email protected]

Concert Dortmund

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The “Message to the German Lovers” on

Kylie Minogue’s website was clear: All

four concerts of the Australian artist had

been cancelled due to the administrator of

Creative Talent being “unable to confirm

that we have the venues and facilities

needed to be able to put on the shows.”

In response the administrator for the

insolvent concert company Creative Talent

posted on the company website that he

will consider claiming compensation

regarding already paid advance fees.

According to him pre-ticket sales

generated a revenue of 840.000 Euros but

the accumulated loss is estimated at up to

1.4 million Euro. Until the announcement

of the cancellation on October 17 around

12.000 tickets had been sold.

Together with Live Nation Ticketmaster

meanwhile issued a statement that ticket

holders for the four cancelled German

shows can visit other European shows on

the ongoing tour.

Ticket holders who won’t be able to do

so meanwhile can register at https://

creativetalent.insolvenz-solution.de/

to file their claim or compensation.

Sixteen people died when a ventilation grate on which they were

standing collapsed at an open air pop concert in South Korea on

October 17, and one of the organisers has apparently committed

suicide following the disaster.

The grid reportedly situated over a 20m drop, gave way during a

performance by K-Pop group 4Minute in the city of Seongnam,

just 12-13 miles from the South Korean capital Seoul. The collapse

led to eleven others being seriously injured, with eight being

treated for life-threatening injuries.

4Minute, who were not aware of the incident until sometime later,

subsequently issued a statement via their management that reads:

“We can’t express how regretful we are for what happened. The

performance wasn’t solely a 4Minute show, but a stage shared by

many artists for an event. During their performance, none of the

members or staff were aware of the accident and finished their

complete set. It wasn’t until they arrived back in Seoul that they

heard of the news regarding the accident”.

Press reports say that a man named as Mr Oh found dead this

weekend, was one of sixteen interviewed by police who were

involved in organising the show He was seemingly an employee

of the Gyeonggi Institute Of Science And Technology Promotion,

a sponsor of the concert, and had some responsibility for safety

measures.

It is reported that Oh took his own life by jumping from a building

nearby the concert site, while local officials say he left a note that

said: “I apologise to the victims. I’m sorry to my family”.

A police investigation into the circumstances around the tragedy

is ongoing.

Kylie Minogue Cancels German DatesManfred Tari [email protected]

Kylie Minogue

Sixteen Killed in Tragedy at South Korean ConcertAllan McGowan [email protected]

This ventilation grate collapsed at South Korean concert

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VIPNEWS > INDEPTH STORY > OCTOBER 2014

FKP Scorpio’s merger with Fullsteam Agency

and its Festival activities in Denmark, Finland

& Sweden have resulted in some harsh

reaction particularly in Denmark. Gunnar

Madsen, the managing director of Danish

Rock Council ROSA is quoted in one article

referring to the launch of the Tinderbox

Festival in Odense in 2015 as a “Declaration

of War”. The latest news is publication of an

open letter in the Danish music magazine

“Gaffa” by Peter Sørensen, head of Beatbox

Booking who ventured his concerns and

complaints regarding what he considered

from his point of view hostile activities by the

festivals Roskilde, Smukfest, Jelling and Nibe,

since the announcement of the launch of the

new festival Tinderbox.

VIP News asked Petri Lunden of the Swedish

management company Hagenburg with

clients such as the the Cardigans, Lemar,

Neverstore, Anette Olzon for his thoughts

on the latest reactions to the business

activities of FKP Scorpio in Denmark and in

the Nordic music market.

VIP News: What is your comment on

the latest developments in Denmark

regarding the expansion plans of FKP

Scorpio in Denmark and in the Nordic

countries in particular?

Petri Lunden: Personally I think its sad to see

an emotional reaction rather than a rational

solution to a potential dispute, especially

in such a limited market. In Sweden for

instance FKP Scorpio came in and did

huge investments and in return got a huge

marketshare, they made a bet and they won.

So its hard for me to see the 4 festivals in

Denmark flagging a boycott as other than a

way to disrupt competition.

VIP News: Can you understand the

concerns of some of the Danish players

regarding the triple festival set up with

tinderbox, bravalla and provincirock?

Lunden: Concerns as in ‘un-welcome

competition’ yes of course, but would I

personally sanction a cartel with other

competitors to try and keep competition

away in a free market, no, as its not fair to

the audience, the bands and the industry as

a whole to use those kind of methods just

because new competition arises.

VIP News: Do you consider the expansion

strategy of FKP Scorpio as good or as

negative for the Nordic concert market?

Lunden: I’m sure there are positives and

negatives, its negative if you run a festival

unprofessionally and positive if you as

audience and/or artiste crave for more

developed festivals. Competition will keep

everyone on their toes.

VIP News: Would you say FKP Scorpio

pulled the right strings together and

is able as such to establish a proper

competitor towards the Live Nation

network of concert companies?

Lunden: I have no idea, Live Nation’s strategy

seems to be shows 365 days a year and

primarily as providers to existing festivals,

and FKP Scorpios strategy seems to be

festivals and a few selected shows outside

the festival season. So I would rather say that

they complement each other in the markets.

VIP News: How do you rate the chances

for the new music convention ‘Where’s

the Music?” in Sweden?

Lunden: I think its an important initiative,

Way Out West has presented a similar type of

concept in the summer and now “wheres the

music” pops up in the spring which is good

for the trade locally.

VIP News: Is there demand for such a

convention in Sweden or rather from

abroad?

Lunden: Historically no one has survived, so

lets give these ones a few years and we will

see. Sweden has a very strong presence in

the international music market on many levels

and in order to continue this its is crucial that

we get somewhere to meet and exchange

experiences outside our daily work frame.

FKP Scorpio And The NordicsManfred Tari [email protected]

Petri Lunden of the Swedish management company Hagenburg. Photo: Oskari Värä

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VIPNEWS > BUSINESS > OCTOBER 2014 MUSIC IN SHARES

CTS Eventim - Long Lasting Investigations

This story reaches back until 2003 and still seems to be ongoing.

The newspaper “Die Welt” reported on still ongoing investigations

against Klaus Peter Schulenberg, the CEO of CTS Eventim regard-

ing bribery by the prosecution department of Munich. The pros-

ecutors suspect that Schulenberg was involved in illegal secondary

ticketing sales for the World Cup 2006. In question is the sale of

52.000 tickets worth around 12 million Euros, according to the

newspaper that has copies of prosecution department files and

internal documents that are supposed to cover agreements and

dubious loans regarding such illegal deals. The newspaper reports

that Schulenberg is in the centre of the investigations that have

already been extant since 2009. In case the prosecutors officially

file a case, such a crime, if found guilty can receive a maximum

sentence of five years in jail.

But until now, no further news has become public if case will be

filed. Anyhow, the last reported share price for CTS Eventim was

22.96 Euro, this time it is 20,42 Euro.

DEAG - Keeping The Share Price Level

In reference to the background story of Nürburgring in this edition

of VIP News, the question remains how significantly the economic

impact of the intended festival Grüne Hölle will contribute to the

business performance of DEAG in the future. There are no spec-

tacular news regarding the day-to-day business of DEAG currently

to report, but it can be assumed that the near future will reveal

new details about the Company’s festival plans. Since last time the

share price of DEAG went down 10 cents, from 6.05 to 5.95 Euro

on October 24.

Live Nation - Business Results For Q3 Are Underway

Live Nation announced its business results for the third quarter on

October 30. On September 26 the share stood at $23.96, the cur-

rent share price is $23.47.

SFX Entertainment - At Last The Chairmen Buys Shares

The development of the share price of SFX Entertainment is not

really a success story. Just one year ago the company undertook its

IPO with a share price of $13, but now the price is down to $5.40.

Earlier on at the beginning of October the company filed a state-

ment that company founder and CEO Robert F.X. Sillerman will buy

3 million shares...

Sixth PLC - New Live Music Company

Dean James, the former CEO of the Mama Group has ambitious

plans: “Aiming to be the Live Nation for the mid-market.” James

formed Sixth PLC , backed by partner Apeejay Surrendra, an Indian

family enterprise. Matt McCann has been appointed as COO for

the company and worked previously for Shazaam. Sethu Vaidyna-

than, a senior director and family member of Apeejay, will act as

Chairman and co-founder of the new company that already runs

an office in the UK.

Sixth PLC CEO Dean James stated in a press release : “I’m tremen-

dously excited to finally be able to announce Sixth; we’re building

a smart new global business and are delighted to have found a

partner in Apeejay Surrendra that understands our vision – it will

be interesting to watch the impact a company of its type will have

as a new entrant to the music business. It’s also great to welcome

back Matt McCann to the music industry – the industry will be

stronger with him in it.”

For the beginning the company strategy is to acquire mid-level pro-

moters, management companies, venues and festivals to acquire.

Music In SharesManfred Tari [email protected]

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