Talks by topic · 10 picks · Wed to Fri · Pro pass
How artists get found, signed and built.
For A&Rs, label managers, distributors and the managers who negotiate with them. Discovery, distribution deals and the team around an artist, from the independents and the platforms that serve them.
By Songpot desk · from the ADE programme, our venue guide and artist notes
Industry pass needed for most sessions.
Brazil isn't exporting one star DJ at a time any more.
Mochakk, whose percussive, sample-flipping house took him into the Circoloco orbit, and the Solarce Brothers on the clubs, selectors and labels behind Brazil's moment.
With Mochakk, Solarce Brothers
Bookers say out loud what they want.
MDLBEAST's head of bookings Anaïs d'Olivat, Encode Talent's Aurelia Sarah Ortiz and Noon Agency's Floris Groeneveld, with journalist Robyn van Gorsel. Candid, and useful for anyone on either side of an offer.
With Anaïs d’Olivat, Aurelia Sarah Ortiz, Floris Groeneveld, Robyn van Gorsel
Believe's founder on the next twenty years.
Believe's founder Denis Ladegaillerie in conversation with Billboard Dance's Katie Bain. For label people deciding who to partner with.
With Denis Ladegaillerie, Katie Bain, Romain Vivien
How a club record travels from one city to the world.
Spotify's UK dance editor Charlotte Kain, Believe's CMO Darya Pourshasb and Sam Feldt trace the path from a DJ's bag to a global playlist. For labels and artists who want to understand discovery.
With Charlotte Kain, Darya Pourshasb, Romy Harber, Sam Feldt, Will McGilivray
Every streaming and distribution rep you need, in one room.
Beatport, Bandcamp, Believe, Revelator, Subvert and more, in a structured meet-up. Come with a release plan and a question, not a pitch deck.
With Alex Branson, Amanda Cruzeiro, Arnau Sabaté, Austin Robey, Cameron Cox, Charlie Bird
Sammy Virji and Oppidan, and the team behind the breakout.
Two of UK garage's busiest names sit with their managers at CTRLFRK to unpack songs, stages and the work behind a run that looks inevitable in hindsight. For managers and artists at the same stage.
With Jasmine Reeder, Keiran Lawler, Oppidan, Sammy Virji, Shino Parker
The Global South isn't emerging. It's here.
Brazilian DJ and club owner Eli Iwasa, Spotify's Phiona Okumu and EMPIRE's Suhel Nafar, with Leila Fataar, on fairer deals between scenes and the industry that profits from them.
With Eli Iwasa, Leila Fataar, Phiona Okumu, Suhel Nafar
Twenty artist managers, open for questions.
Including Black Coffee's manager Cristiana Votta, Mathame's Guillaume Thollet and Kwame Kwaten. For artists looking for management and managers looking for peers.
With Bas Kaspers, Cristiana Votta, Grace Russo, Guillaume Thollet, Hayley Lennox, Isabelle Fallmann
Managers look after everyone except themselves.
Skretz's Grace Russo, HE.SHE.THEY.'s Steven Braines and house vocalist Jackie Queens, with ADHD coach Tristan Hunt, on the toll of managing careers. Honest and overdue.
With Grace Russo, Jackie Queens, Steven Braines, Tristan Hunt
How Mau P built an independent career at full size.
Mau P, the house DJ behind 'Drugs From Amsterdam', with Pacha Group CEO Aloki Batra and his label and management team. For artists weighing a deal against doing it themselves.
With Aloki Batra, Jelle Keizer, Julius Leuftink, Mau P, Talina
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