Panel:

• Maxie Gedge (Secretly Canadian) CHAIR

• Terry Adams (Arts Council England)

• Rich Legate (Attitude Is Everything)

• Yvette Chivers (Sync Inspire)

• Shereen Perera (The WOW Foundation)

Panel:

• Jeff Thompson (Unconvention) CHAIR

• Ed Lido (Festival Republic)

• Tom Besford (English Folk Expo)

• Paul Reed (Association of Independent Festivals)

Panel:

• Mark Gordon (Scoredraw Music) CHAIR

• Michelle De Vries (Music Supervisor)

• Peter Bradbury (Sky TV)

• Jonathan Tester (Bucks Publishing)

• Dave Rowntree (Blur / Composer)

Panel:

• Sam Taylor (CMU) CHAIR

• David Manders (Liquid Management)

• Julie Weir (Music For Nations)

• Umong Shah (Fortitude Music)

• Alex Roscoe-Jennings (PPL)

• Rhys Baker (Tru Thoughts)

Panel:

• Stuart Belsham (PRS For Music) CHAIR

• Lucie Caswell (Music Publishers Association)

• Gary Bhupsingh (Sony ATV)

• Shao Dow (Artist)

• Becky McIntee (Songtrust)

Panel:

• John Robb (The Membranes/ Louder Than War) CHAIR

• Ellie Giles (Step Music Management)

• Dilys Uwagboe (Eckoes)

• Ian Johnson (Access Creative College)

• Tom Eagle (Musician’s Union)

Hosted by Yvette Chivers (Sync Inspire/CMY Records) with Panelists;

• Ellysia King (studio owner)

• Cicely Balston (mastering engineer)

• Estelle Rubio (producer)

• Heidi Izatt (DJ)

• Sydney Bryce (vocalist)

Hosted by Yvette Chivers (Sync Inspire/CMY Records)

• Shadow Child (producer)

• Chris Carter (producer)

• Estelle Rubio (producer)

• Verity Rosher-Hutton (music lawyer, Stobbs IP Ltd).

Nat Powers, Grammy nominated, multi-platinum music writer/producer. Produced/written for Snoop Dogg, Janet Jackson, Public Enemy, Wu Tang Clan delivers a powerful and inspiring keynote.

• Nat Powers

Negotiating the minefield loudness of releasing for online streaming. Spotify requests an integrated loudness of -14 LUFS yet is anyone really doing that. What is really going on and what do we really need to know. This is a guide to mastering and what you need to know for online streaming.

• Panel of acclaimed mastering engineers

Is our listening experience really going spatial/3D? Is it here to stay? Is it a fad? Is the music production and distribution infrastructure really set up to cope? Ian Shepherd helps us to understand what Dolby Atmos is and how it works.

• Ian Shepherd

Where’s your sweet spot? The importance of studio and room acoustics, and monitor placement.

• GIK Acoustics and Room Sonics

A deep dive discussion into valuable diversification of skill set for music and audio professionals and realistic career opportunities beyond traditional musician roles. Working professionals from various sectors including Film & TV, game, Show Tech/AV and music production will discuss the importance of a diverse skill set in the expanding converging creative industries and what opportunities lie ahead for music and audio professionals.

• Panel discussion

The role of the studio interface (high spec sound card). What often gets overlooked of this fundamental element of the production kit chain.

• Jody Thorne (Prism Sound)

A walk through the journey of Scottish alt folk artist, Constant Follower as he discusses the nature of his own DIY journey from obscurity to playing at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh, being nominated for ‘Best Acoustic’ act at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards, releasing an album through NYC based Shimmy Disc and playing SXSW. McAll built his own artist profile and secured funding for his album and promo through ‘Help Musicians’ (Scotland). 

• McAll from Constant Follower (Shimmy Disc) 

• Tom Macpherson (Yes Artists)