Below you can find the EuroSonic Noorderslag 2009 conference program. For an overview per day or location, you can check out the timetable.
The Labels have come off many of the music tins as technologies have provided new ways to access and distribute the contents. But have we really moved on from needing the guidance and control, which they traditionally provided; the lists of ingredients, the instructions for storage and preparation, even the estimated shelf life and particularly the new recipes? Is it possible for the music business to continue, for new talents to be developed and promoted, for their musical offerings to be distributed widely and effectively, without the skills, the risk taking and the commitment developed over many years by the record companies? We ask some representatives of very active labels how they see their roles now and in the future.
Moderator: Allan McGowan (Allan McGowan consultants, GB)
Allan McGowan has over thirty years of experience in record retail, as a concert promoter, artist manager and booking agent. He is Agenda Advisor to the ILMC, Associate Editor of IQ, News Editor for Vip News and Administrator of music publishing company Wintrup Songs Ltd. He regularly participates in many of the major international music trade events.
Dirk Darmstaedter (Tapete Records & Booking, DE)
Roger Dorrestein (Epitaph Records, NL)
The European Epitaph office, located in Amsterdam, co-ordinates manufacturing, distribution, marketing and promotion for the European markets. As general manager I am in charge of the European marketing and promotion team, responsible for the European campaigns for our artists, and handle the European A&R for our labels.
Christopher Roberts (Vice Music Inc., US)
Creative Director and head of A&R for VICE Music based in Brooklyn, New York. He has worked on the successful careers of bands like Bloc Party, The Streets, Chromeo, Black Lips, The Raveonettes, and Justice.
Ruth Barlow (Beggars Group, GB)
Mark Jones (Wall Of Sound)
