Nick Halkes (MD, Incentive Music Management Ltd, UK)

post on: February 28, 2018

Nick Halkes has played an important and consistently dynamic role in the development of electronic music culture for close to thirty years. Perhaps most notably as the founder of both the XL Recordings and Positiva labels and for his unique role in the development of The Prodigy (he signed a young Liam Howlett to XL […]

Sabine G. Jones (copyright and neighbouring rights expert)

post on: February 28, 2018

A native of Munich, Sabine is a translator for English and French. After eight years in the international royalties department at German copyright society GEMA, she moved to the UK and into PRS’ international department in 2000. Intrigued by so-called ‘neighbouring rights’ (NR), she became MD of PAMRA, the UK artists’ society, four years before […]

ECKOES

post on: February 28, 2018

British musician ECKOES merges cutting-edge textures with soulful hooks to create her sublime and unmistakeable sonic world. A voice that will “make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up” [BBC Radio] she’s one of the most intriguing and emotive new outpourings to emerge from the London circuit. Naturally, tastemakers’ praise has come […]

Jagz Kooner (Producer / Remixer / DJ/ Song Writer)

post on: February 28, 2018

Jagz Kooner is a Record Producer / Remixer / DJ/ Song Writer who has been credited with creating some of the most genre-defining songs of the last 20 Years. He began his career working with Andrew Weatherall remixing and producing for the likes of Future Sound Of London, Bjork, New Order & The Chemical Brothers […]

Joe Frankland (PRS Foundation)

post on: February 28, 2018

Joe Frankland is Senior Grants and Programmes Manager at PRS Foundation, the UK’s leading charitable funder of new music and talent development across all genres. Since 2000 PRS Foundation has given more than £23.6 million to over 5,700 new music initiatives by awarding grants and leading partnership programmes that support music sector development. Widely respected […]

Nina Condron (director, Horus Music Limited)

post on: February 28, 2018

Nina Condron is a director at Horus Music Limited, a fully independent global music distribution and label services company that was the winner of the Queens Award for International Trade 2017. Horus Music started in 2016 after previously operating as a label and management company. Nina has been with the company for over 4 years […]

Emma McGann (Award nominated singer/ songwriter)

post on: February 28, 2018

Songwriter Emma McGann has been award-nominated alongside Adele & Katy Perry for her efforts with music and livestreaming. Passionate about interacting with her audience, McGann’s TEDx Talk explains the importance of her YouNow livestreams, which have amassed over 10 million views. She’s also a broadcaster & ambassador for livestream/crypto app ‘Rize’. A first-degree music graduate, […]

Jon Stewart (guitarist with Sleeper)

post on: February 28, 2018

Guitarist and songwriter Jon Stewart formed what became the Britpop band Sleeper with Louise Wener whilst they were both students at University of Manchester. The band recorded for Sony/BMG 1993-98 and enjoyed three UK Top 10 albums (one silver, one gold, one platinum) and eight UK Top 20 singles. They toured the UK, Europe, Japan […]