Event Info

WELCOME TO WIDE DAYS! It might be a little different from usual, but we're really pleased to welcome you to our first ever virtual convention. Our programme is packed with useful info and interesting sessions - head over to the agenda section to check it out! We might not be able to hang out in person, but our delegate portal aims to give you a host of opportunities to connect with other delegates, speakers and partners. Here's an overview of how to navigate the WD20 delegate portal... AGENDA: head here to view the conference programme & take part in the sessions. SPEAKERS: view profiles of all the conference speakers & connect with them on social media. EVENT PARTNERS: Get to know the organisations and companies supporting Wide Days 2020. EXPLORE: Meet other delegates, drop them a line via the privaete chat and arrange a meeting. DOCUMENTS: Download useful documents & presentations from the conference sessions. ONE-TO-ONE MEETINGS: Opening Tuesday 21 July - book meetings with international industry. MESSAGE OTHER DELEGATES: Drop a line to other delegates via the explore section, or via the green message tab to the right of your screen (on desktop). NEED HELP? If you need support, give us a shout on [email protected] and we'll do our best to guide you. Enjoy the event! The Wide Days crew x
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Agenda

Wed 22
Thu 23
Fri 24
Sat 25
10:00
The Delegate Bar
19:00
Local Heroes with Lisa Whytock
20:00
Warm up social & Q+A with Lisa Whytock
10:00
One To One Meetings
10:00
Help Musicians Bursary Welcome (HM bursary delegates only)
10:30
Wide Days Portal Walk-through
11:00
SMIA Roundtable
12:00
Wide Days Welcome
12:15
Get Played, Get Paid – earning royalties from your recordings
13:30
Data Health Check - Part One: Fan Data (in association with CMU)
13:30
Reimagining Music Export
14:20
Data Health Check - Part Two: Rights Data (in association with CMU:DIY)
15:00
New Opportunities in Media
16:00
Laura Marling - A Streaming Success (in association with IQ)
16:00
TikTok & You Don't Stop
17:00
Martial Artists
17:45
Drawing Room Bar - (Martial Artists post-panel chat)
19:00
Showcases: Swim School, Kapil Seshasayee & Scout
20:30
10 Things I Hate About You - Artists vs Managers
10:00
Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival present: Jazz n Tech
10:30
Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival present: Jazz n Tech Roundtable
12:00
Getting The Service (in association with AIM)
12:00
Olaf Furniss in conversation with Steve Zapp (International Talent Booking)
13:00
Drawing Room Bar - (AIM: Getting The Service post-panel chat)
13:05
Video Watch: Getting The Creative Right & Reaching an Audience (in association with CMU:DIY)
13:45
Leading Artists
15:00
Reshaping the Industry (in association with Music Ally)
16:15
A&R You Brave Enough?
16:30
Local Heroes with Tom Ketley
19:00
Showcases
20:30
Post-show Cocktail Bar
12:45
Olaf's Guided Tour of Edinburgh
13:30
Wide Whisky Club
15:00
Watch Again: Showcases - Swim School, Kapil Seshasayee & Scout
16:30
Watch again: Showcases - MEMES, Billy Got Waves x Joell. & One Nine
18:00
Festival Takeover: Focus Wales
19:00
Festival Takeover: Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival

Speakers

Lisa

Whytock

Director

Active Events

Olaf

Furniss

Director

Wide Days

Michael

Lambert

Director

Wide Days

Tom

Ketley

Founder

FLY Events

Chris

Cooke

Founder & Managing Director

Complete Music Update

Sam

Taylor

Commercial Strategy

Complete Music Update

Andrew

Mikkelsen

A&R

Atlantic Records

Arusa

Qureshi

Journalist

The List

Sarah

Wall

Senior Events and Outreach Manager

PPL

Paul

Brindley

Co-founder & CEO

Music Ally

Joe

Hendry

Wrestler & Musician

Ellen

De Faux

Producer & Music Video Director

LS Productions

Jumi

Akinfenwa

Senior Music Supervisor & Cultural Curator

Pitch & Sync

Dr. Portia

Sabin

President

Music Business Association

Sammy

Andrews

CEO & Founder

Deviate Digital

Shain

Shapiro

Founder & CEO

Sound Diplomacy

Keith

Harris

Managing Director

Keith Harris Music Limited

Agnese

Daverio

Programme and Production Manager

Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival

Renell

Shaw

Musician, Songwriter & DJ

Lauren

Bauld

Member Development Manager

PPL

Nancy

Mills

Member Specialist

PPL

Gee

Davy

Head of Legal & Business Affairs

AIM

Pip

Newby

Founder

Friends Vs Music

Rachel

Grace Almedia

Deputy Editor

Crack Magazine

Jess

Partridge

Founder

In Stereo Group

Hannah

Rankin

Boxer & Musician

Team Rankin

Nabihah

Iqbal

Artist

Toni

Malyn

Head of Artist Relations

EmuBands

Kwame

Kwaten

MD

Ferocious Talent

Tina

Hart

Communications Consultant

Tina Hart Media

Mar

Sellars

Artist Manager

Mar On Music

Ric

Salmon

Director/CEO

ATC/Driift

Amy

Oldham

Managing Director, UK

DICE

Sadie

Thompson

Digital Marketing Assistant

Motive Unknown

Raymond

Black

Manager

Craft Management

Sam

Duckworth

Artist

Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly

Fiona

Shepard

Music critic/co-director

The Scotsman/Glasgow Music City Tours

Leyla

Josephine

Poet

Mandy

Aubry

Director of Business Development, EMEA & APAC

Songtrust

Bart

McDonagh

Senior Project Manager

Domino Recording Co. Ltd

Whitney

Asomani

Co-founder

Twenty Two Agency

Emma

Smith

Artist

Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival

Russell

McMahon

Festival Producer

The Edinburgh Festival of Sound

Esinam

Dogbatse

Musician

ESINAM

Gianni

Denitto

saxophonist/producer

Tun Torino Unlimited Noise

Tilly

Scantlebury

Artist

Lazy Day

Stuart

Brown

Artist

MNDMTH

Anastasia

Vtorova

Ghost Producer

Take Away Jazz Records

Mike

Kearney

Director

StreamCycle

Brett

Pracownik

Programme Manager

Union Chapel

Géraldine

Zanaska

Founder & CEO

Compass Music

Matt

Hanner

Agent / Founder

Runway

Rob

McGee

Booking Agent

The Empire Agency

Isabella

Podpadec

Bass/ various creative

Dream Wife

MIRI

Singer/songwriter

Artist

Duan

Stokes

Publishing Director

Hot Press

Phil

Patterson

Music Specialist

DIT - Department for International Trade

Olivia

Hobbs

Director & Founder

Blackstar London

Dresden

Leitner

Culture Communications - music, art, culture

Dresden Leitner

Andy

Carr

Promoter / Co-owner

The Kids Are Solid Gold / Twisterella Festival

Phylicia

Chong

Music Licensing Creative - UK, Europe & Australasia

Secret Road Music Services

Dan

Koplowitz

Owner

Friendly Fire Licensing

Márton

Náray

Director

SoundCzech / Czech Music Office

Cleopatra

Mukula

Founder

Swahili Nation

Sarah

Raine

Research Fellow

Edinburgh Napier University

Zoe

Graham

Artist

Nur

Al Habash

Programme Manager

Italia Music Export

Ruth

Kilpatrick

New Music Consultant / Artist Manager

Record of the Day / 42MusicManagement

Haftor

Medbøe

Head of Humanities & Culture

Edinburgh Napier University

Kitty

Lester

Director

Childhood PR

Ewan

Gibson

Session Musician / Technician

StreamCycle

Francesca

O'Connor

Founder of Make Waves Management/Artist Manager & PR Consultant

Make Waves Management

Lauren

Rozwadowski

Artist, Songwriter, Consultant

Lauren Ray, Chord Commerce

Steve

Zapp

Booking Agent

ITB

Peter

Åstedt

Festival Organiser

Discover Sensation / Musichelp

Julian

Deane

Owner

Raygun Records

Nuno

Miguel Moura Santos

CEO

Faniak

Shaun

Allan

CEO/Co-founder

Vector76

Stephen

Curtis

Creative Coder/Digital Artist

Steve Curtis Visual

Stephen

Dima

President

Dima Productions

Fabio

Giachino

Pianist/Syntesizer

Tun Torino Unlimited Noise

Tony

Roe

pianist / bandleader

Tin Men and the Telephone

Attend Wide Days 2020
Join us for the first ever virtual edition of Scotland's Music Convention. The programme includes two days of conference sessions, speed meetings, one-to-ones and open hangout rooms, and the broadcast of live performances by the six 2020 showcase acts. We're also planning some virtual versions of popular Wide Days activities such as the tours and of course, the whisky tasting!
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Event price
15.00 £

Partners

Creative Scotland
PRS Foundation
University of the Highlands and Islands
Help Musicians Scotland
Ticketmaster New Music
Keychange
Music Insurance Brokers
Leith Theatre
Solas Lighting