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Dutchsound October 2008 an initiative of Buma Cultuur > Moke p2 Popkomm Programme p4 Dutch Dance CD 2008 Part 2 p5 ADE: full programme confirmed p6 Noorderslag p6 ETEP p6 p7 Dutch companies at Popkomm

Popkomm 2008 Popkomm, one of ’s most musicXport.nl. The 2008 pro- important music conferences, gramme of musicXport.nl show- will take place from 8 - 10 Octo- cases several Dutch acts that ber in Berlin. Buma Cultuur will represent the high quality of be representing the Dutch music today. First off, at the dutchsound.nl stand, as Racoon will play their brand of we do every year, supported by pop on Wednesday 8 October. SENA Performers. At least 100 The same day will feature a Photo Harry Heuts / Fotojournalist MGL Dutch professionals from over Dutch showcase with 40 companies will join us at the zZz (NL), Voicst (NL), (BE) dutchsound.nl stand. The Dutch and Mintzkov (BE). On Thursday Visit the music industry will be broadly 9 October Headlife, The Bloody dutchsound.nl stand represented. Honkies and Moke will represent Buma Cultuur will again show- the rock side of the Dutch at Popkomm case a number of Dutch acts at musical spectrum. You’re welcome to drop by and get in touch the conference this year, working Last but not least, on Friday with Dutch professionals and companies. with Music Center the Nether- La Melodia will showcase their Buma Cultuur’s dutchsound.nl stand can be lands, under the name of soulful yet raw hiphop music. found at: hall 18, stand 404 A.

check www.dutchsound.nl www.bumacultuur.nl The Netherlands Popkomm and Belgium unite We’re bringing together some exciting music scenes from the programme Netherlands and Belgium and showcase them at Popkomm this year. Working with Music Centre, musicXport.nl will organise a showcase at the Maschinenhaus in the Kulturbrau- > Wednesday 8 October erei on Wednesday 8 October. Voicst and zZz will represent the Netherlands, Mintzkov and Sharko will rock for Belgium.

For more information about this showcase go to: Club 23 / Kulturbrauerei www.BE-NL-music.com. 22:30 Racoon

The Bloody Honkies Maschinenhaus / Kulturbrauerei The Bloody Honkies were founded in late 2005 in Barlo, a 20:45 zZz small village in the far east of Holland. A show at EuroSonic Noorderslag 2007 brought them a record deal and they re- 22:45 Voicst leased their debut The Gospel Of The Bloody Honkies last year. The band consists of vocals-and-dance man Lawrence Mul, guitarist Wout Kemkens, drummer Hooky and bass player > Thursday 9 October Clemens Mul. They play rock-’n’-roll and they play it loud. They have little respect for conventions, and play their type of rock: swingin’, energetic, and raw. Club shows, festivals and support acts quickly followed Dunckerclub their notorious Noorderslag gig. At one gig, they played with compatriots Peter Pan Speedrock and The Spades, as well as 22:30 Headlife Wolfmother, and the legendary Status Quo. White Trash Fast Food 22:45 The Bloody Honkies

Alte Kantine / Kulturbrauerei

Photo Anton Stoltenborg 23:00 Moke

> Friday 10 October

Cassiopeia 20:30 La Melodia

Headlife This band offers powerful performances, sticky songs, heavy guitar riffs and straight from the heart vocals. A five-man forma- tion, they are one of the most promising rock bands from The Hague at present. The band is: Slo (vocals), Daan (guitar, backing vocals), Roach (guitar), Francis (bass) and Jelger (drums). They Photo Frank Diemel play a tough mixture of rock and pop; raging crowds are common at their live shows. Headlife have already played a lot of festivals and stages all over the Netherlands. In the summer of 2007 they presented their first mini-EP, Man’s Ruin, a touching release, and one people had high expectations about. One song, Foolish, has been played a lot on Dutch local radio stations. Headlife recently recorded their new single, Just for You, and their first album is expected early 2009. This band is ready for a European tour.

2 Dutchsound is an initiative of Buma Cultuur zZz zZz is one helluva sleazy steamin’ locomotive, barrelling out of Am-

Photo Rob Walbers sterdam. Organ, drums and vocals are all this duo need to serve up a Molotov cocktail of psychedelic

electro wave, garage soul and Photo Bas Losekoot & Niki Mens dirty rock & roll. zZz first got going eight years ago, at the turn of the century, when roomies Björn Ot- tenheim and Daan Schinkel started making music in their basement, using only a simple drum kit and an old $50 church organ. Within a week they had composed five songs and were invited to play at the party of an infamous Dutch smuggler, where the Sound of zZz was born. From then on zZz built up a notorious live reputation and the show requests came flowing in. Invitations by the likes of (for a tour in Japan), Juliette & The Licks, Jarvis Cocker, Franz Ferdinand and The Happy Mondays – to name but a few – were followed by a string of dates at major European Festivals (Glastonbury, Benicassim, Les Eurockéennes, , , Arezzo Wave, among others). The release of their album The Sound Of zZz was followed by some extensive club touring through- out Europe and the USA. The next album is due out in October on ANTI Records.

Racoon Racoon was founded in 1997 by Bart van der Weide (vocals) and Den- nis Huige (guitarist). They were joined several months later by Stefan de Kroon (bass) and Paul Bukkens (drums). In January 2000 they released their debut album, Till Monkeys Fly. Their single, Feel Like Fly- ing, was a mega hit on Dutch national radio stations. After that, Racoon played the Parkpop and Lowlands festivals. The band headed into the studio to record a new album in the summer of 2001. Here We Go, Stereo! was well received by press and public. Amazingly, however, Sony decided to terminate their contract in 2002. The band didn’t give up though. Working in close cooperation with one of their very first fans, producer Michel Schoots (), they recorded the Another Day album in 2004, under their own management. This album set in motion their monster hit, Love You More in 2005, and the album went platinum. The band has been quickly recognised as one of the most successful Dutch bands today, and Racoon’s club tour in 2005 sold out. They had a successful festival season in 2006. In 2007 Another Day was released in the United States and , followed by their first ever American tour. This year they released their latest album, their fourth: Before You Leave.

Voicst Voicst, the rock trio from , has quickly established a reputation as one of the most innovative, exciting and intense bands in Europe. The band, Tjeerd Bomhof (guitar, vocals), Sven Woodside (bass, vocals) and Joppe Molenaar (drums, samples) recorded debut album 11-11 in New York with producer and bass player Eli Janney. Their debut album brought them instant success, and singles from the album were quickly picked up and used for commercials (Heineken) and TV shows (One Tree Hill). The band have a habit of relentless tour- ing, and they have spent time on the road with , Bettie Serveert, Tena- cious D, Juliette & the Licks, The Presidents of the United States of America and The Bravery. In 2007 the band came with a remarkable second album, which they called A Tale Of Two Devils. The album was produced by Peter Katis (Interpol, The National) and Rutger Hoedemaeker of Dutch electro pop output About. On May 30, 2008 Voicst was voted one of the best bands at Pinkpop, the biggest festival in the country. Photo Cindy Heijnen

Dutchsound / Popkomm edition / October 2008 3 Buma Cultuur will present Dutch Dance CD 2008 Part 2 at Popkomm this Dutch Dance CD year. This compilation is brimful of the newest electronic productions from the Netherlands. New songs from , Miss Djax, Marcella, Matik, TJ Kong & Nuno dos Santos, Krause and Nobody Beats The Drum are 2008 Part 2 on the track list. Dutch Dance CD 2008 Part 2 is available for free at the Buma Cultuur dutchsound.nl stand at Popkomm.

Miss Djax Miss Djax returned to dj-íng and producing in 2004 after several years of radio silence. She’d gone from working in a record shop to running the successful and respected Djax labels over the 15 years before. Her flagship, Djax-Up-Beats, is a legendary name in techno. Miss Djax’s own work evolved from Photo Gusta Josee Chicago and acid into techno. Legendary gabber pioneers Human Resource contributed to the track on this CD, which will be the bonus track for her upcoming album, Inferno

Photo Krijn van Noordwijk Nobody Beats The Drum Nobody Beats The Drum certainly take their time: after winning the Dance Music award at the Grote Prijs van Nederland in 2003, it took five years for the trio to finish and release their debut album Beats Work. One reason is no doubt the fact that its members play in other bands, like Zuco 103 and C-mon & Kypski. The band combines the sound of hip hop and breaks with electro and rock. They run their own label and are very focused on playing live. Photo Leon Hendrickx

Armin van Buuren feat. Sharon den Adel Here, two of Holland’s biggest musical export products are brought together on one track. It’s an unlikely combination, but it works: the world’s number one DJ Armin van Buuren with Sharon den Adel, vocalist of award-winning, million-selling goth metal band . The track, a mix of breakbeat and electro styles and Armin’s usual trance sound, is the second single Marcella from his Imagine album on Armada Records. The EP comes with Marcella is another fe- remixes from Blizzard and Richard Durand. male DJ who started pro- ducing tracks in 2005. Her track, Stabbing Sally, became a big house hit. Photo Gerard Henninger TJ Kong & Nuno After she won the Tool- room Remix competition dos Santos in that same year, remix TJ Kong and Nuno dos Santos requests started coming started working as a production in too. With Virgil van team with Circus Bells for Com- Leeuwaarde she is part post Records last year. The track of Unisex Inc., a produc- was made as a Brazilian version tion duo known from the of Robert Armani’s classic. After Bouncing Nipples track. Pete Tong made it an essen- Marcella has her own tial tune, it became a big hit. monthly house night in Portuguese-born Dos Santos is Amsterdam. Inside, her a DJ and graphic designer, Kong latest single, is on Termi- is an alter ego of Erwin van Moll nal 4 Records. a.k.a. Max 404 and as one half of Clashing Egos. The duo have also worked with Robert Owens, and released Dropout on the b- side of the Tranentrekker EP on Compost Black. Photo Hülya Kiliçaslan

4 Dutchsound is an initiative of Buma Cultuur Amsterdam Dance Event full programme confirmed

The Amsterdam Dance Event is the worlds big- gest club festival and Europe’s main electronic and dance music conference. It will take place from 22 – 25 October. Over 700 DJs and artists will perform in 40 of Amsterdam’s finest venues to a festival audience of 80,000. Last year’s edition was so successful that this year the organizers decided to start one day earlier. > Joost van Bellen >

> Kraak & Smaak Photos Krijn van Noordwijk

Confirmed DJ’s/acts include: ADE has built up quite a track RSCG KLP , will be on the 2000 and One (NL), Abe Duque (US), Addictive TV (GB), Adult- record over the past 12 years, Brands On The Live Circuit panel. napper (US), Agoria (FR), Alexander Robotnick (IT), Âme (DE) and attracts music industry Kizzie has been instrumental in Andre Galluzzi (DE), Aril Brikha (SE) live, Armin van Buuren (NL), professionals from around the putting together large branded Artful Dodger (GB), ATFC (GB), Audio Bullys (GB), AudioJack globe. In 2008, more than 2,000 events such as the and (UK), Autokratz (GB), Bangkok Impact live (FI), Barbara Tucker professionals from more than , as well as broker- (US), Ben Watt & Justin Martin (GB), Benny Rodrigues (NL), 36 countries are expected to ing the Groove Armada deal with (GB), Brian S (NL), Brian Tappert (US), Carlos Valdes take part. The event offers music Bacardi. The Music Synching (NL), (NL), D’Julz (FR), Dave Clarke (GB), Dave industry professionals the op- panel will include Jason Alexan- Ellesmere (NL), (FR), Dennis Ferrer (US), Detroit portunity to meet international der, founder of Hit The Ground Grand Pubahs live (US), Digitalism (DE), Dixon (DE), DJ Hell business partners, introduce Running (HTGR), a leading bou- (DE), DJ Pierre (US), Don Diablo (NL), Dr. Lektroluv (BE), Eddie their business to an international tique music supervision compa- Thoneick (DE), Edo Salgado (NL), (US), Fedde audience and connect with new ny based in Los Angeles. Jason le Grand (NL), François K. (US), Funk d’Void (GB), people, new music and new and his team oversee the music (NL), Georgie Porgie (US), Gilles Peterson / Lefto / BPM (GB), trends. It includes four network- for several award-winning TV Guy Gerber live (IL), Hardsoul (NL), Heartthrob (US), Hitmeister ing and business lounges and programmes, among them CSI, D (NL), Ida Engberg (SE), Isis (NL), Jackal and Hyde live (US), a broad programme of panels, CSI: Miami, CSI: New York, Eve- Joel Mull (SE), Joey Negro (GB), John Dahlbäck (SE), Joost van keynotes speakers and meet- rybody Hates Chris, Entourage, Bellen (NL), Josh Wink (US), Juan Atkins (US), Junior Jack & Kid ings. This is the place to be for Cold Case and Without A Trace. Creme (BE), Kabale Und Liebe live (NL), Keith Thomson (US), everyone in the electronic music Other panels: The Artist Debate; Kid Massive (DK), Kiko (FR), Kraak & Smaak (NL), Krause live business, from seasoned profes- How To Manage Success!, Health (NL), Laidback Luke (NL), Layo & Bushwacka! (GB), Legowelt sionals to those just starting out. And Environment, Investment In live (NL), Lucien Foort live (NL), Lulu Rouge live (DK), Magda Sound, as well as other topics in (PL), Marc Houle (US), Mark Robinson (GB), (DE), With the ADE day programme the areas of licensing, manage- Marnix (NL), (NL), Mathew Jonson (CA), Matik live (NL), also taking shape, more industry ment, and online distribution. Matthew Dekay (NL), Menno de Jong (NL), Michael Reinboth professionals than ever are keen Other speakers include François (DE), Michel de Hey (NL), Monika Kruse (DE), Mousse T (DE), to take part. Natasha Kizzie, K, Jeff Mills, Dave Clarke and Noisia (NL), Oliver Huntemann (DE), Onur Ozer (TR), Parra head of entertainment at EURO Menno de Jong. Soundsystem (NL), (DE), Phuture 303 (US), Red- nose Distrikt (NL), Remy (NL), René Amesz (NL), Richie Hawtin (CA), Robert Owens (US), Ron Carroll (US), Roog (NL), Sander The Amsterdam Dance Event is organised by The Amsterdam Dance Kleinenberg (NL), Schwarz / Âme / Dixon live (DE), Seamus Event Foundation, an initiative of Buma Cultuur, and takes place Haji (GB), Secret Cinema LIVE (NL), Seymour Bits live (NL), from 22 - 25 October, 2008. More information can be found on Shapeshifters (GB), Shinedoe (NL), Shure-I-Can (GB), Steve www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl. Bug (DE), Steve Mac (GB), Steve Rachmad (NL), Stonebridge (SE), Sven Väth (DE), Terry Toner (NL), The Advent live (GB), You can get a conference package for €250 if you register before The Hacker (FR), (US), The Subs (BE), 1 October. A full package entitles you access to all day and night The Walk & Rogerseventytwo (NL), Tobi Neumann live (DE), activities at the ADE, plus access to our online delegates database. Tocadisco (DE), Tom de Neef (BE), Tom Novy (DE), Tom Trago To register go to www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl. (NL), Tomcraft (DE), Tommie Sunshine (US), Trentemøller DJ-set After October 1 you will pay €275 (Walk Up registration). (DK), Troy Pierce (US), Ultradyne (US), Victor Coral (NL), Vince For the latest event information and night programme go to Watson (GB) and Warren Fellow (NL). www.amsterdam-dance–event.nl

Dutchsound / Popkomm edition / October 2008 5 Belgium focus for EuroSonic Noorderslag 2009 The European Music Conference and Showcase Festival brings Belgian music to the forefront.

Noorderslag festivals and Buma Cultuur. “Many conference, and over 250 bands followed and international bands and acts gained international will be performing that week- respect: dEUS, Soulwax, end. Around 2,500 music Girls in Hawaii and Ghinzu, business professionals are to name only a few. Belgium expected to attend. has a vibrant live music “With its location in the scene with lots of great ven- The 2009 edition of Euro- heart of Europe, Belgium is a ues, clubs and festivals. Rock Sonic Noorderslag will melting pot of cultural influ- Werchter, of course, is recog- take place on 15, 16 and 17 ences where bands such as nized as the best festival in January in the Dutch city of Front 242 and TC Matic were the world. Aside from shows Groningen. This year the fo- first inspired to create their by several Belgian bands cus will be on Belgian music unique sound,” says Peter and acts, the focus of panels talent and on the Belgian Smidt, creative director of and meetings during the The Belgium focus is supported by Studio music industry. The festival EuroSonic Noorderslag and conference will be on doing Brussel, Wallonie Bruxelles Musiques and will comprise the EuroSonic project manager of business with Belgium.” Flanders Music Centre.

Shows by European artists keeps on Creamfields growing every year ETEP: European Talent Exchange programme

Photo Simone Tettero New opportunities for new European talent. With over 730 confirmed festival shows at 60 major international festivals since 2003, ETEP is a successful EuroSonic Noorderslag initiative that aims to stimulate the exchange of European music throughout Europe. ETEP brings new talent to the forefront by linking leading European festivals with radio and other media.

ARTISTS WHO HAVE BENEFI- Festivals that take part in TED FROM ETEP INCLUDE: ETEP include: Benicassim (es), The Go! Team (uk), Under Coachella (us), Pinkpop (nl), Byen (dk), Blood Red Shoes Festival (rs), Eurock- (uk), Teitur (fo), Seeed (de), eennes (fr), Glastonbury The Soundtrack Of Our Lives (uk), Hultsfred (se), Hurricane (se), Franz Ferdinand (uk), The (de), Lowlands (nl), Melt! (de), Dø (fr), T. Raumschmiere (de), Open Air St. Gallen (ch), Paleo Beatsteaks (de), Moneybrother (ch), Pinkpop (nl), Provins- (se), Kaizers Orchestra (no), sirock (fi), (be), Disco Ensemble (fi), Roskilde (dk), Sziget (hu) and Editors (uk), Infadels (uk), many others. José González (se), The Kooks (uk), Wir Sind Helden (de), Selection for ETEP takes place Within Temptation (nl), zZz at EuroSonic Noorderslag, (nl), The Sounds (se), Pete by the ETEP festival bookers Creamfields, the most popular dance festival of the UK, Philly & Perquisite (nl), The themselves. ETEP is a project celebrated its 10-year anniversary on August 23 and 24. As well as Answer (uk), Shout Out Louds by the Noorderslag Founda- many international headliners, there was a special tent with (se), Rhesus (fr), GEM (nl), tion working in cooperation Dutch DJs. This new project, Go Dutch, was presented by Hush Puppies (fr), Loney, with Buma Cultuur, Yourope musicXport.nl and supported by the Amsterdam Dance Event, Dear (se), I’m from Barcelona and EBU, supported by EMO Buma Cultuur, 1Management, Sneakerz MUZIK, Extrema Music, (se), Lykke Li (se), Yelle (fr) and SENA performers. One Day and the British MN2S. Acts such as Bart B More, Benny and Does It Offend You, Yeah? More information at Rodrigues, Nuno dos Santos, Warren Fellow, Darko Esser, (uk). www.etep.nl Groovenatics, Baggi Begovic and Oliver Twizt showed what Holland has to offer when it comes to dance and electronic music. After their Creamfields gig, Go Dutch will tour clubs and festivals around the world. First up in October this year is a home gig at the Amsterdam Dance Event, on Saturday 25 October in Panama.

6 Dutchsound is an initiative of Buma Cultuur Dutch companies at Popkomm 2008 Find out which companies will be present at the dutchsound.nl stand in the list of co-exhibitors:

8ball Music B.V. Armada Music to the promotion and support of Dutch Zevenend 45 II Pilotenstraat 6 k music copyright. Founded and supported 1251 RL LAREN NH 1059 CJ AMSTERDAM by the Dutch music author rights organiza- tel. +31 (0)35 533 34 64 tel. +31 (0)20 408 08 46 tion Buma/Stemra, Buma Cultuur initiates, [email protected] [email protected] contributes to and sponsors a number of www.8ballmusic.com www.armadamusic.com projects in the Netherlands and abroad. In Daan van Rijsbergen (A&R manager) Maykel Piron (managing director) terms of genre, Buma Cultuur covers the [email protected] [email protected] entire scope of the Dutch music scene: from mob. +31 (0)6 53 93 12 72 Sander Bouma (A&R manager) M.O.R. and pop to dance, jazz, cabaret and Tony van de Berkt (general manager) [email protected] contemporary (classical) music. [email protected] Amsterdam based Armada mob. +31 (0)6 29 73 11 93 music was created in 2003 by Armin van Some of the projects of Buma Cultuur: Robin van Beek (marketing manager) Buuren, Maykel Piron and David Lewis. Re- - Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) - Europe’s [email protected] leasing tracks by some of the biggest names main electronic and dance music conference mob. +31 (0)6 29 73 11 92 in trance, progressive and house, plus - D3: DJ and Producer Seminar within ADE 8ball Music is a Dutch pop record label that organizing several club nights, had Armada aimed specifically at young producers and focuses on developing new artists. 8ball was gaining a steady and ever growing position in DJ talent founded in 2006, as a strategic joint venture the dance industry. With 21 imprints residing - EuroSonic Noorderslag – The prime between Talpa Music and Sony BMG Interna- under one umbrella and over 1500 releases, European music conference and showcase tional. Within their short period of operations, Armada has definitely proven to be working festival the label became very successful in the hard and after five years still feel passionate - www.dutchsound.nl - an English language Netherlands with new artists such as Alain for top quality music. service website that operates as a unique Clark (platinum selling), Leaf (no.1 airplay information source on Dutch music and the single 2007), XYP (#1 and #2 single in Top-40) Bellarti B.V. Dutch music industry and DJ Porny (licensed in 16 countries). 8ball Platinastraat 5 - Muzikantendag (‘Musician’s Day’) - work- also exploits television content in conjunc- 2718 SZ ZOETERMEER shops, clinics and information for emerging tion with Luxemburg-based RTL Television tel. +31 (0)79 363 03 68 musicians Networks. [email protected] - Day of Dutch Jazz – Annual network meet- www.bellarti.nl ing with panels, workshops, information mar- Aces High Promotion Willem van der Gaag (managing director) ket and showcases to benefit Jazz musicians Faunapad 19 [email protected] and professionals 2614 WN DELFT mob. +31 (0)6 54 26 75 26 - musicXport.nl - active support and promo- tel. +31 (0)15 214 02 25 Wholesaler in music DVD- and CD’s tion for Dutch artists abroad [email protected] www.aceshighpromotion.nl Black Hole Recordings B.V. Buma/Stemra Ron van Hal (CEO) Wilhelminasingel 3 Postbus 3080 [email protected] 4818 AA BREDA 2130 KB HOOFDDORP mob. +31 (0)6 21286515 tel. +31 (0)76 520 98 05 tel. +31 (0)35 799 79 99 Aces High Promotion is specialised in media [email protected] [email protected] promotion and communication. Aces High www.blackholerecordings.com www.bumastemra.nl Promotion is a certificatedNew Media spe- Arny Bink (managing director) Cees Vervoord (CEO) cialist and has partnerships with a variety of [email protected] Cees van Rij (director legal affairs) specialists such as a marketeer, a lay outer/ Joris Bink (export manager) Johan Visser (manager international depart- designer, radio & TV pluggers and a street [email protected] ment) team. And we can manufacture CD’s. Bas Kruijssen (licensing manager) [email protected] [email protected] mob. +31 (0)6 21 53 01 83 Amsterdam Dance Event Mark Meeuwissen (A&R manager) Wim van Limpt (international account man- Postbus 929 [email protected] ager member services) 1200 AX HILVERSUM Black Hole Recordings was founded in 1998 [email protected] tel. +31 (0)35 621 87 48 by Arny Bink and Tijs Verwest (a.k.a. Tiësto). mob. +31 (0)6 54 39 76 73 [email protected] Over the years, the company has become a Mars Mertens (digital business development) www.amsterdamdanceevent.nl major in the modern dance industry with a [email protected] Richard Zijlma (general manager) 1000mob. + back catalogue, featuring world mob. +31 (0)6 54 36 03 83 [email protected] famous names like ‘Magik’, ‘In Search Of Sun- Buma/Stemra promotes the interests of do- Europe’s main electronic and dance music rise’, ‘In Trance We Trust’ and many more. mestic and foreign composers, writers and conference music publishers in the Netherlands. Central Buma Cultuur task of Buma/Stemra is the exploitation Postbus 929 (licensing and distribution) and management 1200 AX HILVERSUM of music royalties. tel. +31 (0)35 621 87 48 In addition, Buma/Stemra protects music [email protected] copyrights, and stimulates and supports the www.bumacultuur.nl Dutch national music culture through Buma Jerney Kaagman (managing director) Cultuur. Peter Smidt (senior policy manager) Buma/Stemra provides high quality service [email protected] at the lowest possible costs and performs Boudewijn Hagemans (PR & communication) its services in a business-like and efficient [email protected] manner. Saskia Hoekstra (management assistant) [email protected] Ruud Berends (musicXport.nl) [email protected] Buma Cultuur is a foundation dedicated Dutchsound / Popkomm edition / October 2008 7 Dutch companies at Popkomm 2008

Challenge Records International Cloudspeakers Dee 2 Records BV Noorderweg 68 1e Achterstraat 6bis Pampuslaan 1 1221 AB HILVERSUM 3512 VL UTRECHT 1382 JM WEESP tel. +31 (0)35 689 88 17 tel. +31 (0)6 20 39 67 71 tel. +31 (0)294 45 75 05 [email protected] [email protected] www.dee2records.com www.challenge.nl www.cloudspeakers.com Rob Ebbers (managing director) Anne de Jong (CEO) Chris Bol (CEO) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] mob. +31 (0)6 22 46 23 72 mob. +31 (0)6 54 36 57 70 mob. +31 (0)6 20 39 67 71 Wilma Vermeulen (secretary) Maurits de Weert (product/A&R manager) Adriaan Bol (co-founder) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Dee 2 Records is a full service record com- mob. +31 (0)6 27 03 09 77 mob. +45 202 096 81 pany with very good distribution facilities. We Supertracks was founded in 2001 to support Charlie van de Kerkhof (senior developer) are representing in Benelux foreign labels the activities of one of the worlds first inter- [email protected] from all over the world. Currently we are look- netlabels. Today, Supertracks Records is a mob. +31 (0)6 41 25 48 84 ing for new exclusive representations of la- division of the independent record company Cloudspeakers, founded in 2007 by Chris bels in our territory in every style of popular Challenge Records International. Next to Bol, is a music aggregator of links to legal music. Please come and see us at Popkomm selling music the traditional way (, audios, videos and reviews. All these links and let Dee 2 Records be your solid partner downloads, ringtones), Supertracks actively are matched with the MusicBrainz Database. for distribution, promotion and marketing of explores the opportunities of alternative ex- We aim to give the music fan a better experi- your products in the Benelux territory. ploitation. For instance, by selling music for ence by ordering the online music reviews, movies and add campaigns. audios and videos. Earforce BV Supertracks is all about innovation, creativity Duivendrechtsekade 85 and quality. We work closely together with CoraZong Music Management B.V. 1096 AJ AMSTERDAM our headstrong, talented and original artists Mozartstraat 54 tel. +31 (0)6 21 80 24 89 to offer you great music. 1962 AC HEEMSKERK [email protected] tel. +31 (0)251 23 54 20 www.earforce.nl Chrysalis Music Benelux [email protected] Maarit van Zalk (director) Flevolaan 41 www.corazong.com [email protected] 1411 KC NAARDEN Evert Wilbrink (director) mob. +31 (0)6 21 80 24 89 tel. +31 (0)35 695 84 62 [email protected] Earforce is a music production house. We www.chrysalismusic.co.uk mob. +31 (0)6 55 81 41 20 record, compose, produce, mix & master for Lucas van Slegtenhorst (general manager) Bert de Ruiter (managing director) artists, own productions and movies. We are [email protected] [email protected] our own publisher. mob. +31 (0)6 53 49 30 97 mob. +31 (0)6 48 26 88 62 Our focus is Jazz (among others: Michiel Chrysalis Music Benelux is a successful CoraZong Music Management B.V. is Cora- Borstlap, Hermine Deurloo (Soundbite) indie-music publisher with an increasing Zong Records, Cridecoeur (Publishing) and Rock/pop: Valerius; young upcoming (inter)national song catalogue. We represent CoraZong Music Management (Bookings and and Dance (Dos Palomas Negras; our dance copyrights from: KRAAK & SMAAK / ROD Management). CoraZong is a labour of love label). TEMPERTON / MOKE / PAUL ANKA / BLONDIE for company-owners Bert de Ruiter, formerly In the Netherlands we our also marktleader / REYN OUWEHAND / THOM YORKE / GNARLS VP of European Marketing at A&M Records, on audio post production and composition BARKLEY / V2 RECORDS & EXCELSIOR and Evert Wilbrink, formerly VP A&R at BMG for commercials, and online projects. RECORDINGS / OUTKAST / zZz / MASTADON International. Whilst the company handles its This year we (Earforce & Walboomers) / MISS BUNTY / ALAMO RACE TRACK / GARE own marketing and promotion in the Benelux, started the Dutch FLU, an international song- DU NORD / FACE TOMORROW a.o. it relies on the expertise of third parties with writers initiative. We work together with EMI, a similar respect and love for the artists and Sony and Buma Cultuur. their music elsewhere. The first session will be on 25 oct 2008, Cloud 9 Dance linked to the ADE. Pilotenstraat 6 k Dance Tunes B.V. 1059 CJ AMSTERDAM Timorplein 43 tel. +31 (0)20 408 42 66 1094 CC AMSTERDAM www.cloud9dance.nl tel. +31 (0)20 770 36 61 Bas Kaspers (A&R/label manager) www.dance-tunes.com [email protected] Denis Doeland (general manager) Founded in 2006 Amsterdam based record [email protected] company Cloud 9 Dance established itself mob. +31 (0)6 25 00 15 34 as a player of importance in the industry. Dance-Tunes is the online store for elec- Representing a wide variety of styles it’s tronic music downloads providing music impossible to put Cloud 9 Dance into one to DJs and fans. Launched in 2005, Dance- category. Tunes now gives customers legal and secure That having said, numerous artists such as access to a library of 300,000 tracks from Cascada, Vincent de Moor, Kim Leoni, Bart over 6,500 of the world’s leading independ- Claessen, , Remaniax, Michael de ent labels, and is growing by as many as Kooker, DJ Luna and many more find their 5,000 new tracks a week. The library also of- way to one of the 30 in-house labels. fers over 5,000 albums, compilations and DJ mixes and free podcasts from dance events and DJ’s. Dance-Tunes’ extensive online catalog of electronic music is offered in all styles, including house, trance, techno, elec- tro, lounge and more. The music downloads are available on a pay-per-download basis.

8 Dutchsound is an initiative of Buma Cultuur ESP3 B.V. Foreign Media Music Goose Pimples Music Dijkzichtlaan 3 Postbus 252 Leerlooierstraat 10 2071 EZ SANTPOORT NOORD 8901 BB LEEUWARDEN 7447 XZ HELLENDOORN tel. +31 (0)6 53 93 13 75 tel. +31 (0)58 294 89 48 tel. +31 (0)548 65 59 42 [email protected] www.foreignmediamusic.com www.goosepimplesmusic.com www.esp3services.com Richard Postma (senior sales manager Robert Pot (director/producer/composer) Erik Cochius (co-founder) export pop) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] mob. + 31 (0)6 51 18 76 88 mob. +31 (0)6 53 93 13 75 mob. +31 (0)6 46 74 39 84 Patricia Bekhuis (assistant to Mr. Robert M. Paul Gilbert (co-founder) Raymond van Felius (export manager) Pot.) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] mob. +1 917 365 50 29 mob. +31 (0)6 53 52 92 04 mob. + 31 (0)6 51 18 76 88 “YOU DO THE MUSIC. WE’LL DO THE REST.” Foreign Media Group (FMG) is one of the Goose Pimples Music is a Dutch music Royalty accounting - Digital accounting largest independent entertainment hol- production company founded and owned - Label operations - A&R - Administration - dings in the Benelux. Our head office is by producer/composer Robert Pot. Main Revenue tracking based in Leeuwarden (Holland) and FMG music project of the company is: “Future- ESP3 is a unique worldwide business sup- holds subsidiaries in both and world Orchestra”, an already proven music port company created exclusively for the Scandinavia. Besides music (Foreign Media concept, started in the eighties and still independent music industry. ESP3 provides Music / FMM) the companies branch offices going strong! Futureworld Orchestra likes to extensive services in the field of royalty are active in the field of books, motion pic- work with different (international) vocalists. accounting, A&R administration, label tures, games development and DVD. Most important goal of the company: Making operations, revenue tracking and reporting, We cover traditional music distribution in a variety of “Futureworld Orchestra” projects product registration & digital licensing. all of the Benelux through Pink Records internationally succesfull. The company ESP3 focuses its services on supporting (Putamayo, Dreyfuss Jazz, etc, etc) and encourages international artists and labels Independent record companies, music furthermore own a trading company (MMI), to seek contact with the company to work on publishers and distributors in a marketplace which is one of the few key suppliers to all “future” musicprojects. that is rapidly changing and where increas- non traditional retail chains known to the “Futureworld - Worldwide”. ingly complex business needs are emerging. market. FMM is owner of several labels and its classical label Brilliant Classics is criti- Het Monumentale Fintage Music cally acclaimed worldwide for its price and Jansveld 31 Stationsweg 32 quality of recordings. Brilliant Classics is 3512 BE UTRECHT 2312 AV LEIDEN exported to over 35 countries worldwide and tel. +31 (0)30 785 58 87 tel. +31 (0)71 565 99 99 is best known for its complete editions on [email protected] www.fintagemusic.com great composers such as Mozart, Bach and www.het-monumentale.nl Niels Teves (co-CEO) Beethoven. On the pop front FMM is releas- Evelyne Leveke [email protected] ing front line artist/albums with Dutch break- [email protected] mob. +31 (0)6 53 42 62 22 ing artist “Van Velzen” as priority for 2008. mob. +49 (0)152 25 19 30 40 Fintage Music has been active since the His album “Unwind” has nearly reached Stefano Oosthof (press promotor) nineties. Fintage Music focuses on the col- platinum and will be released internationally [email protected] lection of music publishing royalties and this fall. mob. +31 (0)6 53 73 38 71 neighbouring rights royalties. Features of Het Monumentale stands for promotion & Fintage Music’s approach are its direct mem- GDD Manufacturing S.r.l. education in the music market and is situat- berships, fast online reporting, the Postbus 34 ed in the city of Utrecht. The agency focuses technology edge and its deep roots in the 8430 AA OOSTERWOLDE in promotion mainly on artists, cd-releases, international film and TV industry. Fintage tel. +31 (0)516 52 08 14 festivals and other events. The agency is also Music is a division of Fintage House, one of www.gddisk.com experienced in the field seminars, work- the most respected financial services organi- Hans op ‘t Landt (int. sales director) shops, panel discussions and teaching. sations in the global entertainment industry. [email protected] Mission for 2009: Developing a new edu- Fintage has offices/representation in The mob. +31 (0)6 51 15 37 77 cational product with the music history of Netherlands, Hungary, the UK, , , GDD is a leading European replicator of CD Berlin as a focus and opening a 2nd office in , Japan, Canada and the USA. and DVD’s. GDD’s portfolio exists next to Germany, Berlin! Optical Disc replication, of special packag- Five Star Records ing, fulfilment and logistical services. GDD High Fashion Music B.V. / Industrieweg 10A also offers products and services for content High Fashion International B.V. 6562 AR GROESBEEK distribution based on new technologies, like Zonnelaan 24 tel. +31 (0)24 397 36 61 memory cards and USB sticks in their several 1217 NJ HILVERSUM [email protected] forms. GDD is part of the Stock listed D-Mail tel. +31 (0)35 628 45 27 www.fivestarrecords.com Group in Milan, Italy. [email protected] Jacques Lejeune (director) Jochem Gerrits (managing director) [email protected] [email protected] mob. +31 (0)6 50 60 25 98 mob. +31 (0)6 53 18 31 05 Five Star Records is a Dutch pop dance Doris Denke (general manager High Fashion record label that focuses on developing new Intl. Germany) artists. Five Star was founded in 1998 and [email protected] celebrates its 10th anniversary. Five Star has Lieve Lambeets (general manager High a strategic joint venture with International Fashion Intl. Belgium) Artists Bookings & Management. [email protected] Five Star is a full service record company Music publisher, licensing with very good distribution facilities via Rough Trade. At this moment we represent latin/pop artist Jorge (winner of Romania’s Popstars) for the world! We will present the new album from the Dutch urban/pop-dance sensation Dive; the new album of Afrique Simone and the new single of pop artist singer/ Smiley. Also we present the new single of THE GIB- SON BROTHERS! Please come and see us at the Dutchsound.nl stand.

Dutchsound / Popkomm edition / October 2008 9 Dutch companies at Popkomm 2008

Independent Entertainment Promotions BV It’s All Happening Munich Records Zonnelaan 24 A. Jacobsstraat 186 Vadaring 90 1217 NJ HILVERSUM 2037 PE HAARLEM 6702 EB WAGENINGEN mob. +31 (0)35 624 95 86 tel. +31 (0)23 545 10 04 tel. +31 (0)317 42 14 44 www.pimsiep.nl [email protected] [email protected] Pim van der Kolk (managing director) www.itsallhappening.nl www.munichrecords.com [email protected] Jessica de Wal (owner) Ingmar van Wijnsberge (general manager) mob. +31 (0)6 53 17 30 82 [email protected] [email protected] Erik de Zwart (executive) mob. +31 (0)6 50 54 29 44 mob. +31 (0)6 53 74 15 11 [email protected] It’s All Happening is based in Holland and Arthur van der Werf (promo & label manage- Independent Entertainment Promotions BV is offersmarketing and press promotion ment) a promotion company, based in Hilversum, services to new and independent talent as [email protected] the centre of Dutch radio and TV, taking care well as established bands. It’s All Happen- mob. +31 (0)6 15 05 65 01 of all promotion (radio, TV and press). Other ing works with bands such as The BossHoss Benelux distribution company, label and mu- services we supply are: finding distribution (DE), Backyard Babies (SE), Electric Eel Shock sic publisher. (world, pop, indie, electronic, in The Netherlands for our clients, coordinate (JP), iO (ex Guano Apes, DE), and Letz Zep folk,singer songwriter, country, reaggae, hip pressing, publishing etc. Throughout the (UK). hop, blues, rock, latin, rhytm & blues, jazz) years we built up a network with many inde- pendent promoters and distributors all over Jean-Michel Danton Productions NVPI Europe, so we can help out with or advice Saffier 6 Albertus Perkstraat 36 companies in many countries. We can coordi- 9207 GD DRACHTEN 1217 NT HILVERSUM nate all activities for you throughout Europe. tel.+ 31 (0)6 51 20 98 88 tel. +31 (0)35 625 44 11 [email protected] Wouter Rutten (director of communications) Independent IP www.myspace.com/jeanmicheldanton [email protected] Kraijenhoffstraat 151 Jean-Michel Danton (performer/composer & mob. +31 (0)6 225 25 207 1018 RG AMSTERDAM producer) Rene Kuijs (communications) mob. +31 (0)20 620 47 85 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Sappie Lingsma-Tienstra (artist manager & NVPI is the Dutch trade association for the www.independentip.com PR) Entertainment industry and represents the Albert Slendebroek (CEO) [email protected] Dutch recording industry as well publishers [email protected] mob. +31 (0)6 51 20 98 88 of dvd’s and games. The association is in a Rebecca Driessen (COO) Fresh original music projects from per- constant dialogue with all relevant stakehold- [email protected] former/composer & producer Jean-Michel ers and its representatives, conducts market mob. +31 (0)6 47 57 23 51 Danton, including writing and producing research en offers services dedicated to its Cesar Gomez-Mora (sales director) jingles and theme songs for film and TV. members. NVPI is the Dutch contact for inter- [email protected] Latest project: “Metropolis Revived”! This national organizations such as IFPI, Impala, mob. +31 (0)6 14 70 14 01 project is available for interested record IVF, MPA, RIAA and ISFE. Martijn Tjho (founder) companies and distribution. [email protected] mob. +31 (0)6 33 80 84 85 KPMG Meijburg & Co Prinsegracht 12 Toby McCall (digital manager, second wind Burg. Rijnderslaan 10 2512 GA ‘S-GRAVENHAGE digital) 1185 MC AMSTELVEEN tel. +31 (0)70 750 34 34 [email protected] tel. +31 (0)20 656 10 54 [email protected] “Independent IP launched FUGA in 2007. www.meijburg.nl www.paard.nl FUGA provides a shared B2B web platform, Mirèl Braamburg (senior tax manager) Majel Blonden (promotor) and the underlying infrastructure, to enable [email protected] [email protected] efficient and transparent collaboration be- mob. +31 (0)6 21 55 83 11 mob. +31 (0)6 24 70 05 77 tween record labels, distributors and online Tax advisors Henk Koolen (promotor) retailers. The parties make direct deals [email protected] between them, and use FUGA to take care of MOvE BV mob. +31 (0)6 55 79 85 43 the toughest technical challenges: creation, Maaskade 68 Jeroen van de Wiel (CEO) storage and delivery of digital products, and 3071 NC ROTTERDAM [email protected] sales reporting consolidation.” tel. +31 (0)10 411 23 53 mob. +31 (0)6 55 17 36 21 [email protected] The Paard van Troje is known for its eclectic *** Independent IP has been nominated for www.move.nl programming featuring: Pop, Rock, Hiphop, the Popkomm IMEA Awards 2008 *** Hans Mosselman (managing director) Jazz, Blues, Americana, Dance, Electronics [email protected] and Worldmusic .…sometimes (or often) even mob. +31 (0)6 24 55 77 57 on the same evening. All that right in the mid- Frank Mosselman (technical development) dle of The Hague! [email protected] Don’t be fooled by the classic exterior of mob. +31 (0)6 14 35 60 50 Paard van Troje, (which you have probably Chris Boonstra (marketing & sales) guessed means Trojan Horse in English). The [email protected] building was totally gutted a few years ago mob. +31 (0)6 41 26 55 09 and was re-built to the exacting standards MOvE provides services as online strategy, of the master-architect Rem Koolhaas. The marketing and management for artists, main venue can handle 1100 visitors and the labels and managers. smaller hall a cosy 300. Paard van Troje is also producer of a number of both indoor- and outdoor festivals in The Hague, including State-X New Forms and Berlin Ruft An.

10 Dutchsound is an initiative of Buma Cultuur R&D Media BV Rockit promotions / Macbeth St Ives Print & Display BV Max Euweplein 32 & The Null Corporation Europe/ Energielaan 2 1017 MB AMSTERDAM 5405 AD UDEN tel. +31 (0)20 530 66 66 Sumatrastraat 32 mob. +31 (0)413 33 36 66 [email protected] 2022 XL HAARLEM www.stives.nl www.rdmedia.com tel. +31 (0)6 48 77 75 55 Edwin Stokkink (business development Ben Gieskes (head of content) www.rockitpromotions.nl manager) [email protected] Lenneke Knape (owner Rockit Promotions) [email protected] Angelina Arts (content licensing manager) [email protected] mob. +31 (0)6 47 77 84 83 [email protected] mob. +31 (0)6 48 77 75 55 Silvester Hommeles (sales manager) R&D Media Holding BV exploits mobile Didi Parlevliet (representative the Null [email protected] content on five continents and is a.o. owner Corporation) mob. +31 (0)6 42 14 29 98 of Glomobi and Zemgo. Glomobi and Zemgo [email protected] We are the leading pan European supplier of are one of the biggest providers of enter- mob. +31 (0)6 53 67 5252 Music & Multimedia, Print, Packaging and tainment services, such as ring tones, news Lenneke Knape, Rockit promotions, music- Promotional Materials. Our Group has a no- services and (interactive) games on mobile marketing & publicity, representative Mac- tice at the London Stock Exchange and has telephones. Moreover, Glomobi and Zemgo beth Footwear. 5000 employees that are willing to help you! specialize in linking those services to TV and Didi Parlevliet, representative the Null Cor- Online promotion. poration. Stroom R&D Media has its own technical platform. Postbus 11177 This makes it possible to react quickly to new Rough Trade Distribution Benelux 1001 GD AMSTERDAM developments and conditions, and to com- ‘De Matrix’ Sumatralaan 45 tel. +31 (0)20 301 11 67 municate efficiently with partners throughout 1217 GP HILVERSUM [email protected] the world. tel. +31 (0)35 625 63 40 www.stroom.ws / www.doxrecords.com Kees van Weijen (managing director) Nathalie van Veenendaal (manager) Rigu Sound BV [email protected] [email protected] Haverstraat 76 mob. +31 (0)6 53 12 03 97 mob. +31 (0)6 24 50 51 44 2153 GB NIEUW VENNEP Paul Davies (general manager) Linda Waal (label manager) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.musicstore.nl mob. +31 (0)6 53 93 11 68 mob. +31 (0)6 24 67 88 64 Jos Molenaar (export manager) Didier de Raeck (product manager) Stroom is a collective which includes a book- [email protected] [email protected] ings agency, artist management, publishing tel. +31 (0)252 37 81 60 mob. +31 (0)477 52 87 33 and a record label (Dox records). Stroom is mob. +31 (0)6 29 52 25 29 Rough Trade Distribution BV is one of the a platform for bands and projects that are Ed Nieuwenburg (buyer) largest independent distributors within the rooted in improvised music and free format [email protected] Benelux. Having exclusive responsibility for experimentation. All the productions on the tel. +31 (0)252 37 81 81 physical and digital sales & distribution of Stroom label Dox records are always hip, mob. +31 (0)6 29 52 25 26 over 140 international and national record innovative, and experimental, whilst maintain- Rigu Sound BV is the most complete one- and DVD labels, Rough Trade Distribu- ing an awareness of the jazz tradition. If the stop wholesaler in cd, dvd and games prod- tion BV excels in handling a various range emotion is universal, its musical expression ucts based in the Netherlands. of music like Tiësto, Frank Zappa, Katie is too. Artists we represent are: Zuco 103, Rigu Sound BV owes it’s own retail chain of Melua, Within Temptation, Joe Jackson, Benny Sings, Izaline Calister, New Cool Col- stores named Music Store www.musicstore.nl King Crimson, Paul Carrack, Jamie Lidell lective, Wouter Hamel, Giovanca, Steye and around 125 at present. and many others. We are well known for Benjamin Herman. Rigu Sound BV has the best and cheapest our contacts in key-retail and specialised daily offers send out across the global on all indie-stores and we handle all traditional and Suburban Marketing & Distribution BV entertainment products. non-traditional outlets. If you are a label who Martinus Nijhofflaan 2 Interested? Get in contact with us now ! would like to be considered for distribution in 2624 ES DELFT * importer, exporter, retailer, record shop, the Benelux market, please contact us. tel. +31 (0)15 256 44 99 wholesaler * sales & distribution activities [email protected] * all musical styles in the Benelux www.suburban.nl * all musical styles Ronald Drayer (CEO) Roadrunner International B.V. [email protected] Zwarteweg 10 Spinnin’ Records mob. +31 (0)6 54 38 71 59 1412 GD NAARDEN Alexanderlaan 2 Ron van Hal (promotion manager) tel. +31 (0)35 697 12 00 1213 XS HILVERSUM [email protected] www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk tel. +31 (0) 35 646 00 00 mob. +31 (0)6 21 28 65 15 Cees Wessels (CEO) [email protected] Daniel Regan (label manager) Marcus Turner (SVP legal & business affairs) www.spinninrecords.nl [email protected] [email protected] Eelko van Kooten (managing director) mob. +31 (0)6 45 18 27 20 Wally van Middendorp (senior vice-president [email protected] Suburban is a distribution and marketing international) mob. +31 (0)6 53 83 37 38 company specialised in covering [email protected] Roger de Graaf (A&R) the BeNeLux territory, besides many exclu- mob. +31 (0)6 46 32 30 03 [email protected] sively distributed labels Suburban has got Kathi Sheasby (international product man- mob. +31 (0)6 51 52 44 29 one inhouse label called Suburban Records. ager) Spinnin Records is an independent dance [email protected] label which arised in 1999. Specializing in mob. +31 (0)6 11 62 85 85 releasing high quality dance music Spinnin Roadrunner Records, one of the world’s slowly evolved into one of Holland's strong- leading rock and metal labels, owns a rich est dance labels. Currently Spinnin is hosting catalogue of rock and metal repertoire in- 12 sub labels all with a focus in the under- cluding multi-platinum artists Nickelback and ground scene. Our artist roster includes the Slipknot. The label continues to seek out and likes of , 4 Strings, Beat break cutting-edge talent such as Airbourne, Freakz, Hi_Tack, Ron van den Beuken and Trivium and Black Stone Cherry. Worldwide Marcus Schossow to name a few. marketing and promotion is handled through International artists on the Spinnin roster: the Roadrunner offices in America, Japan, SIA, , Ian Carey, Yves Larock, Alex Australia, UK, , Germany, Canada and Gaudino, Booty Luv a.o. Holland and a network of distributors and licensees in other territories.

Dutchsound / Popkomm edition / October 2008 11 Dutch companies at Popkomm 2008

Talpa Music B.V. The Entertainment Group Unit 54 B.V. Zevenend 45 Vaartweg 89 De Derde Hoeve 54 1251 RL LAREN NH 1217 SM HILVERSUM 2676 CS MAASDIJK tel. +31 (0)35 533 33 33 tel. +31 (0)35 625 60 00 tel. +31 (0)174 52 10 23 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.talpamusic.com www.entertainmentgroup.nl www.unit54.com Tony Berk (president) Peter van Krimpen (manager publishing Addy van der Zwan (MD) [email protected] division) [email protected] Pieter van Bodegraven (vice president) [email protected] mob. +31 (0)6 54 65 51 48 [email protected] mob. +31 (0)6 23 20 05 72 Koen Groeneveld (MD) Peter Schoonhoven (vice president) The Entertainment Group is a Benelux based [email protected] [email protected] full service entertainment company with mob. +31 (0)6 54 65 36 05 Talpa Music mainly occupies itself, both divisions in a.o. artist management, Record label, Production House, DJ book- nationally and internationally, with music recordings, publishing, concerts & events, ings, Klubbheads, Hi_Tack, Koen Groeneveld, publishing, the exploitation of copyrights, bookings, consultancy and television. Johnny Crockett, Captcha, The Caramel Club. the issuing of sheet music, the production The publishing division wants to present their and (sub)licensing of image- and sound writers and artists to international compa- White Villa Entertainment B.V. carriers, the development of artists and their nies, but would also like to offer it’s services Oude Bennekomseweg 12 image, advisory in the music industry field, to foreign catalogues/writers. Feel free to get 6717 LL EDE GLD the exploitation of music by means of inter- in touch to discuss any of the above. tel. +31 (0)318 69 07 38 net applications and administering adjoining [email protected] rights. Toco Australia www.whitevilla.nl P.O. Box 1176 Maurice Edelenbosch (general manager) The Alternative QLD 4566 NOOSAVILLE DC. [email protected] Vaartweg 180 Tel. +61 7 544 900 72 mob. +31 (0)6 53 24 02 97 1217 SZ HILVERSUM www.toco-international.com Roy Poortmans (creative director / A&R / tel. +31 (0)35 750 67 00 Peter van den Bremer (regional manager) producer) www.thealternative.nl [email protected] [email protected] Jacco van Lanen (artist manager) mob. +61 41 22 23 191 mob. +31 (0)6 23 97 28 47 [email protected] John Dirne (CEO / producer) mob. +31 (0)6 24 51 48 70 ToCo Europe [email protected] Robert Swarts (artist manager) Postbus 3303 mob. +31 (0)6 51 83 84 12 [email protected] 3760 DH SOEST This amazing company has its own facilities mob. +31 (0)6 45 78 09 01 tel. +31 (0)35 609 79 99 like, two sound studios (with SSL Duality Rense van Kessel (promotor / talent buyer) [email protected] mixing table linked to a Protools HD Sys- mob. +31 (0)6 20 21 46 54 www.toco-international.com tem), one TV/ Video & Artwork /DTP studio [email protected] Marc de Raaff (managing director) and last but not least, its own bar. White Villa The Alternative is a full service entertain- [email protected] has also expertise in the areas Marketing, ment company. We offermanagement, mob. +31 (0)6 53 16 88 94 Plugging & Promotion and Management & label, publishing, bookings and more. Our Marleen Stelte-Roskam (office manager) Bookings. main activities are managing, booking and [email protected] White Villa Records has established itself promoting great bands from all over the mob. +31 (0)6 23 53 74 56 as a trustworthy and qualified player in the world. We are music driven! All bands and Margarida Serra Dos Santos - De Raaff (ad- music industry. It’s responsible for more than acts we work for are great live performers ministration dept.) 250 top 100 notations, music videos and and their music comes straight out of their [email protected] international hit list notations. December last hearts. They love what they are doing and ToCo International is a broker in music year, White Villa reached number one and we love what we are doing. That’s an ideal rights. As a licensing company represent- number two in the Dutch Top 100! combination. ing about 200 labels worldwide, we release 2008 started with a BIG hit DJ JEAN - THE records through a network of about 75 local LAUNCH RELAUNCHED this track was one of agents around the globe. Our main focus the hottest tracks at Cannes! is dance music, but we also handle other styles. Hit acts include 2 Unlimited, Akcent, Benny Benassi, Benassi Bros, Corona, Danzel, Elize, Filterfunk, Hi_Tack, In-Grid, John Marks, Lou Bega, Starstylers, Sylver, , Whigfield and many many more. We work out of 4 Regions, ToCo Asia, ToCo Australia, ToCo Latino and ToCo Europe/Canada/USA. Also active as Music Publisher.

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