Jazz#Forum 2018: Tips & tricks
Presentation Lobke Aelbrecht (Flanders Arts Institute)
LEUVEN 20 MARCH 2018 TIPS & TRICKS: ‘MUST KNOW’s in the jazz sector
• Belgium • International • Media
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3 FLANDERS ARTS INSTITUTE Jazz in Belgium: jazzinbelgium.com
Jazz in Belgium tells you all about...well, jazz in Belgium.
• initiative by Les Lundis D’Hortense • full overview: venues, festivals, but also concerts, releases, all bands and musicians, interviews, lists of schools and academies, which radio programmes focus on jazz, contact details of jazz photographers. • website looks quite old now, but it is getting a design update soon.
4 FLANDERS ARTS INSTITUTE Belgian jazz facebook: facebook.com/belgianjazz
• founded after the last Belgian Jazz Meeting in September 2017, as a way of “branding” Belgian Jazz on an international level. • news on the Belgian jazz scene as a whole: new releases, national jazz events such as this Jazz#Forum, international events such as the Belgian Jazz Meeting and the Belgian delegation at Jazzahead, but also media articles about big awards won by Belgian musicians or articles from the perspective of the whole scene.
5 FLANDERS ARTS INSTITUTE Cultuurloket (formerly Kunstenloket): kunstenloket.be/en
• business inspiration for the entire cultural sector • answers to questions about the social status of the artist, income tax, VAT, copyright, forms of organisation, marketing and promotion, financial management, insurance, international work, etc. • appointments (an hour) with one of the consultants, in Antwerp, Brussels or Ghent, or over Skype. • trainings on specific topics.
6 FLANDERS ARTS INSTITUTE Kunstenpunt/Flanders Arts Institute: kunsten.be / flandersartsinstitute.be
Interface organisation and expertise centre for the arts from Flanders and Brussels. • Belgian Jazz Meeting (international showcase festival, together with WBM and other partners), Belgian delegation at jazzahead! (with WBM), Jazz#Forum (with JazzLab) • Supports occasional focus on Belgium at international festivals, represents Flanders in European networks and invites foreign professionals. • Research • Info sessions on the subsidy system • Answering a variety of questions, see “werken in de kunsten” • Vacancies
7 FLANDERS ARTS INSTITUTE Wallonie-Bruxelles Musiques (WBM): www.wbm.be
WBM helps artists, producers and publishers from the French-speaking community of Wallonia and Brussels to make their mark in the music industry. • supporting its presence in music markets and festivals (eg. Jazzahead), organising events together with FAI and other partners • international networks: EJN (Europe Jazz Network), ETEP (European Talent Exchange Program) etc • answers to questions from sector, information • very interesting feature: interviews with international experts on several relevant topics: http://formatscene.org/musique/ if you’d like to know how a label chooses an artist, or how promoters choose acts, or how best to present your artistic work to professionals.
8 FLANDERS ARTS INSTITUTE (Sociaal Fonds) Podiumkunsten: podiumkunsten.be/
The “Sociaal Fonds voor de Podiumkunsten” is a supporting organisation that is active in education and employment.
• wide range of interesting workshops, often free. e.g. communication, meeting efficiency, making videos with your smartphone, digital storytelling… • good overview of all the vacancies in the sector, for all levels.
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10 FLANDERS ARTS INSTITUTE Europe Jazz Network (EJN): europejazz.net
Europe-wide network of 123 members (festivals, clubs and concert venues, independent promoters, national organisations) from 35 countries. • yearly conference in September with showcases, open to non-members too. • good database of festivals, venues, bars, agencies and organisations all over Europe useful if you’re planning an international tour. • soon: database of “country forms”, with all the basic information you need to know when you want to get into a certain country
11 FLANDERS ARTS INSTITUTE Jazzahead!: jazzahead.de
The biggest jazz expo in Europe (Bremen, April). • jazz fair with thousands of professionals (agents, musicians, press, promoters), matchmaking events and network drinks: enormous network • showcase festival: quite often a big step forward in international career • Belgian delegates: umbrella stand of Flanders Arts Institute and Wallonie- Bruxelles Musiques
12 FLANDERS ARTS INSTITUTE 12 Points showcase festival: 12points.ie/
12 Points showcases young artists in jazz and related music, alternating between Dublin and other vibrant European cities. • artists are appearing at other leading festivals and venues across Europe, so as a young musician with international ambitions, registering for 12Points is a must, but make sure you do it at a time when you’re ready for it. • as a jazz professional, 12 Points is where you discover what other countries have to offer in terms of young jazz musicians, and the conferences are always very interesting.
13 FLANDERS ARTS INSTITUTE Have Love Will Travel research and tool: Research and online tool by FAI that puts the international concerts of Belgian musicians together on one map. The data about all these concerts has been collected from online concert sites Songkick, Bands in Town, Setlist.fm and Facebook.
• As a musician or agent you can discover relevant concert locations to plan a tour, or see which Belgian artists played/is playing where, to gage where your band would fit. • International promoters get an overview of which Belgian musicians are performing in their area in the near future.
14 FLANDERS ARTS INSTITUTE Jazz in Europe: jazzineurope.mfmmedia.nl/about/
Website dedicated to the European Jazz & Blues scene. • CD reviews: musicians, labels and agents can send them press releases • interviews with European and international jazz musicians • top European venues and festivals • promotion of concerts and festivals in calendar • journalists can submit articles as contributors
15 FLANDERS ARTS INSTITUTE Jazz Clubs Worldwide: jazz-clubs-worldwide.com/
• most comprehensive listing of jazz clubs on the global jazz scene • fully indexed and regularly updated spreadsheets of their full database of jazz professionals: musicians, groups, agents, promoters, organisations, lists of festivals, venues… • access to the online database is $10 per year, access to the spreadsheets (the pro account) is $35 per year.
16 FLANDERS ARTS INSTITUTE Kultur aus Flandern: kulturausflandern.de/
Cultural calendar of the events of Flemish artists in Germany. Flemish musicians who have a tour in Germany can tell them and they will include it in their communication
This also exists for other countries and for the Walloon side of Belgium: • US: Flanders House (flandersintheusa.org/about) • France: wbi.be/fr/delegations/delegation/centre-wallonie-bruxelles- paris#.WqpDX1Q-eRs • For a full list of bilateral contacts between Wallonia and other countries: wbi.be/fr/countries
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19 FLANDERS ARTS INSTITUTE JazzFuel (Matt Fripp): jazzfuel.com
Online resource and newsletter run by Matt Fripp, booking agent & artist manager for jazz musicians • shares ideas, advice, tools & tips from himself and colleagues around the world • answers questions such as: Are you approaching promoters and booking agents in the best possible way? What are journalists looking for? How should you plan your album release? How can you get actual results from social media?
20 FLANDERS ARTS INSTITUTE Music Industry How To: http://www.musicindustryhowto.com
Advice website answering music related questions through guides on their website. More commercially aimed than JazzFuel. Mainly targeted at musicians, answering questions such as: • How to market your music? • How to build a music website? • When is the right time to get a manager? • How to be a professional producer?
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22 FLANDERS ARTS INSTITUTE Social Media Examiner: socialmediaexaminer.com/
The latest news on the ever-changing world of social media. • original and comprehensive articles, expert interviews, original research, and the news you need to improve your social media marketing. • large events and training opportunities • access to the industry’s top experts
23 FLANDERS ARTS INSTITUTE Spotify for artists: artists.spotify.com Spotify is really developing this feature with new tools, so that artists can use Spotify to talk to their fan base and promote their music (also concerts).
• listeners can get a monthly newsletter from Spotify with concerts from their favourite bands in their area. • artists can get monthly overviews of statistics of who is listening to their music and where. can be used for bookings: “I have this many listeners in that country, so I can probably fill out that venue (and use this in my negotiation with the promoter there).” • blog with interesting tips and tricks, best practices, interviews etc.
24 FLANDERS ARTS INSTITUTE Jazz magazines and blogs
Belgium: • Gonzo Circus • Jazzmozaïek • Jazzhalo • Jazzques • Jazzaround
25 FLANDERS ARTS INSTITUTE International:
NL: Jazzism, Jazzenzo, Written in Music, OOR, Jazzflits UK: Jazzwise, London Jazz News FR: Jazz Magazine, Citizen Jazz DE: Jazzpodium, Jazzthetik, Jazzthing US: All About Jazz (& Jazz Near You), The New York City Jazz Record, Downbeat, Pitchfork, NME DK: Salt Peanuts Global: Free Jazz Blog
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For questions and more information, contact [email protected].
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