Going Global Music Summit Adds Seven New Speakers to the 2019 Conference

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The two-day GOING GLOBAL MUSIC SUMMIT is a gateway for any local artist, manager, publicist, A&R, producer, music writer, record label and venue manager to connect with, question and hear ideas from some of the international music industry’s most relevant and forward-thinking superstars.

The creative director from UK’s prestigious Green Man Festival, Ben Coleman joins this year’s Going Global Music Summit line-up along with U.S. national publicist, Brid Walpole who has worked U.S. campaigns for NZ artists Liam and Neil Finn and Tiny Ruins. U.S. boutique booking agency, Ground Control Touring (Angel Olsen, Big Thief, Kurt Vile, Wavves) are sending Natasha Parish to share her wisdom on touring internationally while Shannon Kurlander from Terrorbird Media will have advice on how to get media attention and radio play in the States. Radio and blog exposure across the U.S. and Canada is the focus for Adam Lewis from Planetary Group (The Decemberists, Courtney Barnett, Portugal, The Man).  Independent Music  Association of Chile General Manager, Francisca Sandoval and fellow IMICHILE member, Carla Arias joins the panels to help kiwi artists understand the potential of the South American music market. More speakers to be announced in the coming weeks.

The two-day GOING GLOBAL MUSIC SUMMIT is a gateway for any local artist, manager, publicist, A&R, producer, music writer, record label and venue manager to connect with, question and hear ideas from some of the international music industry’s most relevant and forward-thinking superstars. IMNZ (Independent Music New Zealand) is bringing to New Zealand; international booking agents, synch licensors, international media, PR experts, artist managers with international experience and those working for the fast-moving live and digital music platforms.

In 2017 and 2018 the events sold out, and Going Global showcases have been instrumental in the discovery of some of New Zealand’s biggest success stories over the past nine years. Previous artists include; Aldous Harding, Tami Neilson, Tiny Ruins, Soaked Oats, Sachi, Holy Arrowsmith, Fazerdaze and Nadia Reid.

GOING GLOBAL MUSIC SUMMIT 2019
Friday 30th August  / Saturday 31st August
– Roundhead Studios, Auckland, New Zealand –
Tickets on sale now from Eventbrite
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GOING GLOBAL PRESENTS 2019
*ARTIST SHOWCASE*
OPEN TO PUBLIC
Saturday 31st August
– Whammy, Wine Cellar, Whammy Backroom –
Auckland’s K’ Road
Tickets on sale now from undertheradar.co.nz
*All Going Global 2019 registrants are eligible for a 10% discount ticket to The Other’s Way Festival 2019, Friday, August 30.
Discount code details & links are included during the registration process.

Announced speakers for the  2019 GOING GLOBAL MUSIC SUMMIT are:

ADAM LEWIS (Planetary Group, USA), BEKAH ZIETZ FLYNN (Sub Pop Records – Publicity, International Promotions and A&R, USA), BEN COLEMAN (Green Man Festival, UK), BRID WALPOLE (Pitch Perfect PR, USA), CARLA ARIAS (IMICHILE, Neutral Festival, Chile), FRANCISCA SANDOVAL (IMICHILE, Fluvial Festival, CHILE), JOHN HALPERIN (The Glass House – Talent Buyer, USA), KIRAN PATEL (A&G Sync – Head of Sync, UK), MIKE SNIPER (Captured Tracks – Founder/CEO, USA), NATASHA PARISH (Ground Control Touring, USA), PAUL BRINDLEY (Music Ally, CEO & Co-Founder, UK), SHANNON KURLANDER (Terrorbird Media, USA).

Planetary Group is an artist development and promotions firm based out of Los Angeles that focuses on helping new and upcoming artists be heard and discovered through radio and blog exposure in the US and Canada.  Recently Adam has worked with such acts as The Decemberists, Courtney Barnett and Portugal, The Man.  In addition Adam also currently handles all publicity, promotion and media buying for Great Northeast Productions.  Prior to Planetary, Adam was the Northeast Sales and Promotion Manager for TVT Records, working with Sevendust, The Black Crowes and Snoop Dogg.

BEKAH ZIETZ FLYNN (Seattle, United States)
Sub Pop Records – Publicity, International Promotions and A&R
Bekah handles national and regional press campaigns for Sub Pop’s roster of artists and oversees international promotions for the label in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Israel. She moved to Seattle in the fall of 2004 where she worked part-time in the Radio Department of Sub Pop as well as holding additional jobs as the office manager of Chop Suey and assistant to the NW rep for ADA Distribution. From 2005-2010, Bekah was the Label Manager of Suicide Squeeze Records, until returning to Sub Pop in 2010.

BEN COLEMAN (UK)
Creative Director, Green Man Festival
Ben is the Creative Director of Green Man, held annually in the Brecon Beacons, Wales, UK. Green Man is a multi-arts festival and 2019 will be the festival’s 17th edition. Ben is responsible for curating the music and film, and overseeing the delivery of the festival’s brand. Green Man begun in 2003, taking place annually in Wales’ beautiful Brecon Beacons and has developed into one of Europe’s leading arts events.

BRID WALPOLE (United States)
National Publicist, Pitch Perfect PR
Brid is a National Publicist at Pitch Perfect PR. An Australian native who has been based in New York since 2012, Brid has worked at Tell All Your Friends PR and was most recently the Director of Publicity at [PIAS] America. Her clients include; Tiny Ruins, Cate Le Bon, Cherry Glazerr, Ezra Furman, Faye Webster, Let’s Eat Grandma, Neil & Liam Finn, Ohmme, Marfa Myths & Iceland Airwaves Festivals.

CARLA ARIAS (Chile)
IMICHILE, Quemasucabeza / Armonica Booking / Neutral Festival
Chilean cultural manager and journalist. In parallel, and after working more than 13 years in mass media (press, radio and TV), Carla joined the record label Quemasucabeza (www.quemasucabeza.com).
From 2013, she has been Director of the Armónica Booking and Management agency. In addition, Carla is the General Producer of the Neutral Festival, which has 9 editions in Santiago of Chile and 3 in Mexico City, which is a showcase for new names of the independent scene of the region. Carla also works as part of the Directory on IMIChile.

FRANCISCA SANDOVAL (Chile)
General Manager, IMICHILE and Fluvial Festival
Francisca has held the position of general manager for the Independent Music Association of Chile (IMICHILE)  since 2017 which is a not for profit, non-government association that aims to support Chile’s independent recording sector.  She is also a founding partner of La Unión; a booking & communication agency that has worked on the development of more than 20 Chilean artists. Francisca is also an executive producer of Fluvial, a conference and music festival that takes place annually in Valdivia since 2016.

JOHN HALPERIN (Los Angeles, United States)
The Glass House – Talent Buyer
Jon Halperin has been buying music talent for 20 years. From 2000-2006, he shaped Chain Reaction – Anaheim, CA (booking The Mars Volta, Death Cab for Cutie, Fall Out Boy, & Maroon 5). Since 2006, Jon has been booking The Glass House – Pomona, CA (booking Weezer, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Jesus and Marychain, Refused, 2 Chainz, & Mac Miller). Jon books Music Tastes Good – Long Beach, House of Creatives – Miami, Isle of Light in the Dominican Republic, & Gridlife in 3 US cities. In 2017, Jon produced a live Bob’s Burgers music show in LA. Jon also worked for Coachella Festival (2001-2016), First City, All Tomorrow’s Parties (US & UK), Warped Tour, & Hootenanny.

KIRAN PATEL (UK)
Head of Sync, A&G Sync,
Kiran heads up the creative team at A&G Sync, an award-winning, international sync agent. A&G seek high profile, global sync deals on behalf of a broad range of clients including independent labels (Dirty Hit, Bitbird, I Oh You, Ivy League) and management companies (Rocket Mgmt, First Access, SB Mgmt) from their offices at Tileyard Studios, London. Recent credits include work for Toyota, Google and Samsung; shows such as 13 Reasons Why, Grey’s Anatomy + Hanna; trailer spots for Netflix, HBO, Universal, Warner Bros + Paramount Pictures, as well as contributing to Playstation’s God of War + Netflix’s The Last Kingdom with A&G artist Eivør.

MIKE SNIPER (Brooklyn, United States)
Captured Tracks – Founder/CEO
Mike Sniper is the founder and CEO of Captured Tracks, Sinderlyn and Omnian Music Group. Via these brands, his labels were the first to release Mac DeMarco, DIIV, Homeshake, Wild Nothing, Beach Fossils and many other successful artists. He’s been featured as an expert in various documentaries, panels and podcasts as well as being an advocate for independent labels, artist-label and label-distribution relationships. Sniper is also a music archivist, working on various catalogue reissues, books and compilations as well as being the owner of a brick-and-mortar record store.

NATASHA PARISH (United States)
Booking Agent, Ground Control Touring
Natasha began her career in music on the venue side, first as the exclusive talent buyer for Club Downunder at her alma mater Florida State University and later as an assistant at the Empty Bottle in Chicago. Since transitioning over to the agency world, she’s developed a diverse roster of unique touring acts including ADULT., Black Marble, Boy Harsher, Drab Majesty and many more.

SHANNON KURLANDER (United States)
Head of Radio Promo/International Strategy, Terrorbird Media
Shannon Kurlander, heads up the radio promotion department and international strategy department for Terrorbird Media. She specializes in specialty radio promotion along with developing customized U.S. marketing campaigns for international artists. Current affiliated artists between both rosters include; The Beths, Hatchie, Camp Cope, Toro y Moi, Charly Bliss,  + many more! Shannon also runs a collective titled GRLMIC which showcases women and non-binary musicians through a number of mediums.

PAUL BRINDLEY – (NZ KEYNOTE) (London, UK)
Music Ally, CEO & Co-Founder
Paul Brindley is Co-founder and CEO of Music Ally. Paul has a background as a musician, having played bass guitar with The Sundays, an indie band who sold over two million albums worldwide. He has also worked in the private office of Rt Hon Tony Blair. After co-founding Music Ally in 2002, the company has gone on to become a world-leading knowledge company for the modern-day music industry. Music Ally publishes a subscription business information service and offers a range of other services including digital marketing training and implementation, research and events to the global music business.

2018 SPEAKERS FEEDBACK ON THE GOING GLOBAL SUMMIT

“The Going Global experience was a unique, effective and powerful way to connect with New Zealand’s people, culture and music scene. In terms of productivity and music business relations, it is one of the best conferences and industry gatherings I have attended.”
FABRIZIO ONETTO – OCESA, MEXICO

“Going Global may be known for its future-focused ethos and measurable business outcomes – and these features did not disappoint in 2018 – but for me personally, it was how it showed off the NZ industry that really impressed me. New Zealand has a music industry like no other, where its artists have formed a tight community with each other and the people behind the scenes, regardless of professional ties. The global industry as a whole could learn a lot from NZ and the best way to do that is by attending Going Global.”
Poppy Reid – Managing Editor, Seventh Street Media, AUST

The two-day conference culminates on Saturday night at three of Auckland’s most vibrant music venues; Wine Cellar, Backroom and Whammy! Bar. A handpicked New Zealand music festival experience will showcase New Zealand’s next big thing to fans, industry, and international tastemakers.

*Calling NZ Musicians*
Performing Artist applications for the GOING GLOBAL PRESENTS 2019 are now open at www.goingglobal.co.nz. The application deadline is Wednesday, July 31st 2019 with all artists performing being announced early August.

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ABOUT GOING GLOBAL MUSIC SUMMIT 2019:
Going Global Music Summit is a boutique music conference proudly presented by Independent Music New Zealand (IMNZ). Established in 2011, this two-day music event has grown to become the largest gathering of the international music industry in New Zealand each year.
In 2019, the summit will present an exciting schedule of live music events alongside a daytime program of panels, presentations, workshops and discussions. The focus is on new music, and as such, the live music showcases aim to reflect originality in contemporary live music practice.
GOING GLOBAL MUSIC SUMMIT 2019 is proudly brought to you by Independent Music New Zealand in partnership with the NZ Music Commission and is supported by Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development, Merlin, APRA AMCOS, NZ On Air and a Recorded Music NZ Music Grant.

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