Hard Working Class Heroes – 2010

HWCH Industry is run in partnership with Culture Ireland and with support from Music Managers Forum Ireland, The Arts Council and IMRO. The industry element at HWCH is about getting music folk from around the world to come and see what we have going on talent wise in Ireland. HWCH 2010 knows how the industry is forever changing and just like international blogs and tastemakers were on the invite list last year, this year they have invited a bunch of the next holy grail for artists: BOOKERS.
 
HWCH will run the speed sessions for artists in the Button Factory on the 8th and 9th October from 10.30am to 1pm where you can book in for speed sessions to meet the visiting industry.
 
“We know record labels are in a shocking state. We know that the live music sector is not all it’s cracked up to be for new acts. We know that everything is not in its right place and that everything you know is wrong. But no-one has taken the ball off the pitch and gone home with it. We’re still here. You’re still here. People are still having being creative and making music. People are still clamouring to hear music. People are still seeking out new music, new bands, new names, new sounds. All involved are still excited, engaged, curious, determined, ambitious, enthusiastic”.  Jim Carroll, The Irish Times. 
 
Jim has concentrated everything we need to talk about in to four panels: Panelists will be announced on www.hwch.net.

 

FUNDING   Friday 8th October. Button Factory, 2pm
Instead of relying on label deals, canny acts and music-makers have to look elsewhere for the cash it takes to keep the show on the road. Our funding panel dig deep to see where the cash for tomorrow’s acts is going to come from and how you can get a slice of the action.
 
FANS   Friday 8th October Button Factory 3.30pm
Our panel look at the who, why, how, where and when of making fans and influencing people.
 
FAME    Saturday 9th October, Button Factory, 2pm
Our panelists may provide some of the answers as they chew the cud about how a band can go from zeros to heroes using old media, new media and assorted forms of media which have yet to be invented.
 
FUTUREGAZING    Saturday 9th  October 3.30pm
In conjunction with the On The Record blog in The Irish Times, we’ve invited a number of interested parties to come along and talk about what they think the music business will look like in 2020. As simple and straightforward as that! Futuregazing on a Saturday afternoon. Bring your own crystal ball.
 
Hard Working Class Heroes are also supporting the De Paul trust, 1life suicide helpline and Oxjam over the course of the weekend through the artist conference & conscience area. The “Make Noise, Make Change” initiative will be launched here encouraging all artists to take advantage of their public profile’s to highlight important social issues such as Homelessness, Suicide and Poverty. Re-dress will be running image consultancy sessions on each day of the festival, offering ethical merchandising advice to bands.

ALL PANELS in the Button Factory ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALL.
 

‘VERSUS’ nights at HWCH
State vs AU Club – Thursday 7th
Richter Collective vs Any Other City  – Thursday 7th
Today FM (Paul McLoone) vs 2FM (Jenny Huston) – Friday 8th
Irish Times OTR vs Nialler9 – Saturday 9th

 

The day by day breakdown for the festival will follow later this week.
The festival website (www.hwch.net) will provide constant updates on the festival as it unfolds in the lead up to October 7/8/9.