Being a professional musician in Luxembourg (panel)
From 11:00 to 12:00 PM @ M&R Dance Room

Over the last 5 years the local music scene has known some major developments and tremendous evolution. Bands like Eternal Tango are about to make it on an international level, artists like Francesco Tristano are collaborating with established acts like Carl Craig, institutions like the Rockhal and music:LX are offering opportunities and artist support and private promoters are becoming aware of the commercial potential of local acts.
All that sounds great, but what is the life of a professional musician in/from Luxembourg? Learn about the difficulties and challenges.

Host: Olaf Furniss (Journalist & Born To Be Wide/Wide Days organiser)
Speakers: Patrice Hourbette (Music:LX Luxembourg Export Office), David Moreira (Musician & Lead Singer Eternal Tango), John Rech (Promoter, Musician), Philippe Schirrer (Dj, Producer - Monophona), Pascal Schumacher (Musician, Composer), Serge Tonnar (Musician, Composer, Songwriter)

Open Bar hosted by Finnish Music Information Centre FIMIC and the Embassy of Finland.
From 12 AM to 1 PM @ Sonic Visions Bar (Aquarium - Rockhal)

Independent professional artist status (“Statut de l’artiste professionnel indépendent”) & intermittent entertainment workers (“intermittents du spectacle”) (Workshop)
From 1:00 to 2:30 PM @ M&R Media Library

This workshop aims to familiarize participating musicians with the two legal regimens that currently exist in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg enabling artists to benefit from financial aid of a social nature in case of insufficient financial income or in times of involuntary inactivity, namely that of the independent professional artists and that of the intermittent entertainment workers.

A practical presentation and a summary by several representatives from the Ministry of Culture about the details of these two regimens as implemented by the modified law of 30th July 1999 concerning the independent professional artist status and the intermittent entertainment workers and about the conditions that need to be fulfilled in order to qualify will be followed by a Q&A session to help each musician in his/her orientation towards one of the two regimens.

The speakers at this workshop will be Claudine Hemmer, chargée de mission at the Ministry of Culture, responsible for the independent professional artist status and the intermittent entertainment workers department, Tammy Tangeten, rédactrice at the Ministry of Culture, responsible for all related applications within the aforementioned department and Anne Hoffmann, Attachée de Gouvernement at the Ministry of Culture, responsible for legal matters.

Being an independent musician/producer in 2011 (panel)
From 2:45 to 3:45 PM @ M&R Dance Room

What does it mean to be an independent musician in 2011? What are the advantages, the difficulties and what does the every day life of an independent musician look like?

This panel discussion will describe some key moments in the career of artists and music professionals who were able to or are trying to build up a career in a Do-It-Yourself approach without the help of major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries.

Host: Olaf Furniss (Journalist & Born To Be Wide/Wide Days organiser)
Speakers: Matt Bayles (Producer, Engineer, Musician), Roper Darren (Operations Manager Liverpool Sound City & Promoter Meshuggy Liverpool), Victor Ferreira (Producer, Musician - Sun Glitters),  Joe Koener (Musician - Eternal Tango), Laurent Loschetter (Den Atelier), Alexander Schröder (Redfield Records)

Booking in the Greater Region (France, Luxembourg, Germany, Belgium)
From 3:30 to 4:30 PM @ M&R Media Library
In collaboration with Multipistes - Accompagnement musical en Grande-Région

The Greater Region, that’s more than 450 venues organizing concerts on a regular basis and 11 million potential concertgoers! This sounds like a heaven for bands and musicians but let’s don’t forget the tricky side of touring an area that encompasses the regions of 4 different countries: Belgium, France, Germany and Luxembourg.
Some of the bookers of the Greater Region invited for this panel will share the realities of booking in their respective venues and regions: How do they work and what are the differences in the various regions ? What ways do exist to facilitate the touring of artists from different regions and countries ? What advice can they give to bands that wish to tour in the Greater Region ?

Host: Yves Stephany (Journalist)
Speakers: Alain Brohard (Booker - L’Autre Canal, Nancy (F)), Jérôme Daab (Artistic Director & Producer - Festival Le Jardin du Michel, Lorraine (F)), Marc Hauser (Booker -EXIT07 / Carré Rotondes (L)), Kai Jorzyk (Booker, Producer, Head of PR - Rockstar e.V. Saarbrücken (D)), Frédéric Lamand (Booker - L’Entrepôt, Arlon (B)), Jean-Charles Masson (Communications Representative Agence Culturelle Meurthe & Moselle, Nancy (F)), Patrick Perrin (Booker - Musiques Volantes & Les Trinitaires, Metz (F)), Arnaud Velvelovich (Booker - Rockhal (L))


Meet the right person – about managers, labels, agents and more (panel)
From 4:45 to 5:45 PM @ M&R Dance Room

You can't do everything on your own and you can’t know everything! You will quickly understand that it’s all about choosing the right person, the one who will bring your artistic potential to just another level. There are lots of professionals out there who know the tips and tricks that can help build up your career.

This panel will focus on the importance of a precise business and career plan and on the key partners you need to get involved in your development.

Host: Allan McGowan (Journalist/Consultant)
Speakers: Jaakkola Jutta (Executive Director Finnish Music Information Centre Fimic), Volker May (Head of Booking & Events FZW Event, IMMF Vice Chair Europe), Ben Reed (Founding Director of International Arts Organisation Spearfish Ltd.), Carlo Schneider (General Manager, Ace Entertainment), Eric Vandepoorter (Directeur du Bureau Export de la Musique Française à Londres).

Keynote by Gareth Jones (producer)
From 6:00 to 7:00 PM @ M&R Dance Room

Born in 1954 Gareth Jones is an English music producer and engineer notable for working with Depeche Mode, Einstürzende Neubauten, Wire and Erasure amongst many others. Trained at the BBC, he began working at "Pathway" studios in the late Seventies where he recorded and mixed John Foxx's Metamatic album in 1980 and the first Madness single, "The Prince", in 1979. He helped build “The Garden” studio for John Foxx and worked with Tuxedomoon & Depeche there.

Shortly afterwards he moved to Berlin and worked at the famous "Hansa" studio, where he continued experimenting with recording atmospheres and creating his own sound, making the three “Berlin Albums” with Depeche Mode.

Gareth Jones was a pioneer in the use of digital equipment (including the then new sampling technology), combined with Analogue recording techniques and synthesizers.  He worked with many bands in Berlin including Depeche & Einstürzende Neubauten, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Fad Gadget, Wire, Diamanda Galas. He also recorded and mixed 2 soundtracks for Wim Wenders.

In the early nineties he moved back to London and worked in many famous studios including Abbey Road, Miloco and The Strongroom in London.

More recently he has mixed records by Efterklang, Grizzly Bear, Interpol, Mogwai, Sons and Daughters, Liars, The Futureheads & David’s Lyre.  Remixes for SCUM, Erasure, Plastikman, Can, Goldfrapp, Orbital, Neu, Pizzicato 5. Production work (often including mixing)  includes Emmy the Great, Wild Palms, We Have Band, These New Puritans, Clinic & Polly Scattergood.

During his keynote Gareth will focus on the producer’s role in developing an artist’s potential in the studio and share some of his working experiences. He may also discuss the major changes, which have occurred in the music industry and the music technology (recording techniques, sampling, producing) over the last 3 decades.

Open Bar hosted by The Ministry of Culture of Luxembourg and Rockhal
From 7 PM to 8 PM @ Sonic Visions Bar (Aquarium - Rockhal)