SPINNING THE MUSIC BUSINESS
MUSICTANK LOUNGE: iLunch & Youth Music
iLUNCH
MusicTank was pleased to be invited by Interative Ontario, to speak at iLunch, Toronto last week. This is a regular, monthly working lunch held for all those involved in Ontario's Digital Media Industries. Canada's creative economy is as fast-growing as it is vibrant, with its music industry punching well above its weight (Shania Twain, Alanis Morrisette, Brian Adams, Feist, Avril Lavigne, Nelly Furtado, Michael Buble and Celine Dion etc, etc.). Without a similar forum for cross-industry discussion, iLunch was particularly interested in MusicTank's perspective on the many topics covered over the last 4 and a half years. Panellists included Music Supervisor Stacey Horricks and Lawyer Chris Taylor - whom Billboard Magazine cites as being one of the country's most influential music lawyers. Tony Tobias, Pangaea Music & Media, moderated.
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http://www.interactiveontario.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45&Itemid=44
YOUTH MUSIC
MusicTank is to deliver four seminars over the coming months as part of Youth Music's 'Build A Band' campaign. Starting at the Rough Trade store in London's Brick Lane, Bristol, Liverpool and Manchester will follow. Partnering with Rough Trade and BBC Blast!, this competition aims to give 14-18 year old musicians the chance to play at Glastonbury, 2008. Where does MusicTank fit-in? 'Build A Band' includes a CPD strand that aims to give targeted advice through tailored music industry seminars to all those taking part across the country.
Full details to follow.
