‘NEW DIRECTIONS 3’
3rd International Music Industry Meeting

25-26 May 2012, Warsaw, Poland
Centrum Artystyczne Fabryka Trzciny

New Directions is a music industry conference which brings together local and international music industry professionals to discuss current music and creative industries issues.

It accompanies Warsaw Music Week festival which is held from May 18th to 27th, 2012 in Warsaw, Poland. The festival every year stages around 40 events and presents more then 50 Polish and international artists.

The conference will last for 2 days and will take the form of subject sessions, discussion panels, workshops and lectures. The conference is intended as a forum open for debate and platform of sharing good practice for both international and local polish professionals. The meeting is also attracting those who are just starting up their journey with the music industry on a professional level.

The main subject of the conference this year will be: Cultural Cooperation - The power of networking in the music industry”.

The aim of the meeting is to show the vast range of profits resulting from networking, experience and good practice exchange between Artists, music entrepreneurs, cultural institutions both on local and international levels. The event will involve elements of creative economy and creative industries. By approaching arts as business this innovative sector of the economy can both sustain individual artists and support development of European cities. This event will serve as a networking platform for music entrepreneurs.

Sessions will explore the following subjects:
Networking and cooperation between music entrepreneurs and institutions and cultural organizations on national and International levels.
- Networking on local and International level in European countries, examples.
- Social media – using its potential in communication, a tool for networking.
- Internet – a powerful tool in communication and networking with the audience
- Volunteer programs – networking between promoters, festival organizers and start-ups in the music industry

International delegates who confirmed their participation:

Cary Caldwell / The Great Escape (United Kingdom)
Chris Cooke / The Great Escape (United Kingdom)
Mike Deane / Liverpool Music Week (United Kingdom)
Tatjana Domany / Austrian Music Fonds (Austria)
Christian Fighera / two gentlemen agency (Switzerland)
Sarah Haswell / SoundCloud (United Kingdom)
Thomas Heher / Waves Vienna (Austria)
Katja Hermes / Berlin Music Week (Germany)
Franz Hergovich / Music Austria (MICA) (Austria)

Erik Honoré / Punkt Festival (Norway)
Bernhard Kern / Siluh Records (Austria)
Imre Kovacs / Culture ProgrammeExpert (Hungary)
Fernando Ladeiro Marquez / LE PRINTEMPS DE BOURGES / EUROPAVOX Festival / MAMa (France)
Elena Natale / Tallin European Capital of Culture 2011 (Estonia)
Susi Ondrusova / ORF (Austria)
Helen Sildna / Tallin Music Week (Estonia)
Johanna Stögmüller / Waves Vienna (Austria)
Rasmus Wehner/SPOT Festival & Rocking Factory (Denmark)
Jutta Unger / c/o pop (Germany)
Jean Zuber / Swiss Music Export (Switzerland)
And more…

This year the conference will introduce 2 new elements which will be free of charge:

1/ a new educational project called New Directions Campus where start-ups, students and graduates will have the unique opportunity to learn where to begin their professional career in the music industry and maybe to meet their new boss.

2/ the Polish Cultural Contact Point and the Europe for Citizens Contact Point, which work within the framework of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, promoting the Culture and the Europe for Citizens Programmes established by the European Commission, will present their undertakings.

The Culture Programme (2007-2013) is addressed to the culture sector in countries of the EU and beyond. Its aim is to show Europe’s cultural diversity and to build transnational, cultural cooperation. The Programme funds the organisation of international cultural events, literary translations, festivals, operational grants as well as European cultural politics research. Projects realised within the Culture Programme are to increase the mobility of artists, develop the transnational circulation of works and to promote intercultural dialogue.

Cultural Contact Point, Poland
www.program-kultura.eu
www.facebook.com/CulturalContactPointPoland

Europe for Citizens (2007-2013) is a program which offers grants for international social, educational and cultural projects. Funding is especially directed at local government administrators and representatives of non-government organisations and public institutions, who understand the needs of local communities, who can answer their needs and inspire citizen action. The Programme supports international grassroots initiatives as well as the operations of civil society organisations working at the European level.

Europe for Citizens Point, Poland
www.europadlaobywateli.pl
www.facebook.com/ProgramEuropaDlaObywateli


PRACTICAL INFORMATION:

Conditions of Participation:

Pease apply using the download application form. On receipt of your application we will send you an invoice for your participation fee, which also serves as a confirmation of your registration.

Participation fee:

New Directions Conference and Polish independent labels showcases (part of Warsaw Music Week festival) 25,00 € + 23% VAT = 30,75 €

The fee comprises:
Attendance at all panels
Coffee breaks
Conference documents

All participants will be informed via e-mail as soon as registration process is completed.
Number of participants is limited.
Check-in is available at the venue on 25th-26th from 8:30 a.m.

ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation is NOT provided for those attending the conference.
Please get in touch if you wish to receive a list of recommended hotels.


About:

The first edition of the conference in 2007 focused on international music industry and career opportunities for new & upcoming artists. It brought people of various achievements and experience in the music industry, experts and newcomers who had just started their music journey.

The second edition in 2009 focused on the influence that inner city festivals and music events have on the urban structure. The conference was part of Creative Cities (http://creativecities.britishcouncil.org), international project run by the British Council that aims to explore new ways of improving the quality of life in urban communities. Music industry experts, music entrepreneurs, council officials and representatives of European structures showcased their achievements and shared their expertise. We tried to show mechanisms and procedures of marketing and promotion which proved to be successful in European countries.


CONTACT DETAILS:

Promoter: Good Music Productions www.goodmusic.pl

Curator: Monika Klonowska - monika.klonowska@newdirections.pl
Conference Coordinator: Kasia Tarka – kasia.tarka@newdirections.pl
Coordinator’s assistant: Aleksandra Mazurczyk - office@newdirections.pl
Media/Press contat: media@newdirections.pl
Tel.: + 48 (22) 827 00 77


WARSAW MUSIC WEEK

“NEW DIRECTIONS” conference will accompany the 3rd edition of Warsaw Music Week festival.

Warsaw Music Week is the biggest indoor music festival in Warsaw. It originated in 2010 as a cooperation with WARSAW EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE 2016 office and became one of the leading music events in Warsaw.

Every year, during 9 days, it stages over 30 events across 10 clubs and venues in Warsaw and hosted over 30 artists, both international and local. Warsaw Music Week aims to present to the Polish and international audience what clubs and venues in Warsaw have best to offer. Warsaw Music Week is a new cultural initiative promoting Warsaw as a vibrant city of music.

www.warsawmusicweek.pl
www.facebook.com/warsawmusicweek