Music Industry Seminars at Foyer Music

[Dave Foyer]

Music Industry Seminar
Saturday 8th March 2008
3-6pm
Aberdeen Foyer
Marywell Street
Aberdeen AB24 2YB
Speakers:
Ronnie Gurr - A&R – signed The Stereophonics and many other acts. Was the man behind Franz Ferdinands show at SxSW in Texas before anybody had ever heard of them.
Rik Smernik - A&R – Signed Snow Patrol but now does consultancy
Duncan McRone - Represents MCPS in Scotland & Northern Ireland
Del Franklin - Ex-Northsound .Now handles training at Shmu.FM and presents a show
Eric (Café Drummonds) - Owns & runs Café Drummonds
Patrick Grey - Owns and runs Planet Boo, a small label and merchandising company in the north of Scotland
100% FREE and FREE refreshments available to anybody attends the seminar.

No need to book, just make sure you are there by 3pm.

[black_matter]

This looks really good, I think there should be more seminars like this going around.

I'll definintly be along for this

[Pierre Von Mondragon]

Ah, the people responsible for signing the Stereophonics AND Snow Patrol, is there going to be an ENT expert on hand to advise them on how to live with Tone Deafness, seriously, society could take its revenge for the wave of blandness unleashed by these 'dudes'.

Ehm I mean, good luck with the event Dave.

Do they work for EMI Terra Firma Do Me A Favour Suits Do The Talent-Spotting Now Ltd?

[RF Scott]

"Franz Ferdinands show at SxSW in Texas before anybody had ever heard of them"

Excluding the people at Domino who had signed them and the people who had bought their single which gave them a chart placing previous to SXSW, presumably? The people who saw them on their other US dates around SXSW, too...

[Dave Foyer]

Originally Posted by RF Scott

"Franz Ferdinands show at SxSW in Texas before anybody had ever heard of them"

Excluding the people at Domino who had signed them and the people who had bought their single which gave them a chart placing previous to SXSW, presumably? The people who saw them on their other US dates around SXSW, too...

Just perhaps I was talking about Joe Public here?

[black_matter]

Well this is the first industry seminar i've heard of in the aberdeen area so i'm not going to slag or comment until after the event.

[CornTYP]

I remember a music seminar a few years ago in the Belmont Cinema. It was an interview with the guy who discovered Oasis. Some interesting information sourced from that event. The best part was when the guy who discovered Oasis had some verbal exchanges with the A&R guy from Warner Brothers Records the over treatment of bands after signing a record deal. It was quite exciting hearing two men of professional stature picking at each other with sly digs. Much fun. See y'all there.

[Spoonie]

i seem to remember a few similar things at the foyer over the years. an excellent opportunity.

[delboy]

another good one was during go north (at the lemon tree) and tom hingley ripped shreds out of some wet behind the ears chap from parlophone A&R!

[Andy Mulhern]

Originally Posted by delboy

another good one was during go north (at the lemon tree) and tom hingley ripped shreds out of some wet behind the ears chap from parlophone A&R!

Ive been to a few in recent years, but I missed that one!
damn, sounds like it wouldve been fun.