Going Global: What You Need to Know Before You Go.

Wellington Music Industry Seminar Presented by the New Zealand Music Commission and Independent Music New Zealand

6pm - Monday 30th of May 2011

The Hub - Toi Poneke Arts Centre
61 Abel Smith St
Wellington, New Zealand

Entry is FREE

This seminar is an opportunity for bands, managers, self managed artists or anyone with an interest in music, to meet and interact with industry people experienced both in New Zealand and offshore.  If you are looking to take your music overseas, come and hear from people who are working with both new and established artists from New Zealand on the global stage.

Speakers:
Graham Ashton – Footstomp Music - Australia
In the 90’s Asho managed bands and started up the indie punk label Emily Records.  He spent the next two decades working at independent and major records labels in Brisbane and Sydney and has held positions in A&R, Marketing, Promotions, Publicity, International Licensing and Sales.
In 2010 he started Footstomp, a Music Services Company specializing in artist, project and event management, and artist mentoring who have an A&R deal with Warner Music Australia.  Asho also scored the great coup as Executive Programmer for BIGSOUND 2010 and was part of the team that delivered the most successful event in BIGSOUND’s nine year history.  He is also proud to be have been asked back to program BIGSOUND in 2011 for it’s 10th year anniversary.

Mark Rogers – Mark Rogers PR – United Kingdom/New Zealand
One of the founding partners of UK's Loose Music - a record label responsible for releases from the likes of The Felice Brothers, The Handsome Family, Neko Case, Howe Gelb and Giant Sand - Mark Rogers also runs his own PR / Consultancy firm and has worked in the past for many established and emerging artists as well as contributing to television, radio and magazine features on a variety of aspects of the music industry.  Clients have included Jackson Browne, Joan Baez, Emmylou Harris, Holly Golightly, Billy Childish and Sam Moore (of soul legends Sam & Dave).  Although he is now based in New Zealand he continues to run operations from his home in the Wairarapa and has recently been responsible for European press and radio campaigns for The Jim Jones Revue, CW Stoneking, Jim White and Pete Molinari.

Cath Andersen – Chief Executive NZ Music Commission – New Zealand
Cath Andersen works at the NZMC which is a Government funded arts agency who undertake projects in New Zealand and overseas to assist contemporary popular NZ music businesses and help grow the NZ music industry. Their resources are available to support musicians and industry professionals gain higher levels of success at home and abroad. NZMIC also works with the Ministry of Education for delivering music programmes into schools and runs the annual celebration NZ Music Month.
Cath has previously worked as a tour promoter and booking agent for both international and NZ bands and as an artist manager.

Ben Howe – Independent Music NZ and Arch Hill – New Zealand
Arch Hill Recordings started around1999 and has released albums by David Kilgour, Don McGlashan, The Clean, The Bats as well as up and coming artists like Street Chant, Surf City, Family Cactus, Ghost Wave and others.  In 2008 Ben set up Arch Hill Publishing working in a publishing capacity with many of these artists.
In 2006 Ben also started working with international bands through the touring company Mystery Girl Presents and is also a partner in St. Jeromes Laneway Festival Auckland and is responsible for booking bands for this event.
Finally, Ben is also Business Development Manager at Independent Music NZ, an organisation he has been involved with since it started in 2002.