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Conference program
Venue: “Lillies Bordello” 1-2, Adam Court, Grafton Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
June 1 Wednesday
Stream A
11:30 AM: Speed Sessions: One on one sessions, artists talk to industry
1:00 PM: Break for lunch
2:00 PM: Active Networking
3:00 PM: Panel: FIRST IMPRESSIONS – Approaching the media, management, promoters, & labels – the dos and don’ts. Dan Hegarty (Lead), Jonathan Deburca Butler, Stephen Byrne, Peter Åstedt, Suzanne Doyle, Martin Bridgeman
4:00 PM: Panel: NEW BUSINESS MODELS & OPPS: Lyrics, crowd-funding, playlists, collaborations, syncs, live, social media…. new music tech. Robert Singerman (Lead), Rupert Vereker, Javier Fainzaig, Laura Fares, Matjaž Manček
5:00 PM: Panel: ROYALTIES COLLECTION – Earn money from your music, Royalties Collection explained!. David Wilkinson (Lead), Luke Griffin, Dave Galligan, Jessica Treacy
Stream B
11:30 AM: Masterclass: “Know your Rights” – Breaking down the different rights available when when you create a song, and understanding how they make you money with Barry Daffurn.
1:00 PM: Break for lunch
2:00 PM: Active Networking
4:00 PM: Masterclass: Brazil – The ins and outs, the ups and downs. How do I get to tour Brazil? How does radio promotion work? Are there blogs?? What are they listening to down there?? With David McLoughlin
5:00 PM: Masterclass: Your Music, Your Music Rights: Understanding how to manage your music rights in today’s marketplace. Songtradr’s Founder and CEO, Paul Wiltshire and CCO Tom Callahan will discuss the complexities, the challenges and the possibilities around music rights. Includes a guided tour through the Songtradr platform.
June 2 Thursday
Stream A
11:30 AM: Speed Sessions: One on one sessions, artists talk to industry
1:00 PM: Break for lunch
2:00 PM: Panel Keynote: Donal Lunny Q&A with Oisin Lunny
3:00 PM: Panel: What is a band? How to structure your band legally and clarify ownership of rights. With role play learning. Eileen O’Gorman, Ciaran Doyle, Alan Murray
5:00 PM: Panel: FRAME AND FORTUNE – How synching music with film, tv and ads can boost your income. Steve Lindsey (Lead), Juliet Martin, Dominic Wright, Nick Kelly
Stream B
11:30 AM: Masterclass: YouTube monetization and music distribution tips with Javier Fainzaig and Jorge Sadi who manage over 1 billion YouTube views/month
1:00 PM: Break for lunch
2:00 PM: Panel Keynote: Donal Lunny Q&A with Oisin Lunny
3:00 PM: Masterclass: Navigating the Labyrinth: A Practical Guide to US Artist Visas with Matthew Covey
4:00 PM: Masterclass: Touring – An introduction and the do’s and don’ts with Martin Nolan and Paddy McPoland
5:00 PM: Masterclass: Recording – a beginners guide to recording at home on a budget with Dave Garnish
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Conference speakers
Confirmed to date.
Donal Lunny
Oisin Lunny
Matthew Covey
Steve Lindsay
Eileen O’Gorman
Barry Daffurn
Keith Johnson
Dave Garnish
Dan Hegarty
David McLoughlin
Robert Singerman
Suzanne Doyle
Rupert Vereker
Paul Wiltshire
Tom Callahan
Alan Murray
Nick Kelly
Martin Bridgeman
Dominic Wright
Paddy McPoland
Juliet Martin
Peter Astedt
J deBurca Butler
Jorge Sadi
Laura Fares
Matjaž Manček
David Wilkinson
Luke Griffin
Jessica Treacy
Dave Galligan
Javier Fainzaig
Stephen Byrne
Ciaran Doyle
Martin Nolan
David Hazan
Bands
HEADLINERS
Buffalo Sunn (Ireland), Aine Cahill (Ireland), Silent Noise Parade (Ireland), Mo Kenney (Canada), Austinn (Luxembourg), BJ SMITH (USA), Tokyo Taboo (England), David Keenan (Ireland)
Nina (UK), Jamie Stanton (Ireland), Samyel (Ireland), Carito Plaza (Chile), The Smoking Giants (Ireland), Killian Ruffley (Ireland), Great White Lies (Ireland), Echoes from mars (Ireland), Seskin Lane (Ireland), Luke Clerkin (Ireland), Toya Delazy (South Africa / UK), Kellie Marie Reynolds (Ireland), Those Ghosts (Northern Ireland), Dawn Chorus (Ireland), Grainne Hunt (Ireland), Dovecote (Ireland), Youth Mass (Ireland), Shane Ó Fearghail (Austria), Tangina Stone (USA), SEA Groove (Portugal), Sarah Buckley (Ireland), The Logues (N.Ireland), Shelita Burke (USA), Penrose (Ireland), GANA (USA), Paddy Dennehy & The Red Herring (Ireland), Smyler (Ireland), D-Day (Ireland), Foreign Affairs (Ireland), A Happy Accident (Ireland), FIELDS (Ireland), Stone & Jezreel (Ireland), David Altenor (USA), The Amber Bugs (UK), Hattie Webb (England), Damien McFly (Italy), Color Palette (USA), Lucie Azconaga (Ireland), Vernon Jane (Ireland), Seed Holden (Croatia), Olivia Burke (Ireland), Just Mikey (Ireland), Fox.E and the Good Hands (Ireland), Tom Lucey (Ireland), Shrubs Duo (Ireland), NELLA (Ireland), Aaron Finn (Ireland), Preetam Sengupta (Canada), Aerynn (England), Barry Jay Hughes (Ireland), GUIDO GOH (Germany)
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Gigs
Wednesday 1st June
Workmans Main Stage
- 8.10 – 8.40pm: Just Mikey
- 8.50 – 9.20pm: Toya Delazy
- 9.30 -10.20pm: Funzo & Guests
- 10.30 – 11.00pm: Stone&Jezreel
Workmans Acoustic Stage
- 7.30 – 8.00pm: Fields
- 8.05 – 8.35pm: shrubs
- 8.40 – 9.10pm: Aaron Finn
- 9.15 – 9.45pm: Hattie Webb
- 9.50 – 10.30pm: Shane Ó Fearghail
Grand Social Main Stage
- 7.30 – 8pm: Vernon Jane
- 8.15 – 8.45pm: Carito Plaza
- 9 – 9.30pm: Dawn Chorus
- 9.45 -10.15pm: Fox.E and the Good Hands
- 10.30 – 11.30pm: Watson Ace
Grand Social Acoustic Stage
- 8.00 – 8.40pm: Luke Clerkin
- 8.50 – 9.30pm: SEA Groove
- 9.40 – 10.20pm: Dovecote
- 10.30 – 11.20pm: Mo Kenney
Wiley Fox
- 7.30 – 8.15pm: PENROSE
- 8.30 – 9.15pm: THE SMOKING GIANTS
- 9.30 – 10.15am: Great White Lies
- 10.30 – 11.30am: Buffalo Sunn
KC Peaches
- 8 – 8.40pm: Preetam Sengupta
- 8.45 – 9.25pm: The Maltings
- 9.30 – 10.10pm: The Amber Bugs
- 10.15 – 11.00pm: Kellie Marie Reynolds
Thursday 2nd June
Workmans Main Stage
- 8.00 – 8.30pm: D-Day
- 8.45 – 9.15pm: Foreign Affairs NI
- 9.30 – 10.00pm: Wolves of Youth
- 10.15 – 11.00pm: Tokyo Taboo
Workmans Acoustic Stage
- 7.30 – 8.10pm: A Happy Accident
- 8.15 – 8.55pm: Tom Lucey
- 9.05 – 9.40pm: Guido Goh
- 9.45 – 10.30pm: David Keenan
Grand Social Main Stage
- 7.30 – 8pm: Tangina Stone
- 8.15 – 8.45pm: Jamie Stanton
- 9 – 9.30pm: Paddy Dennehy & The Red Herring
- 9.45 -10.15pm: BJ Smith
- 10.30 – 11.30pm: Aine Cahill
Grand Social Acoustic Stage
- 8.00 – 8.40pm: Milky
- 8.50 – 9.30pm: Sarah Buckley
- 9.40 – 10.20pm: Lucie Azconaga
- 10.30 – 11.20pm: Damien McFly
Wiley Fox
- 7.30 – 8pm: Smyler
- 8.15 – 8.45pm: Those Ghosts
- 9 – 9.30pm: Nina
- 9.45 -10.15pm: Youth Mass
- 10.30 – 11.30pm: Silent Noise Parade
KC Peaches
- 8 – 8.40pm: Killian Ruffley
- 8.45 – 9.25pm: Aerynn
- 9.30 – 10.10pm: Grainne Hunt
- 10.15 – 11pm: Nella
Friday 3rd June
Wiley Fox
- 9 – 9.45pm: Austinn
- 10 -10.45pm: Color Palette
- 11 – 11.45pm: echoes from mars
- 12- 12.45am: Seskin Lane
KC Peaches
- 8 – 8.40pm: Sam Ali
- 8.45 – 9.25pm: Seed Holden
- 9.30 – 10.10pm: Olivia Burke
- 10.15 – 11pm: Samyel
