Brighton Music Conference

Brighton Music Conference (BMC) returns for its 7^th year to the Brighton i360 Complex. BMC features leading delegates and speakers from The Electronic Music Industry. The Tech Zone includes the scene’s best suppliers, service providers and technology companies.
 

Programme

 

Theatre 1

Thursday 1^st October
 
11:00 am – The Future of Radio & Broadcasting
Moderator: Paul Ridney (Resident DJ, Café Mambo, Ibiza), Aryana Neo 9 (BBC Radio Solent), Jay Forster (BBC Radio 1), Gordon Mac (OG Kiss FM / Mi-Soul)
 
12:00 pm - TBC
 
1:00 pm – DJ Mag / a:live Present Mind, Body & Soul – How to look after yourself in the DJ game
Moderator: Carl Loben (DJ Mag Editor), Carly Wilford (DJ/Presenter), Jumpin Jack Frost (DJ/Producer)
 
2:00 pm - Orbital Keynote: 30 Years of Rave
Moderator: Carl Loben (DJ Mag Editor), Paul Hartnoll
 
3:00 pm – DJ Q&A – DIY Career Path
Moderator: Firas (Waze & Odyssey), Darius Syrossian (DJ/Producer), Jimpster (DJ/Producer), Sam Divine
 
4:00 pm – TBC
5:00 pm – The Big Debate Part 2 – DJ Fees
Moderator: Adam Regan, Neil Evans (Amnesia), Will Power (Lab 11), Patricia Altisent (Transmat), Martin Page (Motion)
 
Friday 2^nd October
 
11:00 am – Identification of Music (IOM) presents TBC
Moderator: Robbie Murch
 
Panelists TBC
 
12:00 pm – TBC
 
1:00 pm – DJ Mag presents QUEER
Moderator: Carl Loben (DJ Mag Editor), Steve Braines, Kiwi
 
2:00 pm – Beatport Annual Report & Demo of New Software
 
3:00 pm – The Addiction Panel – Q&A
Moderator: Paul Budd (Disco Deviant), Danny Clockwork (Clockwork Orange), Louise Grant (Mi-Soul), Ross Mac (Hotbed)
 
4:00 pm – FESTIVAL presents Local Scene Protection
Moderator: Jasmine Kent-Smith (Mixmag), Jeff Gray, Luke Franco
 
5:00 pm – Data Transmission presents Journeys by DJs
Moderator: Sacha Wall (Data Transmission Radio)
 

Theatre 2

 
Thursday 1^st October
 
11:30 am – Carl Cox (live from Australia) Q&A
Moderator: Alon Shulman, Carl Cox
 
12:30 pm – AudioLock & Label Worx present “The Music Mission”
Moderator: Ben Rush (CEO, AudioLock), Simon Hills (Axtone), Simon Birkumshaw (Label Worx)
 
1:30 pm – Association For Electronic Music (AFEM) presents Strategies for Diversity & Inclusion in Electronic Music
 
Moderator: Tristan Hurt (AFEM Regional Manager), Raj Ramanandi (InChorus), Samantha Warren (SiSu), Susan Gloy-Kruse
 
2:30 pm – rightsHUB presents Bang to rights: stop leaving money on the table!
Moderator: Lee Morrison (rightsHUB CEO)
Panelists TBC
 
3:30 pm – Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) & The Association For Electronic Music (AFEM) presents Bring back the Dance
Moderator: Greg Marshall (AFEM), Judy Griffith (Fabric), Mike Kill (NTIA)
 
4:30 pm – Fatboy Slim Keynote presented by BIMM
Interview followed by Q&A
Moderator: Mike Seddon (Loft Sessions), Norman Cook AKA Fatboy Slim
 
5:30 pm – Data Transmission presents How to make money
Moderator: Grahame Farmer (Data Transmission), Anna Russell (AR Artist Management), Mark Radford (Audio Rehab)
 
Friday 2^nd October
10:30 am – Keep Hush presents Bland Partnerships: Learn From the Worst
Moderator: Freddy Masters (CMO – Keep Hush), Jaguar (Mixmag Live), Tosh Otha (Head of Development, Amplify), Alice Razack (Content Creator at Parlophone), Gabriel Szatan (Journalist, Red Bull Music Academy, Crack Mag)
 
11:30 am – CMU presents Music & Data
Moderator: Sam Taylor (CMU)
Panellists TBC
 
12:30 pm – The Legal Panel – Slicing Up The Management Pie at Sunset
Moderator: Dean Marsh (MD – Creative Law & Business), Andrew Sharland (Leading Partner, Clintons), Jules O’Riordan AKA Judge Jules (Global DJ/Lawyer, Sound Advice), Shino Parker (Motion Music Management), Nick Lawrence (Music Business Accountant, Founder Big Star)
 
1:30 pm – Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) presents TBC
Moderator: Michael Kill (NTIA), Panelists TBC
 
2:30 pm – Marketing for DJs/Producers/Promoters
Moderator: Damion Pell (Decoded), Danny Howard (DJ, Radio 1), Harriet Jaxxon (DJ), Stanton Warriors
 
3:30 pm – The Association For Electronic Music (AFEM) presents How The Industry Is Tackling The Climate Crisis
Moderator: Tristian Hunt (AFEM, Regional Manager), Hadi Ahmadzadeh (ECODISCO)
 
4:30 pm – Toolroom Records presents Running A Label Through Covid, Facing The Challenge!
Moderator: TBC, Mark Knight (DJ, Producer), Stuart Knight (Toolroom, Managing Director)
 
5:30 pm – United We Stream presents Live Streaming & Community Building
Moderator: Nikki McNeill (Global Publicity), Markus Saarlander (Berlin), Lutx Leichsenring (United We Stream Founder)