Frances Moore to be new CEO of IFPI
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IFPI has announced that Frances Moore is to succeed John Kennedy as its Chief Executive Officer. She will take up her new position at IFPI's London-based headquarters in July.
IFPI has announced that Frances Moore is to succeed John Kennedy as its Chief Executive Officer. She will take up her new position at IFPI's London-based headquarters in July.
This seminar will take place on Wednesday 4th August from 6:30pm – 8:30pm at IMRO, Copyright House, Pembroke Row Dublin 2.
Gregory Magee
BAND CELEBRATES RECORD RELEASE WITH SHOW IN DUBLIN, IRELAND ALONGSIDE GUITAR LEGEND SLASH
Saturday 3rd July 2010 // 11.30am-6pm @ IMRO, Copyright House, Pembroke Row, Lwr Baggot St., Dublin 2.
INFORMATION ON GUEST PANELISTS
Noel McHale – Senior live booking agent festivals and major events, MCD.
McHale is one of the key bookers with MCD some of the leading artists he’s brought to Ireland during his seven year tenure including Pavarotti, Queen, The Killers, Snoop Dogg, P Diddy, The Game and Rihanna. Pre-MCD Noel promoted The Bothy Band and The Boomtown Rats in the West, assisted Ollie Jennings getting the Galway Arts Festival off the ground and establishing the Bulmers comedy festival and its UK counterpart festival.
Niall Dolan – Venue manager and live bookings, Dolans Warehouse, Limerick.
As chief live booker for Dolans Warehouse in Limerick, Niall has firmly placed Dolans on the map of both domestic and international touring acts with Bell X1, Delorentos, Duke Special, Paddy Casey and Lisa Hannigan regular visitors. The Warehouse has expanded its remit to also include corporate sponsored events like the upcoming Jagermeister Hot Press Sessions plus comedy events like Apres Match 2010.
Una Molloy – Tour manager for Lisa Hannigan.
With a very long string of dates over the past 18 months in the U.S. and U.K., not to mention Ireland, Una has helped Lisa Hannigan run a tight ship on the live touring front managing the tour party through industry showcases and high profile support slots with the likes of David Gray and Jason Mraz.
Liam Murphy – Live Wire Business Management
A Chartered Accountant trained with Coopers & Lybrand. Liam joined Live Wire in 2000 following 10 years experience in financial services in both Dublin and the Channel Islands. LiveWire Business Management was formed by Alan McEvoy in Limerick in 1997. Since then it has expanded to the current team of 9 staff who draw their experience from a wide field of accountancy/financial work. LiveWire now offers a wealth of Business Management experience to some of Ireland’s biggest names in music and entertainment. Clients include Westlife, Girls Aloud, Ronan Keating, Boyzone, Paul Potts, Pat Shortt, Cecelia Ahern & Bell X1 among others.
John Weston – Backstreet International Merchandise
John Weston is the Director of the Dublin operation of Backstreet International Merchandise. Backstreet are one of the leading merchandise companies with offices in Dublin, London, New York & LA and working with acts as diverse as Horslips, Sharon Shannon, Dizzee Rascal, The Coronas, And So I Watch You From Afar, Babyshambles, Rage Against The Machine & Satyricon. Backstreet are a 360 degree merchandiser looking after clients touring, online merchandise stores, retail distribution and graphic design. John has previously toured Europe with Blur taking care of all on the road aspects of the tours merchandising for the Think Tank tour.
Subjects covered in this session will include:
– Live music circuits & opportunities: local clubs to international touring
– Building the live team (domestic to international): what to expect & key issues to be aware of
– Working with booking agents & concert promoters
– Deals & Agreements: key terms & conditions, implications & issues
– Planning, accounting & budgeting: cash flow control & where the money goes
– Tour & production management: logistics & predictable problems
MMF MEMBERS – €20 for registration in advance of the event
IMRO MEMBERS – €32 for registration in advance of the event
NON-MEMBERS – €70
Don’t forget THE MUSIC MANAGER’S BIBLE will be on sale at each event for €15.
Music Managers’ Forum Ireland
Space 28 / North Lotts / Dublin 2
info@nullmusicmanagersforum.ie
The composer Vincent Kennedy was recently named as the top Irish Composer in the Lyric FM Top 100 poll as voted on by listeners to Lyric FM. It rounds of a very busy year for the composer which included the premiere of Dublin – Overture to my City with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra conducted by David Brophy and live performances of his music to over 10,000 people in venues from Wexford to Donegal. Vincent is currently preparing the Donegal Youth Orchestra to accompany Altan in the Errigal Arts Festival on Sunday July 11th. http://www.eaf.ie/
After this he plans a short break before embarking on another year centred around new compositions and commissions and performances of his works at home and abroad, some of the performances he will conduct himself.
Vincent previously won the RTÉ prize for music to commemorate the life of the broadcaster Michael O’Hehir and the work Soliloquy and March was performed on All Ireland Final day in Croke Park. He completed 3 other major works in recent years. The Winds of Change was written as part of the peace process for young people from different communities in Donegal and Derry and has been performed a number of times including twice in the National Concert Hall the most recent, February 2010. The Hook – A Place and People is a 40 minute work consisting of 9 movements concerning the people and place and history of the Hook Peninsula and was commissioned by Wexford County Council. Both this and The Winds of Change were the subject of documentaries on RTÉ radio 1. Dreams a substantial work for Solo Violin and Orchestra was greeted with standing ovations in virtuous performances given by Cora Venus Lunny in concerts conducted by Colman Pearce across the USA in 2009.
See http://www.rte.ie/lyricfm/top100/1340164.html for full details on the LyricFM poll
THE BLAS SUMMER SCHOOL AT THE IRISH WORLD ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND DANCE UL presents Paul Brady.
One of Ireland’s most enduringly popular singer-songwriters, Paul Brady gives this year’s Francis Roche Memorial Lecture ‘From Holyrood to Hooba Dooba: My Life in Music’ at the Blas Summer School of Irish Traditional Music and Dance at the University of Limerick.
The illustrated talk will detail his life and career in music, from his first ever gig at the Holyrood Hotel Bundoran in 1968, to the release of his 2010 album ‘Hooba Dooba’. The lecture will be chaired by Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, director of the Irish World Academy.
Venue: Theatre One, new Irish World Academy Building, UL Thursday July 1st, 5 pm.
N.B Admission is free but seating is limited so please RSVP, by June 30th to ellen.byrne@nullul.ie Phone: 061 202917
Date: Tuesday 3rd and Thursday 5th August 2010
Location: IMRO, Copyright House, Pemroke Row, Dublin 2
Will Kevans is a UK-based singer-songwriter and master of the catchy pop tune and lyric. ‘Dialling Tone’ recently won Will an award in the prestigious ‘International Songwriting Competition’ and the video for the song stars Being Human’s Russell Tovey. It has also been featured on a compilation album released by Universal alongside artists such as James Morrison, the Goo Goo Dolls and Keane.
Will’s unique Nashville-influenced brand of hooky songs have given this performer quite a reputation on the live circuit, where he’s a regular at venues such as The Water Rats, The Borderline and The Fly. He was described by one critic as being ‘Ian McNabb meets Squeeze’. Will is very much one of the new breed of singer-songwriters on the new folk acoustic circuit. His heartfelt and catchy songs reflect life’s experience and the human condition. The thinking man’s Johnny Cash by way of Nick Lowe. Will has just signed a publishing deal with Eaton music former home classic writers Jimmy Webb. These classic 1970s Americana influences sit very well alongside Will’s own song-writing. This is indicative of Eaton’s commitment to supporting talented new artists. Will played a very successful showcase at CMJ 2009 and has signed a US Album deal with Wildflower Records. The label belongs to the seminal American folk artist of the 60s and 70s Judy Collins, Will has just completed an opening slot for Judy in New York on 21st December 2009 at The Bitter End. Will’s single ‘Sand’ was play listed on BBC Radio 2 for 8 weeks.
Debut album Sugar For My Soul – release date July 2nd.
The Contemporary Music Centre presents Play with Music as part of Temple Bar Cultural Trust The Summer Sensational Festival, 8 – 11 July 2010. Come and create weird and wonderful sounds and images using the very latest in music technology!
Play with Music offers an exciting opportunity for children and adults to interact with sound and vision. It consists of two different multimedia installations, Dinoeye and Two’s Company; Three’s a Crowd.
Dinoeye is by Brian Fitzgerald from Limerick, Shane McWeeney from Sligo and Ruairí Mac an Tuile from Carlow, all graduates of the Music Media and Performance Technology Degree at the University of Limerick. Dioneye distorts images through different sensors, which are then displayed through a TV screen so children and adults can have fun looking at themselves in a distorted way whilst simultaneously generating sounds through the movements they make.
Two’s Company; Three’s a Crowd is built on the innate interaction afforded by a park bench. As each individual sits on the bench music is triggered so a playful interaction ensues between all parties! Two’s Company; Three’s a Crowd is also by a group of students from the Music Media and Performance Technology Degree at the University of Limerick. Liam Brennan and Darren Kirwan from Co.Cork; Maeve Garvan from Co. Carlow; and Philip Hayes from Co.Kerry, all graduates with a keen interest in digital technology and design.
Admission is free. Both installations are located in The Contemporary Music Centre and will be open to the public from 1.00pm – 4.00pm, 8 – 11 July 2010. The Contemporary Music Centre is Ireland's national archive and resource centre for new music, supporting and developing the work of composers throughout the Republic and Northern Ireland. It is used on a national and international basis by performers, composers, promoters and members of the public interested in finding out more about music in Ireland.
Luas are offering 2,000 free tickets during The Summer Sensational. The Contemporary Music Centre has a batch of these free tickets to give away. Tickets will be issued one per person on a first come, first served basis and will be available to pick up in person from The Contemporary Music Centre.