Sign up for the first edition of Ibiza Music Network!

The point of the exercise? That 20 especially selected participants receive professional advice from the likes of DJ Hell, Richie Hawtin´s agent or Lynn Cosgrave (Safehouse Management).

Ibiza Sonica & Ocean Drive Hotel present Ibiza Music Network, an initiative sponsored by the Ibiza Music Cluster, and confirmed to take place on 2nd March. In a concept that could almost be compared to ‘speed-dating’, participants will be given the opportunity to come face to face with some of the most important movers and shakers of the industry, for some serious one on one time. The aim of Ibiza Music Network is the professional development of the participants, drawing on the knowledge, advice and contacts of the IMN special guests, who, in this first instance, are confirmed as:

 -Dj Hell: Producer,Dj and International DJ Gigolos´s owner, electroclash godfather (Miss Kittin, The Hacker, Vitalic,Fischerspooner…). An icon of the electronic music.

 Lynn Cosgrave: Carl Cox´s manager, promoter of Revolution and Come Together parties at Space Ibiza, she set up and ran the Ministry of Sound compilations, ex-vicepresident of Sony´s Dance Division and Safehouse Management owner.

 Ben Turner: Pacha Magazine´s editor, TV producer, co-founder of Ibiza Music Summit, booker of I Want my MTV parties(Snopp Doggy Dog, 50 Cent, Plastikman, 2manydj´s...), co-founder of the Asociaciation of Independent Festivals and Richie Hawtin´s agent (Graphite Media)

 Nick Unsworth: Online legal download expert ,ex-label manager in Itune Europe (Account management and support for independent labels and artists across Europe) and Digital Business Development Manager of Juno Download.

 Mark Grotfeld: Pioneer Europe Multimedia division head of marketing. Responsable of multimedia´s development of Pioneer Dj Europe, sponsorchip expert and founder of DJSounds,

The event and its networking opportunities will take place on a rotational basis during the day of March 2nd at Ibiza’s emblematic Ocean Drive hotel, with each one on one session lasting 15minutes. Organisers of the event are also opening the doors of the Hotel to the cast of Ibiza’s own electronic music industry, providing even more opportunity for the candidates involved to up their game in the networking department.

As for the selection process, applicants from across the music industry- DJs, managers, promoters, journalists, editors and so on- are invited to apply, with the 20 chosen few divided between local candidates, Ibiza Music Cluster members and a number of international individuals.

To qualify for a place on the course, fill in the application form on www.ibizamusiccluter.org before 31th January 2012.

Price: 50€ Non-Cluster Members (FREE for Cluster Members!)

GOOD LUCK!