Live Music UK
LIVE UK The Summit is the only event in the UK dedicated to uniting and supporting the country’s burgeoning contemporary live music industry. The conference aims to help companies and individuals in the live sector grow their businesses through expanded knowledge and broader contacts.
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Confirmed panels include
The Touring Game
The primary purpose of touring has traditionally been to promote record sales and generate comprehensive media coverage in a controlled environment. But with the record industry in flux, tour support in short supply and a surfeit of festival activity, does the old model need a rethink? This panel brings together agents, promoters, record executives, merchandisers and the PR community to discuss core strategies driving this vital sector.
Breaking and Entering
The emerging artiste sector continues to thrive with a consistently high level of interest from radio, TV and brands. With the live industry almost exclusively responsible for producing the music industry?s new talent, this panel will examine the key factors to maintaining its vibrancy.
The Producers
From sound, lighting, staging and transportation, production has always been an inherent part of creating the live experience and British companies have been world leaders in these sectors for decades. This session will examine the process of getting a major show on the road, from conception through development to the build and performance.
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Tomorrow’s World
With the term 360 rapidly falling out of common usage, Live Nation’s innovative multiple-stream deals apart, what does tomorrow hold? Meanwhile the evolving dynamics of ticketing, a growing awareness of environmental issues and the success of arena residencies are also having a significant impact on the landscape.
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Is it time for corporate entertainement events to become more experiential?
Pete Roythorne looks at how experiential marketing techniques can help meeting and conference planners take their internal events to the next level.
MIA: Venues cutting margins to keep quality catering affordable.
The majority of venues are taking the brunt of the impact of increasing food prices and not passing it on to their customers, according to a recent survey by the MIA.