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McGowan’s Musings

I took a train up from the coast to attend the

second edition of Venues Day at Ministry of

Sound in London yesterday (October 19th),

and a fine and well-attended event it was,

with small venue owners and managers

from all over the country coming together

to address the many problems besetting the

sector. A good attendance by politicians and

others too, showing that the hard work of

the Music Venues Trust and others is really

producing positive returns.

The week before I was in Paris for the 6th

edition of the MaMA, Event, (See reports

in this issue). In the same week I could have

attended, if I could have cloned myself (a

dreadful idea I hear you say!), CMJ in New

York, Music and Media in Tampere, Finland,

and The Amsterdam Dance Event. More

and more conference and showcase events

and still the same time as we ever had!

And, you can bet, there will be more, the

first International Festival Forum took place

last month in London, and Yourope kick off

another event in Austria in December (see

this issue), like festivals, there seems to be

an insatiable appetite for these conventions.

Some people go to quite exhausting lengths

to attend as many events as possible; at

MaMA I ran into Neil Dixon, founder and

organiser of Canadian Music Week, he had

just flown in from Toronto, it was his first

time at the Paris event, although there are

few that he has not visited. Realising that the

UK Music Awards also clashed with MaMA

he took the Eurostar to London, took in

the Awards, then got up at 5.00 to catch a

Eurostar back to Paris for the rest of MaMA –

makes me tired just thinking about it!

There was a time when, in the UK at least,

the Mayor of a town or a City was not an

official that you associated with live music,

well, not the genres that we all deal with,

brass bands perhaps, or school concerts,

but it’s interesting that in this issue we

mention two Mayors that have taken a

more than active interest in the activities of

the live industry in their Cities. In London

the flamboyant Boris Johnson on being

informed and convinced of the disastrous

decline of live venues over the past few

years in the UK Capital, commissioned a

report and activated the Music Venues Task

Force. In Hamburg, a City that takes its music

industry very seriously, Lord Mayor Olaf

Scholz regularly speaks at the Reeperbahn

event and addresses the congress of the

German promoters Association, the BDV.

This welcome (if properly advised and

directed by the music industry.) involvement

of City authorities in the cultural, touristic

and economic opportunities offered by

live music is growing fast, and will be

highlighted at the second Music Cities

Convention in Washington DC on Sunday

October 25, which will feature 35 speakers

from 8 countries and 23 cities.

So, next time you see your local mayor grasp

him or her firmly by their gold chain of office

(I presume that’s pretty much the same in

most Cities?), making sure you haven’t

confused them with a bling wearing rapper,

invite them for a pie and a pint, or whatever,

and ask what they intend to do to support

the live industry in your town. You never

know what might come out of it!

So – following that call to action, Ladies and

Gentlemen – The News!

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This year’s Way Out West which took

place on 13-15 August in Gothenburg

saw the festival’s record year with 30.000

visitors per day and a unique number of

approximately 40.000 visitors over all 3

days. Arranged by promoter Luger, the main

festival takes place in the Slottsskogen Park

in central Gothenburg but also comprises

of a Stay Out West evening program at

some of city’s clubs and a Music Conference

attracting key speakers and delegates from

the Music Industry. This year’s impressive

lineup included an array of international

headliners such as Florence & The Machine,

Beck, Belle & Sebastian, Emmylou Harris &

Rodney Crowell and Patti Smith combined

with Swedish headliners and an abundance

of upcoming acts.

The success of this year paves the way for

the festival’s 10th Anniversary next year and

plans are already under way to expand the

festival further.

VIP-News asked Luger’s co-founder, Ola

Broquist, about the plans for next year,

competition in the Swedish market, the

agent/promoter role and the festival’s

demography.

VIP-News: This year’s festival saw your

record attendance. What made this year

so special and how do you plan to beat

that for the festival’s 10th anniversary?

Ola Broquist: We got a nice line up together

that we like to think was well composed,

containing some names you could call real

classic WOW bookings, along with a whole

bunch of interesting new stuff. We believe

that the strong female angle is important.

We had a new, great, marketing team in

place. We are environmentally friendly,

being all vegetarian among other things.

There are many factors. Perhaps luck..haha.

VIP-News: In recent years there have

been several casualties on the Swedish

Festival market as competition comes in

from the FKP Scorpio run festivals such

as Bråvalla. How has Way Out West

survived this wave of competition?

Ola Broquist: The festival audience over

all is still increasing in Sweden, so in that

sense the market is healthy. Sure, there is

competition to get some of the acts, but we

don´t really experience that we target the

same audience. We feel that all our festivals

are really strong brands with a dedicated

audience.

VIP-News: The introduction of the

new festival Tinderbox in neighboring

A Record Year forSweden’s Way Out WestFrom VIP-Daily News

Way Out West

Ola Broquist co-founderWay Out West

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Mayor’s Venue Taskforce Report Calls for Urgent ActionAllan McGowan [email protected]

Denmark caused quite a stir, not the

least because one of the biggest

Booking Agencies in the country was

the promoter. Luger is both a Booking

Agency and the promoter of one of

Sweden’s biggest festivals. Is there a

conflict of interests in one company

sitting on both seats?

Ola Broquist: I didn´t really get that the fuss

on Tinderbox was about that. But to answer

the question, no, we don´t face much

problems relating to this. I believe it´s down

to relations and common sense.

VIP-News: Have you seen a change

in the ticket buyer demography in

Sweden over the last decade and do

you see a better future for festivals

with more comfortable conditions for

festival goers as opposed to the more

traditional festivals with camping?

Ola Broquist: If anything we see a bigger

festival audience now. There is a slightly

older crowd that has at this point been going

to festivals all their life, and they might be

looking for something else than a traditional

camping festival with a teenage audience.

But that doesn’t mean the camping festivals

are out. There is still a young audience for

that. We believe there is room for a big

diversity of festivals now, both in style,

location and size.

VIP-News: Have you confirmed any acts

for 2016 yet and what would be your

dream booking to celebrate your 10th

year?

Ola Broquist: Only a few acts confirmed so

far. We will tell you about the dream when

it comes through!

Following the release of London Mayor Boris

Johnson’s Music Venue Task Force an urgent

city-wide campaign has been launched to

save London’s live music venues. The report

shows that the number of live music venues

has declined by 35% in eight years.

50 venues have closed for good since 2007,

leaving the capital with just 88. Historic ven-

ues such as the Marquee Club, the Astoria,

the 12 Bar Club, Water Rats and Madame

Jojo’s have disappeared from the map, due

to high costs, complaints from residents and

pressures from developers. Many more are

on the brink of closure.

“An increasing population means that

residential development is taking place

cheek-by-jowl with night-time activity,”the

report says. “This pressure, coupled with

rising property prices and increasing costs

for grassroots music venues, is proving too

much and venues are closing.

The report makes six major recommenda-

tions to be implemented over the next few

years to stop the rot.Boris Johnson Mayor of London

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They includes the creation of a “night mayor”

to champion the night-time economy, and

adopting the “agent of change” principle,(as

successfully adopted in Australia) which

makes residential developers responsible for

the costs of soundproofing if they build near

an existing venue.

Thanks to the pressures of gentrifica-

tion and increased demand for accommo-

dation, many music venue landlords have

chosen to sell their properties to developers,

with some turned into flats.

The task force’s report urges local

authorities to offer urgent relief on business

rates for grassroots venues, and to change

highly restrictive and outdated planning

and licensing laws. Venues that have been

there for decades but have new residential

neighbours are vulnerable to noise

complaints, and local authorities have been

quick to withdraw licences at the first sign

of grievance by residents.

The mayor’s office has vowed to work

with councils to demonstrate how live

music venues, far from bringing trouble

and increased police costs, are actually

economically and culturally beneficial.

The report has the backing of both

musicians and venue owners, who said it

was vital something was done before it was

too late.

Jeff Horton, who runs the 100 Club in

the West End, said the live music scene

in London had been decimated over the

past decade. His own running costs were

extortionate, he said, because the venue,

which has been running since 1942, sits

among some of the most expensive real

estate in the world.

The 100 Club pays £180,000 a year in

rent and service charges, and about

£50,000 in business rates. It is one of only

six live music venues left in the West End

and only avoided closure in 2011 thanks to

a commercial partnership with Converse.

Horton said: “As someone who has run a

live music venue for 35 years, I can tell you

that this report is hugely important. This

gives us a chance to change the live music

landscape of London back to where it was

a few years ago.

“There used to be over a 100 live music

venues in the West End and now we’re

down to four or five. I’ve seen my industry

decimated and it really upsets me. If all the

grassroots venue close, where are the big

festival headliners going to come from?”

The musician Frank Turner said, “I’ve

seen a lot of the venues that gave me the

chance to experiment and grow as an artist

disappear,” he said.

“Without the spaces for new talent to

discover itself and its audience, music in

London will die a slow death, and the UK

will lose a huge part of its culture.”

The task force report also envisages the

establishment of a music development

board, which will set a goal for the number

of venues needed to sustain a healthy

ecosystem of live music in London.

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This second Venues Day event held at

London’s Ministry of Sound sold out,

attracting 354 delegates from all over the

UK. The London Venues Report referred to

above was of course mentioned but it was

stressed that venues throughout the rest of

the country face the same problems.

The day kicked of with a welcome from the

Liberal peer, Lord Tim Clement –Jones, one of

three high level politicians in attendance, and

the instigator of the Private Members Bill that

introduced reforms to the Licensing laws in

the area of live entertainment some a couple

of years ago. He was followed by the CEO

of the host venue Ministry of Sound, Lohan

Presencer and Bev Whitrick of the founders

of Venues Day, the Music Venues Trust.

The first panel featured a heavy weight

line up, indicating how seriously the small

venues situation is being taken. Hosted by

Joe Dipple CEO of UK Music, the Minister

of Culture, Ed Vaizey MP and the Shadow

Minister of Culture Michael Dugher MP,

had their say alongside the CEO of the BPI

(British Phonographic Institute) Geoff Taylor,

London Area Director of The Arts Council,

Joyce Wilson, DJ Steve Lamacq of BBC Radio

6 Music, and Mark Davyd CEO of the Music

venues Trust.

Culture Minister Ed Vaizey urged smaller

music venues to apply for more arts funding

to help keep their doors open, stating that,

“A vibrant music venue which is breaking new

acts has just as much right to be considered a

cultural venue as a local or regional theatre”.

Joyce Wilson agreed, telling venue owners in

the room: “Not many of you do apply to the

Arts Council. It’s really hard to support you if

you don’t come and talk to us”.

Music Venues Trust Mark Davyd pointed out

that as he saw it the reasons venues weren’t

applying for funding went beyond simply

being “shy”, as Vaizey had suggested. He

said, “What you’re proposing isn’t actually

any help to us”, he said. “We don’t have time

to fill in hours and hours of very rigorous

paperwork. And if I did it, you wouldn’t

understand anyway. I want to put on a guy

who’s playing white noise through a trumpet

for no apparent reason, other than the fact

that it might annoy someone and it’s just

brilliant. It doesn’t fit in what you’ve got”.

He added that many of the problems facing

venues were not just about funding actual

events, but in maintaining the buildings

and equipment that made them possible.

“People are walking into these venues and

they’re thinking, ‘Wow, live music smells a

bit funny’. We need money to be put into

infrastructure”. At a later point he stated

that the recent availability of funds, such

as the Arts Council and PRS Foundation

Momentum Fund awarded to artiststo help

them tour were probably not going to the

right peopleand would be better used to

support and maintain the actual touring

circuit, which could help all acts, not just

a few.

The politicians seemed sincere in realizing

that the sector needs help, but as his party

is in power Ed Vaizey is the only one that

can offer positive assistance in economic

help, such as a reduction in business rates,

but even that requires discussions with local

councils. The Shadow Labour Minister of

Culture Michael Dugher advocated a national

strategy, but of course these things take

time. However it is obvious that the cries for

help from the small venues have at least been

heard, and there may well be some response.

The fact that, as could be seen at this event,

they are now working together gives more

strength in numbers.

The rest of the day offered more seminars

and workshops aimed at encouraging and

advising venue operators in their day to day

business. It is obvious that the live music

industry cannot do without the grass roots

circuit, so initiatives like Venues Day are vital

and need all the support and encouragement

that they can get - Watch this Space!

Venues Day 2015Allan McGowan [email protected]

Venues Day was held atMinistry Of Sound in London

Lord Tim Clement-Jones openedVenues Day 2015

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The sixth edition of the MaMA Event again took place in Paris, in

the theatres, bars and venues of Pigalle and Montmartre from 14-16

October. Attendance figures were up again, indicating that this French

event has joined established events like Eurosonic and Reeperbahn

as another mainstay in the European Conference calendar. 4625

professionals attended, with 1820 companies represented from

58 countries, taking part in 71 panels, workshops and networking

sessions. 450 journalists covered the event.

Panel topics included the effects of corporatisation on the music

industry, artist rights, big data, promoting artists in multiple territories

and the development of the international festival market. One panel

(chaired by yours truly..) looked at the business set up of the Sziget

Festival to analyse the methods the event employs to successfully and

regularly sell the bulk of its tickets outside of Hungary.

A further touch of typical old style Parisian style was added with

the addition of a new venue, the Theatre d’Atelier, a very charming

old style theatre. As with many of these events there seemed to

be more national and Company parties. The FKP Scorpio party was

particularly well attended, as was the Dutch Export event. Two acts

stood out for me from the Showcases (not that I saw them all!) these

were, Duth rock and roll band The Deaf, and the very stylish French

act, Papooze.

Live music trade body the CNV. Presented figures at MaMA that

indicate that France`s live industry has experienced a growth in both

attendance and revenues for the second year in a row. Over 25.3

million people attended concerts in 2014, up 8% compared to the

previous year, while box office revenues reached 746m, up 3%.

CNV director Philippe Nicolas talked of the live music scene in France

showing “dynamism and diversity” with over 55,000 shows during

the year 2014, 3% of which attracted over 3,000 people (accounting

for 35% of total attendance and 45% of the box office. The average

ticket price was 32, slightly down (-4%) from the previous year.

Concerts attracting less than 200 people represented 60% of the

total attendance.

French Live Industry GrowthReported at MaMA

6th MaMAEvent a SuccessAllan McGowan [email protected]

Business in process atMaMa Event Paris

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The one and only Amsterdam Dance Event again turned out to be a

huge success. The 20th edition of this top notch industry gathering

was even able to increase visitor figures for its festivals and the

number of participating industry delegates.

Richard Zijlma, director of ADE, has set the agenda of the event “for

the next twenty years” already. In the press release Zijlma states:

“Over the last twenty years we have widened the scope of ADE step

by step - and we want to keep developing. This year, for example,

we had the first ADE Beats, a hip-hop program, and ADE Sound Lab

about the technological evolution of sound. We will always look for

ways to keep things fresh and ways to move forward and add to the

festival.”

Very well done and looking forward to visiting ADE sooner or later

again. For further information please check www.a-d-e.nl

For the record,the official facts & figures:

Artists 2,289

Speakers 510

Events 1,001

Festival & Playground visitors 365,000

Conference visitors 5,500

Journalists & media 500

20th Anniversary And New Records for ADEManfred Tari [email protected]

The top 20 main concerts or tours represented less than 5% of the

total number of concerts, but accounted for 23% of the attendance

and 39% of the box office. The top 20 live events included tours by

international acts such as Beyonce and Jay-Z, as well as the Rolling

Stones and One Direction who played at the Stade de France. Leading

French acts included the Vieilles Canailles bill, starring Eddy Mitchell,

Jacques Dutronc et Johnny Hallyday at Bercy, Stromae, Christophe

Mae, Patrick Bruel, Florent Pagny, Tal and Indochine.

The city of Paris suffered a slight drop in attendance (1%) and in

revenues, mostly due to the closing of the capital`s main arena, the

Palais Omnisport de Paris Bercy, closed for renovation.

The 17-venue Zénith network reported a 28% increase in revenues,

reflecting the success of tours attracting 3,000 to 6,000 people per

concert. Overall, the network accounts for 13% of total attendance

and 18% of the box office in France. Festivals also posted growth in

attendance and represented in 2014 about 20% of total attendance

and 17% of the box-office.

CNV director Philippe Nicolas

Richard Zijlma,director of ADE

www.a-d-e.nl

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VIPNEWS > INDEPTH STORY > OCTOBER 2015

In Hamburg on the 28th of September more than 170 members

and guests of the Federal German Association for the Promoters

and Event Business (bdv) celebrated its 30th anniversary with a

congress and a Gala Dinner. The agenda included panels with top

speakers such as the managing directors of Facebook and Google

and the presentation of Germany’s first research of the economic

value of all sectors of the music industry edited by eight of the

most important music associations.

Another main agenda item was the election of a new bdv-board.

The day ended with the traditional bdv-Dinner and a speech by

the Lord Mayor of Hamburg, Mr. Olaf Scholz, well thought of

the music business due to Hamburg’s outstanding activities in

support of the music industry. Amongst the many guests were CTS

chairman Klaus-Peter Schulenberg and DEAG chairman Prof. Peter

Schwenkow.

Prof. Jens Michow was re-elected as President and executive

Manager for the next three years, and the elections for the bdv

board led to the following result (alphabetical order): Christian

Doll (C2-Concerts), Felix Hansen (Landstreicher Booking), Daniel

Rothammer (DEAG), Ulrike Schirrmacher (Berliner Kabarett-

Theater „Die Wühlmäuse“), Stephan Thanscheidt (FKP Scorpio),

Klaus Wollny (Hanseatische Konzertdirektion).

Photo from left to right: Klaus Wollny, Christian Doll, Stephan

Thanscheidt, Prof. Jens Michow, Ulrike Schirrmacher, Daniel

Rothammer, Felix Hansen.

German Concert Promoters Association Celebrates 30th Anniversary -Elects New BoardManfred Tari [email protected]

The new board of BVD

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VIP-News spoke with Dr. Jens Michow

following his re-election as President of the

BDV:

VIP-News: 30 Years of the BDV - What

do you consider to be the association’s

most remarkable achievements?

Jens Michow: The central task of associations

is to better and evaluate the legal and

commercial outline conditions of a market.

This is what the bdv has continuously been

pursuing for 30 years in various tax and

levy fields like withholding taxation, VAT,

trade taxation, social security contribution

and of course the GEMA. We started out

in the 80’s fighting successfully against

the official understanding, that agents

and managers needed a permission from

the Federal Employment office to run their

business. As they thought at that time, that

around 75 of these permissions would be

sufficient for Germany, no further licenses

were granted. The German music business

would have developed in a totally different

direction, if the bdv had not won this

fight at that time. Nobody needs official

permission to be an agent or manager

since. This brought the essential legal basis

for the now more than 1.500 managers

and agents to operate.

We initiated the installment of an

apprenticeship for event merchants and

consulted to the state authorities on the

content of an according curriculum and

examination rules. More than 30.000

young people passed the necessary 3 years

dual training (practical work in companies

combined with attending a business school)

successfully in the past 14 years. Since the

founding of ‘Initiative Musik’ the federal

government’s funding agency supporting

the music industry in the fields of rock,

pop, and jazz in Germany, the bdv has

represented its supervisory board.

In 2006 the bdv initiated and has since

produced the German Live Entertainment

Award Gala. The LEA is considered to be

one of the most impressive cultural Award

Galas in the country.

We were the first to publish market research

on the German Event Market and recently we

were again one of the leading associations

to work on the first research of the

economic value of all the various branches

of the German music industry, published on

the occasion of the Reeperbahn Festival.

Another remarkable milestone of our work

has been the development of standard

contracts for promoters, managers and

agents – being used not only by our

members but by about every company

acting in the industry- as well as hundreds of

consultancy services with our more than 300

members. Last but not least the foundation

of a collection agency for the utilization of

promoter rights – an essential change in the

income structure of promoters.

VIP-News: BDV staged its annual

meeting on September 28 in Hamburg.

What were the main topics on the

agenda for this meeting?

Jens Michow: It was full day congress

program. One of the main topics discussed

was the digital opportunities for Promoters

in the years to come. On the panel amongst

others was Joel Berger, Industry Leader

Media & entertainment of Google Germany

and Martin Ott, Managing Director

Northern Central and Eastern Europe of

Facebook.

VIP-News: BDV has also considered

moving its office to Berlin. How closely

is the Association already connected

with institutional bodies in the City and

in particular, which ones are the most

relevant for BDV?

Jens Michow: First of all we don’t have a final

decision from our members on this topic.

And at this moment – facing Hamburg’s

continuous outstanding activities for music

and the music industry I would consider it

as a mistake to move to Berlin. I’m in Berlin

more or less every week. It’s just a 1:40h

train ride away from Hamburg – many

people need about the same time to drive

by car from home to their office in any City.

In the past 30years we established a most

efficient network for all politicians that are

of importance for our branch in Berlin. So

there is no imperative to reside in Berlin

as one association amongst thousands of

others.

VIP-News: In the invitation for the

annual meeting, you mention that

members are concerned about increased

competition and corporatisation. Can

you please elaborate on what this is

all about and how these developments

you expect are likely to affect the

German market situation in general?

Jens Michow: First of all, competition is good

for every industry. However, up to now the

structure of the German Promoters Market

is most versatile. There are more than 500

Jens Michow Reviews 30 Yearsof the BDV

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smaller companies coexisting with the two

big stock corporations, i.e. the Medusa

Group of CTS and the DEAG. However,

already in the past couple of years smaller

companies have realized, that competition

with the big group companies gets harder.

Money makes the world go around –

especially in the entertainment business.

The fact that bigger international acts are

difficult for a small company to pay for

may be self-evident. However, the success

of promoter-companies mostly depends

on single persons. If they leave a company

for a better job somewhere else, this may

mean the end of the company because

it has lost the head of the team. Besides

that, in many companies we face a change

of generation. But not every successor of

a successful father is able to keep up his

standard. All this makes the foundation

of smaller companies very vulnerable.

Live Nation Germany now will be a third

big player on the German market and it’s

not difficult to predict that it will not make

competition amongst German promoters

easier.

VIP-News: When it comes to lobbying

efforts, how much would you say

German official bodies and institutions

are aware of the needs of the live

entertainment business?

Jens Michow: Before bdv started to provide

them continuously with facts and figures in

the nineties and was able to point out the

financial impact of our industry, we were

handled as a complete niche market. In

the mean time, the whole creative industry

was, and is, seen with different eyes.

The biggest surprise by politicians will be

generated by the results of the actual study

on the economic value of the whole music

industry: Last year, the various sub-sectors

of Germany’s music industry generated

revenues totaling €11 billion. With a total

of 127,000 salaried employees and self-

employed individuals currently active in

the industry, these sub-sectors surpass the

employment numbers of every other media

sector. In 2014, the music industry’s gross

value added (GVA) was roughly €3.9 billion,

which is even higher than that of the film,

radio and book and magazine publishing

industries.

VIP-News: Are there any topics on

your political agenda, which from your

point of view deserve better support

and understanding by political or

administrative sources?

Jens Michow: We are still working on

some very special but particularly sensitive

tax problems for our branch. We are

discussing with politicians the realization of

rules like the British Consumer Rights Act

2015, which I personally consider to be a

clever step against unwanted secondary

ticketing. German Concert promoters

definitely don’t need and desire any official

funding. However we fight for financial

support in the career development of new

talent. Film in Germany gets supported with

60 million Euros per year. The previously

mentioned Initiative Musik (see above),

the funding agency supporting the music

industry, distributes support for performing

artists, e.g. for productions, tours etc.,

from a budget of around only 2 million.

The Initiative has to decide on more than

400 applications per year. With regard to

this number and the return of investment,

which is generated with such funding, it’s

very hard to understand why music funding

is so low.

VIP-News: Would you say that

within the live music community the

understanding and the willingness for

the implementation of joint measures

and activities has increased over the

years?

Jens Michow: Definitely! The cooperation of

around 10 trade associations by preparing

this actual study on all sectors of the music

branch was not only effective but it showed

us which important results we are finally able

to achieve once we cooperate on an issue.

The bdv will immediately take the initiative

to invite all relevant trade associations of the

music branch in order to discuss an umbrella

association for the whole industry.

Jens Michow President of the BDV

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One more anniversary in sight for FKP

Scorpio: The company, which celebrates its

25th anniversary in November, will celebrate

another anniversary when it promotes

the 20th edition of the Hurricane festival

in Eichenring Scheeßel on June 25-26

simultaneously with sister event Southside

in Neuhausen ob Eck.

By sheer coincidence it appears, Rammstein

also played the first edition of Hurricane. So,

FKP Scorpio is busy planning how best to

celebrate these festival anniversary dates. By

the way, spokespersons of FKP denied being

on a shopping visit, when executives were

spotted at the recent edition of the MaMA

music convention in Paris.

Anyhow, besides Rammstein FKP Scorpio

has also confirmed the booking of K.I.Z,

AnnenMayKantereit, Dropkick Murphys,

Two Door Cinema Club, Trailerpark, Editors,

The Hives, Flogging Molly, Bosse, Royal

Republic , Genetikk, Die Orsons, Boysetsfire,

Feine Sahne Fischfilet and Digitalism for the

two festivals.

Just for the record, the Hurricane Festival is

a co-production by FKP Scorpio, MCT and

Koopmann Concerts, while Southside is

a co-production of FKP Scorpio, MCT and

KOKO & DTK Entertainment.

Statements as headlines usually work well if they hit the point

and this one could be read as a slogan, referring to the ongoing

moves and transfers of live music professionals within the circle

of German concert companies. Ralf Diemert left Landstreicher

Booking and moves on to Selective Artists to join Thomas Köster

who moved there earlier this year from MLK, following Jacob

Philipp Pahl who left the Company in December 2014 to join

Landstreicher Booking.

Manuel Schottmüller and Linus Munz have left the SSC Group and

set up their own company, calledEmerged Agency, with offices in

Düsseldorf and Zurich. The above mentioned statement actually

came from a Northern European observer, remarking on the overall

situation involving the many recent changes in the business.

For further information please check:

www.emerged-agency.com and www.selectiveartists.com

FKP ScorpioAnnounces Rammsteinfor Hurricane & SouthsideManfred Tari [email protected]

“The German Live Industry IsLike A Soap Opera These Days!”Manfred Tari [email protected]

Rammstein

http://www.emerged-agency.com

http://www.selectiveartists.com

Agent Dave Kaplan has switched from United Talent Agency to Paradigm Talent Agency as

an agent in their music division.

Kaplan, who will be based in the firm`s New York office, brings with him artists including

The Black Keys, Father John Misty, Bombay Bicycle Club and The Kills.

“I`ve known Marty Diamond and Tom Windish for many years and admired what they`ve

accomplished as agents,” said Kaplan. “Paradigm should be a great home for me and for

the artists I represent and I`m really looking forward to this next phase of my career.”

A figure in the industry for more than 20 years, Kaplan began his music career as a

promoter in San Francisco and then founded his own booking agency in 1997, Easy Action

Industries, which merged with The Agency Group in 2002.

Paradigm’s head of East Coast music Marty Diamond said: “I am honored to have Dave

as a part of our Paradigm team. He is an incredible agent and has impeccable taste and

great A&R instincts.”

Head of the Paradigm Music Division, Chip Hooper added: “We`re delighted to have an

agent of Dave`s caliber join our family. Whenever we consider the addition of an agent or a

partner, we`re very conscious of the character and quality of the people involved. We think

Dave fits perfectly.”

Dave Kaplan moves to Paradigm From VIP-Daily News

Reed Midem UK names MD From VIP-Daily News

The Black Keys move with Dave Kaplan to Paradigm Simon Rhodes

Midem organiser Reed MIDEM has

announced that Simon Rhodes has joined

the company as UK managing director.

In his new position, Rhodes will oversee

Reed MIDEM’s British-based business and

take the UK sales lead on the company’s

real estate portfolio. Prior to joining the

firm, Rhodes was EMEA marketing and

business development director at CBRE.

“Simon brings extensive international

experience in marketing, business

development and management to Reed

MIDEM’s UK team as they work on our

television, music and property events,”

said Reed MIDEM CEO Paul Zilk. “His

knowledge of the real estate industry

makes him ideally placed to lead our

sales strategy in the UK for our property

portfolio and will be particularly beneficial

as we grow MIPIM UK.”

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MusicIn SharesManfred Tari [email protected]

CTS Eventim- 30 Minutes TV Spotlight

No, since the last issue of VIP-News, CTS

Eventim has not officially released any major

news that might attract the attention of

its investors or the live music community.

However, the company has gained some

public awareness due to a TV-report

screened on the nationwide public TV-

Station ZDF.

Most of the broadcast material is not really

new to most of those industry people who

follow CTS Eventim on regular basis, except

for the fact that the TV-crew undertook

proper research and revealed how Klaus

Peter Schulenberg, the CEO of the company

manages his financial wealth and assets in

tax heavens the British Virgin Islands and

Jersey, using trusts and other tax-saving

measures that currently are questionable

with many super rich people not contributing

towards society in the same way as average

tax payers.

The TV-Report also featured extensively

on the investigations by the prosecution

department of the court in Munich

regarding tickets sold on the black market

for the World Cup 2006. This case as VIP-

News previously reported has been settled

with Schulenberg paying a fine, but not

being given a criminal record. In reference to

recent news concerning reports of bribery

involving FIFA and the German football

association DFB for the tender of the World

Cup 2006, the closed case may cause

concerns but certainly no big surprises for

the public.

The TV-Report still can be seen in German

language at:

https://youtu.be/ZAN3tHZG2T0

However, within the financial community

such stories about moral issues don’t seem

to cause any concerns at all; since the last

issue the share price of CTS Eventim went

up from 33.08 Euro to 34.55 Euro on

October 22.

EAG- The Pressure Succeeds

No, there have been no further equity

stories in the meantime that reveal anything

meaningful about ongoing legal claims

resulting from its festival activities earlier

on this summer causing DEAG to suffer

financial losses. Nevertheless, the share price

is slightly under pressure, from a previously

reported 4.51 Euro down to 4.20 Euro.

Live Nation- The Roller Coaster Experience

Amazing, the share price of Live Nation in

the last three months went up and down.

On July 23 the share price was $26.19, on

September 1st $23.99, on September 29

$23.58 and now it is up again to $26.01.

SFX Entertainment- Warning Letter from NASDAQ

In the recent weeks the shares of SFX

Entertainment performed as so called

“penny stock”. NASDAQ regulations require

a minimum share price of at least $1 and

on October 16 sent SFX Entertainment a

“Notice of Delisting”.

On the same day Robert F.X. Sillerman

released an offer paying $3.25 per share

in cash, the offer is non-binding and is the

second offer by Sillerman this year, who

previously offered to buy shares for $5.25 in

May but withdrew this offer later.

Anyhow, the final chapter of SFX

Entertainment is still not in sight, so the

saga of EDM on the stock market might last

a little bit longer. The share since last time

went up from $0.45 to $1.00...

https://youtu.be/ZAN3tHZG2T0

VIPNEWS > MISC > OCTOBER 2015

BANCO DE GAIATerritory: World incl. USAPeriod: March 2016 onwardsAgency: Value Added TalentAgent: Dan SilverPhone: +44 20 7704 9720E-mail: [email protected]: www.vathq.co.uk

BLIND CHANNEL (FIN)Territory: EuropePeriod: 2016Agency: The DamagerAgent: Toni TörrönenPhone: +358 400 592 152E-mail: [email protected]: thedamager.com/?page_id=1720

Basement JaxxTerritory: EuropePeriod: 2015Agency: Primary Talent InternationalAgent: Peter EilliotPhone: +44 20 7400 4500E-mail: [email protected]: www.primarytalent.com/basement-jaxx/

Chris Thompson(Ex-Manfred Mann¥s Earth Band)Territory: WorldPeriod: Available all year on requestAgency: Live Concept Entertainment GmbHAgent: Michael WidmannPhone: +49 7203 9219180E-mail: [email protected]: www.christhompson-central.com

The”Original”Blues Brothers BandTerritory: EuropePeriod: On request, May - August 2016Agency: BasitoursAgent: Peter BaslerPhone: +41 79 7692393E-mail: [email protected]: www.basitours.com/artist/original_blues_brothers_band

IRON BUTTERFLY Territory: All InternationalPeriod: Spring - Summer 2016Agency: Cheyenne ProductionsAgent: Patrick rocherPhone: +1 928 852 00 32 E-mail: [email protected]: www.ironbutterflyband.com

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Nick (Loris) Loridas established DIDI Music in 1984

as a record label. In 1987, with the cooperation of

NANA TRANDOU, Big Star Promotion was created as

a department of DIDI Music, specializing in concert

promotion. Gradually, the record release department

of the company has been surpassed by the growing

agency sector.

DIDI MUSIC / BIG STAR PROMOTION has made

the breakthrough in the local market, organising events and hosting artists of

international importance. The company is also the exclusive booking agent for two

of our nation’s best selling pop/rock bands arranging for both bands to tour abroad,

something that local groups rarely have a chance to do. Since 1997, we successfully

organise the ROCKWAVE Festival attracting thousands of people, featuring great acts

and a plethora of other activities. Our festival has always been devoted to promoting

social awareness, having stands on site giving out brochures and information leaflets

concerning AIDS and the HIV virus, Greenpeace and Amnesty International.

ROCKWAVE Festival, no doubt, contributed in the last few years to change our

country’s image, making it an equal member of the global music entertainment scene.

BIG STAR PROMOTION is a member of YOUROPE, the most important union of

European festival promoters. Ms Nana Trandou, our managing director, has been

elected in the Board of Directors of YOUROPE, as well as, leader of the workgroup

on the Performance Royalties Society (PRS). We are also represented in ILMC, the

International Live Music Conference.

DIDI MUSIC is established in the Greek market as the provider of high quality services

that guarantee safety and top the most demanding performing requirements,

through our efforts, commitment and high investments in exclusive technical and

stage equipment. We are currently developing our company image to strengthen our

identity as the leading service providers in Greece for organising outdoor and indoor

events.

Meanwhile, we have expanded in the ticket distribution market through TICKET

HOUSE, a national network of ticket outlets with growing dynamics.

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