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FIRST SHOWCASES REVEALED

WOMEX 10 CONFERENCE ON THE LIVE, RECORDED AND DIGITAL EXPERIENCE

WOMEX PRESS PHOTOS TO DOWNLOAD




Dear Media Colleagues,

Exciting news! Here come the first WOMEX 10 Showcase and Conference announcements, there will be many more in the weeks to come, stay tuned...


FIRST SHOWCASES REVEALED


With over 700 proposals to squeeze into a mere three dozen Showcase slots, the WOMEX Jury's work was cut out for them and many hours were spent discussing countless high quality proposals. Of course we cannot disclose the final selection without first offering our sincere thanks to the Showcase Samurai for devoting their precious time and effort to shaping this year's fresh and inspiring Showcase selection.

Once again we successfully worked together with Sonicbids' online listening platform to ease the selection process for the Jury. Samurai Peter Hvalkof, Roskilde Festival, says: "If we had no chance to listen to the stuff on Sonicbids before the Jury meeting, our job would be much harder, and it would not be fair to the artists."

So... we will keep you no further and are extremely proud to present:

  • António Zambujo (Portugal)
  • Bomba Estéreo (Colombia)
  • Cheny Wa Gune Quarteto (Mozambique)
  • Desert Slide (India)
  • DJ Scratchy (UK)
  • Kamel el Harrachi (Algeria/France)
  • Kobo Town (Trinidad & Tobago/Canada)
  • LaBrassBanda (Germany)
  • Malick Pathé Sow & Maoba (Senegal/Belgium)
  • Mamer (China)
  • Matthias Loibner (Austria)
  • Mercedes Peón (Spain)
  • Nathalie Natiembé (La Réunion)
  • Oudaden (Morocco)
  • Papa Wemba (DR Congo)
  • Samba Chula de São Braz (Brazil)
  • Svetlana Spajic Group (Serbia)
  • Tremor (Argentina)

***Update 6 July 2010, programme subject to change.***

WOMEX will be announcing more artists next week...


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WOMEX 10 CONFERENCE ON THE LIVE, RECORDED AND DIGITAL EXPERIENCE


Are you WOMEXperienced? The Conference programme is designed to serve the industry's ongoing need for education, exchange and inspiration. From professional to sensual, intellectual to emotional, from "how-to?" to "why?", we will be taking the value of the "experience" this year to guide you through the Conferences at WOMEX 10. As you would expect, not all sessions fit any one box or file but saunter between the Live, Recorded and Digital Experience extending out to the "Vision Beyond".

We would like to give a special welcome to all new speakers at WOMEX 10. Among the many new faces joining us to share their knowledge and experience will be Michele Flannery (USA) Youtube's music manager; Risto Kivelä (Finland/B2B), Chair of the EU Expert Working Group on Culture & Mobility; Yoel Kenan (South Africa), founder and CEO of the new licensing platform Africori and Mark Elliott (UK/China), in charge of international booking at Shanghai's JZ Festival.


Here is the first taster of what is to come:

Live Experience:

Presenting World Music in China: Realities and Practicalities
  • Mark Elliott (UK/China), JZ Festival
Touring World Music Bands in the Nordic countries: Only a Dream?
  • Lars Farago (Sweden), RFoD - The Swedish Folk Music and Dance Association, with:
  • Peter Hvalkof (Denmark), Roskilde Festival
  • Hasse Walli (Finland), Musician
  • Miloud Guiderk (Norway), Cosmopolite
  • Eva Omagbemi (Sweden), Mix Music
Barriers of Entry: Artists and Visas - Mobility of Artists and Cultural Professionals
  • Matthew Covey (USA), Tamizdat with:
  • Risto Kivelä (Finland/B2B), Chair EU Expert Working Group on Culture & Mobility
  • Bob Jachim (USA/Denmark), Consular Section Chief US Embassy Copenhagen
  • David Jones (UK), Serious
  • Christine Semba (France), Zone Franche
Recorded Experience:

The Secret of Sub-Publishing: How to make money with...
  • Stephan Benn (Germany), Benn & Wolff, Attorneys with:
  • Bettina Schasse de Araujo (Germany), Piranha Musik & IT
World Music in Film and Television: Composing, Music Licensing and Sync of World Music in the Media
  • Nainita Desai (UK), Soundology with:
  • Malcolm Laws (UK), Soundology

Digital Experience:

Digital Africa: Empowering Artists and Producers
  • Pim Betist (Netherlands), Africa Unsigned with:
  • Erik Gilbert (USA), IODA
  • Yoel Kenan (South Africa), Africori
Get Your Music Ready for Coops with Brands & Media Companies: How to Create Beneficial Partnerships for Music and Artists with Media and Consumer Brands
  • Frank Klaffs (Germany), Piranha Musik & IT with:
  • Michele Flannery (USA), YouTube Music
  • Martin Morales (UK), Disney Music
Dos, Don'ts and Truths of Digital Distribution and Social Media
  • Juan Paz (UK), Music Ally/Aliado Digital with:
  • Ahmet Ulug (Turkey), Pozitif/Doublemoon
  • Scott Cohen (UK), The Orchard

Vision Beyond:

 English Folk Music’s Grand Resurgence: The Current Contemporary Unearthing of a Nation’s Roots Culture
  • Sam Lee (UK), The Magpie's Nest with:
  • Ceri Wade (UK), ABM
  • Alan James (UK), Hold Tight
  • Ian Anderson (UK), fRoots magazine


Many thanks go out to our two Conference Jury members, Ariane Guaita (International PR Sziget Festival) and Juan Paz (Music Ally/Aliado Digital) who collaborated on the Conference programme this year. Ariane recalls: "As one of the 7 Samurais, I really enjoyed the experience. The selection process is rather challenging as we had to find a good balance of relevant topics, to give voice to good orators, well-known professionals but also less-known albeit pertinent speakers."




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WOMEX PRESS PHOTOS TO DOWNLOAD


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