www.vip-booking.com VIP- News premium ›› Vol. 122 ›› FEBRUARY 2010 McGowan’s Musings: Shall we start with another seagull story you all know how much I love these nasty screaming rats of the sky don’t you? How about this for a headline –‘Seagull Eats Brighton Man’s Roof!’. Recently in an effort to convince the rain that it’s not welcome in my bathroom, I had a thick silicone rubber type of coating liberally applied to the firewall which adjoins the flat roof over my bathroom to fill the many cracks (well, what do you expect in something 150 years old?) which appeared to have been aggravated by too much snow, ice and rain. Job done – all that remained was to let it dry, apply a coat of paint, and hopefully look forward to a leak free bathroom – but no – this was not to be! The following morning I look out of the window and, bold as you like, stands Shitty the Seagull with a great chunk of my very expensive roof coating hanging out of it’s beak – with a ‘shall I eat this, or waterproof the nest with it?’ look in its horrible beady eyes! Who wants to buy one of my ‘Cull a Gull for Jesus’ T –shirts?! Anyway, sorry about that rant – I feel slightly better now, so on with what’s happened in the live music industry since the last News. Generally the biggest news is that we now have a new name at the top end of the corporate sector of the business – ladies and Gentlemen – welcome ‘Live Nation Entertainment, Inc’! After months of will they, won’t they, giants Live Nation and Ticketmaster were finally given the go ahead to plight their troth with a merger, the Companies reached agreements with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and with the Canadian Commissioner of Com- manage the careers of over 200 major artists. Reportedly the combined venture will also own 140 venues worldwide, promote 22,000 concerts each year, and sell 140 million tickets annually. Independent operators may well have reason to worry about what’s left for them in the market. Still, I’m sure we’ll know by the end of 2010. (Read more on this in Manfred Tari’s Business News in this issue.) Allan McGowan petition, announcing the union on January 25. However it is still not all smooth sailing for this world spanning combination of concert promotions expertise with ticketing solutions and artist relationships. On February 10 a London tribunal ruled that the merger must be reviewed a second time in the U.K. on the grounds that regulators didn’t fully consider the input of a competitor, i.e. German Company CTS Eventim, in the market for ticket sales. If the commission reverses its approval, the combined company could be required to make changes to its U.K.operations. I have been a little puzzled by the regulators concentration on the ticketing market – the newly created giant will surely have an effect right across the board. What with TM’s massive Frontline management arm, The Eagles, Neil Diamond, Christina Aguilera etc. alongside LN’s 360 degree deals with major artists including Jay-Z, Madonna, U2 etc, the new Company will Last month the whole of the Vip team attended this year’s MIDEM, and although the numbers were very obviously down our sales chaps reported good business, for many delegates the quieter and emptier environment seemed welcome, and apparently encouraged business. However the organisers can not have been happy, owners Reed Exhibitions are, as the name indicates, primarily sellers of Stands and Exhibition space, with all peripheral events and attractions, such as artist show cases, being add-ons, an officially admitted drop off of 10% from last year (some felt the true figure was more) and wide open spaces in the Palais are not what they want to see. This was my 25th visit to the most senior of the music trade shows and conferences, and although there was less sunshine than in past visits I enjoyed it – apart of course from paying 10 Euros for a beer! Midem is still trying to extricate itself from long years of servicing a music industry that no longer exists, but they’re trying to adapt, and I feel that they’ll make it, but it may take a while. Right – back to the roof! Ladies and Gentlemen – the News! 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ILMC 22 Colophon ›› VIP-News is published by: VIP-Booking 26 York Street London W1U 6pZ Managing Director: Ronni Didriksen [email protected] General Manager: Peter Briggs [email protected] Writer and editorial: Allan McGowan [email protected] Writer: Manfred Tari [email protected] For advertising enquiries pls. contact Peter Briggs [email protected] or +44 870 755 0092 Lay-out: Pekaye Graphics, Phuket – Thailand [email protected] The guest for the Sunday morning Breakfast Meeting slot with ex Dire Straits manager Ed Bicknell is the legendary founder of the Glastonbury Festival, Michael Eavis CBE. Europe’s most influential outdoor event celebrates its 40th anniversary this year with U2, Muse and Stevie Wonder all confirmed as headliners, so this could be a perfect time to reflect on just what has made Glastonbury so successful. Another main room Sunday session will is: Artists: ‘Keeping an Even Keel’. This panel will consider whether the industry is taking sufficient care of its primary asset – the artist. With more pressure on acts to tour than ever this discussion will look at what precautions are in place and what safety nets already exist, asking if we are pushing artists beyond the limit, and who’s willing to say ‘no’ when they need to? Chairing the panel will be Stevie Wonder manager and Music Tank chairman Keith Harris, who’s joined by legendary lyricist and former Squeeze frontman Chris Difford, ex Virgin Records Chairman Marc Marot, and Live Nation Denmark head Flemming Schmidt. important element of The Creative Industries much talked about by European Governments, and the politicians in terms of both trade and culture. Festival Republic MD Melvin Benn will be chairing the session, and speakers include Lord Tim Clement Jones whose Live Music Bill is currently on its fourth reading in UK Parliament, and Belgian Economics Minister Vincent Van Quickenbourne, at present introducing proposed new ticketing legislation involved. Newly appointed President of The European Music Office Dieter Gorny will also join the panel alongside other major live industry leaders. as they consider better ways of addressing and communicating the needs and the importance of all aspects of the live music industry. The full line-up of ILMC conference sessions will be available online at: www.ilmc.com Showcases: On Thursday 11 March, the Nordic Music Export Offices bring their Ja Ja Ja brand to the Tabernacle in Notting Hill for a night of upcoming Nordic talent. The evening is curated by Rob Challice of Coda Agency, and confirmed for the night are Danish grime queen Lucy Love, Norwegian pop/shoegaze sound warriors Megaphonic Thrift, Icelandic ensemble Hjaltalin and Finnish electro-acoustic quartet Husky Rescue. Excelsior Recordings artist Tim Knol will performs live at Buma Cultuur’s annual The Flying Dutchmen Meet & Greet at the Dutch Embassy on Friday 12 March. The rising Dutch star will perform songs from his eponymous debut which is released in the UK in May. On the Saturday 13 March The Politics of Live: ‘The Steering Committee Meeting’ at 12:00 in Room 1, will consider the present relationship between the live industry, an Tim Knol 2 VIP-BOOKING.COM VIP- News - Fe b r u a r y 2 0 1 0 Family Entertainment Suffers in Germany Manfred Tari [email protected] Recent developments indicate the market for Musicals and Events are having a harder time than other parts of the live entertainment industry. At the end of January the company Franz Abraham Art Concerts, founded in 1986, filed insolvency and in February had to cancel four arena production shows of the entertainment spectacular ‘Ben Hur’ in Gelsenkirchen and Vienna. Originally the shows had been scheduled for November. Some 25.000 ticket holders for the shows in Germany are unlikely to receive any compensation for tickets bought. Abraham announced that he is undertaking attempts to set up a new company with new investors and to schedule new dates for ‘Ben Hur’ in May. At the beginning of February, the musical producer Prime Time Entertainment AG (PTE AG) founded by Matthias Hoffmann in 2007, also had to file insolvency. In De- cember the company launched ‘India’, a revue show featuring more than 70 Indian acrobats, presented in a circus tent, in Frankfurt following shows in Hamburg. Hoffmann has worked in the live entertainment business since 1971 and according to media reports invested 7 million Euros in the show. The insolvency administrator of PTE AG indicates that there are chances for to find new investors for the company. Meanwhile all dates have been cancelled and the Indian acrobats are flying back home. A few days later the musical producer Stage Entertainment declared that, from July, they would no longer promote musical productions in the Colleseum, declaring that it wasn’t possible to stage profitable shows in their Essen venue. The musical “Buddy Holly” will continue until July. Matthias Hoffmann founder of Prime Time Entertainment ThE hALL DUO IN NEckArpArk UNIQUE AND DOUBLY GOOD STUTTGArT cATchmENT ArEA: mOrE ThAN 3 mILLION pEOpLE • hANNS-mArTIN-SchLEYEr-hALLE: Up TO 15,500 SpEcTATOrS pOrSchE-ArENA: Up TO 7,500 SpEcTATOrS • 2010: ...WhITNEY hOUSTON, DEEp pUrpLE, rONAN kEATING, chrIS rEA... Tel. +49 (0) 711/9554-40 Fax +49 (0) 711/9554-500 3 AZ_in_stutt_VIPbook_RZ.indd 1 [email protected] www.hallenduo.de 23.11.2009 18:17:54 Uhr VIP-BOOKING.COM VIP- News - Fe b r u a r y 2 0 1 0 HMV Completes Purchase of MAMA Group Allan McGowan [email protected] HMV Another, somewhat smaller, but none the less important consolidation than the Live Nation/Ticketmaster merger has also recently been completed in the UK market with HMV’s acquisition of 360 degree music company the MAMA Group. This purchase of a Company involved mainly in venue ownership, live promotion and artist management by a company best known as a high street music retailer, is a very pertinent sign of the times. HMV CEO Simon Fox told reporters: “I am delighted that our offer for MAMA Group has been successful, and to welcome our new colleagues from MAMA to HMV. The acquisition represents a further significant step for HMV as we continue the transformation of our business begun in 2007. Building on the successful platform created by the formation of our joint venture with MAMA just over a year ago, we will be embarking on exciting new growth plans for the group in live music and ticketing”. Politicians Oppose Financial Support for Loveparade Manfred Tari [email protected] Once again the rave-event Loveparade causes trouble. In 2006 the event left Berlin moving to the Ruhr-District in Western Germany. A five-year plan foresaw that the Loveparade would take place each year in a different RuhrDistrict town, and with quite successful editions in Essen in 2007 and Dortmund in 2008 the event seemed to have arrived in the Ruhr-District. But in January 2009 Loveparade promoters LopaEvent cancelled the edition planned for July 2009 in Bochum. The main reasons given cited logistical problems, plus dispute with the city council of Bochum over the route that the promoter had in mind. According to the five-year plan the event in 2010 is supposed to happen in Duisburg. However, similar to the Bochum situation, local political and administrative decision takers voice their concerns. But in the case of Duisburg it is rather financial problems and safety concerns that may result in cancellation. The Duisburg site for Loveparade is supposed to be a former freight yard, but the estimates to prepare it as event location sum up to 860.000 Euro. So far the idea was that the city of Duisburg would share some of the expenses with LopaEvent to make the event possible. Meanwhile Duisburg Marketing GmbH, a company belonging to the city council launched a charity fund. So far it looks as though the SPD (Social Democrats), FDP (Liberals) and the Linke (Leftwing) will vote against sharing any expenses to promote the event. Another delicate component is that the five-year plan with the various Ruhrdistrict towns to host the Loveparade had always been in the light of the RUHR2010. The Ruhr-District is, along with Istanbul and Pecs in Hungary, one of three European Commission appointed European culture capitals. Mama Group Love Parade 4 VIP-BOOKING.COM VIP- News - Fe b r u a r y 2 0 1 0 SXSW Music Announces First Band List, Panelists and Day Stage News Allan McGowan [email protected] The South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference and Festival will take place March 17 - 21, 2010 in Austin, Texas, and will feature some notable artists that will be speaking on panels taking place in the Austin Convention Centre. Judy Collins shares her thoughts on “Where Goes English Folk Music?,” John Doe joins Ian Rogers’ panel “The Cultural Significance of Direct-to-Fan Marketing,” DJ Spooky encourages the spread of music into established cultural institutions in “Performing Arts: New Frontier for Live Acts,” Melissa Auf Der Mar exhibits her photographic side on “Image Makers Of Rock and Soul,” Suzanne Vega kicks MP3 butt on “Music Artists: Getting A Digital Ass-Kicking,”Andrew WK dissects rock star myths on “What Becomes A Legend Most,” Chris Walla highlights his studio work on “Producers Adapt & Survive,” Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth recall early gigs on “CBGBs Stories,” and Anya Marina talks soundtracks on “Case Study: New Moon.” Join these artists and over 350 other speakers for an enlightening look at the past, present and future of the music industry. Fucked Up (Toronto, CANADA), Grant Hart (St. Paul, MN), Hauschka (Dusseldorf, GERMANY), Here We Go Magic (Brooklyn, NY), Hudson Mohawke (Glasgow, SCOTLAND), Invincible (Detroit, MI), jj (Gothenburg, SWEDEN), Killer Mike (Atlanta, GA), LA Riots (Los Angeles, CA), Les Savy Fav (Brooklyn, NY), Maldita Vecindad (Mexico City, MEXICO), Marina & The Diamonds (London, ENGLAND), Mayer Hawthorne & The County (Ann Arbor, MI), Midlake (Denton, TX), Miike Snow (Stockholm, SWEDEN), Mr Hudson (London, ENGLAND), Mundo Livre SA (Recife, BRAZIL), Murs (Los Angeles, CA), Natalia Lafourcade (Mexico City, MEXICO), Pretty Lights (Charlottesville, VA), Rye Rye (Baltimore, MD), Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings (Brooklyn, NY), She & Him (Los Angeles, CA), Shwayze (Malibu, CA), Spoon (Austin, TX), Steve Aoki (Los Angeles, CA), Systema Solar (Taganga, COLOMBIA), Texas Tornados (San Antonio, TX), The Drums (Brooklyn, NY), The Middle East (Townsville, AUSTRALIA), The Soft Pack (San Diego, CA), The Very Best (New York, NY), The xx (London, ENGLAND), Trae (Houston, TX), VV Brown (London, ENGLAND), and Wolfgang Gartner (Austin, TX). This list is subject to change. This is only a portion of the bands that will be performing at the SXSW Music Festival. The previously announced Smokey Robinson keynote will anchor four days of panels, interviews, workshops, peer meetings, a trade show exhibition and the worldrenowned music festival. For a full listing of events, go to: www.my.sxsw.com/events Bands: A few highlights selected out of over 10,000 music applications appearing over 80 stages throughout downtown Austin include: Amaral (Madrid, SPAIN), Anita Tijoux (Santiago, CHILE), Apoptygma Berzerk (Oslo, NORWAY), Athlete (London, ENGLAND), Bajofondo (Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA), Balkan Beat Box (Tel Aviv, ISRAEL), Band of Skulls (London, ENGLAND), Bear In Heaven (Brooklyn, NY), Black Milk (Detroit, MI), Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Los Angeles, CA), Bomba Estereo (Bogota, Colombia), Broken Social Scene (Toronto, CANADA), Chalie Boy (Hearne, TX), Chamillionaire & Paul Wall (Houston, TX), Cymbals Eat Guitars (New York, NY), Deer Tick (Providence, RI), Evan Dando (New York, NY), Frightened Rabbit (Selkirk, SCOTLAND), Smokey Robinson keynote at SXSW 5 VIP-BOOKING.COM VIP- News - Fe b r u a r y 2 0 1 0 6 VIP-BOOKING.COM VIP- News - Fe b r u a r y 2 0 1 0 A Premium Venue in Brussels Manfred Tari [email protected] The Ancienne Belgique is some sort of a masterpiece. The facilities of the venue are impressive and the concert program is highlighted with appearances by many of today’s top artists that are touring in and are able to fill up 2000 persons capacity location. VIP-News spoke with Herman Hulsens, one of the venue’s bookers. VIP-News: How is the concert business in Belgium? Herman Hulsens: I think it is doing pretty good. I think everybody has to cut a little bit of their expenses but the audience is coming more and more to the shows. So the capacity is always full so to speak. VIP-News: You’re promoting here in probably one of the most prominent Belgian venues. What makes the Ancienne Belgique different to commercial clubs? Hulsens: The big difference is in the fact that we are subsidised for 20 percent of our expenses to aid our growth. So we can use that money to develop young artists, we can put a band in a smaller room which adding in all the promotion and production expenses would normally lose a lot of money. Since we have the chance to do that we can develop a lot of local artists and try to bring them up to the next level. So if we discover a young band that has a lot of potential what we try to do is put the money into the small room, with the hope that at some point we can promote them in our main 2000 capacity room. Hulsens: We do about 250 shows ourselves and out of that I would say about 20 shows are co-productions with outside commercial promoters, where we share 50 percent of the profit or the loss. And then, I think, the commercial promoters book another 16 dates at our venue and that is always the big room because that 2000 capacity is the only way you can make some money. Hulsens: We don’t do any advertisements on our website. Our website is free of advertisement. But in the same way as we have to pay for the use of the sound system I as a promoter also have to pay for the use of our website. So with the money that our promotion part of the company gets from us promoting all these shows, we pay the expenses for the website. VIP-News: Belgium is, as we all know, one of the smaller markets in Europe. Do you promote your shows nationwide or do you concentrate your promotion mainly here in Brussels? »We don’t do any Hulsens: We go nationwide in the sense that we have a trilingual website and we sell almost 70 percent of our tickets online. Our main marketing campaigns are online and we will do less and less postering, from both a green point of view and because the postering is becoming less and less effective for ticket sales. So if we do poster, it is mainly for a local show, and mainly in the capital, in Brussels, but we tend to put a lot of money into maintaining our trilingual website which of course generates a lot of expenses in translations and so on. VIP-News: You are doing the ticketing yourself but do you also handle the marketing of your website yourself? advertisements on our website. Our website is free of advertisement« - Herman Hulsens VIP-News: But don’t the sponsors of Ancienne Belgique request branding on your website? Hulsens: Yeah, there’re visible on the website. They’re on the bottom of each page, their have their logos. But it is not like that they can really advertise their products on our website, we do sometimes send out an email to our customers. VIP-News: How many website subscribers do you have? Hulsens: I think we have now 16.000 or 17.000 email subscribers. VIP-News: All over Belgium or just in Brussels? Hulsens: That is all over Belgium, plus of course also people from Holland and England and even Japan and so on. But I think the email advertising outside of Belgium represents roughly 2 percent. VIP-News: Is it compulsory for you to book Belgian acts or artists? Hulsens: Kind of because it’s the main part of our dossier, so we book almost 50 percent local artists, 50 percent of the shows are not local artists per se, but if you count all support bands etc, then 40 to 50 percent of those playing here are local artists. VIP-News: Your venue has so to say quite brilliant facilities in terms of sound, light systems, and in terms of stage settings and the entire infrastructure. How expensive is it to promote a show compared to a nonsubsidised venue? VIP-News: You also work together with the big commercial promoters here in Belgium. So how many shows do you promote yourself and how often do you rent the venue out? Hulsens: It is pretty expensive because our idea is that you have to pay for every thing that you use even though it’s our own PRHerman Hulsens 7 VIP-BOOKING.COM VIP- News - Fe b r u a r y 2 0 1 0 system. As in - house promoter still I have to pay for the PR-system and for each part of the facility that we use. We’re able to build up our budgets, we’re able to do the necessary refurbishments, and we can try to buy new gear and stay competitive with other companies that deliver all these technical facilities. But of course counting everything in, I think we are pretty expensive in comparison to other European venues. I think for example the Paradiso in Amsterdam is charging half of what we do in terms of production and promotion expenses. But I think it is important to do it that way on a long-term basis to be able to have the necessary budgets to keep on doing what we’re doing. This year the government has cut back on their subsidies so it is important to maintain a financial independence. VIP-News: How much money do you receive from the government? Hulsens: We are receiving 900.000 Euros per year for our artistic budget. And then we have a different budget to maintain the building that is based on the expenses that we think we’re likely to incur if the walls are falling down or there is new glass to be put in. But that is a completely different budget separate from the artistic budget. VIP-News: Where does the money come from? Hulsens: It is the Flemish cultural ministry that is giving us the funds. Also now we have a couple of projects that we’re doing outdoor in the summer like a little festival, and that is being paid for by the local government. But the main money is coming from the Flemish cultural ministry. VIP-News: How many people work for the Ancienne Belgique? Hulsens: There are 45 people working fulltime. So we have our own production teams, sound and lights and we have our own ticketing shop. We have 6 people working for promotion and there are 3 inhouse promoters. And then we always say that we roughly have about a hundred outside people doing other almost fulltime freelance jobs that are coming in daily like stagehands, drinks people etc. VIP-News: How many tickets do you sell a year? Hulsens: Our average is a quarter of a million per year. VIP-News: And what lead to the decision to take the ticketing completely in - house? »Because we also hold all the information about our ticket buyers we can shape our marketing towards them« - Herman Hulsens Hulsens: Because we wanted to be first hand on the service because if you use an outside ticketing company you don’t have really have control of the quality that they’re delivering towards your audience. Because we also hold all the information about our ticket buyers we can shape our marketing towards them as well, like we can send them emails about special things that we do during the shows or if there are timings that have to been changed. If a band has cancelled we can just email The Ancienne Belgique 8 VIP-BOOKING.COM VIP- News - Fe b r u a r y 2 0 1 0 them in like a second, we have all their information. That was our main concern. After all the years that we have done this we were able to talk to Live Nation for example about using our ticketing office for the shows that they’re promoting here, which was a kind of a battle to get them to do. It turned out that by charging the expenses on the ticket we were able to make it a break-even set-up. VIP-News: You have been working at the Ancienne Belgique for 15 years at least. What has changed in the last 15 years in terms of the audience and let’s say business in general? What is your personal opinion on that? Hulsens: I think like everywhere else everything has become really, really professional, not only at Ancienne Belgique, also the artist management and the labels. Of course everybody is more and more focussed on the business and on the money side of the shows, which is at some point really good because everybody is looking after the artists. And for us doing 250 shows plus the rentals it is really important to have a very well operated venue. We invest a lot of money in our special staff to handle the buildings. The last 2 years we set this up as a company to run the business so that everything has become really, really professional.. Hulsens: Here in Brussels I would say the Botanique, which is the French cultural sponsored venue. But they work on a small scale because their biggest room is 600. But they’re doing a lot of the upcoming indie and British bands. VIP-News: What is the average ticket price? Hulsens: I guess it would be around 22 Euros and for the main hall ranging between 16 and very exceptionally 40 Euros for example for an artist like Grace Jones. But on average it would be around 22 and then the small room is always 12 Euros. That’s a fixed price, and to me that is a reason why we’re still selling so many tickets because we’re knocking at the high end shows market. VIP-News: Who are your local competitors? The Ancienne Belgique 9 VIP-BOOKING.COM frida EUR do the We would like to thank everybody for attending the 2010 edition, we do look forward to welcome you at the 2011 one! 15 2011 thursday EUROSONIC downtown Groningen thursday the Netherlands thursday EUROSONIC downtown Groningen the Netherlands EUROSONIC downtown Groningen the Netherlands 13 13 14 1414 Registration and artists submission is open from may 1st 2010 onwards on www.euroSonic-noorderslag.nl, Deadline for artist submission is September 1st, 2010 1515 15 THE EUROPEAN MUSIC CONFERENCE THE EUROPEAN MUSIC CONFERENCE JANUARY THE EUROPEAN MUSIC CONFERENCE AND SHOWCASE FESTIVAL AND SHOWCASE FESTIVAL WWW.EUROSONIC-NOORDERSLAG.NL AND SHOWCASE FESTIVAL WWW.EUROSONIC-NOORDERSLAG.NL WWW.EUROSONIC-NOORDERSLAG.NL 10 VIP-BOOKING.COM NOORDERSLAG De Oosterpoort Groningen THE EUROPEAN MUSIC CONFERENCE AND SHOWCASE FESTIVAL 2008 2007 15.500 15.050 35 29 2.487 2.200 237 JANUARY 221 23 24 76 69 59 54 29 25 9 8 138 65 13 friday EUROSONIC downtown Groningen friday the Netherlands 2009 18.000 34 2.650 265 22 123 59 32 9 140 2011 saturday NOORDERSLAG De Oosterpoort saturday Groningen FACTSHEET 2010 Total number of visits 18.000 Nationalities present 34 Professional participants 2.800 Artists performing 259 Radio stations present 24 WWW.EUROSONIC-NOORDERSLAG.NL international festivals present 237 ETEP participant festivals 59 Number of stages @ EuroSonic 31 Number of stages @ Noorderslag 10 Number of European journalists present 193 saturday NOORDERSLAG De Oosterpoort Groningen 14 JANUARY friday EUROSONIC downtown Groningen the Netherlands friday EUROSONIC downtown Groningen the Netherlands 13 15 saturday NOORDERSLAG De Oosterpoort Groningen WWW.EUROSONIC-NOORDERSLAG.NL thursday EUROSONIC downtown Groningen the Netherlands THE EUROPEAN MUSIC CONFERENCE AND SHOWCASE FESTIVAL EUROSONIC downtown Groningen the Netherlands EuroSonic noordErSlag saturday NOORDERSLAG De Oosterpoort Groningen 14 VIP- News - Fe b r u a r y 2 0 1 0 JANUARY 2011 JANUARY 2011 2011 VIP- News - Fe b r u a r y 2 0 1 0 Conincx Pop Allan McGowan [email protected] Hilde Spille is booking agent at Paperclip Agency and co-owns the company. Here she tells us about her work with the small boutique festival Conincx Pop which has its 28th edition on July 03, 2010. This is the 8th edition with Paperclip Agency on board as talent buyer. The first confirmed acts are Dutch elektro-pop band Krause and Dutch singer-songwriter Tom Musca. Conincx Pop is a one-day-festival with one stage, and takes place in Elsloo (province of Limburg), The Netherlands, close to Maastricht. The festival is situated at the banks of the river Maas, with Belgium in sight just across the river. 9 bands will play to music aficionados from the wide region and to entire families, from babies to 70 year olds from the village. Together with great music, this always results in a great atmosphere. My work as talent buyer for Conincx Pop means that I obviously have to look beyond my own roster. I thoroughly investigate the rosters of my international colleagues. Conincx Pop aims to be a trendsetter for good bands and aims to book artists that will grow bigger in the near future. The festival has already booked the Belgian rockers Triggerfinger in 2008, the Dutch band Voicst in 2005 and Mo’Jones in 2003. All three bands broke through in The Netherlands soon after. The choice to be a trendsetter for good Hilde Spille bands is partly due to the fact that Conincx Pop is a free festival without any subsidies. As soon as the media hypes a band, they usually quickly become too expensive for Conincx Pop. Although the budget for the bands is relatively small, the festival’s set up is very professional. For the talent buyers of such a festival it’s important to have a good nose for as yet unknown talent. Distribution and promotion of an album in the Netherlands is less important. For me this makes the selection procedure very much different compared to select- ing a band to add to my own roster as booking agent. Since the very successful 25th anniversary in 2007, visitors records were broken each year, despite the recession. In 2009 Conincx Pop had 8000 visitors. The market for festivals without entrance fees is very different from major festivals. There is an audience out there that wants to enjoy good music in a relaxed atmosphere with a pint of beer for a reasonable price (I agree! – Ed.). Conincx Pop and similar festivals work hard to achieve this goal, and deserve all the attention they can get. Conincx Pop 2009 (Photography by: Marion Baggen - Conincx Pop) 11 VIP-BOOKING.COM VIP- News - Fe b r u a r y 2 0 1 0 UK Live Music Bill Moves to The Commons Allan McGowan [email protected] The workings of the two Chambers of the UK Houses of Parliament are not always under scrutiny in publications that concentrate on the live music industry, however recent announcements that affect small venues and the development of vital new talent are important and require some explanation of traditional parliamentary processes. Convinced that the live music scene is being strangled by red tape and officialdom, Liberal Democrat peer, Lord (Tim) Clement-Jones’s introduced what is known as a ‘private members bill’ to the House of Lords, these bills requires three readings in the House of Lords, before going to the House of Commons to gain a chance of being passed as law. We’re glad to note that, having sailed through previous stages in the Lords with no amendments his Live Music Bill had its third reading on Tuesday 9 Feb and will go to the Commons. It will be championed in that House by Don Foster MP who wrote an article on the subject for the December ’09 issue of VIP-News. The Bill proposes that schools, hospitals, colleges, and small venues up to a capacity of 200 should not need a licence for a live music performance, and that the ‘two-in-a-bar’ exemption should be reinstated. (This allowed two musicians to perform in a venue without a need for a special performance license. The Government’s 2003 Licensing Act means live musical performances must have a licence or the organisers risk criminal prosecution. Lord Clement-Jones said, “The Government’s stubborn refusal to accept the recommendations of the Culture, Media and Sport select committee that licensing be relaxed for live music is short-sighted and illiberal. Live music used to be at the core of our society. But it’s harder for someone to play the piano in a bar now than it was in 1899. We should be supporting small venues not strangling them with red tape. More live music in our pubs would mean more punters and fewer pubs closing. My Bill is the only chance to change the law before the general election and breathe new life in to the live music scene. I challenge the Government to explain why they will not support it.” The Bill should get a proper hearing in the Commons in March. It’s unusual for private member’s bills to actually become law, given the government - who have already rejected some of Clement-Jones’ proposals following its own review of licensing rules - have the automatic majority vote in the Commons. The Live Music Bill already has support from Musicians’ Union and UK Music and now looks more likely to move into law than the Government’s own sponsored proposals – to make an exemption for venues with audiences of less than 100 – which were opened to consultation at the end of last year. Lord Clement-Jones will speak on a panel, chaired by Melvin Benn CEO of Festival Republic, dealing with the relationship between governments and the live music industry on March 13th in London at ILMC 22. Hopefully all concerned with live music in the UK will lobby for these amendments to be made law in order to support the development of artists for arenas and festivals in the next five or so years! Having the right tools for the job is often the key to success. 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VIP-Booking.com VIP-Booking.com is now the most widely used online information service for the European Live Entertainment Industry with subscribers in over 25 countries. Using the latest technology and state of the art tools, the service provides indepth information streamlining the day-to-day operations of industry professionals, saving both time and money. VIP-BOOKING.COM The VIP-Book The ultimate print directory for the European Entertainment Industry, packed with contacts and easy to use. An essential reference book for every office providing basic contact information and a solid overview. THE VIP-BOOK 12 VIP-BOOKING.COM VIP-News Written by our highly merited journalists, Allan McGowan and Manfred Tari, with over 50 years of experience between them in the Entertainment Industry, VIP-News brings the latest news and views directly to your computer keeping you up to date at all times. VIP-NEWS VIP- News - Fe b r u a r y 2 0 1 0 Our guest writer this month is John F. Smith, General Secretary of the British Musicians’ Union and President of the International Federation of Musicians (FIM). The MU supports Lord Tim Clement-Jones Live Music Bill referred to in this issue of the News and elements of this article are relevant to the hoped for success of the Bill. John F. Smith - MU Making a Living from Live John F. Smith Despite the recession and a National Arenas’ Association report showing a drop in attendances of 15% in 2008, live music is still one of the few areas of the music business that is thriving. While there is much cause for optimism regarding the live music scene, for the working musician there remains some significant barriers to achieving the full potential of performing live and at the same time making a decent living. »It’s clear that music fans really value the experience they get at a live gig« - John F. Smith Let’s have a look at some positives before I move on to the negatives. On the plus side the main and fundamental factor is that the public like to see and hear live music. It’s clear that music fans really value the experience they get at a live gig. Research has shown that young people will gladly part with upwards of £100 in order to hear their favourite bands ‘in the flesh’, but conversely many of these same music fans cause real problems for the music industry through P2P file sharing. So what are the problems? In the UK the Licensing Act 2003 continues to be a bugbear. I was a member of the Government’s Live Music Forum, chaired by Fergal Sharkey, which oversaw the implementation of the Act on behalf of the music sector. We pointed out at the time that there was likely to be a drop in the number of smaller venues putting on live performances. These venues had by and large benefited from the so called 2 in-abar exception which meant that if there were two or fewer performers there was no need to have the old Public Entertainment Licence. For these smaller venues the new act meant added bureaucracy and when faced with the daunting task of completing their Premises Licence application many preferred to opt for recorded music as that (and rather bizarrely, big screen sports broadcasts) is not classed as regulated entertainment and consequently does not need to be included in the Premises Licence. So we lobbied for an exemption for small venues with an audience capacity of 200 or less. That lobby continues and was added impetus as the Select Committee for Culture Media and Sport included it in its recommendations to Government. The Minister, Gerry Sutcliffe reacted by announcing a consultation on an exception to the requirements of the Act for venues with a capacity of 100 or less. We recognise this as being a significant step in the right direction, but feel that 100 is too low and would not help many of the venues in which, as both the MU and the DCMS research demonstrates, there has been a marked decline in the provision of live music. We also want to see a more cohesive application of the Act across the country. At present it is subject to the interpretation and vagaries of local licensing committees and inspectors, and we want to see a simple fast-track method of varying a licence so that live music can be added to an existing premises Licence. Lord Tim Clement Jones Live Music Bill pushes for all these amendments and the improvements they could bring. The Licensing Act is not the only barrier; taking instruments into the cabin on flights 13 VIP-BOOKING.COM is still a problem, this is in spite of an agreement that the MU reached with the Department For Transport which clearly states that an instrument up to the size of guitar may be taken onboard a plane as hand luggage. Some airlines ignore this recommendation. We’ve even had cases where the staff at the check-in desk seem to make their own policy ‘on the hoof’ mainly to the detriment of the musicians. Our advice is always contact the airline beforehand, don’t risk turning up on the day. Before I look at the international scene I must mention the problems that UK musicians have had when applying for work-permits for the USA. Applications are expensive and have to be in person. The requirements that apply to entertainers, I must add, that do not apply to sportsmen and women. Briefly, on an international front, taking instruments on planes is a worldwide problem. You may have seen the US country music artist, Dave Carroll’s You-Tube video – ‘United Breaks Guitars’. If you haven’t have a look at it as it sums up the issue splendidly. But one of the main barriers that performers from outside the EEA come up against is UK restriction on work-permits. We are in a tricky position with this one. If a self-contained act, be it a rock and pop band or a symphony orchestra, want to tour in the UK we have no objections and welcome and encourage such cultural exchanges, however we draw the line at musicians being brought in as cheap labour to replace UK and EU studio and theatre musicians, and players in our orchestras. So, all-in-all live music is doing pretty well and if we get the few improvements we are looking for we certainly will be ‘keeping music live’. VIP- News - Fe b r u a r y 2 0 1 0 MU Launches ‘Music Supported Here’ Campaign Allan McGowan [email protected] The Musicians’ Union has announced the launch of its new campaign, designed to unite musicians and fans in a common understanding of the need for musicians to have the right and the means to control the use of their music in a digital world. The Press Release says: In today’s internet— sharing world, it’s never been easier for original music to be hijacked, plagiarised, copied or just plain nicked. That’s why music copyright has never been so important. Copyright is important for musicians because it safeguards the rights to their own music. And it’s important for music fans because it pays for musicians to make more music. The MU is committed to making sure that everyone respects the value of music and the huge part it plays in our lives. But we can’t expect the right to enjoy music unless we respect the rights of the people who make it. And if musicians do want to give their music away, they should be in control of the process. By supporting music rights, we’re supporting music. As Horace Trubridge, Assistant General Secretary for the Musicians’ Union comments, “Musicians are individuals with different views about music on the Internet and P2P and Music Supported Here gives musicians a platform to discuss the issue and share ideas. That said, no one likes to be rippedoff and ‘Music Supported Here’ reminds fans that it’s the musicians who want to be able to decide how their music is distributed in a digital world and if they don’t want it to be free, don’t nick it! This movement is a concerted effort to finally put the issue centre stage. The more people who join us, the louder the noise we can make.” Says Paul Belford, creative director at This is Real Art , the creative agency behind the campaign, “the campaign logo is a simple idea that communicates the issue at the cen- tre of the campaign, music copyright. There will be multiple versions of the design, each one written by a different musician. In fact, any musician can simply write it out and put their name underneath it. Copyright is about musicians individual creations so why shouldn’t this idea be represented in the music copyright logo?” Belford continues, “we also wanted the campaign line, ‘Music supported here’ to be positive. Not critical or preachy.” MU members have been contributing their version of the logo to be used in the campaign. Thousands of members received tear-off postcards in the current copy of The Musician (the MU’s magazine), inviting them to send in a handwritten logo. For anyone wanting to go beyond making a statement of support, the Music Supported Here website (www.MusicSupportedHere. com) contains the chance for everyone to have their say, exclusive videos, downloadable banners, graphics and information about music copyright issues. Support from the Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) Although the movement was initiated by the MU, it is for all musicians. Music Supported Here has received unanimous endorsement from the FAC. Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason, Co–Chairman, FAC said, “The FAC is delighted to participate in the MU’s ‘Music Supported Here’ campaign. The Digital Age offers both advantages and challenges for all artists - whether stadium-fillers or those just starting-out. The more support that can be offered to artists to help them navigate their way in the online marketplace, the better.” 14 VIP-BOOKING.COM VIP- News - Fe b r u a r y 2 0 1 0 Business News Manfred Tari [email protected] CTS Eventim still stands up against the Live Nation Ticketmaster Merger Already in January CTS Eventim appealed at the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), for the British Competition Commission (CC) to reconsider the approval of the merger between Live Nation and Ticketmaster. The CC now has until May 11 to reply to CTS Eventim’s objections against the merger. John Park, a spokesman from CC explained the proceedings with: “We are reopening the investigation from the point of the final report - which will now become provisional - so that CTS Eventim, who appealed against the final decision, and others will get chance to comment and make submissions on that decision.” In reference to the re-appeal by CTS Eventim Park declared: “Central to CTS Eventim’s appeal was that they were denied the chance to comment properly on our decision - particularly as it was a change from the provisional verdict.” With this in mind the spokesman continued and elaborated on the settings of the ongoing case: “As such, we took the decision to agree to having the judgment quashed and reopening the investigation for a maxi- mum of three months – thus giving CTS the chance to make their arguments in the way they say they were denied - rather than fight the challenge. This seemed the common sense approach as it does mean the situation will be resolved quicker than if we’d gone through the whole appeal process.” CTS Eventim declined to comment on this new attempt to fight against the merger approved by the UK and US cartel authorities. It’s also become apparent that CTS Eventim is not able to approach the European Union’s Competition Commission on this merger as Ticketmaster’s take over of Live Nation does not match the criteria as both companies must have a combined turnover of 5 billion Euro. Opinions on the merger and the upcoming business year It is not only CTS Eventim that will be affected by the new situation the merger between Live Nation and Ticketmaster causes for the European concert industry. Vip News spoke to Peter Schwenkow, CEO of DEAG and Karsten Jahnke, MD of Karsten Jahnke Konzertdirektion, about their opinions on the merger and their expectations for the business year 2010. What are your expectations regarding the consequences of this approved merger and the effect it will have on the music industry in general? Peter Schwenkow: “The live music market worldwide is a multi-billion $ business. I do expect that the combined companies will enjoy growing margins by convincing the artist that promoters also have to make money. I hope that Live Nation Entertainment will become a profitable organisation not only by selling tickets.” Karsten Jahnke: “If a merger of this dimension is approved you really have to ask yourself why we have a Federal State Commission. A conglomerate that big can put a lot of pressure on the whole industry.” Do you assume that the merger may also have an impact on your business? Schwenkow: “Yes.” Jahnke: “Whether this will also have an influence on the German market is hard to say. This mainly depends on whether Ticketmaster will stand up to the far superior ticketing systems that are in this country at present.” Schwenkow: “We as DEAG Entertainment will definitely see growing business and increasing profits because of our diversification also into the world of classical music, mostly because of our 360° business with artists like the violin player David Garrett that includes promoting, producing and recording as well as merchandising, sponsoring and our music library.“ What is your assumption for the business year 2010? Jahnke: “Me and my team are mainly concentrating on a balanced mix of touring business and promoting shows locally. In 2010 again there will be lots of changes, merges, ideas and of course new companies and companies that close. I think we all need to focus more on live and let live by giving respect to new platforms, ideas and companies but also to get respect from the new ones. We all need to keep in mind that our business is business but our goods are music and artists and not only numbers and 30 page contracts.” Peter Schwenkow - CEO DEAG 15 VIP-BOOKING.COM VIP- News - Fe b r u a r y 2 0 1 0 CTS Eventim take over Ticketcorner While Klaus Peter Schulenberg, CEO of CTS Eventim, just recently declared in an interview with the financial newspaper “Euro Am Sonntag” that the company held back its plans to acquire a Spanish ticket service operator, CTS Eventim has now announced that it will take over the Swiss ticketing company Ticketcorner. CTS Eventim is to pay about 44 million Euro to the private equity company Capvis, the previous owner of Ticketcorner. The Swiss ticketing company had a turnover of 24 million Euro in 2009 and delivered Earnings before Interests, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization of about 4,4 million Euro. CTS Eventim declared that it will continue to expand its international business. In “Euro Am Sonntag” Schulenberg announced that he intends to enter the Belgium and French ticket markets within the next two years. Currently the shares of CTS are traded at a price level of 34.35 Euro. The company announced that its business report for 2009 will be revealed at the end of March. Mama Group leaves stock market While the end of 2009 saw some sort of bidding going on for the Mama Group, it is now decided that on March 12 the Mama Group will be de-listed from the London Stock Exchange. On February 1 the retail company HMV announced that it holds 66.3 percent of the outstanding shares of Mama Group. In the beginning of January SMS Finance reported that its bidding for the Mama Group had failed. On February 10 the Mama Group reported that HMV owns 75 percent of the share capital of the company. “I am delighted that our offer for MAMA Group has been successful, and to welcome our new colleagues from MAMA to HMV.” declared Simon Fox, CEO of HMV Group. 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