Ireland Music Week have just announced a third round of international delegates who will attend the festival in October. As well as attending the showcases, the delegates will take part in the conference and speed sessions and participate in networking events with Irish artists and industry alike.
The conference will take place from Wednesday to Friday during the day in Lost Lane. Wednesday will be a Local Focus in association with AIM Ireland, with Thursday and Friday including more of the now familiar international elements.
The schedule is now live via https://www.irelandmusicweek.com/conference-2023
The artist-facing panels and discussions will cover topics such as Management, Labels, Publishing, International Showcasing and much more. There will also be a focus this year on the Indian and German markets. More details and delegates to follow in the coming weeks.
Delegates listed below:
Adam Lewis, Planetary Group
Alessandra Mariani, TikTok
Aly Gillani, Bandcamp
Ashley Oken, Freelance Writer (ELLE, New York Times, MTV News)
Brendan Bourke, The Syn
Bee Adamic, Liberty Music PR
Charlot Henzen, Domino Publishing
Christina Hazboun, Keychange
Daniel Burgess, Domino Record Co
Darina Connolly, TikTok
Ed Horrox, 4AD
Elise Phamgia, Live Europe
Emma Allaway, Feel For Music
Emma Snook, Partisan Records
Everton Lewis Jr, Wracket Music
Harley Cassidy, PIAS
Hendrik Wittock, Fifty Lab
Iain Archer – Artist
Irma de Wind, Frontier Games
Janet Lopez, Music Supervisor
Jay Coyle, Propeller Sound Recordings
Jean Genie Hayes, ASBO Magazine
Jeff Courtney, Tell Your Friends
Jessenia Moreira, Warp Records / Publishing
Kate Dick, Glastonbury Festival
Kodi McKinney, Marauder
Lisa Schwartz, Cambridge Folk Festival
Mark Lippmann, Scruff of the Neck
Pamela Owusu-Brenyah, Pop-Kultur
Sheema Siddiqi, TikTok
Simon Long, Cadence Solicitors
Stefan Reichmann, Haldern Pop
Sam Lister, ATC Live
Samuel Diaz, CBS
Steve Farris, Music Consultant
Will Vincent, Prescription PR
The panel moderators this year are Arveene Juthan, Conor Cusack, James Byrne and MayKay.
The conference elements of the festival will take place across four days, with the music showcases taking place over two nights – Thursday 5th and Friday 6th. The showcases will take place across six stages in the Grand Social, The Workman’s Club and Tengu. Once again, Lost Lane will host the festival hub and the conference during the day.
Ireland Music Week places a strong focus on export-ready artists with an increased success rate year on year. Bookers, labels, publishers, managers, agents and many more international professionals have confirmed to attend, which can be an essential step in any Irish artists’ development. Many of the IMW acts each year go on to showcase at international festivals such as ESNS, SXSW, The Great Escape, Primavera Pro, c/o Pop and more. Ireland Music Week festival is supported by Culture Ireland.
Ireland Music Week continues its partnership with Keychange this year and will welcome three international innovators and three international artists to attend / perform. As always, the festival strives to achieve at least a 50% representation of women and underrepresented gender minorities in its line-up.
