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3 17 6 14 VIPNEWS PREMIUM > VOLUME 170 > AUGUST 2014 4 7 20 24 9 2 VIPNEWS > AUGUST 2014 McGowan’s Musings Well I hope you haven’t missed us too much heavy downpours (Thanks for the rain jacket outdoor gatherings. He added that insurance over our seasonal break, and that you’ve all Luger!), as did Sziget in Budapest, Hungary, premiums had also increased. “Lloyd’s of had good summers (so far…) from both (when did I last see a taxi queue that long!) London will sell it to you, but it’s so expensive professional and personal points of view. however all three continued in good spirits it’s not worthwhile. There’s always a Russian and were definitely successful. I had a great roulette element to concert promotion, but The Festivals have had mixed fortunes, the time at these events and would like to thank this is like playing with two bullets.” Perhaps sun shone on many, but the rain also chose everyone for faultless and very thoughtful the analogy is not the best with rockets, to drop in in many cases. I attended EXIT in hospitality! However, not everyone was so missiles and real bullets taking a dreadful toll Novi Sad, Serbia, which was rained on for lucky, although water was an important of lives every day in Gaza, Israel and Iraq, Syria, the first time in many years, Way Out West in part of proceedings at the surfing themed Ukraine etc. Gothenburg, Sweden which had some pretty Boardmasters 2014, there was too much, particularly when accompanied by high While all this goes on, I suppose those of winds; organisers of the festival at Watergate us that are fortunately not located in these near Newquay, in Cornwall U.K., said the trouble spots can do little more than count “magnitude of the conditions is too severe ourselves lucky, exercise caution, perhaps offer for the arena site to be opened. Campers at whatever help we can and get on with things the Watergate site reported waterlogged like entertaining people and hopefully making conditions and about 20 tents blown away. life better! Festivals are good for this, and many, such as Denmark’s Roskilde, do even COLOPHON > Of course the recent months have been more good by raising large amounts of money dominated by man-made disasters causing for philanthropic purposes, and many such far worse consequences than this season’s as EXIT (which also raised money for Flood VIP-News is published by: VIP-Booking bad weather. Cancelled shows are of course relief this year.), Sziget and others started as 145-157 St John Street London Ec1V 4PW far less important than the daily reports of gatherings in protest against aggression and wide scale death, injury and destruction in far unacceptable political situations. The number Managing Director: Ronni Didriksen too many places, but the scrapping of events of festivals is definitely on the rise, hopefully [email protected] that, like festivals, are meant to bring people for good reasons! I note that DJ and festival General Manager: Peter Briggs together to share enjoyment and stimulation organiser Rob Da Bank is intending to add [email protected] are of course to be regretted. Although more by taking his Bestival franchise to North Writer and editorial: there is no official cultural boycott of Israel America and more sites in Europe. Presumably Allan McGowan [email protected] for example, artists are pulling shows for once he’s got this year’s 50,000 capacity tenth reasons of caution, and presumably in some edition of Bestival on the Isle of Wight from Writer: Manfred Tari cases protest, at the Israeli action in Gaza. 4-7 September out of the way! [email protected] Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Backstreet Boys, For advertising enquiries please contact: Brian Jonestown Massacre, America Cee-Lo Right, I’ve gone on a bit I realise, but with the Peter Briggs Green and Megadeth have cancelled shows best of intentions! I’ll no doubt see some of [email protected] +44 870 755 0092 in Israel. Israeli promoter Carmi Wurtman you in Hamburg for Reeperbahn in a couple told Billboard that festivals had been hit, of weeks, but in the meantime, Ladies and too, with police refusing to grant permits for Gentlemen – the News! 2 VIPNEWS > AUGUST 2014 UK Music Export Growth Scheme Announce Successful Applicants Allan McGowan [email protected] The Artists and their associated Companies who will benefit from The full list of funded artists and their business partners is as follows... the Music Export Growth Scheme jointly administered by The BPI and UK Trade & Investment have been announced. Antlered Man and Black Moth (touring jointly) / New Heavy Sounds Dry The River / Stephen Budd Management The scheme offers grants of between £5000 and £50,000 to UK Fearless Vampire Killers / Wiseblood Management music companies - including labels and management agencies - to Fenech-Soler / Fwinki Music aid international touring, artist promotion and music projects. Fink / ATC Management Ghetts / Disrupt Ltd Dry The River, Imogen Heap, The Wytches, Hadouken and Fink are Hadouken / ATC Management all on the list of artists and bands set to benefit from the scheme’s Imogen Heap / Megaphonic Ltd third cycle, which coincides with recent stats released by the BPI Max Cooper / Agency X Artist Management indicating that British acts’ international appeal is still on a high, with Smoove & Turrell / Jalapeno Ltd one in eight LPs sold worldwide credited to a Brit act. The Answer / TAP Music Ltd The Heavy / Redlight Management John Kennedy, Chair of the Music Export Growth Scheme, says this: The Wombats / SB Management “As we announce the results of our recent round of funding and The Wytches / Raygun Music move to our new invitation for applications we are beginning to see Waylayers / Merrington Music Management the results of this commitment by the government to our industry”. He continued: “We are seeing the money being successfully used as Imogen Heap seed money to launch or build on international careers, whether by way of sales or synchronisation licences, live appearances, expanded profile or strategic promotional activities - indeed the variety of uses that successful applicants are making of the funds is itself a testament to the innovation that these grants can drive, enhance and encourage”. Dry The River 3 VIPNEWS > AUGUST 2014 Collapse of Camden Crawl Allan McGowan [email protected] Following the failure of this year’s event, According to liquidator Nicholas Barnett the Company behind north London’s multi- of insolvency specialist Libertas Associates venue Camden Crawl festival has collapsed Crawl Promotions Ltd owed a total of with debts of more than £100,000. £165,105, with £58,501 in assets available Promoted as CC14, the festival took place for preferential creditors. Director of Camden Crawl festival from 20-21 June but a lack of ticket sales Lisa Paulon forced promoter Crawl Promotions (CP) Artistes including Headliner ABC, Montreal’s into liquidation last month (as reported in Kevin Barnes, Yuck, Steve Mason, Mouse on LIVE UK issue 174), with artistes and venues Mars and Lauren Halo and others are owed and shareholders”, a situation she described being unpaid. £14,400. Other creditors include wristband as “completely unanticipated”. supplier ID&C, SECUREticket, and graphic and web designer Craig Gell, as well as Camden Crawl started up in 1995 in the venues the Electric Ballroom, Koko and the autumn, before moving to May, then back to Roundhouse. October in 2013 before becoming a summer event this year. Acts that showcased over CPL director and shareholder Lisa Paulon the years included Adele, Florence & The issued a statement saying ticket sales had Machine and Amy Winehouse, who by the fallen “far short of expectations”, leaving way, will have a statue unveiled in Camden CPL “unable to pay its debts in full to any on 14 Sep, what would have been her 31st Camden Crawl suppliers, staff or the company’s directors birthday. 4 14 -17 januarY 2015 groningen, nl The The European European music music platform platform The The European European music music platform platform Thank you for attending Previous edition in numbers EUROSONIC NOORDERSLAGEUEUR WROOSSROODNNTIC IGC N ENOOORGORRDADENERIRSEESLLAGRAGD W DWOOORORDRDTT G GEEOORGRGAANNISISEEEERRDD D DOOOORR SPONSOREN SSTPPoOONtNalSSO ORamountREENN of visitors (sold out) . 38,500 Eurosonic Noorderslag 2014 Conference visitors (sold out) . 3,275 See you next year Nationalities . 39 Acts . 337 Number of stages @ Eurosonic . 36 Number of stages @ Noorderslag . 11 Early bird registration and Media & journalisten . 307 act submission open May 1, 2014 EBU radio stations . 30 ETEP festivals . 89 Act submission closes September 1, 2014 International festivals . 419 VIPNEWS > AUGUST 2014 > INDEPTH STORY > FESTIVAL REPORTS Festival reports: First Edition of Way Out West Music Conference Takes Place in Gothenburg Allan McGowan [email protected] Sweden’s first Music Seminar took place on the 8th and 9th of August at the Way Out West Festival in Gothenburg. However, as previously announced in the May issue of VIP News, FKP Scorpio is joining the showcase conference circuit by creating a Swedish event in Norrköping during its Bravalla Festival next February, which of course means that the country will have two and creative development Melvin Benn of Tim Ingham from Music Week said. Way events, and why not? Festival Republic. Out West Music Conference will be one of these events where you will brag in the But for now, as organiser Patrick Fredriksson The panel about songwriting asked if future about attending the first one. And of of Stockholm based Luger, told VIP News, there’s a Swedish way to write music, with course Sweden’s own Spotify participated Way Out West delivered a very successful among others, Björn Ulvaeus of Abba.