THE KNOW HOW - Control

Leading music professionals and artists share their experiences and discuss the state of the industry in 2010.

Spaces are FREE but limited – please see contact details below to book your space.

Why transparency in the music industry is a necessity, how artists maintain creative control and protect their rights.

• The competitiveness of independents
• Have labels got artists in a stranglehold?
• Access: Restrict or remove?
• Who are the artists primary representatives?

Ross Millard – Director, Featured Artists Coalition / The Futureheads

Jon Webster – CEO, Music Managers Forum (MMF)

Jon Webster began his career in music as a shop assistant in 1975 at Virgin and moved to Virgin Records in 1981 as Sales Manager before progressing to Managing Director in 1988. Following the EMI purchase of Virgin in 1992 he left the company and in the same year, founded the prestigious Mercury Music Prize. In May 2005, he was appointed Director, Independent Member Services at the BPI. Since 2007, he has been the Chief Executive of the Music Manager’s Forum, steering the membership body through a series of critical changes that are impacting the whole music industry.

Alison Wenham - Chairman/CEO, Association of Independent Music (AIM)

For 30 years, Alison has worked in the music industry, and is one of the most experienced and well known international practitioners in the business.

Founding AIM in 1999, she has been Chairman and CEO since inception, and in the last ten years has guided its growth and influence to become one of the most respected and successful trade associations in the world.

Alison has developed AIM’s strength and visibility in representing the British music industry SMEs at a political level, working closely with relevant government departments to shape and advise on legislation relevant to the industry.

In 2006, Alison was inducted into the MMF Roll of Honour , and in March 2009 she was presented with a Special Achievement award by Music Week, for 10 years of AIM. She has featured in Billboard’s Top Women in Music every year since publication.

To book your place at this Know How event contact jonny@generator.org.uk

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