THREE FULL-DAY STRANDS CURATED BY MUSIC BUSINESS EXPERTS CMU.
A conference within the conference, the CMU+TGE Sessions are three full-day strands, each focused on a different topic and packed with insights, briefings, interviews and discussions – all curated by the music business experts at CMU.
CMU+TGE 2023 PROGRAMME
MUSIC+EDUCATION
CMU and The Great Escape once again bring together music educators and the music industry to put the spotlight on the best ways to support future music talent, both on-stage and behind the scenes.
We will ask how the music industry can help deliver the new National Plan For Music Education in England, how online content and digital education platforms are changing how people learn, and how traditional educators can work alongside digital educators to deliver maximum value.
Plus, what skills are needed in the music business today, what skills will be in demand in the future, and how can education and industry ensure that young people develop the skills they need to succeed?
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MUSIC+DEALS
CMU and The Great Escape review how deals are being done in the music business today.
We will identify and dissect the deals that best help artists achieve their objectives, consider the different options artists now have when selecting and negotiating with their business partners, and look at how the evolution of consumption is informing deals around particular rights.
We will also ask what that evolution of consumption means for the music industry’s digital deals in the future – and will investigate how samples and interpolations are delivering new licensing opportunities for songwriters and music publishers.
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MUSIC+CREATOR ECONOMY
CMU and The Great Escape put the spotlight on the wider creator economy.
We’ll dissect and discuss the growing number of tools, platforms and market-places being used by creators of music to write, record and iterate music, to facilitate collaborations, and to generate new income from their creative expertise. And we’ll look at what being part of the creator economy can mean for musicians – as both creators and consumers.
Plus, we’ll review the digital tools and platforms that help frontline artists – and other creators in and beyond music – to grow their fanbases and monetise the fan relationship.
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WHO IS SPEAKING?
The music industry experts and innovators already confirmed to speak as part of the CMU+TGE Sessions this year include…
Alex Lee Thomson – Director, Green House Group
Bridget Whyte – CEO, Music Mark
Eric Mackay – Co-Founder, imbr
Eve Horne – Founder, Peak Music
Jen Anderson – Senior Lecturer, Point Blank Music School
Jill Hollywood – Managing Director, Echo Beach Management
Keturah Cummings – Founder / Director, Forward Slash
Mark Terry – Head Of Europe, beatBread
Nick Eziefula – Partner, Simkins
Pamela McCormick – Founder + Director, UD
Sophie Goossens – Partner, ReedSmith
Vanessa Wilson – Specialist Leader of Music Education
With many more due to be announced very soon!
WHO ARE CMU?
CMU helps people to navigate and understand the music business through media, training, research and events.
CMU reports on key developments in music and the music industry every weekday through the CMU Daily bulletin and every week with the Setlist podcast, helping music people navigate and understand everything that’s going on.
CMU Insights provides training to thousands of music industry professionals every year – explaining the ins and outs of the business of music – while also under-taking ground-breaking research into streaming, royalties, artist deals, digital distribution, festivals, education and marketing.
CMU:DIY works with early career artists and future industry talent helping them to truly understand the business.
The CMU+TGE Sessions bring all this knowledge and insight into once place, helping TGE delegates get up to speed, to understand, to dissect, to analyse, to debate and to inform the key trends, developments, opportunities and challenges in the music industry today.
The CMU+TGE Sessions are truly unique for a number of reasons.
1. Because CMU reports on the music industry every day, our sessions are more timely, more incisive and more forward looking.
2. Because CMU Insights is a leading provider of music business training, our sessions include a number of more formal training elements, helping delegates to navigate and understand the complexities behind current developments and trends.
3. Because we have three focused strands, we can dig much deeper than any other music conference into the issues and challenges the business faces today.
4. Because we prioritise talks and interviews in our programme, the industry experts on stage can present their insights and case studies in a more detailed and digestible way.
5. Because the CMU+TGE Sessions are truly editorially driven, we are able to identify the key challenges and opportunities and find the people best equipped to discuss them.