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Music Biz Nite on Tuesday 5 August at
Roppongi 57 will explore changes and opportunities in the fast-evolving music business. It is a sister event of
BiZ NITES – a series of monthly bilingual networking events for all types of creative business people in Tokyo.
We expect approximately 300 attendees from all areas of the music business, with separate presentation/ networking spaces allocated for each area during 18:00-22:30, followed by DJs until late. Presenters from all sectors will provide a 360°view of the Japanese music business.
In collaboration with the British Embassy, BPI and UKTI, this event will feature a corner for UK organizations in addition to booths, displays and presentations from music-related organizations in Japan.
Door price is 1500 yen. Delicious food and drinks are available from cash bar. If your profile is listed on a Biz Nite site, you will be able to enter the event for 1000 yen. Click
Music Biz site or Biz Nite site to join... This offer is open to people who join up before 5 pm Monday Aug 4th. After that time your names will not be on the cheap list, sorry!
Access
Roppongi Fifty-Seven: From Roppongi Station Exit #6 walk away from Roppongi Crossing in Tameike Sanno direction until the first traffic signal. Cross the street (Mikawadai Park on the far corner) turn left. 57 is first B1 entrance of the white building by the park (with fountains)... (4-2-35 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo. Venue Ph: 03-5775-7857. Biz Event Ph: 090 2444 6692 )
MUSIC INDUSTRY SECTORS:
1) "ANEMO UK Management Company" - Kingsley Sage (
http://www.anemo.co.uk)
2)
UK - Japan Organizations "Speed Dating"...
1) “Digital Distribution of Japanese Music Overseas with HEAR JAPAN”: Nathan Reaven – (
hearjapan.com)
2) "Art Vinyl" - ingenious retail display concept taking the world by storm - Andrew Heeps (
http://www.artvinyl.com)
1) “Ten Years of Building the Contemporary American Folk Rock / Jam Band Scene in Japan” – Doug Allsopp (
www.buffalo-records.com)
2) “International Music Industry Trade Events – Secrets of Success” – Panel Discussion ('
London Calling - Becky Ayres Liverpool Sound City- Dave Pichilingi, Japan Music Week 09 - Jon Lynch (Tiger
3) "British Pavilion - Japan's Leading UK Rock DJ event since 2002 - history and future plans" - Noriumi Terui (http://white.ap.teacup.com/britishpavilion)
Instruments/Sound Equipment
1) “Revolutionary New Instrument – Tenori-on” – K. Sugii (YAMAHA, www.yamaha.co.jp)
Media:
1) “History and Future for Fuji TV Music Programming” (Youdie Hirano, Fuji TV)
2) “Building Juice Magazine Online Site” – Kazu, Tashiro, David & Hayashi (JUICE Magazine, www.juicemusic.com)
Online:
1) “Topical Questions for Digital Music – Panel Discussion Addressing Current Trends in Japan and the UK (Steve Myers: http://www.thetamusic.com, Nathan Reaven: hearjapan.com, Paul Ballance: www.mbopmegastore.com, Makiko Allum: www.lastfm.jp )
1. Why has mobile dominated digital music sales so far? 2. Will it continue to do so? 3. How big is the problem of piracy in Japan (particularly on mobile), and what can be done about it? 3. How are subscription services faring– Napster and DoCoMo’s Uta Houdai? 4. How has Japan’s CD rental business affected digital music sales? 5. What is happening in the way of new models/products for selling music?
2) "Building a Community Site for the Tokyo Minimal Scene” Ivan Poupyrev (www.minimaltokyo.com) TBC
Record labels / Licensing
1) “Making the world a smaller place” Daniel Robson, Yukio Kobayashi, Ikegami Hiroshi, Kiyoshi Teranishi (http://www.flightpathrecords.com Flightpath Records & Tours)
2) "Havavision Records - Embracing a vision of Diversity and the Song" - Heidi Spiliopoulos (http://www.havavisionrecords.com)
3) "Choosing and Promoting Successful Artists - Showcase & Panel Discussion about the Future for A&R" - Aya Harada (P-Vine), Noriumi Terui (Sony Music Entertainment) and more TBC
4) "New Music From Northern Ireland" - Jennie McCullough, Bruised Fruit Promotions (www.bruisedfruitpromotions.com)
5) See UK - Japan Organizations "Speed Dating"...
Publishing
"How is Music Publishing Adapting and Creating New Value for Rights-holders?” - Dick Miller (www.rightsman.com TITLE TBC)
Venues:
1) “Can Live House music be the next 'Made in Japan' boom?” – Kevin McGue (Film Director making documentary about livehouses)
2) “How's Japan's Livehouse Business?” - Venue Producers: (Yokohama B.B. Street/Aoyama Tsuki Miru Kimi Omou Group, Shibuya Game, Shibuya Eggman, and more TBC)
Music Photography:
1) "Fashion & Music Collaborations: Quiksilver, Roxy, & Yellow Ruby Artist Official Photos (Mark Oxley, Tiger Music Fashion Press Office, info@tigermusic.jp)
2) “Music photography exibition” - Jim O'Connell (http://mmdc.net), Martine Cotton (www.martinecotton.com)
Community:
1) ONGEN TOKYO - musicians' collective - Koyu Suzuki. Ongen Tokyo was designed to (1) to activate the communication between Japanese and foreign musicians, (2) to transfer skills and knowledge to each other to facilitate our activities in Tokyo, and overseas, (3) to create several groups of different combinations of musicians with promotional materials for proactive promotions, etc.(www.suzuki-records.jp)
UK - Japan Organizations "Speed Dating"
Anemo Music Limited - Kingsley Sage (Music production / Management / Recording studios)Art Vinyl - Andrew Heeps (Record Cover Art Display Frames)Bruised Fruit - Jennie McCullough (Event management / Artist management / Support to new artists / Record label)Fabric - Geoff Muncey (Nightclub / Record label / Publishing company)Goodmedia - Fay Goodman (TV / Film/ Music production)Havavision Records - Heidi Spiliopoulos (Record label & Production company)Liverpool Sound City - Dave Pichilingi (International Music Industry Trade Event)London Calling - Becky Ayres (International Music Industry Trade Event)Northern Music - Jonathan Denby (Label)Rightsman - Dick Miller (Publishing)Specific Music - Matt Clackett & Paul Pacifico (Management, Record label and Publisher for The Allstars Collective)Vigilante Music - Rupert Withers (Label)Plan C Management
- Christian Ulf-Hansen (Management company)Zy records''' - Guy Stanway (Record Company)