Wed, 05.04. ENGLISH WORKSHOP - An Introduction to Blockchain Architecture and Music: The Holy Grail to Solve It All?

Eileen Möller — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 11:03:10 +0000

With Imogen Heap releasing "Tiny Human" in 2015 as the first song ever on a Blockchain platform, the technology's hype finally reached the music industry as well.

Due to its links to Bitcoin many people remain sceptical regarding Blockchain. To others, it's nothing less than the solution for almost any problem that the music industry currently has to face - it's expected to revolutionise music.

But what exactly is it? Who is going to benefit from it? Does it really have the power to improve the situation of creatives? Or is it rather just another way to disadvantage composers and musicians?

The workshop provides an introduction to Blockchain. In order to enable participants to make up their mind about this rather complex topic, essentials will be explained in relation to examples from music. As a part of the workshop, pros and cons as well as open questions will be discussed.

Readings:
Jeremy Silver: "Blockchain or the Chaingang? Challenges, opportunities and hype: the music industry and blockchain technologies" (PDF, 66 p.)

Target audience

musicians & composers, labels, publishers, as well companies/organisations from creative industries.

Documentation:

After the workshop, all participants will receive a documentation incl. slides.

Price: 15€

Lecturer: Wolfgang Senges

Registration here.

Promotion & Marketing

Blockchain

How to?

understanding

In English

Wed, 27.07 ENGLISH WORKSHOP - Tour Management

Eileen Möller — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 09:55:27 +0000

DIESER WORKSHOP FINDET AUF ENGLISCH STATT!!!

Todays touring budgets have changed the way that tours are planned and carried out. Many tour-engineers, or other technical crew, find that they are facing double-assignments these days in order to compete.

This two-part course will cover the most important aspects of tour-management geared towards tour-crew who find themselves thrown into the position of doubling up as a TM. Various procedures and documents will be addressed and presented with explanations of real-life situations, spiced up with some of the madness encountered on a real tour.

Dates:

27th July - 14:00-17:00
28th July - 14:00-17:00

Subjects include:

Introduction and overview
Information gathering and planning with managements and booking agents during early planning stages of a tour
‘Learning’ about your band
Proper budget planning
Creating riders and documents
Logistics: Transport and production gear
Finding the right crew
Rules of the road & etiquette
Visas, passports, vignettes
Hotels: who books what ?
Show advancing, technical
Show advancing with promoters
Both sides of the coin - What local crew needs from you and how to interact
Creating a tourbook
What are daysheets
Nightliner options
and much more……….

Registration here.

Booking

Artist Development & Management

Label & Verlag

Networking