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“Full Stream Ahead” – IMRO Music Streaming Seminar | 5th March

Digital technology, once accused of nearly destroying the music industry, is now being hailed as its saviour. As a sign of streaming’s maturity, listening data has now been incorporated in the UK’s official albums charts for the first time. Online streaming services, from the likes of Spotify, Deezer and Last FM have flourished along with the rise of the connected smartphone and tablet computers.streaming

How are Deezer and Rdio ‐ along with other music streaming services ‐ changing the marketplace? While streaming continues to drive music discovery and consumption, what does it do for music sales? As streaming and download services command an increasingly larger piece of the music consumption puzzle what impact is this having on radio and TV?  How do songwriters/artists interact with the various streaming services to maximise their return and exposure?   What are the most effective strategies for emerging artists and songwriters to be heard in today’s streaming age given the abundance of music that they must compete with including new acts as well as the legacy of the past? How has the revenue mix changed in the digital era and how can artists maximise income streams given those changes? How do streaming services help artists find an audience for their music? What acts have recently broken through internationally and why? Are there any commonalities in the reasons why they’ve succeeded on a global platform?

These are just some of the topics that we will explore at this not to be missed seminar at IMRO next month.

Date: Thursday 5th March
Location: IMRO, Copyright House, Pembroke Row, Dublin 2.
Time: 2:00pm – 3:30pm

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To reserve a place at this event send an email to events@nullimro.ie

Limited Availability | No Admission Charge | Booking Essential
The panel will include:

Christian Harris
Christian Harris, is MD for Deezer, UK & Ireland.  Christian’s role involves overseeing the brand’s growth in both countries. With an extensive track record in developing businesses for the digital content space, most recently via his media streaming company, Gorillabox, Harris is an expert in web content design, development and distribution in the UK, Germany, Holland and Finland. Deezer is the world’s second-biggest music subscription service. Created in Paris, it has 5 million subscribers and 16 million monthly users in over 180 countries. It offers users access to over 35 million tracks and over 30,000 radio channels.

Eamonn Forde
Eamonn Forde is a music business journalist who has been writing about all areas of the music industry since 2001.  He is currently Reports Editor at Music Ally and writes regularly for titles including The Guardian, Q, The Big Issue, Audience and Live UK. Prior to working in the music business, he worked in academia, getting his PhD in 2000. He has won Music Business Writer Of The Year at the past two Record Of The Day Awards.

Alex Vlassopulos
Alex Vlassopulos is Vice President & Head of Business Development, EMEA at Rdio. Rdio is an online music service that offers ad-supported free streaming service and ad-free subscription services in 85 countries. Alex oversees business development in the Europe, Middle-East and Africa region. Before that he was at Omnifone, where he was responsible for overseeing global music licensing and managing the commercial relationships with Omnifone’s customers and rights owners, including all major and independent record labels and publishers.  Prior to that he spent the best part of a decade working for Universal Music and Sony Music. In these roles Alex oversaw digital business development functions including brand partnership deals, digital licensing and strategic D2C initiatives.

Ciaran Bollard
Ciaran is CEO and co- founder of MUZU.tv which is a free music video site where music users can watch the largest collection of music videos on the web, on Samsung, Sony, LG Smart TVs and through Xbox. Since the inception of the company Ciaran has led the charge on attaining investment, successfully negotiated key strategic partnerships, all major label and management deals and launching MUZU in 22 markets. MUZU.TV is the only music video site licensed by all major record labels and the independent sector, content includes concerts, music videos, interviews, music documentaries and more.  MUZU also have a partner network which includes MSN, Last.fm, Microsoft Xbox, Samsung and Sony Internet TV’s, Global Radio, Express Group, Official Charts, Metacafe, Channel 4, music channels, Prisa Group, NME, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The O2 and many more. Muzu generate revenue through premium video advertising. Artists, labels, festivals, broadcasters and all music content owners get a 50/50 share of the advertising revenue generated from plays of their videos on and off the Muzu site. MUZU has Offices in Dublin, London, Germany and Spain and has 15m active users.

IMRO Songwriting Masterclass with International Hit Songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman

Seminar Date: Tuesday 29th April
Venue: IMRO, Copyright House, Pembroke Row, Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2.
Time: 7pm – 9pm

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Those looking to reserve a place at this seminar should send an email to events@nullimro.ie

(No admission charge – However, due to the limited number of places available for this master class places will be allocated by way of a lottery. Successful applicants will be notified by Friday 11th April)

From writing hits for other artists to recording her own, twice Grammy-nominated Beth Nielsen Chapman, Nashville based singer-songwriter has truly embraced musical diversity. A breast cancer survivor, environmental activist, teacher of workshops and lecturer on the magic of creativity, she’s penned numerous hits and written songs for many top artists including Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris, Bette Midler, Elton John, Neil Diamond, Trisha Yearwood, Martina McBride, Michael McDonald, Amy Grant, Keb Mo’, Roberta Flack, Waylon Jennings, Faith Hill, Willie Nelson, Bette Lavette, and many more. Her music has been heard on ER, Dawson’s Creek, Providence, Felicity and in movie soundtracks, including “The Prince of Egypt”, “Message In A Bottle”, “The Rookie”, “Where The Heart Is” and “Practical Magic”. Mega-hit “This Kiss”, ASCAP’S 1999 Song Of The Year, sung by Faith Hill garnered her a Grammy nomination. She was Nashville NAMMY’S 1999 Songwriter of the Year.

A renowned writer of many hits for other artists as well as herself, Beth Nielsen Chapman is in demand as a songwriting teacher and creative coach, having taught at such schools as the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama, the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts and Berklee School of Music in Boston, and numerous festivals and venues internationally.

Beth presents her unique and inspiring style of teaching in much the same way she approaches writing itself. For any writer in need of a boost of creative energy, this journey into the workings of the creative flow will cover some great tips and advice on how to step fully into your centre and find your voice, in writing and singing as well as keeping your balance in the performance of your songs.

Play and even chaos can be fertile ground for inspiration and students learn some great tips on how to find a point of leaping off into the “good old unknown” as Chapman would put it. Teaching the dance of balancing between spontaneity and analysis, Beth puts a strong emphasis on the rewriting and editing process, so essential in developing a finished product from raw creative fodder to the best song possible. She addresses how to work with fear and blocks and how to protect and nurture your creative health in the midst of juggling the demands and disappointments of the music business.

As part of the workshop, some participants will get feedback on their songs and advice on how to take it to the next level. Recordings can be played for a song critique but if you are singer-songwriter, performing live can also provide an opportunity for constructive feedback from Beth on how to maximise the presentation of your performance. A guitar or keyboard will be provided. If you prefer to play a recorded version of the song, sound will be provided.

Website: www.bethnielsenchapman.com/

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