Press releases
18 October 2011
PRS for Music & SACEM team up at MaMA Festival
Following the tremendous success of the MaMA Festival last year, the first cross-sector platform in France to combine networking and showcases for the music industry, PRS for Music is joining forces with SACEM to participate in seminars to discuss, evaluate and share new insights on the comparisons and similarities between the UK and French markets.
The event will be held on October 21st and 22nd in Paris and will include two days of live acts, conferences, debates and workshops.
The PRS for Music / SACEM programme:
Friday 21st October – Facing the music on both sides of the Channel: a comparative study of English and French markets
Speakers:
Will Page, Chief Economist, PRS for Music
Claire Giraudin, Studies Manager, SACEM
Saturday 22nd October - Translating success from France to the UK and from the UK to France
Moderator:
Jules Parker - Membership Development Consultant - PRS for Music
Speakers:
Cécile Communal - Project Manager - Bureau export in London (Fr)
Jules Delattre - Agent - The Agency Group (Fr)
Ryan Farley - A&R - Warner Chappell (UK)
Francine Gorman - Journalist - The Line of Best Fit (UK)
Iain Watt - Funder and Director - Machine Management (UK)
The festival, which is expecting about 60 Artists from 15 nationalities and 15,000 visitors, is inviting all industry music professionals to meet their peers from France and Europe to see the best new and upcoming gigs and to meet a French audience. UK bands, such as Rodeo Massacre and Z-Star, who will be present at the Festival, will also be able to debate and ask their peers questions relating to the future of the music industry professions.
Jules Parker, Membership Development Consultant, PRS for Music, said: “MaMA is a gateway to the French music market as well as being a genuinely international platform. It offers a rare opportunity for members to talk to their peers overseas, discuss issues relating to the future of the music industry, and to network with music companies from different countries. By joining forces with our French counterparts, we’re demonstrating our commitment to those songwriters and composers whose careers are expanding into countries outside the UK – especially given the opportunities today for artists to reach audiences around the world”
For more information visit www.mama-event.com
ENDS
For more information, get in touch:
Nicola Formoy, Public Relations Manager:
nicola.formoy@prsformusic.com
02073064229 / 07539 837436
Barney Hooper, Head of PR:
barney.hooper@prsformusic.com
02073064548 / 07979 757052
Notes to Editor:
PRS for Music:
PRS for Music represents 80,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in the UK. As a not-for-profit organisation it ensures creators are paid whenever their music is played, performed or reproduced; championing the importance of copyright to protect and support the UK music industry. The UK has a proud tradition of creating wonderful music that is enjoyed the world over and PRS for Music has been supporting the creators of that music since 1914.
PRS for Music provides business and community groups with easy access to over 10m songs through its music licences. In an industry worth £3.9bn PRS for Music is uniquely placed to be a voice for music and can provide data and comment for all aspects of the business: live, broadcast, sales, online, touring and music creation and up to date analysis, research and trends about the industry.
www.prsformusic.com
www.m-magazine.co.uk
SACEM
SACEM is a private entity; it is a non-trading company [“société civile”] directed by authors, composers and publishers.
Vocation : To protect, represent and provide service for music authors and composers, and for the creation of original music.
www.sacem.fr