Music Futures Conference

The impressive programme looks to discover what is next for the UK's most productive creative industries. Confirmed panels include:

The Rebirth of Radio - exploring the fascinating space where broadcast and Internet radio collide

Joe Harland (Head of Visualisation, Radio 1 & 1Xtra)
Simon Cole (CEO, 7 Digital)
Chris Price (Director, New Slang Media)

The Future of Retail - from all aspects including the affect this will have on downloads, physical record stores and of course the vinyl revival

Kim Bayley (CEO, Entertainment Retailers Association)
Martin Talbot (MD, The Official Charts Company)
Melanie Armstrong (Director of Music Category, HMV)
Lee Morrison (General Manager UK, Believe Digital)

Crisis What Crisis? - With recent reports suggesting that A&R are lazy, too reliant on data and aren’t getting to the real core of the music, we ask 'crisis what crisis?'

Alison Donald (Co President, Columbia Music UK)
Jim Chancellor (MD, Fiction Records & Joint Managing Director / Head of Music, Caroline International)
Caroline Elleray (Head of A&R, Universal Music Publishing)
Tim Ingham (Editor, Music Business Worldwide)

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