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Wed 29th & Thu 30th July 2020
Virtual Event
independentvenueweek.com/watch-live/
#IndependentsDay20
IVW_UK
IVW_UK
IndependentVenueWeek
Monday 25th – Sunday 31st January 2021
We are working towards our 8th consecutive
Independent Venue Week next year.
You’ve told us IVW is needed now, more than ever, so we’ll tell
your stories and share music, in whatever form we can.
None of us knows what this will sound, look and feel like but we
are committed to working with you all – venues, promoters, artists,
managers, crew, agents, partners and broadcasters to celebrate
our independent venue community.
#IVW21 #IndependentsDay20
Sybil Chloe “Colin” Charlie Oscar
Contents Day 1 Full Program…………………………...…………………………………………………… 2 Day 2 Full Program ………………………………………………………………………………. 3 Day 1 Panels Overview …………………………………………………………………….......… 4 Speakers - Panel 1 - Covid Relief and Recovery ………………………………………………… 5 Speakers - Panel 2 - Welcoming Everybody In Your Community ………………………………… 6 Speakers - Panel 3 - Shaking Up The Booking Model Post-Covid ………………………….……. 7 US Late Panel - Will There Ever Be Another American Tour? ………..…………………….……... 8 Loadin – The new IVW Sign Up and Comms Platform……………………………….…………… 9 Tysers – Insurance Issues for Venues, Promoters and Freelancers…………………………………. 10 1-2-1 Sessions – Meet The Agents ………………………………………………………….……. 11 HARMAN – Case Study St James’ Guernsey……………………………………………….…….. 12 Day 2 Panels Overview……………………………………………………………...…………… 13 Speakers - Panel 4 - Black Lives Matter – Actions for the Independent Live Music Community…... 14 Speakers - Panel 5 - Venue Sustainability ………………………………………………………. 15 Speakers - Panel 6 - Streaming Safely and Effectively…………………………………………. 16 Well-Being and Mental Health Discussion………………………………………………………… 17 Help Musicians, BAPAM and Music Support Well-Being Further Information ..…………………… 18 1-2-1 Sessions – Arts Council England Supporting Grassroots Live Music Fund…………………... 19 1-2-1 Sessions – Grant Funders For The Nations…………………………………………………. 20 Additional Funding Opportunities………………………………………………………………… 21 Yes We Can………………………………………………………………………………………. 22-24 Marshall…………………………………………………………………………………………... 25 Partner Thanks.…………………………………………………………………………………..... 26-27 IVW_UK IVW_UK IndependentVenueWeek #IndependentsDay20
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Day 1 Wednesday 29th July
9.50 – 10.00 Welcome and Introduction (log in from 9.40)
There will be 10 minute breaks between each panel
You can log in to each session 10 minutes before the start time for news and information
MORNING PANELS
10.00 – 11.00 COVID Relief and Recovery
11.10 – 12.10 Welcoming Everybody In Your Community
12.20 – 1.20 Shaking Up The Booking Model Post COVID
Special US ‘late’ Session
3.20 – 4.20 Will there ever be another American tour?
AFTERNOON OPEN DISCUSSIONS WITH Q&A’s
1.30 – 2.20 loadin.com – The New IVW Sign-Up and Comms Platform
2.30 – 3.10 Tysers Insurance - Issues for Venues, Promoters and Freelancers
AFTERNOON 1-2-1 SESSIONS
1.30 – 3.00 Meet the Agents
pre-book via chloe@independentvenueweek.com
4.20 – 4.30 Review, Wrap Up and Thanks
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Day 2 Thursday 30th July
9.50 – 10.00 Welcome and Introduction (log in from 9.40)
There will be 10 minute breaks between each panel.
You can log in to a sessions 10 minutes before the start time.
MORNING PANELS
10.00 – 11.00 Black Lives Matter – Actions For The Grassroots
Independent Live Community
11.10 – 12.10 Venue Sustainability
12.20 – 1.20 Streaming Safely and Effectively
AFTERNOON OPEN DISCUSSIONS WITH Q&A’s
1.30 – 3.00 Wellbeing and Mental Health with Help Musicians UK,
BAPAM & Music Support
AFTERNOON 1-2-1 SESSIONS
1.30 – 3.00 Grant Funding – Arts Council England,
Arts Council Northern Ireland, Creative Wales
pre-book via chloe@independentvenueweek.com
3.00 – 3.15 Review, Wrap Up and Thanks
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Panels Overview
Day 1 – Wednesday 29th July
10.00 – 11.00 Covid Relief and Recovery
With the whole grassroots live community put under immense strain as a result of Covid, we look at
how the independent sector has coped. Where have there been successful fundraising campaigns by
venues and communities? How have promoters and other independent and freelancers managed
during lockdown? What options are open for venues, promoters, artists and freelancers etc in terms
of income, both grants and earnt, as we continue in and move out of lockdown? How much will the
grassroots live music scene changes in the medium and long terms both locally and for touring,
nationally and internationally.
11.10 – 12.10 Welcoming Everybody in Your Community
How do venues offer a greater representation of people on stage and off? Why are there so few
people from minority groups seen on stage and as crew, venues staff and in audiences in grassroots
venues? What barriers do people from these groups face building a career in music as performers,
crew, and within the supporting businesses. How can the independent sector work together to offer
more opportunities for greater representation?
12.20 – 1.20 Shaking Up the Booking Model Post-Covid
With independent venues and promoters mostly taking the risks putting on shows coming out of
lockdown, how will this impact they way they work together to put on live shows and tours? With
some promoters, agents, venues and artists now working under different circumstances, will there be
more transparency between stakeholders to create more fairness? What can the independents do
to protect themselves and any new model that comes from this from the bigger organisations who
are mostly not looking at booking anything until summer 2021.
3.20 – 4.20 Will There Ever Be Another American Tour?
Between the global health crisis and changing immigration landscapes in both the US and the UK,
when will it make sense to start planning US tours again? With the growing prevalence of concert
streaming and the American COVID-19 infection rates still on a steep rise, will there ever be
another tour? Join Independent Venue Week's US team, the newly-formed National Independent
Venue Association (NIVA), and other live music reps from both territories for a discussion about
touring overseas, booking in times of uncertainty, advance planning, and the alternatives to touring
gaining a foothold.5
Panel 1: Covid Relief and Recovery
DOM FRAZER - FREELANCE PRODUCTION & EVENTS MANAGER / FOUNDER & DIRECTOR OF THE
BOILEROOM (M)
Known as a live music, creative arts and cultural hub in the heart of Surrey est. Sep 2006, 2015 saw the arrival of Originate
Studios to The Boileroom. In all, the hub now houses over 26 creatives which include record labels, jewellers, tattoo artists,
screen printers and it's very own hackspace initiative. 2019 BR was one of the first music venues to receive ACE funding for its
programming, the venue also annually will facilitate approx. 20 work experience, intern and engineer shadowing placements.
Jan 2018 BBC6 Music’s Steve Lamacq hosted his drivetime show live from the venue for IVW. Winners at the Best Bar None
awards for their policies and staff training, Frazer was named by WeGotTickets Indie50 in 2016; which celebrates the unsung
heroes of the UK’s independent music scene. The Boileroom was the proud recipient of the 'Spirit of The Scene' award at the
Music Week Awards 2018.
HARKIRIT BOPARAI – THE CRESENT, YORK
Harkirit Boparai is a venue manager, promoter and DJ, based at The Crescent Community Venue in York. The Crescent is a fully
independent 250 cap converted working mens club, and Harkirit is a key part of the programming team; his night Ouroboros
has a focus on jazz, hip hop, soul, afrobeat, psych, techno, disco and promotes in York and Leeds. He is a part of Jazz
Promotion Network which undertakes advocacy for the UK's jazz sector, and a regional Coordinator the NE for Music Venue
Trust.
MAXIE GEDGE – PRS FOUNDATION
Maxie joined the PRS Foundation team in May 2016, delivering the communications strategy including work to champion a
diverse range of music creators and make all PRS Foundation opportunities as accessible as possible. Maxie is from Norwich
and is passionate about supporting underrepresented voices in music. She founded Gravy, a musical collective that provides a
stepping stone for emerging artists, has a MMus in Sonic Arts, and currently plays drums in Graceland and Current Bond.
Maxie has lectured on gender diversity in the arts and hosts LGBTQ+ club nights. She has worked for festivals, venues and
talent development organizations in a range of genres, programmed hundreds of new music shows, and occasionally presents
radio shows too.
DR CLAIRE MERA-NELSON, DIRECTOR OF MUSIC, ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND
Claire joined Arts Council England in March 2018 where she is responsible for the development of national strategy and policy
for music in England, to date including the launch of a new £1.5 million fund for the grassroots live music sector and a major
research study into diversity in classical music. Originally a Baroque violinist who performed with the UK’s leading period
instrument ensembles, prior to joining Arts Council she oversaw the musical education of 1,000 students from pre-college to
doctoral level as Director of Music at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Known internationally as a passionate
advocate for innovation and inclusion in music, Claire’s current focus is supporting the sector as it emerges into the post-Covid-
19 world.
REBECCA WALKER - THE LEADMILL, SHEFFIELD
The Leadmill, a multi use venue, should be celebrating it’s 40th birthday this year with a whole host of exciting programming.
Not just four walls, The Leadmill is usually alive with a collection of live music, comedy, club nights, drag and film, and has been
an integral part of Sheffield’s creative economy, programming shows across the city from 100 capacity up to 8000 on Don
Valley Bowl. I’ve been part of the booking team at The Leadmill for over 10 years, taking up the post of senior booker and
assistant general manager in 2016.6
Panel 2: Welcoming Everybody In Your Community
AMY LAMÉ – LONDON (M)
Amy ss co-founder of the Olivier Award winning arts company and club night Duckie, and co-founded RVT Future, a voluntary
LGBT+ community group campaigning to preserve the iconic Royal Vauxhall Tavern. She served as Mayoress of Camden in
2010-2011, and spent her year highlighting the history and culture of live music and nightlife in the borough. Amy is a
familiar presence on TV, in print and on radio. She broadcasted for a decade on BBC Radio London, and now hosts Sunday
afternoons on BBC6 Music. Her debut book, From Prejudice to Pride: A History of the LGBT+ Movement – the first LGBT+
history book for children – was published by Hachette in June 2017. In 2018, Amy was awarded an Honorary Doctorate
from University of East London (UEL) and appointed Honorary Professor at University College London (UCL). Originally from
New Jersey, Amy has been a proud Londoner for over 25 years. She has served as London’s first Night Czar since 2016.
KRIS HALPIN - SINGER AND SONGWRITER AND DISABLED ARTIST
Kris is known primarily for performing with Imogen Heap’s ground breaking Mi.Mu Gloves technology, Kris has toured
internationally amplifying the conversation around music and disability. His career as a touring artist was launched as part of
IVW2016 when Kris worked in partnership with IVW and Attitude Is Everything to raise awareness of the challenges disabled
musicians face. The original week long run expanded into full time touring show, The Gloves Are On, with appearances in the
UK, Europe, the US and Asia. In 2019 Kris launched Dyskinetic, a new one man band focused on further exploring the
intersection between music, technology and disability. During lockdown, Kris has scored his first film, the Tubby Hayes biopic
The Little Giant, directed by Lee Cogswell and produced by Paul Weller. During lockdown Kris has also been collaborating
with other UK artists on a remote song-writing retreat led by Chris Difford of Squeeze.
CARIEN MEIJER – CEO, DRAKE MUSIC
I am passionate about the arts in all its forms. I have worked extensively with artists, arts organisations, international festivals,
third sector organisations and within local government. Since 2006, I have been Drake Music’s Chief Executive. Drake Music is
a Disabled-led organisation – we collaborate with Disabled people of all ages, from school children having their first music
lessons to professional musicians. Central to our work is the belief that music is a human right. Everyone can make music, given
the right opportunities and instruments. I love bringing about positive, radical change and creating inclusive, accessible spaces,
opportunities and environments in which artists, participants, educators, technologists, makers and producers can develop,
experiment and thrive
BIG JEFF – IVW AMBASSADOR, LIVE MUSIC PAINTER AND CHAMPION GIG-GOER
Big Jeff is an avid gig-goer, music enthusiast and IVW’s first non-artist ambassador. He is still very much part of the IVW
family and is very open about his issues managing his mental health, learning disabilities & anxiety. He has found a
community and support network through his passion for live music, arts and culture in his home town of Bristol and has
discussed, many times how, live music has helped him build his confidence and live independently. As well as loving live music,
Jeff now paints artists during the gigs which have a really unique style. Jeff has appeared on Steve Lamacq’s BBC 6 Music
show on numerous occasions for IVW including Round Table and has been in documentaries, including the IVW film Long and
Winding Road, detailing the experiences of neurodiverse people in and around his local area of Bristol.
EMILY MARLOW – EVENTS & PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR, CO-FOUNDER GIRL GANG LEEDS
Emily Marlow is an events and project co-ordinator, Co-founder of Girl Gang Leeds and DJ. Emily cut her teeth in the music
industry at a young age, organising her first gig at 15. She has since managed an independent music venue and worked as
the Festival Press Assistant at I Like Press, with clients including Live at Leeds, Slam Dunk and Leeds Indie Food. Now a
freelance events and project co-ordinator, Emily is part of the team behind Music:Leeds and Come Play With Me, where she
produces events, works on releases and artist support. In 2017 Emily Co-founded Girl Gang Leeds, a non-profit, which creates
fun, safe and empowering spaces for women and people of marginalised genders through events such as gigs, exhibitions,
workshops, talks, screenings, markets and more.7
Panel 3: Shaking Up The Booking Model Post-Covid
NATHAN CLARK –DIRECTOR, GENERAL MANAGER, BRUDENELL SOCIAL CLUB (M)
Nathan is the director and general manager of venue Brudenell Social Club and promoter arm Brudenell Presents.
Brudenell as a venue hosts approximately 400+ shows a year, and in the last 12 months artists inc Snow Patrol,
Jonny Marr, Yo La Tengo, Bloc Party, Low, Fontaines D.C. and many more. As a promoter, Brudenell presents
organises shows across the north, stretching from across a range of venues, but also reaching out to specialist
venues such as Leeds Town Hall, York Minster, to bring unique and exclusive shows to tour programmes. Aside from
music, Nathan holds an M.B.A. from Leeds University, was a former professional footballer and holds FA Level 3 /
UEFA B coaching license, and is an avid Leeds United fan.
ROXANNE DE BASTION – ARTIST AND FAC BOARD MEMBER
Roxanne was brought up between Berlin and the West Midlands and grew up obsessed with The Beatles and
Alanis Morissette. To those ends, she left Berlin for London straight from high school and - with no financial support
and no contacts in the city - got by balancing hospitality and admin work with the 90-odd solo gigs she played per
year across the U.K. Having built a loyal fanbase, her crowd-funded debut album, Heirlooms & Hearsay, arrived in
2017, leading to support slots with Lambchop, the Wainwright Sisters, and triumphant shows at Glastonbury,
Cambridge Folk Festival, a packed album launch show at London’s Roundhouse (Sackler Space) and support from
PRSF Women Make Music fund. She is a Board Directors at the FA.
SARAH JOY - ATC LIVE AGENT
Sarah Joy is a London based booking agent at independent agency ATC Live, where she represents bands such as
Squid, Girlpool, The Parrots, Faux Real, Katy J Pearson and Lazarus Kane. Before working as an agent, Sarah ran
her own label called Babelogue focusing on female fronted punk bands as well as working on the management
team for Neneh Cherry. Training as a journalist many moons ago, Sarah started her music career interning for BBC
6 Music and writing for online publications such as Line of Best Fit and Notion before moving into the artist and live
side of the industry.
KAIYA MILAN – ARTIST MANAGER AND MMF MEMBER
Kaiya Milan is an Artist Manager and Creative Strategist. She currently manages AFRONAUT ZU, STEAM DOWN
and its founder AHNANSÉ, but has worked with a many notable artists throughout her career. She has worked with
many brands including Adidas, Apple, Beats, Puma, Ellesse, Dr. Martins + many more. In 2017, London’s Young
Music Boss Awards honoured her work in the music industry by awarding her ‘Manager of the Year’. In addition
Kaiya started The Sorority House & Co. established in 2015, which aims to connect, empower, celebrate and inform
women in the creative industries and construct a shared sisterhood mentality.
JOHN ROSTRON – CHAIR, ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT PROMOTERS
John Rostron is Executive Chair of the Association of Independent Promoters, the organisation that supports live
music and club promoters across the UK. Previously he co-founded the multi-venue new music festival Sẁn with BBC
DJ Huw Stephens, and was a promoter in Wales for over a decade, taking artists from grassroots music venues to
Arenas. He’s since worked with Sound Diplomacy on writing Cardiff’s Music City ambition; lent his expertise to the
Young Promoters Network; sits on the Welsh Government’s Music Working Group and continues to run the Welsh
Music Prize to support new music in Wales. He also is Wales manager for Making Music, the organisation that
supports leisure time musicians. He's served as Vice-Chair for the Association of Independent Festivals and a
National Advisor to Arts Council Wales. When he’s not at a gig he likes running up mountains near his home in rural
North Wales.8
US Late Panel
Will There Ever Be Another American Tour?
Moderator: Cecilie Nielsen Marauder, New York, NY (M)
Cecilie manages all aspects of Marauder's special engagements from early concepts to on-site production,
including Independent Venue Week’s US events. She launched a live music non-profit at 17 & went on to DJ
in Copenhagen's alternative club scene while working at one of Europe’s most prominent music venues. Her
career as an independent artist has seen Cecilie on national television, commercial radio, and major tours in
her home country of Denmark. She came to New York City in 2016 where she went on to secure her Masters
in Music Business from NYU.
Jacki Becker Eleven Productions, Lawrence, KS
Jacki Becker has been an independent promoter since she started getting paid to work in music in the 90s.
She began Eleven Productions in 2000 booking concerts anywhere from a tiny club like the replay lounge to
arenas like the sprint center in KC. Currently, she also works with Mammoth productions as a talent buyer,
allowing Eleven to be her creative outlet for events across the midwest. When not promoting concerts or
building festivals from the ground up, Jacki grows food in her yard, makes hot sauces, and hangs with her
three cats, Eddie Money, Sparkles, and Toasty.
Serena Catapano SAS ENTERTAINMENT, London, UK
After working on the Academy Award-winning documentary Searching For Sugarman, Serena left the film
industry to pursue her passion for music. She started her own artist management company and by her late
twenties, was already working with Mercury Prize-nominated Barry Adamson [Magazine, Nick Cave & The
Bad Seeds]. In 2014, Serena co-founded SAS Entertainment with business partner and music industry
veteran, Steve Hughes. Within the first year, SAS had worked internationally on twelve tours and had
branched back out into artist management. The company has grown exponentially since. Last year alone,
SAS worked across multiple tours and festivals throughout the UK and Europe, including 4 major arena tours
with Jason Derulo, Westlife, Boyzone, and Little Mix.
Robert Gomez (Subterranean, Chicago, IL)
Robert Gomez, “Gomez”, owns Subterranean, celebrating its 26th year, and Beat Kitchen which is in its 30th
year. Both venues are located in Chicago. He's also the founder and curator of Wicker Park Fest which
would have celebrated its 16th year in 2020. He is Co-chair of CIVL, Chicago Independent Venue League,
and a member of NIVA (National Independent Venue Association).
Rev. Moose Marauder and NIVA, New York, NY
Moose stands at the forefront of developing artists & organizations from around the world. At Marauder, he
customizes long-term plans and services for each client's specific needs. Through his work running
Independent Venue Week in the US, Moose helped create NIVA (National Independent Venue Association)
to organize & support American independent venues & promoters.9
Independent Venue Week sign up and ongoing communications is moving to loadin.com, an innovative
online platform originally developed for the festival market. The platform allows festivals to manage the
relationship with multiple artists while keeping all essential booking info in the one place.
For IVW, the loadin.com platform has been adapted to allow us to manage multiple venues and all
essential IVW info in the one place.
The team at loadin.com has now also developed a specific venue version allowing you, as a venue and/or
promoter, to sign up to use the platform to manage your own bookings. Advancing has never been easier.
loadin.com is created specifically for:
Venues Promoters Band Bookers Production Managers Festivals Artists
A platform built for the live music industry:
• With loadin.com, you can manage all your artist info in the one place
• Gather and track every aspect of production, riders and touring info with ease
• Automated email reminders chase up the important touring info, freeing you to focus on your venue
• Blast messaging to artists, staff, booking agents, promoters etc with a single click of the button
• No more dropbox, no more spreadsheets and no more confusion
What our users say:
"loadin.com has revolutionised the way Laneway Festival manages all production and artist communications
across our international tour. It is essentially our real-time tour book for all tour and production managers,
who then feed the information into their respective schedules. From both and admin and a user perspective,
it is incredibly easy to use from the point of set-up, roll-out and use" Alice Fraser - Laneway Festival
Interested in a free trial?
IVW Official Venues and/or Promoters receive 6 months free trial (normally 30 days)
After that - it’s just £10 per month
Get in touch at hello@loadin.com www.loadin.com10 Insurance Issues for Venues, Promoters and Freelancers Hosted by Tim Thornhill – Director of Sales Entertainment and Sport, Tysers with Glen Rowe – Founder, Neko Trust and Director Kyoto, this discussion will focus on; How will insurance affect the music industry post-Covid? Travel insurance – How does this effect touring crew and artists? Key insurances to be considered for freelancers, venues and promoters Advice for newly established freelancers or businesses that are insuring for the first time Q&A’s at the end of the session From bands to worldwide tours, international festivals and beyond, Tysers has you covered. Our experience in the world of live entertainment and events means we truly understand the nature of risk and have unique and innovative solutions to our clients’ exposures. We have become market leaders as insurance providers to various facets of the Music & Event industries, including festivals, international rock and pop tours, venues and infrastructure companies. Protecting the Entertainment Industry From newly formed, to established global bands, national to worldwide tours and local to international festivals and beyond, Tysers has your music insurance and event insurance needs covered. A Wealth of Experience Our experience in the world of live entertainment and events means we truly understand the nature of risk and have unique and innovative solutions to our clients’ exposures. We Understand Your Risks We work with insurers to ensure that they understand your industry and the risks you face. By educating the insurers, you get better levels of cover for greater piece of mind. Market Leaders We have become market leaders as music insurance and event insurance providers to various facets of the Music & Event industries, including festivals, international rock and pop tours, venues and infrastructure companies. Tim Thornhill Ph. 0203 915 0385 tim.thornhill@tysers.com www.tysers.com
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1-2-1 Sessions
Pre-book chloe@independentvenueweek.com by 5pm Fri 24th July
Meet The Agents
ATC Live Stuart Kennedy
ATC Live Steve Taylor
Coalition Agency Guy Robinson
Earth Agency Lucy Atkinson
Earth Agency Kayleigh Lawrence
Liz Hobbs Group James Fern
Midnight Mango Matt Bartless
Paradigm Agency Natasha Bent
Runway Artists Matthew Hanner
The Empire Agency Rob McGee
United Talent Beth Morton
United Talent Angie Rance12
Case Study – New Sound System St James, Guernsey
Guernsey's St James live music venue re-opens its doors, with a new JBL VTX A8 sound system installed
Live music is back on the Channel Island of Guernsey. With lockdown restrictions on the island completely lifted
on 20th June due to the eradication of all Coronavirus cases, the St James concert venue in Saint Peter Port is in
the fortunate and enviable position of being one of the only live music venues to have re-opened its doors.
The search for a new sound system began in August 2019 when St James' Executive Director, Jon Bisson, visited
Independent Venue Week’s Independents Day conference in London as a fact-finding and networking
opportunity. It was there he met team members from HARMAN Professional and UK distributor Sound
Technology Ltd - and where he also heard HARMAN's newly introduced JBL VTX A8 line array for the first
time.
Jon gives some background to the story, "St James is a beautiful venue in a fantastic location. We aim to
deliver an exceptional experience for audiences and acts - highly desirable to come over to visit and easy for
bands to play when they get here. That's everything from our hospitality, to the incredible local accommodation,
to a stock of high-end backline. We knew we were already increasingly on the radar as an attractive venue for
top-end acts but the final and much needed component was a PA upgrade to take us to the next level. With this
JBL PA we've done just that.” https://stjames.gg/
Please feel free to reach out to us for any help or advise that you may have on your current audio set up,
where we can offer a free onsite consultation with both our application engineering experts in these difficult
times.
Please Contact – Sound Technology on ivw@soundtech.co.uk or Harman at Phillip.cummings@harman.com13
Panels Overview
Day 2 – Thursday 30th July
10.00 – 11.00 Black Lives Matter
Actions For The Independent Live Music Community
How much and how little representation is there in the grassroots community for black and non black
poc performers, crew and gig goers. Why don’t more black and non black poc artists play these
venues? Why are so many crew, especially young people looking to train in this field, predominantly
white? Why do promoters for a genre seem to always represent that genre? Where is the
disconnect – is it with the venues and promoters or with the artists – who needs to do more to
engage? What specific actions can all of the stakeholders to do make the independent grassroots
live community more representative?
11.10 – 12.10 Venue Sustainability
What can venues to do build greater sustainability within their live music offering and beyond. How
do they attract a broader range of artists, promoters and audiences within their current
programming and by diversifying their music offering. With so many venues closed or unused during
the day, what opportunities are there engage with local community groups with daytime activity.
With so many groups looking for spaces to host events, what are the considerations when bringing in
people for training and other daytime activity with people from different groups e.g. parents and
toddlers, LGBTQ+, mental health, older people, those with dementia etc
12.20 – 1.20 Streaming Safely
As the sector moves into steaming live shows with reduced or no audiences for grassroots venues, we
look at what this means for all of the stakeholders. What measures to venues, artists and crew each
need to take to do this safely? How does the pricing model work compared to traditional live
shows? Does the capped ticket sale model (like a live show) work better or should access be
unlimited? What licensing and other practical elements need to be considered.14
Panel 4: Black Lives Matter
Actions For The Independent Live Music Community
JESS KANGALEE – FOUNDER, GOOD ENERGY PR (M)
Jess Kangalee has over a decade of experience working in broadcast media promotions for artists, festivals and
events. She currently runs her own company Good Energy PR and has worked across a diverse roster
including Angel Olsen, Azekel, badbadnotgood, Battles, Boards of Canada, Bombay Bicycle Club, Bon Iver,
Caribou, Daniel Avery, Dinosaur Jr, Gaika, Grizzly Bear, LUMP, Metronomy, Moses Sumney, Phoebe Bridgers,
Run The Jewels, serpentwithfeet, Sleater Kinney, Shame, Sharon Van Etten, Sinkane, Tame Impala, Unknown
Mortal Orchestra, The War On Drugs, Yazmin Lacey to name a few; plus Citadel, Green Man, Field Day,
Lovebox and Wilderness festivals. She has co-founded the Independent Arm of the Black Music Coalition with
Lucy Francis and Thelonious Oliver, in conjunction with the BMC, and has also been leading talks sessions to
address diversity and inclusion within in the independent sector of music (industry and artists).
CARIN ABDULÁ
Carin Abdulá is the Head Agent of OUTER, the agency and management arm of Berlin Atonal. With a decade
of experience in the music industry ranging from promoting small shows to booking worldwide tours, Carin has
always been deeply dedicated to championing the independent spirit.
LUCY ATKINSON – AGENT, EARTH AGENCY
Lucy Atkinson is a booking agent at Earth Music Agency representing artists including Dorian Electra, Erika de
Casier, Iglooghost, and Ecco2k.
Gaining experience across multiple genres in both live and DJ in the last seven years, Lucy’s current roster of
artists are cutting edge, diverse and orientated towards progressive and alternative pop with a mainstream
potential.
ANGELLE JOSEPH – ARTIST, BROADCASTER BBC INTRODUCING SUFFOLK
Angelle is a music artist, music lover and broadcaster, specialising in championing new music from Suffolk as well
as finding music of black origin and minority communities around the country. Her experience comes from
facilitating many grass roots community youth projects which include skills in music, radio, boosting confidence
and making new friends. She presents the BBC Music Introducing in Suffolk and a community show, Belongings, on
BBC Radio Suffolk. She loves working with different communities and is very passionate about new music and
providing opportunities to others.15
Panel 5: Venue Sustainability
LIZ CARLEY-LEONARD – THE SHED, LEICESTER (M)
Elisabeth is an entrepreneur, primarily based in Leicester, UK. As an entrepreneur, instead of getting hobbies, she gets side
hustles (as you may have heard her say before).
Alongside owning and running live music venue The Shed, Elisabeth also has online businesses in travel and mindset
coaching.
LOUISE HENRY – GRANTS AND LEARNING OFFICER, YOUTH MUSIC
Louise is Grants and Learning Officer at Youth Music, a national charity and funder supporting music making projects for 0-
25-year olds. Her role involves overseeing their portfolio of programmes across the North East and Yorkshire, from
independent venues through to talent development agencies and youth centres, as well as supporting Youth Music’s new
Incubator Fund for emerging talent. A proud Geordie, she’s an advocate for creating a sustainable industry outside of
London, and champion of young emerging artists and industry professionals.
DAMIAN (DEE) MCADAMS – THE OH YEAH CENTRE, BELFAST
Dee McAdams is the Operations Director at Oh Yeah Music Centre Belfast. Oh Yeah is a music hub based in central Belfast,
as well as acting as a 300 cap venue it serves as a focal point for the music community in Belfast, and the rest of the NI
music industry. As Operations Director he is responsible for the smooth running of everything in the Oh Yeah building, as
well as overseeing events and the venue, including managing production for Oh Yeah's Sound of Belfast Festival and the NI
Music Prize. Dee previously spent 10 years working at the Queen's University Belfast Students Union coordinating the
Entertainment's Department and managing the Mandela Hall venue, and has also worked on the production of some of NI's
biggest events such as Vital and Belsonic.
NATALIE SOUTH – GRASSROOTS VENUE CO-ORDINATOR, ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING
Natalie South is Attitude is Everything’s Grassroots Venues Manager. Natalie has a background in charity project
management having worked with Scope and Nesta. As the Grassroots Venues Manager she has an extensive knowledge of
what can be achieved at the entry level for access provision, understanding the importance and impact of low and no cost
solutions for D/deaf and disabled customers. As a disabled music fan, Natalie has first-hand experience of what it is like to
attend an event at a grassroots venue. Using this experience and knowledge, Natalie joined Attitude is Everything in 2017,
and created the Grassroots Charter of Best practice, based on the organisation’s main Charter, but with changes to reflect
grassroots venues limited time and resources. Natalie is currently working towards her NRAC accreditation.
CHRIS WEMYSS – MAC ARTS, GALASHIELS, SCOTLAND
Chris Wemyss is the Venue Manager and lighting tech at Mac Arts, Galashiels a 300 capacity multi use venue. Chris has
been in post for 4 years and is one of the two FTE staff that run the venue. He has previously run the community based
Stowed Out Festival and its parent community music group Sound Out. He came to his current post with both a community
care and property care background. Both these skills have been invaluable working from a disused church in the heart of
the local community.16
Panel 6: Streaming Safely
JOE BAILEY – THE SMOKEHOUSE, PUNCH STUDIOS AND LOCK EAST, SUFFOLK (M)
Joe set up Punch Studios in early 2009 and over the next 10 years it expanded into multiple rehearsal rooms forming Out
Loud Music CIC, engaging with disadvantaged communities & young people with SEN through music technology. In October
2016, Joe established The Smokehouse. During the day, the venue hosts many voluntary organisations using music and
media to work with hard to reach communities. At the weekends The Smokehouse is a 88-capacity live music venue with a
DIY ethic, supported by over 100 volunteers. As a part of Independent Venue Week in Jan 2019, The Smokehouse started
promoting its own shows as 'The Smokehouse Presents' bringing This Is The Kit, Warmduscher, Girl Ray, Penelope Isle and
Rozi Plain to the venue. Since lockdown The Smokehouse created a new project called ‘Lock East’ to create a regional
platform for artists in the East showcasing their original work. The team launched their first Lock East 12 hour live stream
reaching over 4k views over Facebook and YouTube.
RICKY BARBER – CO-FOUNDER, RIPPLA
With over 25 years in the Music business, Ricky has covered many areas. Initially as a recording and touring musician and
signing a publishing deal with Dave Stewart's Anxious Music. Eventually taking over The Crypt Studio in Crouch End, Ricky
has run this studio since 1999. From this studio base he created The Crypt Sessions an online live session channel, giving acts
such as Michael Kiwanuka, Lucy Rose and The Staves their first exposure online. Ricky founded Rippla along with fellow
musicians Wayne Yardley and Dan Morrow in 2018 and they have been innovating in the livestream sector since then.
Rippla's motto to bring music 'Closer to you' feeds into everything they do, such as their live-streaming channel rippla.tv
which streamed Mumford & Son's latest album into venues up and down the country, also filming and streaming live bands
such as The National, Keane and Honeyblood.
JOE FRANKLAND – CEO, PRS FOUNDATION
Since 2000 PRS Foundation, the UK’s leading independent charitable funder of new music and talent development, has
given more than £35 million to over 7,500 new music initiatives by awarding grants and leading partnership programmes
that support music sector development. Widely respected as an inclusive, collaborative and proactive funding body, PRS
Foundation supports an exceptional range of new music activity through direct grants to music creators and through support
for pioneering organisations, including venues, festivals, promoters and other talent development organisations.
Joe joined PRS Foundation in 2014 as Industry Funds Manager to run flagship schemes including the Momentum Music Fund
and the International Showcase Fund before moving into the Senior Grants & Programmes Manager role in 2015, where he
led the Foundation’s grants team and worked strategically to plan and manage pioneering grant-making and partnership
programmes.
JOE KENWAY – THE BRUDENELL SOCIAL CLUB
I work at The Brudenell Social Club, an independent venue in Leeds. We have two designated venue spaces in the building
and also promote at other venues in the wider Yorkshire region too. My day-to-day role involves promoting, production,
marketing and ticketing. During the pandemic I’ve been developing our live streaming channel, the Brudenell Social
Distancing Club.
EMMA STOKER – DRIIFT STREAMING
Emma is a litigation lawyer by trade but for the last 4 years has run business affairs at ATC Management and is part of the
core team behind the new live streaming company, Driift, responsible for the recent PPV live streams by Laura Marling and
Lianne La Havas.17
Well-Being and Mental Health
Introduction (Help Musicians)
At Help Musicians, BAPAM and Music Support we all see the daily reality of poor health in the music industry. It's never
been more important to know how to recognise when there might be a problem, and where to go if there is.
The three organisations represented here work closely to support musicians and those working in the industry in
different, complementary ways.
The sessions will equip you with practical tools to support your health and wellbeing, signpost to various sources of
support and give you a chance to ask questions of the panel.
Guided Practice Session (BAPAM) including Q&A
Practising a regular mental wellbeing exercise is as important for mental health as physical fitness is for physical health. It
will help on a daily basis, but also give you something to draw on when you are feeling unwell.
Ellis Pecen is an Applied Performance Psychologist with a focus on enhancing performance and wellbeing and to make
clear the distinction between the two and tailor strategies accordingly. Her session will focus on:
1) establishing and maintaining a focus on vision
2) imagery for wellbeing, and
3) imagery for performance: an introduction to the PETTLEP model
To fully participate, you may find it useful to have a pen and paper for one of the exercises.
www.linkedin.com/in/ellispecen www.EclecticPerformance.com info@eclecticperformance.com
www.twitter.com/EllisEP
Thrive with Music Support (Music Support)
The digital future of mental healthcare is widely acknowledged as a growing and critical part of the healthcare
landscape. Music support have recently partnered with Thrive to give music industry peers access to
Thrive:MentalWellbeing, a clinically effective NHS approved app for the prevention, screening and management of
anxiety, depression and stress. This session is a demo of the app. Introduction and Q&A with Eric Mtungwazi, Managing
Director and Joanne Croxford, Services Officer (tbc) at Music Support.
Overview: Where to go for help (BAPAM)
Claire Cordeaux, Director of BAPAM will summarise the resources and services available from Help Musicians UK, Music
Support and BAPAM to support mental health and wellbeing
General Q&A with panel (HMUK Chair)
Questions can be submitted to the chat throughout the panel, and will be collated by the moderator.18
Well-Being and Mental Health
Help Musicians is a unique, independent charity that has been working for nearly 100 years to make a meaningful
difference to the lives of professional musicians, no matter whether they’re just starting out or ready to retire. Offering
a lifetime of support when it’s needed most, it works proactively to provide help and support across all genres of music
and all areas of the UK.
Whatever you’re going through right now, you can contact Music Minds Matter on 0808 802 8008 or email us at
MMM@helpmusicians.org.uk
HELP MUSICIANS HELP MUSICIANS NI HELP MUSICIANS SCOTLAND
T: 020 7239 9100 T: 028 9023 3162 T: 0141 404 9502
E: info@helpmusicians.org.uk E: niinfo@helpmusicians.org.uk E: scotland@helpmusicians.org.uk
BAPAM is a specialist healthcare charity supporting individuals & organisations in the performing arts. We provide
free clinical services, expert health and wellbeing training and information. We are a vital part of the UK creative
industry’s infrastructure, improving health in the performing arts through the provision of:
CLINICAL SERVICES
Free, expert vocation-specific clinical assessments and preventative health care delivered in BAPAM clinics around the
UK, plus signposting to high quality services through the BAPAM Directory
EDUCATION
Free evidence-based healthy practice online training to professionals and students in the performing arts sector
To Call 0207 404 8444 Email info@bapam.org.uk www.bapam.org.uk
Our mission is to facilitate literacy and prevention around mental health and addiction in the UK music industry and see
that anyone in the industry affected by mental ill health or addiction can access effective and timely help, initiate and
maintain recovery. We achieve this through mobilising a highly skilled network of trained industry peer volunteers and
professionals who create safe spaces for peers to receive help, learn, share and be encouraged in the journey of
recovery.
Core services: • Helpline 0800 030 6789 (9am - 5pm, Monday – Friday)
• Thrive app, NHS approved mental wellbeing app • Education and Training (includes Mental Health First Aid)
• Safe Hubs backstage at festivals and major events • Online 12 Step Support Group19
1-2-1 Sessions
Supporting Grassroots Live Music Fund
£1.2 million to end March 21
Pre-book chloe@independentvenueweek.com by 5pm Fri 24th July
ACE Relationship Managers will be able to talk about anything that has been finalised and made public. Things
are developing quickly and changing all the time so these sessions will give you an opportunity to find out the
very latest information directly.
Relationship Managers are available from the following regions;
ACE South West / ACE North / ACE London / ACE South East / ACE East of England / Midlands
The SGLM fund supports those venues and promoters who work in the grassroots part of this sector
(i.e. those working with new, developing talent in small to mid-size venues).
ACE welcomes applications from those who work with all types of musical types and genres. They are keen to
support projects that bring the full spectrum of contemporary popular music genres to live audiences. This includes
genres like:
• electronic (including house, electronica, drum & bass, dubstep, experimental, etc)
• hip-hop, grime, etc
• indie and alternative
• metal and punk
• pop
• rock (including blues, modern, post-rock etc)
They are also keen to support projects that develop diverse approaches to music programming, incorporating for
example classical, jazz, folk, and/or world music alongside contemporary pop.
Projects might involve presenting live music programming, but they might also include activities that put live music
venues and promoters in a better position to deliver their work in the long term. For example:
• purchasing some essential equipment
• carrying out building work
• developing new routes into off-stage roles
• business planning20
1-2-1 Sessions
Grant Funders For The Nations
Pre-book chloe@independentvenueweek.com by 5pm Fri 24th July
Arts Council Northern Ireland
Arts Council Northern Ireland relationship managers will be available to discuss
the Small Grants Programme and the processes involved.
Creative Wales
Creative Wales music team will be available to discuss support available for
venues, studios and anyone else working in the music industry within Wales.’
Pete Francombe – Senior development manager, Music and Emerging Sectors
Dave Ball – Development manager, Music
Justin Chipp – Development executive, Music
Creative Scotland
Creative Scotland Given the unprecedented nature of the situation that we
are now facing, we have made some changes to our funding routes.
If you have any queries, please email: enquiries@creativescotland.com21
Additional Funding Opportunties
PRS Foundation is the UK's leading charitable funder of new music and talent development. Since 2000 PRS
Foundation has given more than £35 million to over 7,300 new music initiatives by awarding grants and
leading partnership programmes that support music sector development.
Widely respected as an adventurous and proactive funding body, PRS Foundation supports an exceptional
range of new music activity – from composer residencies and commissions to a network of talent development
partners and showcases in the UK and overseas.
www.prsfoundation.com | @PRSFoundation
We’re a national charity supporting young people’s lives in music. Equality, diversity and inclusion drive our
vision and mission. We focus on those who miss out because of who they are, where they live, or what they’re
going through.
We work with babies through to young adults, harnessing the power of music to support musical, personal
and social development. As a funder, we invest in more than 300 projects each year, reaching around
80,000 young people and over 4,000 people in the workforce.
Youth Music’s new Incubator Fund is a £2m investment over 2 years that will support forward thinking music
businesses to collaborate with and unlock the full potential of next generation talent.
Grants of £5,000 to £30,000 are available to small businesses, collectives, charities and social enterprises in
the music industries to bring fresh thinking, creative and entrepreneurial new talent into your workplace or
network.
Successful applicants will offer 18-25 year olds who are under-represented in the industries the opportunity
to deliver their own projects and access support such as training, mentoring and networking.
The Incubator Fund has been designed based on our Blueprint for the Future report, to enable this
entrepreneurial generation to bring their ideas into the music industries and create new ways of working
together.22 During the last seven years running IVW, we have met some incredible people and organisations all around the country doing brilliant work supporting people in their local communities of all ages, abilities, backgrounds, means and interests. That support has never meant more than it has done during Covid and, if fact, many more communities have seen a re-emergence of community spirit with people coming together, supporting each other and getting to know those around them. Collaboration has always been at the heart of Independent Venue Week and working with people who thrive on supporting their local communities through, arts, culture, creativity and well being has inspired us to grow the work we do. Over time, as we’ve got to know these people and their work well, we recognised the impact the activity was having at a local level and discussed with them the possibility of sharing their expertise and insight further afield and on a national level. Many of these collaborations have been happening as part of Independent Venue Week for a number of years already. We have also created some of our own programs such as Yes She Can and Soundcheck Sessions.
23 As we come out of lockdown, we are now ready to relaunch our program, Yes We Can, aimed at bringing people together, in venues during the day, throughout the year and around the country. Yes We Can, which will sit alongside Independent Venue Week and Independents Day and all run by CAN YOU CIC IT?, is the platform from which all of the activity will be promoted - much like the platform we have created to champion and support venues through Independent Venue Week. Seeing this activity taking place in venues feels like such a natural fit. For groups looking for spaces, venues are so often located at the heart of their communities and often not opening up until 4pm as bands arrive for their soundcheck ahead of their evening show. Our goal is to help drive more of this additional activity into venues so they can sustain themselves with more than just live music and grow their relationships with other groups in their local community as well as around the country. This will allow us to support venues and help bring communities together at a local level on a national scale. Activity will focus on the following areas and continue to evolve and grow over time. We welcome all partners to support us with Yes We Can;
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Parents and Group activities and one-to-one sessions for development and well-being
Toddlers (especially for parents).
Workshops and hands on sessions for those looking to learn about the music industry
and live music more specifically. Some of this will be the first experience some
Young People young people will have in live music in a venue. For others it will be peer to peer
support by young people 2-3 years further into their careers than those the sessions
are targeting.
Workshops and group sessions for those who already have a foot in the door but
Skills
are looking to grow their skills and knowledge either through industry trade bodies
Development
and/or commercial organisations with sector expertise.
A range of sessions for those living with visible and invisible disabilities. This will
include support to create music and put on shows collaborating with other creative
Disability people and organisations to demonstrate and promote greater inclusivity. Also,
sessions around education for those supporting people with disabilities including
ongoing awareness of many of the challenges faced.
We will also host sessions with partners around identifying and supporting those
with mental health issues in venues from staff, artists especially those touring, and
Mental Health
gig goers. We already host the Big Jeff Blog and his new series, #TheBigJeffChat,
and Wellbeing
where Big Jeff shares his experiences of how music, gig going and art has helped
him to live independently with mental disability and anxiety.
Activities supporting safer spaces for LQBTQ+ artists, crew and gig goers to enjoy
LGBTQ+ live music as well as helping to open up the conversation around inclusivity on and
off the stage.
This isn't always just older people but those who have found themselves increasingly
isolated for a variety of reasons. We will work with venues to host specific activity
Loneliness
in their venues on a regular basis e.g. Tuesday tea and chat clubs, Wednesday
book club, Friday board game afternoons, etc25 Marshall Amplification has a vibrant and dynamic history within the music industry and is celebrated by some of the greatest artists in the world. Catapulted from humble beginnings in Hanwell, London, Marshall is now a global brand achieving manufacturing excellence. Creativity, innovation and education are at the heart of the business, every product they create and every initiative they support. With over 55 years of music experience, Marshall continue to push the boundaries of possibility for the musicians of the future. Marshall is a proud supporter of Independent Venue Week and the support it provides to independent venues not just in UK but around the world. Live music is a key ingredient of the music industry and independent venues are a critical part of that. Over the last few months it has become more important than ever to support the hard work these venues do in keeping music alive.
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