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The Economy of Music - Friday, 30 October



The Economy of Music on Friday covers more immediate concerns about strengthening business and re-connecting artists and other rights holders with income in such sessions as 'New Label Architecture', collecting money, holding onto it, and new markets in the Middle East and in East Africa.



Eric Gilbert
The New Label Architecture Emerges
New models for record labels


Erik Gilbert (pictured), Independent Online Distribution Alliance (USA) with Ivan Duran, Stonetree Records (Belize); Hanna Gorjaczkowska, Crammed Discs (Belgium) and Dmitri Vietze, Rock Paper Scissors (USA)

 
 
Harold Grams
Photo by Fotoatelier Brune
Master Class
How to Avoid Withholding Taxes on Performances and Royalties

Harald Grams (pictured), Grams & Partner (Germany) with Dick Molenaar, All Arts (The Netherlands)


 
Maxime Duda
Photo by Lisa Liarte

Music Markets in the Middle East
Insights into an underestimated market

Maxime Duda (pictured), LEOPArts (France/Lebanon) with Jad Souaid, Basement (Lebanon) and Michelle Paulikevitch, LEOPArts (Lebanon)

 
John Simson
Photo by Carl Ganter

The Money Is Where The Music Is
Collecting millions from your performance royalties as an artist or label


John Simson (pictured), SoundExchange (USA) with Jose Luis Sevillano, AIE (Spain); Nicholas Motsatse, SAMRO/CISAC (South Africa); Dominic McGonigal, PPL (UK) and Bruno Boutleux, ADAMI (France)


 
Loulou Cherinet
Music, Money and Growth in East Africa

Loulou Cherinet (pictured), Selam (Sweden/Ethiopia) with James Isabirye, Selam (Uganda); Dudu Sarr, Selam (Senegal/UK); Johan Wallin, Selam (Sweden/Tanzania) and Girum Mezmur, Selam (Ethiopia)

 
 
Lemez Lovas
Photo by Kim Jacobs

New Methods for Breaking Artists
Collective action is the way forward

Lemez Lovas (pictured), artist/producer/writer, (UK) with Bernard Batzen, Azimuth (France) with Pim Betist, SellaBand (The Netherlands) and Peter Smidt, Buma Cultuur (The Netherlands)

 
 



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