As Europe's leading music festival and largest international platform for pop culture, the Reeperbahn Festival was once again at the forefront of change with a strong presence in New York City. Reeperbahn Festival New York focused on promoting equality and diversity in the music industry through its partnership with Keychange.
For the seventh time, the Reeperbahn Festival travelled to New York to give a 35-person delegation of German and European music industry representatives the opportunity to network with top US music industry executives at A2IM Indie Week from 13-16 June.
The aim was to provide delegates with a programme of various panels and 1:1 matchmaking sessions as part of the world's largest independent music conference, and with the support of the German Foreign Office, to gain insights into the American market and make valuable contacts. The delegates also had the opportunity to do this during company visits to the headquarters of YouTube, The Orchard and Spotify.
The topic of diversity was the focus of many activities at this year's intercultural and music business exchange. For example, on 14 June, on the occasion of the US launch of the international initiative Keychange, which campaigns for gender equality in the music industry, the Hamburg festival organisers came up with a very special highlight and invited guests from the international music industry, media and politics, including, among others, Sima Sami Bahou's "The Orchard" and "Spotify". Sima Sami Bahous, UN Deputy Secretary General and Executive Director UN Women , Christine Osazuwa, UK Director, Shesaid.so and Portia Sabin, President of the Music Business Association, to a panel discussion and showcase evening at The Delancey in the Lower East Side. Afterwards, ROBA Music Publishing presented the results of the female, trans & non-binary songwriting camp.
With a diverse line-up of emerging talent from Europe, the showcase wowed a diverse audience from the industry and the general public. Among them: ANCHOR - Reeperbahn Festival International Music Award 2020 winner ÄTNA from Germany, one of the most important acts in Northern Ireland, SOAK, as well as BBC Sound of 2016 nominee Billie Marten (UK).
MONETIZING & MANEUVERING MUSIC RIGHTS IN EUROPE POST-PANDEMIC
PANEL
Hear from music executives in the EU and U.S. who do business across European markets. Learn about best prospects fo ...
Hear from music executives in the EU and U.S. who do business across European markets. Learn about best prospects for placement and monetizing your music, and identify key opportunities for music business, including how to find the best streaming, synch, or publishing deals. Gain understanding about rights collecting societies and how to field complex royalty collections in Europe for maximum results. This will include how the societies manage royalties for U.S. and foreign businesses in Europe work. Hear what has changed with the advent of the global pandemic and what is trending for a would-be entrant to EU music markets.
Moderator:
Nicky Böhm, Senior Project Manager at Tresor/OHM, Outer Productions (Berlin Atonal) and Host of Face The Music and Flip The Script at Refuge Worldwide Radio. Nicky is an honoree of the Alternative Power 100 Music List 2021 celebrates: The New Creative Economy, and a Board member of Aslice (Berlin, Germany)
Speakers:
Teri Nelson Carpenter, President & CEO at Reel Muzik Werks, LLC and National Chair & President of LA Chapter of the Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP)(Nashville, TN & Los Angeles, CA)
Josh Rabinowitz, Founder & Music Consultant at Brooklyn Music Experience and Adjunct Professor, New School and ‘New Music Mogul’ (New York, NY)
Verena Bößmann, Co-Founder & Co-Owner of Dunstan Music and Dunstan Media House (Stuttgart, Germany)
Eniko Sebesteny-Gallasz, Managing Director at WMMusicDistribution (Hungary/Luxemburg)
@Indie Week conference venue „New York Law School", room W401
Individual one-on-one meetings with North American and international delegates (Indie Week executive 1x1s)
And many more panels and keynotes at Indie Week: https://a2im.org/events/indieweek/2022-program/@Indie Week conferen ...
@Indie Week conference venue „New York Law School"
TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP IN THE EU AND U.S. MUSIC BIZ
PANEL
On this panel you will hear how EU and U.S. executives are implementing transformative leadership to build inclusive ...
On this panel you will hear how EU and U.S. executives are implementing transformative leadership to build inclusive work environments. Each executive has faced deliberate exclusion or limitations to advancement in the music industry based on gender or race, and they have found ways to transcend those challenges. By focusing on what is possible and transforming their leadership style to provide support and resources for underrepresented groups, they have attempted to transcend the dominant culture to transform and create more inclusive and diverse and therefore, more productive, relevant and safe work environments.
Moderator:
Jessica Sobhraj, CEO of Cosynd, Advisor and Past Chair, Women in Music
Speakers:
Janette Berrios, Bilingual Head of Corporate Marketing, Marketing Strategist and Creative Entrepreneur at Symphonic Distribution (Tampa, FL)
Elizabeth Chan, The Queen of Christmas, CEO, Mom, Wife, Entrepreneur and CEO of Merry Bright Music Enterprises (New York, NY)
Sonia Boton-Gboh, Founder of Roxanne - We create affinity between brands and Talents ( Artists, Influencers) from the urban culture (Paris, FR)
Olivia Hobbs, Award Winning Entrepreneur and Founder of Blackstar Agency (London, UK)
@Indie Week conference venue „New York Law School", room W401
REEPERBAHN FESTIVAL – KEYCHANGE US LAUNCH & SHOWCASE
RECEPTION + SHOWCASE
Europe’s premiere music festival and largest international platform for pop culture, Reeperbahn Festival, is once ...
Europe’s premiere music festival and largest international platform for pop culture, Reeperbahn Festival, is once again at the forefront of change with a powerful presence in New York City. Reeperbahn Festival New York will focus on promoting gender equality and diversity in the music industry through its partnership with the initiative Keychange.
Schedule:
6.00-8.30pm: Keychange x Reeperbahn Festival New York Reception & Podium Discussion @ The Delancey's „Rooftop"
8.30pm-midnight: Reeperbahn Festival New York Showcase @ The Delancey's „Georgies"
Highlight of the Reeperbahn Festival International activities in New York will be the U.S. launch kick off-event of the international initiative Keychange, which promotes gender equality in the music industry.
At the beginning of the evening, an exciting and interactive conversation based on the topic "From Awareness to Action: Reducing the Gender Gap in the Music Industry" is going to take place. Participants will include representatives from Shesaid.so, Keychange and UN Women.
Furthermore, ROBA Music Publishing will present results of a female, trans & non-binary songwriting camp, which occurred digitally as part of Reeperbahn Festival New York.
Throughout the event, all attendees will have the opportunity to network and exchange ideas on the Delancey's summery roof terrace while enjoying food and drinks.
The second highlight of the evening will be the Reeperbahn Festival New York showcase, featuring a line-up of diverse emerging talent from Europe: ANCHOR - Reeperbahn Festival International Music Award 2020 winner ÄTNA from Germany, one of the most important acts in Northern Ireland SOAK, as well as BBC Sound of 2016 list nominee Billie Marten (UK).
@Indie Week conference venue „New York Law School"
COMPANY VISITS
During exclusive company visits, decision makers from important New York businesses give the Reeperbahn Festival New ...
During exclusive company visits, decision makers from important New York businesses give the Reeperbahn Festival New York delegates insights into their daily business as well as into the U.S. music industry. Visits are:
Spotify HQ im 4 World Trade Centre mit Jennifer Masset, Global Head of Indies, Commercial Partnerships at Spotify
YouTube, mit Christine Mbadugha, Independent Music Partnerships at YouTube
The Orchard, mit welcoming talk by founder Richard Gottehrer
Individual one-on-one meetings with North American and international delegates (Indie Week executive 1x1s)
And many more panels and keynotes at Indie Week: https://a2im.org/events/indieweek/2022-program/@Indie Week conferen ...
We are a label from Tallinn that is also active in production and publishing. Our office- and studio building in the heart of the city offers a stunning view of the harbor.
I am a freelancer from Berlin with years of experience as a label- and product manager (including !K7, BPitch Control, Kitty-Yo). I would especially like to use the festival framework to push forward the discussion about diversity and inclusion in the industry.
We are a label and umbrella company of the label group of the same name from Vienna, which also includes Futuresfuture, Problembär Records, and Assim Records. Active for 15 years and soon to have our own US office in Nashville, the group issues 90 releases per year.
