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MusicTank events feature top-drawer speakers and attract a rich and dynamic cross-industry audience; open to all, they also afford excellent networking opportunities. Think Tanks are pitched at mid-level and assume a level of knowledge concerning the music industry in general, if not the subject matter itself.
Upcoming Events
Jul 07, 2009
Millennials & The Social Media Explosion
This MusicTank session will lift the lid on the social media phenomenon and reveal how rights holders can better engage with this social space and make sense of its increasingly complex future. Beginning with a presentation from artist, composer and serial social media experimenter Steve Lawson, this event will also update on progress of our chosen Millennials artist James Yuill, twelve-months on from MusicTank’s Millennials conference at which Terry McBride spearheaded a unique 360-degree artist road-map assisted by the amassed 180-strong conference audience. Closing this event will be a 90-minute debate looking at the future of social media in an attempt to gauge where it’s heading and its impact on rights holders, with a panel comprising far-sighted entrepreneurs, commentators and digital culture experts.
Past Events
Jun 04, 2009
Media Composers: New Rules Of Engagement?
SORRY - BOOKING HAS CLOSED! THIS IS EVENT IS NOW FULL. This think tank debate will compare traditional and evolving commissioning models for composers and producers of music for advertising and television. From production music libraries to media content producers and publishers, this session will examine what’s changing (and why) and consider the impact on music creators in this highly competitive sector.
Mar 30, 2009
Can The Music Industry Afford To Go Green?
Launching at MusicTank's think tank debate on sustainability, environmental coalition Julie's Bicycle will unveil a unique initiative providing grants to help music companies with carbon audits, training and tools for sustainable energy management. Many music organisations have made great strides in cleaning up their acts but, as we lumber through this recession, how many green initiatives will be sidelined by cost cutting measures? Many will argue that we can’t afford to go green, not just yet at any rate. This evening’s debate will sort fact from fiction and examine what sustainability measures are financially sustainable at this point in time.
Mar 13, 2009
Meet The Millennials @ Canadian Music Week
MusicTank Chairman Keith Harris will introduce the executive keynote speech by Terry McBride at this year's Canadian Music Week, for which Terry will expand on the ethos behind MusicTank's 2008 report.
Jan 18, 2009
MusicTank @ MidemNet on...Millennials
MusicTank presents its first post-Millennials conference road-mapping brainstorm update at which Terry McBride will discuss progress with James Yuill's manager, Amul Batra and others.
Jan 18, 2009
MusicTank @ MidemNet on...Filesharing
MusicTank contributes to the MidemNet Big Issue Debate with a presentation of its "Let's Sell Recorded Music!" report - a summary of its recent high-level discussion series.
Dec 02, 2008
Let’s Sell Recorded Music! Part 4: 'Squaring The Circle'
The fourth and last of the series, this think tank will draw together conclusions from the series and scope possible areas for consultation, research and development. It will also consider the main issue to surface throughout this discussion strand: at the heart of the future of digital music sales, does the future lie in licensing proprietary, closed music services or open systems that somehow utilise P2P?
Nov 18, 2008
Let’s Sell Recorded Music! Part 3: 'Coalition Of The Billing'
This session considers what might be the best way to license these new services and whether or not a collective approach is indeed desirable or plausible?
Nov 04, 2008
Let’s Sell Recorded Music! Part 2: 'We Have The Technology, What's The Solution?'
The second in a four-part series, this panel will look at what is becoming technically feasible and what might be the best blue-sky model for the UK, while considering the needs and perspective of ISPs and mobile platforms.
Oct 21, 2008
Let’s Sell Recorded Music! Part1: 'Here We Are Now, Entertain Us'
Since Napster first reared its head in the late nineties, the recorded music business has tried in vain to put the genie back in the bottle. The result - some pr blunders and an estimated 20:1 illegal/legal download rate. This series of think tanks will focus on effective legitimate P2P alternatives and over the course of four events will review what people want, where technology is heading, what the most plausible new models are and how they might be licensed. Kicking off the series, we take a long hard look at what music consumers actually want and how this tallies with the status quo and raft of new services in various stages of development or launch.
