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The sun is shining – I think my flu is on the People­ arriving­ in Toronto from 30 plus Judy Garland would have been at No.1 way out - and it’s warm! On a day like this I in Austin at SXSW were in near shock! A because­ of the ex-inhabitant of No.10! can almost forgive seagulls – almost! certain­ member of the VIP team packed for a non existent Canadian spring and paid the Getting back to Hyde Park I think we can Warm is important – on my recent trip to consequences - particularly at a rather chilly trust that Sir Mick and whoever is on stage Canadian Music Week the temperature Niagara Falls! On my next trip the sea was with him in early July will not have the plug was around minus 8 degrees, at the same actually still frozen over, but people in Tallinn, pulled on them as did Sir Paul and the Boss time last year it was a ‘tee shirt – sit outside Estonia are used to that! Both events were last year. In fact Mr.Springsteen will be back – watch the black squirrels’ 24 degreees. certainly warm enough in terms of welcome for Live Nation at the Olympics Park where – see reports in this issue. Newham Council, mindful of cutting short anything historical, have relaxed the rules Back in ‘Blighty’ the ‘old guard’ were still applying to music acts and extended the making the headlines; after having heard curfew by half an hour to 11.pm. Councillo­r Andrew Loog – Oldham talking in Toronto­ Ian Corbett, chairman of the licensing sub- COLOPHON > about The Rolling Stones in the flower committee­, said “Concerts are a key part of their youth in the 60’s, the big news is of the animation­ of the Queen Elizabeth VIP-News is published by: that they are to play both Glastonbury and Olympic­ Park post-Games and we believe VIP-Booking 145-157 St John Street Hyde Park (even though Charlie doesn’t like it’s important we take a common-sense London Ec1V 4PW playing­ outdoors­ because the wind blows his approach­. We want these major events to Managing Director: Ronni Didriksen cymbals ­ around!), and they’re playing some be a pivotal part of the Games legacy — [email protected] more US dates. What will there be to replace drawing­ thousands of visitors and providing General Manager: them when they’re gone? And of course a huge boost for the local economy.” He also Peter Briggs [email protected] our one and only woman Prime Ministe­r added on a less pragmatic note, “We’re also shrugged off this mortal coil, causing ­all sorts creating a situation where people will feel Writer and editorial: Allan McGowan of contention­, and being directly responsible­ good…” [email protected] for setting a chart record when a version of Writer: Manfred Tari ‘Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead’, from the So then, all we need, to make things perfect [email protected] Wizard of OZ became the first under 60 for the Olympic Park, Hyde Park, Glastonbury For advertising enquiries seconds­ single to ever make it into the top and every other festival anywhere – is for the please contact: Peter Briggs ten. In case you don’t know, this single ­was sun to shine! Yes – I know, we do talk about [email protected] hyped by those who still had it in for Mrs the weather a lot, but don’t fret, we’ll also +44 870 755 0092 T. Had it not been for Duke Dumont selling talk about other things in this issue, Ladies 58,321 copies of his single in the last week and Gentlemen – The News! 2 Anthony Loog Oldham VIPNEWS > APRIL 2013

Allan McGowan [email protected] Canadian Music Week 2013

As you know VIP – Booking and therefore VIP News primarily­ & The Casual Smokers and Atom & The Volumes. Interviews were concentrates­ on Europe, however it is obvious that European talent­ really­ high standard, with top level producers Steve Lillywhite­ and and therefore European business has to concern itself with Bob Ezrin, legendary promoter Michael Kohl, and a very entertaining­ international ­export so events like Canadian Music Week are importan­t session­ with Andrew Loog – Oldham, still remembering the 60’s even elements of the Conference and Showcase Calendar and cannot be after returning from a 25 year lunch in Columbia! ignored. Also all sectors of the Canadian business are keen to break into Europe­, with many of the Provinces aggressively supporting their I chaired a session called, How to Get Booked for a Festival - Even If acts appearance­s in Europe. For the first time this year VIP became a No One Knows Who You Are!, with some very good and entertainin­g Media Partne­r to Canadian Music Week for the March 19-23rd event. people, including Carel Hoffman from Hilltop Oppikoppi Live in South Africa and Damian Cunningham from Elastic Entertainment in This was CMW’s first time at the downtown Toronto Marriott Australia­, Chris Porter of One Reel/Bumbershoot Festival, USA, Sid Hotel ­, after several years at the historical Fairmount Hotel (yes, the Zuber of Creative Marketing Agency, USA, Lou Plaia of ReverbNation, one where my room flooded last year!). The move seemed to work USA, and Mike Bell of Filter, also in the USA. As I say, good people well and the figures were definitely up on last year. with a lot to say, but only 50 minutes to say it in, still I think we got something across to a full room, seemingly, as was the case with all 2012 2013 the sessions, keen to learn… Bands: 1054 1184

Attending Musicians: 4733 5328 Next year, apparently due to availability problems with the Marriott Total Delegates: 2445 2603 Hotel, CMW will take place from May 6-10, which will distance the Number of venues: 72 event from SXSW, causing many long distance travellers to make the Countries: 43 decision as to which to attend, instead of heading straight to Toronto ­ post Austin. It also clashes with The Great Escape in Brighton, UK, As I said above it was a little too cold for walking from venue to venue presenting more decision making to many professionals. This is a and cabs aren’t cheap, so I saw less than last year, but I heard good shame as CMW is well worth attending. It’s definitely true to say that things about acts that will be coming to Europe, such as: Ben Caplan the calendar gets more congested each year!

Panel at Canadian Music Week - How to get Booked for A Festival Even if No One Knows Who You Are! CMC Photo

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VIPNEWS > APRIL 2013 Tallinn Music Week 2013 Allan McGowan [email protected]

Tallinn Music Week, Saturday @ RockCafe Photographer Mart Sepp

The conference was opened by the president ­ this award to honour those individuals ­and President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves, the minister ­ groups whose outstanding work in the field Ilves Photo Rasmus Jurkatam of culture Rein Lang, director of Nordic Hotel ­ of culture­ advances ­the Embassy’s goals of Forum Feliks Mägus and head of TMW Helen mutual understanding­ and the deepening Sildna. In his opening speech the president of friendship­ between the United States of suggested renaming Tallinn Music Week, America and our friends overseas. With the “North by Northeast”, to position it alongside ­ profound influence Mr. Stein has had on South by Southwest (SXSW). TMW is certainly the musical culture of the United States, I not of a size with the Texas Monster, but it is can think of no one more deserving of this building! You can see the President’s speech award.” – worth checking out as ever – at: http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4g26aFD9ts Representatives of festivals like Spot, Music ­ & Media Finland, Tampere Biennale, Apart from meeting friends, enjoying the Turku Music Festival, Helsinki Festival, Flow April 4-6 saw this fifth sold out edition of event, visiting the KGB Museum and getting­ Festival­, Ilosaarirock Festival, Berlin Music Tallin­n Music Week take place in the Estonian­ to know Tallinn better, my main reason for Week, Nordlichter ­Festival, Iceland Airwaves, capital. The festival concerts took place in being there was to interview a true legend­ Positivus­, Festival Galapagai, Eurosonic most prominent music clubs and concert of music industry, Seymour Stein, co- Noorderslag, and International Chamber halls in Tallinn. The Citystage programme founder­ of Sire Records. Prior to our very Musi­c Festival were present at TMW. that was started last year had another entertaining­ on-stage chat he was presented successful­ edition­, bringing the festival buzz with an Award for Cultural Diplomacy by the The vote is on for the prestigious Skype’s Go to bookshop­s, music stores, galleries and ambassador­ of the United States in Estoni­a Change the World Award. TMW delegate­s, café­s with free afternoon concerts. Jeffrey Levine, who commented: “We created­ press, Skype’s team and the public will

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choose one of the Estonian acts of this specific goal in mind – to offer the winning Tallinn Music Week 2009 Skype award winner­ year’s TMW. The awarded artist/band has act a chance to advance their career in a real was Popidiot, in 2010 Iiris, in 2011 Ewert and to show fresh ideas and an innovative DNA, manner, and this is assisted by a cash prize of The Two Dragons and in 2012 Talbot. be origina­l, outstanding and professional 3500 EUR. The vote is open on TMW website enough to succee­d in the international arena­. www.tmw.ee until 18th April. The Skype award is presented with a very TMW in numbers: 2013: 2012: 33 stages 27 stages 233 artists from 19 countries 183 artists from 13 countries 167 artists from Estonia 150 artists from Estonia 17.038 festival visitors 11.200 festival visitors 748 delegates, of whom 367 from Estonia 589 delegates, of whom 283 from Estonia 381 international delegates 306 international delegates 65.043 unique visits on the website from 61.549 unique visits on the website 122 countries from 110 countries

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Delegate Comments: Six years ago, the idea of Tallinn Music Week Ilya Bortnuk, Stereoleto Festival (RUS): - not even a Tallinn Music Week that’s just celebrated its fifth year - was no doubt weird Nils Bernstein, Matador Records (USA): and maybe seemed even pointless to a lot of people. But as has been proved repeatedly­, showing the music of Estonia off is well worth doing. And for the simplest reaso­n of all - loads of it is great. Proper great. World- class­ great. TMW also stands apart as no judgement­s are made about genres or styles. Folk, jazz and classical are welcomed. So is the rest of the world, here to show themselve­s off to Estonians and non-Estonians­ alike. But the presence of the world in Tallinn­ can’t Ilya Bortnuk drown out the seductive, lilting, emotive­ core of the best of Estonia’s music. It’s unique - as Nils Bernstein is Tallinn Music Week. For sure, TMW is the best and nearest place for meeting between Russia, Baltics and Peter Jenner, Sincere Management (UK): other Europe for music professionals. There I was very impressed with my first visit to is a great possibility for Russian artists to Tallin­n Music Week, the perfect mix of ideas­, be known as well - this time there were 6 conversation, and music. It is one of the bands from Russia - hope this number will most professionally-run festivals of its kind, grow in future! TMW could be (and is already ­ but with the convivial attitude of SXSW. becoming­) a reason for Russian youngsters Befor­e coming to TMW, I didn’t realize what to go to Estonia and discover not only a a modern­ and creative capital Tallinn is (and vivid and diverse music scene, but the whole what great restaurants!), and events like country­ - with its culture, cuisine, design, this illustrate what an important tool music people. can be for cultural diplomacy. Some of the Estonian­ artists I was pleased to discove­r Stephen Budd, Stephen Budd Music (UK): included Jakob­ Jukham, Mari Kalkun, Kannabinõi­d, Odd Hugo, Argo Vals. Can’t

wait to come back! Peter Jenner

Kieron Tyler, MOJO magazine, Tallinn was built as a trading post, where East theartsdesk.com, Billboard (UK): and West could meet, that is what Tallin­n Music Week is doing now for the Music ­ Kieron Tyler Industry­. The range of music is wide, the productio­n, sound and lights at the venues are terrific, and reflects the quality of the music­. The concerts in the book-shops and galleries opens the festival for the whole town - a terrific idea. I loved my visit, and Stephen Budd maybe we can open some doors for music and not just for Estonia. Having a President who loves music is a gift not only for the I think TMW is becoming an essential date in music­ community in Estonia, but it could also the music conference calendar. be for the rest of Europe!

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Guntars Racs, MicRec Publishing (LV): Bruno Roze, I Love You Records (LV):

Guntars Racs Bruno Roze

For several years Latvian artists were Undoubtedly TMW has put our region on more activ­e in exporting their success world’s music map as ones to watch out for. internationally­, but since Tallinn Music Week It is amazing how many talented and unique is on the map, Estonian music industry has bands we have. For me personally TMW made a big jump that now overtakes the highligh­t was our own MaiNekk performance­ leadership of the Baltic Music Market. To be at Kino Sõprus. Also Finnish Kiki Pau and Big at the Tallinn Music Week is like being in the Wave Riders, Estonian Argo Vals and I cannot middle of everything what’s important in the keep from mentioning our label artists Alise music world of the whole region. Joste, Sibyl Vane and Zebra Island. CLICK-A-GIG.COM enables Jonas Holst, A&R, marketing creative TMW is partnered and supported by: artists to MAIL their music Sony ATV Publishing (SWE): Skype ­, Nordic Hotel Forum, EMT: Red Bull to more than 6.000 venues Music­ Academy, Tuborg Music, Tallink and agencies worldwide… Jonas Holst Partners­: ERR, Raadio2, Delfi, Rada7.ee, Viru Kesku­s, Hansabuss­, EMAK, garage48, ISIC, Müürileht­, RGB, Eventech, Papyrus, ETEP, CEETEP: Estonia­n Ministry of Culture, Estonian­ Ministry­ of Economy and Com- munications, Estonia­n Culture Endowment, Embassy of the USA, Enterprise Estonia/ European­ Regiona­l Development Fund, NDPC

The project is supported by Enterprise Estonia from European Regional Development Fund, that supports the member states in order to achieve a coherent development of different regions and strengthen economic and social After spending another (great) weekend in cohesion in the European Union. Tallinn at Tallinn Music Week it gets obvious how important such events are - and fun, More info: not the least. This is a platform that is very www.tallinnmusicweek.ee valuable­ for the industry as a whole, to be www.facebook.com/tallinnmusicweek able to get together and network, access to mailto: [email protected] local businesses and most of all, local bands.

7 Andrew Childs VIPNEWS > APRIL 2013 2nd Edition of Club Radio Free Europe Allan McGowan [email protected]

Along with the Ja Ja Ja Club in London – and now Berlin I think Heartened by this our next soiree features Estonia’s esteemed – and various UK gigs arranged by the French Export office, there Kreatiivmootor­ (who featured on The Wire magazine’s Estonian Music is a definit­e rise in the number of gigs that support and assist Now 2011 compilation) and Elephants from Neptune, who are from international­ talent to cross borders. Whilst in Tallinn I again ran into Estonia’s second city, Tartu. Andrew Childs who has been developing Club Radio Free Europe in London. (President Ilves of Estonia used to work for the original Generally we favour the strange, the askew but also the groovy. When Radio Free Europe in the days of the cold war in and the Russian we saw Kreatiivmootor at Tallinn 2012 they fulfilled these criteria ­and occupation by the way). were a major inspiration in setting up the night. We felt London’s gig scene was lacking this deranged element, which in this case is I asked Andrew to write something for VIP News about the project, somewhat­ like Cologne in the Seventies via Estonia. they were working on the next event planned for Friday April 26th, at The Miller, 96 Snowsfields, London SE1, but he and co-organiser Elephants From Neptune who played at Tallinn Music Week this Stuar­t Gadd were good enough to take the time do so, and here month to great fanfare are the populist yang, to KM’s wacky ying. it is: Club Radio Free Europe is a diverse night of music, for real music fans. It serves as a UK showcase and we hope it will become a great We hatched Club Radio Free Europe during Tallinn Music Week, networking night too. Estonia ­ in 2012. The plan was simple; bring a bit of romance back to London’s gig scene with our foreign musical affairs. So far our upcoming show has been trailed by leading blogs and websites­ such as Subba Cultcha, God is in TV Zine and Music-News. We both heard so much to love at the Estonian music showcase last com with more to come. And we have had a good response where year – for small promoters at least these events really can work - we press reviews are concerned. decided to broaden out the idea of the standing Ja Ja Ja night, which showcases exclusively Scandinavian acts, to encompass those from Obviously our remit involves export agencies from the respective Europe and possibly beyond. We would dedicate a night to a nation nations­ of the artists/groups we are working with. However, we have or territory, highlight this and the groups, get the press involved and a more or less ‘laissez faire’ attitude. These guys know what they’re hopefully - voila! doing­ so we let them get on with it. Kristel - from the Estonian­ Embassy­ explained however that it’s all about social networks from their angle: We proto-typed the night back in December, on a freezing cold and “We have our Facebook page, the embassy has its Faceboo ­page, and rainy Sunday night. Fittingly, the focus was on Austria, currently also Estonian Guild in London which is very popular. People share the experiencing­ a period of buoyancy in it’s export industry. Andrew information and this is how it goes further” had seen noise rockers Mile Me Deaf and its sister group Sex Jams at Waves in Vienna (both groups natives of the Austrian capital) and With our policy of flying the groups over and gaining them often impulsively booked both outfits. Despite the fact that when you bring vastly enhanced publicity we feel our business outlook is elegantly your flings back home it can be tricky (and we were starting from simple and sound. scratch) because of how we promote we managed to secure radio plays and interviews for Sex Jams on Ruth Barnes and Gary Crowley We are already working on the May edition, which will be a pre-Great on Amazing Radio, and on John Kennedy’s high profile XFm x-posure Escape special for two amazing acts from another Baltic nation. And show. Sex Jams are still being played to date. with the support of their export agency we’re pretty sure this will be a sell out. Announcement coming soon! 8 15 16 17 18 JANUARY 2014 GRONINGEN, THE NETHERLANDS

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The Great Escape Allan McGowan [email protected]

The relative peace and quiet of my home town (allowing for the Additions included MELODY’S ECHO CHAMBER with a set full of squawking of seagulls of course!) is soon to be disrupted as The Great dreamy, psych-fuelled pop, Hackney hailing wordsmith MIKILL PANE, Escape again arrives on the coast. On the 16th – 18th May, The Great reinvented singer songwriter SKY FERREIRA along with soul from Escape will be filling Brighton with over 350 emerging artists and NATTY and lyrical tunes from NINA NESBITT. promising three days of new music discoveries. The line-up was final- ised on April 16th at 10am. See below: Dutch Impact Party: As in previous years Dutch bands prepare to descend on Brighton to Internationally minded as ever, TGE showcases artists from over showcase at The Great Escape. Taking place at the Komedia Studio 30 countries, including The Hague’s SOUL SISTER DANCE Bar, 44 - 47 Gardner Street, Brighton on Friday 17th May from 1pm REVOLUTION,­ British/Spanish outfitCRYSTAL FIGHTERS and - 4pm. The Dutch Impact showcase will be a relaxed and fun affair Canadian­ indie rockers CURRENT SWELL. with free drinks flying around for TGE delegates and performances from; Jacco Gardner, SKIP&DIE and The Black Atlantic. Everyone is welcome

The full bill of new acts announced on April 16th is:

ABSYNTHE MINDED / ALARM BELLS / ALIMENT / ANDREYA TRIANA KID WAVE / KNYTRO / LAUREN AQUILINA / LULS / MARQUES TOLIVER / ARCHIPEL / ARLISSA / ARROWS OF LOVE / ARTHUR BEATRICE / / MELODY’S ECHO CHAMBER / MIKE DIGNAM / MIKILL PANE / MILO AUFGANG­ / BEATAUCUE / BIRKIN JERSEY / BIPOLAR SUNSHINE / GREEN / MISTY MILLER / MOKO / MT / NATTY / NINA NESBITT / NO / OF BIRD / BLEK / BOATS / BOMBAY SHOW PIG / BROTHER & BONES / RUST AND BONE / OFEI / OQUADRO / OS NELSONS / OYAMA / POPE C JOYNES / CHARLIE BOYER & THE VOYEURS / CHINA RATS / CHRIS / POPSTRANGERS / PRATA VETRA / PYRAMID ­/ RAINER / RED RIVER LETCHER / CLEAN BANDIT / CRYSTAL FIGHTERS / CURRENT SWELL DIALECT / REDINHO / SEWARD / SHUYLER JANSEN / SIBILE / SINEAD / CUT RIBBONS / DAMERELS / DEADBOY / DEAN MCPHEE / D E N HARNETT / THE SKINTS / SKY FERREIRA / SID BATHAM / SOPHIE ­/ A / DOM SERVINI / DROP OUT VENUS / EAMON MCGRATH / ELLE SOUL SISTER DANCE REVOLUTION / STRAW BEAR / SYMPHONIC EYRE / EMBERS / ETTA BOND / FATHERSON / FAYE / FEAR OF MEN / PICTURES­ / THE ADELINES / THE DANCERS / THE FAMILY CHEESE / THE FEATHERS­ / FENECH SOLAR / FENSTER / FILOSOFISCHE STILTE / FOE / FAMILY­ RAIN / THE HEATWAVE WITH LADY CHANN / THE NEXT MEN GAVIN JAMES / GREAT CYNICS / GUARDS / HJALTALÍN / HK119 / HOLY / THE ORWELLLS / THE PENELOPES / THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT ESQUE / HONEYBLOOD / IAN HELLIWELL / IN THE VALLEY BELOW / / THE WYTCHES / TOM PRIOR / TORUS / TOURIST / VONDELPARK / INSTRUMENTI / IYES / JACKMASTER / JEREMY LOOPS / / JEREMY NEIL WASHINGTON­ IRVING / WHIRR / WILDFLOWERS / WOUNDS / YADI /

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VIPNEWS > APRIL 2013 ETEP & CEETEP Results for 2013 Allan McGowan [email protected]

Those fine and industrious Eurosonic/Noorderslag folk have released New festivals have also been announced as being welcomed to the first European Talent Exchange Programme results for 2013: the ongoing­ projects: Winterthurer Musikfestwochen (CH), Les 3 éléphants­ (FR) and Best Kept Secret Festival (NL) to ETEP and Galapagai ­ (LT) to CEETEP.

www.musikfestwochen.ch www.les3elephants.com ETEP has returned 133 confirmed festival shows by55 artists from 18 www.bestkeptsecret.nl different European countries. www.galapagai.lt

And now for the fun part, the score per ETEP artist, followed by the CEETEP results.

CEETEP (Central and Eastern European Talent Exchange Programme) has 11 confirmed shows by 9 artists from 8 different European countries­.

Shutka Roma Rap

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And now for the fun part, the score per ETEP artist, followed by the CEETEP results. Artists on ETEP festivals Artists on CEETEP festivals

Jake Bugg UK 10 Djaikovski MK 2 C2C FR 7 Shutka Roma Rap MK 2 Skip&Die NL 7 Afterphurikane SK 1 Efterklang DK 6 Grand Mexican Warlock HU 1 Kodaline IE 6 Moveknowledgement SI 1 Palma Violets UK 6 Repetitor RS 1 AlunaGeorge UK 5 Skyline CZ 1 Chvrches UK 5 Très.B PL 1 Mø DK 5 Vlasta Popi HR 1 Netsky BE 5 Ásgeir Trausti IS 3 Frightened Rabbit UK 3 Highasakite NO 3 Little Green Cars IE 3 Rangleklods DK 3 Rudimental NL 3 Villagers IE 3 Balthazar BE 2 Cashmere Cat NO 2 Concrete Knives FR 2 Dakhabrakha UA 2 Ewert & the Two Dragons EE 2 Indians DK 2 Jacco Gardner NL 2 Karin Park SE 2 Noisia NL 2 Rebekka Karijord NO 2 Splashh UK 2 Temples UK 2 A.G.Trio AT 1 Andy Burrows UK 1 Bastille UK 1 Blaudzun NL 1 China Rat UK 1 DJ Fitz IE 1 Eva & Manu FI 1 French Films FI 1 Ghostpoet UK 1 Girls Names IE 1 Honeybird & the Birdies IT 1 Huoratron FI 1 Juan Zelada ES 1 Lau Nau FI 1 LCMDF FI 1 Liesa van der Aa BE 1 Mikhael Paskalev NO 1 Monophona LU 1 Mutiny on the Bounty LU 1 Orelha Negra PT 1 Phantom FI 1 Roosevelt DE 1 Roscoe BE 1 Siinai FI 1 Young Dreams NO 1 Za! ES 1 Jake Bugg live at Eurosonic Noorderslag 2013 Photo: Sander Baks

13 13 VIPNEWS > APRIL 2013 > INDEPTH STORY > GREEN ISSUES! Green Issues! Allan McGowan [email protected]

There is no doubt that the live industry, education. Our guest writer for this issue admission­-free festival RhEINKULTUR and particularly­ the Festival sector, has embraced is a leading figure with an international its ‘Green Rocks’-program that covered the wideranging and vital area of Green issues ­ reputation­ in all things green. all sustainability­ and environmental issues in a very big way over the past few years – of the festival. Schmidt focuses on several meeting problems head on and developing Holger Jan Schmidt (40), is co-owner of the major­ event sustainability related projects solutions and innovations to the extent that promoting agency of GreenEvents Europe with a focus on environmental friendliness ­ other local and national authorities, industries­, Conference, Bonn Promotion Dept. and co- and communication. Schmidt holds a businesses and even domestic elements are initiator­ of GO Group (Green Operations diploma­ in media economics from Rheinische looking to our industry for inspiration and Europe). Schmidt ran Germany’s biggest Fachhochschule­ Köln.

Guestwriter Holger Jan Schmidt Green Rocks!

Is there really such a thing as a Green Event? Nevertheless there is no excuse for not enough to sell more tickets for an event, Difficult - firstly there are events; concerts, carin ­g about sustainable development for but considering climate change and social festivals, fairs, carnival, sports events – etc. an event. People are sorting waste at home, processes it is obvious that everyone has to Then there are green issues that now matter considering­ purchasing green energy, buying ­ contribute to a better performance; showing­ more and more in event organization. more efficient cars, donating to charities, that you’re doing something right easily contributing to voluntary social service and gains you some reputation. Pedantically one could say: the greenest event lowering costs for their personal mobility, is no event, fair enough, if a little boring­. A so why shouldn’t these be event issues too? Festival organizers seem to be the driving ­ cultural demand plus the social aspec­t of Actually they are and always will be and force in this process, ahead of artists or people gathering to have the time of their the now well established public relevance venues­, maybe because building everything lives precedes environmental consciousness increases­ their importance. from scratch, finding mobile and efficient and also jobs depend on this industry. The solutions and taking care of the open-air ‘no event’ option is not appealing. Green issues are no longer in their infancy. environment they work in, is their business. Being greener or more sustainable is not sexy They have to consider everything: mobility ­ 14 VIPNEWS > APRIL 2013 > INDEPTH STORY > GREEN ISSUES!

and transport, energy efficiency and powe­r to green their operations. Standards like easily adopt more brothers, sisters, uncles supply­, waste management, caterin­g, ISO 20121, BS8901 and EMAS exist to and aunts. To be clear this not some hippy sanitary­ systems and water treatment, noise implement­ sustainable­ event management affair, the ethos is that of like-minded people emissions, resource management and even systems. Award and certification­ schemes working in a productive and very personal camping solutions. Of course financial criteria ­ like ‘A Greener Festiva­l’, ‘Green’n’Clean’ by manner. dominate, but smart and greener points of Yourope (The European Festival Association­), view clearly carry some weight. the German ‘Sounds For Nature’ seal or Julie’s The 2013agenda is packed; starting with Bicycle’s ‘Industry Green’ and their respective ­ three well received green panels and the Fortunately a lot has happened within the last guidelines­ or questionnaires deal more presentation of the first ‘Green Operations decade. More and more promoters recognize­ practically­ with the events themselves, and Award’ at the European Festival Awards at an ecological and social responsibility­ and it is can guide producers and promoters through Eurosonic Noorderslag in January, followed good to see them addressing this. There are the complex challenges­ of the process. by the Bucks New University ‘Green Events deposit systems, attractive public transport­ & Innovation’ conference, and A Greener offers, more efficient gear, recycling and Projects like the international ‘task force’ GO Festiva­l in March prior to ILMC in London. reuse­ of materials, composting toilets, Group (Green Operations Europe), the annual­ The 3rd international GO Group workshop

GreenEvents Elephantround 2011 Photo: Heike Hennig Schmidt

water ­ treatment, alternatives to diesel for GreenEvents Europe Conferenc­e and the very was hosted in Paris by the ‘We Love Green’ generators­ and nuclear power from the grid active Yourope, much exchang­e has taken Festival and welcomed 40 participants from to name just a few examples. Some solutions place over the last few years. Apart from all over Europe to the Town Hall of the French are still more expensive than the old ways, finalising actions this is what it is all about capital on April 8 and 9. Main topics were but some are not and may even save you – people in the business coming ­together­, ‘Energy & Power’ and ‘Waste at Events’ - money. Often it’s more a matter of changing showing each other what works and what with experts, festival presentations, case habits and spending time and manpower on doesn’t, adopting ideas and solutions ­or studies and great networking opportunities. a different approach as well as sourcing the cooperating on projects and initiative­s. The necessary information. network ­ brought together more than 100 Also a new and promising format of festivals from 20 European countries within exchange­ will involve visiting the events Today there are a number of very good the past three years, along with suppliers, themselves. GO Group will undertake the and helpful organisations offering guid- loca­l authorities and science alike. The ‘weird first ‘field trip’ to one of the leading green ance and support for promoters willing family’ of green events is growing, but can festivals in Europe, Oslo’s Øya Festival.

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GOGroup in Paris. Photo: Heike Hennig-schmidt

The workshop will be a two-day event on Music Initiative, Action Aid, Viva Con Agua, interestin­g results showing that audiences­ Augus­t 8 and 9. Participants­ will learn and Sounds For Nature Foundation or A Greener­ think green issues are importan­t. But despite­ exchange experience­ on the spot as well Festival together with other very activ­e fan travel being by far the biggest­ contributor ­ as discussing­ how events can impact their majo ­r events and companies like Rock Am to greenhouse gas emission­s of an event and audience’ ­s attitude­s and actions towards a Ring (DER), Smukfest and Northside Festival therefore within the audience’­s control­, most more sustainabl­e lifestyle. GO Group will also (DK), Wacken Open Air (GER), FKP Scorpio ­ fans (90%) said it was organisers ­who should offer a seminar for eastern European festivals (GER), Festival Republic (UK), Beatpatrol­ (A), be responsible for minimising ­an event’s and event organizers in Novi Sad, Serbia with Montreux­ Jazz Festival (CH), Republic Of environmenta­l impact. While 79,3 % thought the Exit Festival. This seminar attempts­ to Kazantip­ (UKR) and EPS (GER). One can easily­ it is their own obligation (2008 result:­ 56%) address­ basic approaches to more sustainable­ recognize this is the crème de la crème of and 30% see the local authorities­ in charge. event organisation whilst hopefully raising Europe ­’s festival industry. Bucks’ Head of Department ­for Music­ awareness­ in the eastern regions. and Events Management­ Teresa Moore The next step has to be the involvement of says: “this represents a significant shift in The ‘weird family’ will gather for the more venues and the artists, too. audience­ attitudes­ since the last survey was annua­l finale at the th4 GreenEvents Europe conducte­d, and whilst very encouraging, it conference­ in Bonn, Germany, in November. One important and very special target group should be recognised ­that attitudes do not The 3rd edition saw 120 participants from 14 has not been mentioned yet, the audience­. always translate into changes in behaviour.” countries and brought leading forces such as Organizers can reorganize their supply chain the festivals Boom (POR), Roskilde (DK), Melt! and create great sustainability­ programs­, but This is where the festivals’ core competence and Tollwood (GER), Open Air St.Gallen (CH), nothing would work without ­the punters­. is in demand. They are powerful brands and Shambala (UK), Way Out West (SWE) and The most recent survey of Bucks New their fans and visitors are devoted followers institution­s like Green Festival Alliance, Green University­ and A Greener Festival­ shows with a strong commitment to the events.

GreenEvents “Weirdfamily”. Photo: Diemtmar Schwenger

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It’s the promoter’s obligation to reach and to find mutual solutions and offers like others what they have achieved. Having­ a activat­e them. Involvement and positive Scandinavian­ festivals do. Another way is cleaner industry is better for all players involved­ communicatio­n are key issues when it comes joining initiatives like ‘Love Your Tent’, that and will create some positive ­peer pressure – to dealing with the audience. Easier said than points the finger at the mentioned camp at least positive for the environment­ and that done, if there are more interesting topics for site waste problem ­and helps by creating an is what counts in the end. them like party, beer and bands. Festivals all internation­a­l campaign­ that offers tools, over Europe have to deal with the every-day information and support. Love Your Tent It’s a bit like the health and safety issue. behaviour of a consumer and throwaway shows the international­ dimensio­n of the For years now the experts from all over the society, like finding the cheapest tents and problem and how everybod­y who is behaving­ continen­t work together on a safer live musi­c outdoor gear to abandon them with rests of the same way is adding up to the incredible and events industry. Kickstarted by some food and furniture after the festival. Those figures of garbage and wasted money. The really­ sad incidents this grew into something mostly unrecyclable left-behinds add to event itself can take part without making extremely positive. Green issues have their thousand­s of tons and millions of spent Euros a deep personal confession and still work own sad incident – it’s climate change and and Pounds that go to landfill or get burned. intensely­ on the problem. it’s global. That should be reason enough to Organisers also have to deal with everyone’s run operations greener, smarter and more individual feeling of comfort that may make Coming back to the beginning: no, maybe sustainable. him or her use the less environmental way there are no green events, but there can of transportation and they have to deal with be greener events and the aim should www.go-group.org people dead set on whooping it up for a be the green event. Being active towards www.green-events-europe.eu weekend. environmenta­l and social topics does not give www.yourope.org you a real advantage on the market­ – not yet www.loveyourtent.com There’s no panacea for this. In the end as it’s just a matter of time until­ legislation­ www.soundsfornature.eu every ­ promoter has to solve this individually­, gets more definite. But at the moment this www.agreenerfestival.com but learning from others may help a lot. is a plus for the greening process­ within the www.juliesbicycle.com Or settin­g up festival partnerships to try busines­s, because peopl­e are open to show www.greenmusicinitative.de

17 VIPNEWS > APRIL 2013 The Winner takes it All Manfred Tari [email protected]

New GEMA-Rates have been widely to compensate mechanical rights income 160 events per year, as those will receive a confirmed­ by the arbitration court of the losses ­ through significantly increased royalty deduction of 50 percent. One-off promoters, German Office by for Patents and Brands. payments ­ from the live entertainment sector. such as school-classes, have already cancelled parties due to exorbitant GEMA-payments. The German copyright collection society In reference to the benefit for the copyright However, some of the rates suggested by GEMA has been granted by the German holders elite, it has to be mentioned that in the arbitration court now foresee also only Office­ by for Patents and Brands (DPMA) fact the fair and transparent distribution of moderate tariff increases. For instance, bars once again with an apparently “GEMA” royalties between composers and authors and restaurants do not have to pay for street friendly verdict. Shortly before this issue of has not being covered by the arbitration or wandering musicians that only play a few VIP News went to press, press releases by court. Instead this issue is involved with the songs in the location! GEMA and DEHOGA (German Hotel and petition filed by the promoter Monika Bestle Restaurant Association) arrived, detailing in 2009 at the petition commission of the The rate model initially proposed by GEMA has the decisions of the DPMA arbitration court German Bundestag. Currently it is only a received massive media awareness and tariff about the newly proposed GEMA tariff rates very small group of copyright holders that increases­ that went up under certain ­conditions­ for the usage of recorded and live music in are actually receiving the majority of royalty ­ by 1500 percent have often­ been sharply bars, discotheques and other public events. payments, while the majority of GEMA criticized­. The DEHOGA in their current­ press associated­ members­ barely receive payments release regarding the decision­ of the arbitration­ On first view it quickly becomes evident that even cover their GEMA -member fees. court mentioned that the monopolistic­ that the DPMA decided in favour for GEMA position­ of GEMA needs an improved control­ in terms of the rates. As in previous cases, Due to lack of time we will go into the details and supervision­ by an independent­ state major parts of the tariff proposal have been of the new tariff scheme in the next issue of organisation­. The organisation ­furthermore confirmed by the court and declared as VIP News, but it can already be concluded ventured that it now will take the current being­ accepted. For publishers and the elite that the new rates are basically affordable verdict­ under scrutiny, before­ making a decision of copyright­ holders this is another way for venues or promoters that have more than as to whether they will approach a higher court to appeal against the verdict.

In their press release GEMA stated that it considered the new rates as “appropriate ­ and proportionate”, and welcomed the arbitration­ court ruling.

Demonstration against GEMA summer 2012

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19 VIPNEWS > APRIL 2013 Reeperbahn Festival Features German Music Export Manfred Tari [email protected]

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A supportive measure offer includes 50 free Festival­ has develope­d new formats featuring Ray Cokes, the other former MTV-moderator registrations including hotel accommodation­s Germa­n artists and repertoire. who for the last four years has hosted the live for national and international Export-experts. music show Rays Reeperbahn Revue at the Application-Deadline May 15! On the evening of the opening day of the festival will do a special edition of his show, event there will be a serie­s of German acts featuring four of these German artists. The Reeperbahn-Festival expands its open- playing in three venues. Also the former ing program on Wednesday­, September 25 MTV-anchorman­ Steve Blame will present Interested music industry folks should hand with a special feature dedicated to German a special informative introducing session in their application before­ May 15 online artists­. In collaboration with Initiative Musik, about the German music market and the at: www.reeperbahnfestival.com/campus/ the musi­c support organisation­ on the participating­ artists. german-music-export/ national­ level, the organizers of Reeperbahn

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Sponsorship is Lars Oliver Vogt in Competition with any Media! Manfred Tari [email protected]

The sponsorship of live events has undergone a thorough professionalism­ alongside the growth of the festival market over the years. Lars Oliver Vogt, founder and MD of The Sponsor People GmbH, is one of the pioneers of this process, having over several years served brands and some of the biggest German music festivals such as Hurricane, Rock Am Ring, Rock im Park and Southside-festival.

With The Sponsor People Vogt runs the one and only company in Germany that supplies the two biggest festival promoters FKP Scorpio­ Energy­ drinks etc – these are all long-term partnerships and probabl­y and MLK with a full service handling sponsor engagements for their not much will change as long as everyone is happy. Some businesses events. Highly specialized within this business field, Vogt knows both are going through tough times themselves, like automobiles and worlds and is able to communicate between marketing guys and phone providers, this will naturally see cutbacks in marketing budgets­ festival­ promoters. incl. sponsoring. Others industries are getting more involved, like fashion. VIP News spoke with Vogt about very unique specific subjects such as “over-branding”, “sponsorship-strategies” and the current market However, the set up of marketing campaigns of brands has climate for sponsorship deals that have become a valuable addition changed. The shifting of media budgets from print, out of within the value chain of live events. home and TV towards online media is a common fact. How have these developments affected your business? How you would describe the current economic climate for – In general I believe Festivals play a much bigger role in the online sponsoring engagements in the live music sector? world, than they have ever played in print or TV. When the promoters ­ – I think in general any business depending on advertisement money talk about their events, all they see is ticket sales – when we look at is going through tough times. Print is certainly going through tough their events we think in different categories and also look at their times, TV and on-line still seem to be doing ok, but Sponsorship is medialization­, social media etc. Our events are strong, for instance in competition with any media / marketing tool and has to be more some have more than 200.000 Facebook Fans and very active online efficient than others to keep our clients happy. We believe we will communities. We are currently discussing with our promoters if we close business to the same extent as last summer, which was our best need to create better opportunities to advertise on our web pages year ever. Sponsorship at festivals has been rapidly growing for last and carry our sponsors more in social media, this is a major step ten years but we have reached a level where we need to accept that for some promoters but we believe this is getting more and more the air is getting thinner at the top, we will not see another 10% important­. improvement in sponsorship sales as we have done for the last years. You are handling many sponsor engagements at live music Has the set up of the involvement of sponsors in live music events. When it comes to the sponsoring of live music events, events changed in recent years? have the expectations and requirements of brands changed – I think everyone is paying more attention to their activation, which over the years? is good. It is all about creating a brand story, additional value to fans – Yes, I think most brands have learned that their activation plays a – if you do that, pretty much 99% of your sponsorship involvement huge part in how successful they can be as a sponsor. People spend will be successful. more time (and money) to develop a strategy; some brands (like Becks) are building their entire brand story around their sponsorship Or is it so to say “sponsorship as usual”? involvement at Festivals – which is great. They co-operate with other – There is a lot of business as usual with our clients. The Breweries, partners we have, like Spotify – they have arrived in the music world. 22 VIPNEWS > APRIL 2013

The Sponsor People serves some of the biggest German festivals such as Southside-festival

Please explain what a typical sponsoring package on an Where would you draw the line between “over-branding” and outdoor­ event includes these days... a “perfect sponsor performance”? – On-Site Rights (individually negotiated) and communication right to – I am more concerned about a sponsors’ fit, their activation than use the event for branded marketing activities. However, you cannot­ anything else. Some people think that festivals are over-branded but compare a brewery deal with a mobile phone provider, different where are we in comparison to any major sports event? Nowhere, needs for different products. In this respect there is no such thing neither financially and comparatively by far not over branded. People as a typical sponsoring package. We try to accommodate the client don’t have a problem with branding; they have a problem with brand and make his package a brand fit. What everyone loves to have is fits. A logo, is a logo, is a logo – has anyone ever thought that that additional benefits, things you cannot buy etc – this makes sponsors Marshall Amp on stage are branding too? Who cares, because it is adorable for the fans. A sponsor can make their dreams come true. the ultimate fit for most guitar players in a rock band and those who play it are usually proud of it. In an ideal world it is the same with any Are festival promoters in general now more aware and open sponsorship / brand ambassador, the best are those who are proud regarding the requirements of sponsors? to be involved with a brand/product they admire themselves. Some – I can only talk for our partners / promoters and they are very brands are so adorable, they don’t need to give sponsorships – like supportiv­e. Sponsors don’t come and go – it is about a living Apple. A perfect sponsorship performance is aimed for by sponsor relationshi­p and the promoters know that now. The live industry is and sponsoree for a brand that fits, then everyone will appreciate the still slow when it comes down to learning and obviously there are still brand involvement. too many restrictions and things you just cannot do at music events, mostly involving talent. However, I also see a fast learning curve with Festivals that will run “RFID-technologies” on their events artists – which has been the biggest problem so far – ten years ago a can offer completely new marketing tools for sponsors. Are lot of artists had their nose high in the air and simply did not want to sponsors­ already up for these kind of new marketing tools? hear about sponsorships / co-operations but now every major tour has – I think there is something in the pipeline for this year but I’m not a sponsor. I keep saying that in another ten years we will discuss with sure if I can already talk about it. However, in our strategy the event talent what THEY are allowed to do at our events and limit them… still plays an important role but is not the universe. RFID will be a way to approach people on-site but this is only a small fraction of the What are the main considerations for brands for the evaluation people­ you can reach with major events, globally televised. of a sponsoring budget? – Contacts on site and medialization, I think these are still the two For more information please check www.sponsorpeople.de ultimate facts everyone is considering. Everyone is looking for a return on their investment.

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24 VIPNEWS > BUSINESS > APRIL 2013 MUSIC IN SHARES IPO Calling: Manfred Tari [email protected]

Carlos Fleischmann and the Fascination of the Financial Community:

The live music entrepreneur Carlos company­ in a very highly interesting business What is your impression regarding the Fleischmann­, MD of Creative Talent is and environment. So, there are people who current investment climate? seriously­ considering the option to undertake­ are interested to work with us. Since 2011 I – We did the evaluation and the capital an initial public offering for his company tried to pursue this plan, but everybody told increase­ for the conversion to become a on the stock market. Fleischmann already me that I’m crazy and that it won’t work. plc at the end of December, to bring it up undertook­ first preparations such as the In fact there are three people, who stayed it really­ took until the end of January. Then restructuring­ of the company and a capital ­ with us and found our business plan very I’ve started talking to interested people in the increase to convert the company from a interestin­g and more than that, who even financial community and since then the talks limited­ to a plc-type of company. understood what we are doing and who do and discussions became highly interesting. also understand the business-model. Everyone was telling me that there is a great VIP News spoke with Fleischmann about his climate for what we doing at the moment. plans, first experience and what he learned Are you already prepared to do the in the past when DEAG still held a stake in financial ­ reporting and forecasts as these Do these people have a knowledge of Creative Talent. kinds of people usually request this? the live-music-industry and its settings? – Since I’ve been doing this for two- and half – Well, some do and some don’t. Obviously, According to a trade-register, in 2011 years, I’m pretty much into it. You know, I’ve we’re not selling oranges. You know, the you’ve returned a profit of 500.000 Euros­. learned this when I was at DEAG, I’ve listened a people like the way of how we are doing How important is this figure for potential lot, I’ve looked a lot and I’ve learned a lot. You business and they also like that we work with investors or people from the financial know, Creative Talent is like a machine, every- Muse, Kylie Minogue, The XX or Scooter. industry ­you’re currently talking to? body who works with me does a proper job – Well, in 2011 we had an even higher profit and I think we are very well prepared for that, We are all human beings and it’s an emotional­ (604.000 Euro – Ed.). You know, already once we are further with our plan to increase­ business and people have their experiences that is important; we have a due diligence capital and try to acquire investments, there or their hopes about these artists­. They know by an audit company, who evaluated us at will be people on my side who will take care of what we are doing, at least they know the around 6 Million Euros. Obviously we are not the whole reporting job and what I always used financial assets we are working with and they the Deutsche Bank, we’re a small growing to do when working in this job. understand the business-model definitely­ 25 VIPNEWS > BUSINESS > APRIL 2013 MUSIC IN SHARES

Creative Talent works with international artists such as Kylie Scooter Minogue

correctly. In addition thereto, we’ve changed We try to put new Bands on the Greenville What is the revenue you want to gain a lot within the way we are working at the Festival, and there is more in the product per year? moment, on the business side, how we sell pipeline. To specify the growth plan, we have – It depends on acquisitions. Our first target tickets and how we conduct shows and a track record and we started introducing our and benchmark is 10 million Euros. I think tours. They do understand that we’re on a strategy plans to potential investors as we that is a very realistic benchmark, once we very successful direction in the last couple ­ already did in 2011, soon after I left DEAG. reach this goal, it is much easier to obtain of years, that the artists and talents are That was the first time I was presenting my investments on the financial market as well. developing­ positively in these days, so we case, my ideas and my visions to potential But until now we have reached everything simply will continue with that. investors­ and since receiving some backing so far with our own capital, this is organic I’ve tried to grow the company. They see growth and it’s healthy. Investors loves growth stories, what are now that we’ve done this successfully. We you telling potential investors about have increased­ profit-results, so they see that Do you already have a supporter who is where you would like to invest in order we are able to do it, to grow from a little helping you on investor relations? to grow your company? punkrock-pirate-ship to a fast speedboat. – Yes. First of all, I have a very good house – Well, first of all we grew this company from bank, which took me by the hand and helped our own money. All the acquisitions, all the The German market is very well settled, me a lot in terms of the little knowledge I’ve projects we start with were completely paid on one hand you got CTS eventim with had regarding the financial reporting and by our own money. All the profit we made we their promoters-network and of course other things. We have a couple of advisers put back to our projects, without any further­ their ticketing system, on the other hand who helped us in terms of business plans and help by anybody. We’ve done good strategic you have DEAG, which is also highly who helped me a lot to concentrate on my deals, for example with Ticketmaster;­ it’s a specialised­ in certain types of music. work. But our house bank gave us a lot of very good, and also a strategic, partnership Would you consider, when expanding, support on this way because they really like for us. to do so just on the German market or us and they see the profits we’re doing and are you also considering doing business they feel we’re in a good way. What I’m telling investors at the moment is abroad outside of the German market? how I want to grow the business, looking­ – Well, first of all, in our business everybody­ How will this affect your current forwar­d to new acquisitions to how to has his special field on which he’s working­. business­, do you have to take on more develop­ our own projects, festivals and Our special field is good music, as this people, and do you have to build up new other projects besides live-entertainment. separates­ us from the other companies and units in your company to run the entire We have several new ideas and some of also, we are not a big company. I do not entity? them are already further developed. We will consider ­ my aim just to run a big company­, – Well, we start now to approach people soon announce, four or five very interesting we just want to be good, that is basically we really want to work with. The people new projects that we will launch in the near my case. We’re concentrating not only we talk to are highly respected agents and future ­. We will continue our partnership with on German­y, we want to open an office ­ promoter­s, that is the main case. We will see, Scooter, which is basically, I believe, already in Vienna­ very soon and there are some where it will end up. If it ends up great, it’s in its tenth year. We will be celebrating the other plans to be revealed, once we have fine. If not there will always be other ways. twentieth year of touring by Scooter, so completed­ our financial strategy. We are now 16 and it looks like we going to basically­ they will do a tour with all their hits. grow up to 25 in the next six months. It will be the biggest tour they ever played, they will play in twelve arenas in Germany For further information please check and maybe some additional dates. www.creative-talent.de 26

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