UNIQUE GLOBAL CO-OPERATIVE MUSIC CONFERENCE & NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF SPEAKERS, SUMMITS, KEYNOTES, NETWORKING SESSIONS AND EXCLUSIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS AT MANCHESTER’S AVIVA STUDIOS

THE MOST IMPORTANT VOICES IN MUSIC AND CULTURE DISCUSSING THE URGENT ISSUES THAT FACE THE MUSIC AND CONTENT INDUSTRY

UNVEILS GENRE-DEFYING SECOND WAVE OF ARTISTS FOR 2024

BBC INTRODUCING, NICE SWAN RECORDS, MANCHESTER PRIDE, DOT TO DOT, CLASH AND MORE TO CURATE THREE DAYS OF LIVE MUSIC IN MANCHESTER’S NORTHERN QUARTER

9-12 OCTOBER 2024 - MANCHESTER CITY CENTRE

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Praise for Beyond The Music 2023

“There is hope and we felt it in Manchester…at what felt like the beginning of something incredibly special” - Clash

“It’s good to know that there are people actually doing something and having these conversations at that industry level” - Natalie Jamieson with Jo Whiley on BBC Radio 2

“...it could be the spark that sets the scene alight. Manchester is already a centre of creativity, but the extra push could see it become the centre of the musical universe” - Hunger Magazine

“...a great success, an exciting debut of what we hope is a long-standing event” - Mancunion

“A Sonic Revolution - three days of music and activism. This is the start, truly, of a new era of Greater Manchester music” - Yuck

“Not just a fresh new music festival but a conference focusing on the future of the music industry” - DORK

Today, BEYOND THE MUSIC has announced details of its unique, change-making global conference schedule and its impressive list of speakers and guests for 2024. Beyond The Music will take over Aviva Studios across 9th - 11th October 2024 to address some of the most demanding issues in the music and content industry today. The announcement also brings further information of their live programme - announcing their second wave of artists and expansive collection of stage curators. Tickets for the second edition of Beyond The Music are available here.

Spanning twelve summits, four keynotes, ten networking sessions, talks, and exclusive announcements across 9th - 11th October, the 2024 edition of Beyond The Music will expand upon its preexisting conference structure, and invites some of the most important voices in music, tech and content to uncover solutions on some of the most pressing challenges in the music and content sector today.

The first speakers for the 2024 edition of Beyond The Music are: Andy Burnham (Mayor of Greater Manchester), Rebecca Ferguson MBE, Tony Harlow (Warner Music UK), Grace Blakeley (Author), Matt Wilkinson (Apple), Dan Chalmers (YouTube), Jen Smith (CIISA), Tom Gray (The Ivors Academy), Zelda Perkins (Can’t Buy My Silence), Erinch Sahan (Doughnut Economics Action Lab), Laura Harper (Lewis Silkin), Dr. Jo Twist MBE (BPI), Tim Burgess (Tim’s Listening Party LIVE), Annabella Coldrick (MMF), Andy Edwards (UK Music), Jon Collins (LIVE), Richard Jacques (Composer), Sophie Jones (BPI), Sam Duckworth (Get Cape, Wear Cape Fly / MVT), Ben Wynter (AIM) with many more to be announced soon.

Beyond The Music will open the floor for an honest and revealing conversation about the experiences of marginalised genders in the music industry through its Misogyny in Music panel in partnership with Musician’s Union and SheSaidSo - welcoming women from all areas of the music industry to the floor to discuss and share their own experiences and hear from the new voluntary regulator, CIISA. The New Economic Frontier: Building The Next Music Industry Paradigm will look at the current broken economic model and discuss urgent alternative solutions. again hearing from artists who have been affected by the lack of  progress on an industry solution. Beyond The Music will also turn its attention toward the future impact of AI on the music industry, discussing what regulation and legislation is necessary and asking “Where's Our AI Copyright Law?”.

Special networking events will give attendees the opportunity to meet each other, build relationships and ideas following the lively discussions  This year from AIM, MMF, BPI, Musician’s Union, PRS/PPL, Gameopolis, Manchester Music City. 

See below for Beyond The Music’s 2024 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE SO FAR:
 

WEDNESDAY 9TH OCTOBER

Registration opens 1pm

Class & Culture Summit
 

Opening Party (details to be revealed)
 

THURSDAY 10TH OCTOBER

BTM Welcome Brunch with PPL / PRS

The Tom Gray Address

Growing The Grassroots: How Cross Industry Investment Can Save The Music Ecosystem

The New Economic Frontier: Building The Next Music Industry Paradigm

Musician's Union Lunchtime Network

Misogyny In Music: The Truth (Partners: Musician’s Union x SheSaidSo)

AIM "Regions & Nations" Roundtable & Networking event

Who Is Looking After The Industry's Mental Health? 

BPI Networking Social

DOLBY ATMOS Experience

Classical Summit in the Northern Quarter (Partner: Classical Unlocked)
 

FRIDAY 11TH OCTOBER

MMF Networking Brunch

Artificial Intransigence: Where's Our Ai Copyright Law?

The Future Of Music - Re-Imagined 

Gameopolis Launch 

Content Sector Networking Event

Content Sector Summit 

The Future Is A Foreign Country: How Emerging Markets Are Rebooting The Music Business (Partner: PPL)

Green Bill Of Health - Music Climate Pact Update from Roxy Erickson 

DOLBY ATMOS Experience
 

Electronic Summit in the Northern Quarter (Partner: AFEM)

Hip Hop Summit in the Northern Quarter
 

Beyond The Music 2024 once again boasts an admirable live programme, with stage curators including the likes of BBC Introducing, Nice Swan Records, Manchester Pride and From Manchester to Palestine. Beyond The Music have collected some of the most prominent names in UK music to curate and host a range of showcases across the Northern Quarter celebrating the next generation of exciting artistry.

Today’s announcement also includes a range of new additions to the expansive lineup, continuing to platform a range of genres and styles and bring together a myriad musical selection. Beyond The Music has been booked in partnership with Greyline – a Manchester-based independent promoter and touring agency – and in an effort to support Manchester New Tastemakers have provided two young promoters with their own stage slots to programme during the festival. The new artists set to play across the Northern quarter this October feature The Vanns, Riya, Alien Chicks, Zola Courtney, Coults, Jaws the Shark, Human Interest and Renee Stormz. You can view the full list of stage curators and the full artist lineup here.

Co-founded by promoter and social enterprise founder Oli Wilson and Sarah Pearson, Founder of Wasted Youth Music, alongside Rose Marley, CEO, Co-operatives UK, Beyond The Music’s founding members span CityCo, Co-operatives UK, Factory International, GMCA, MCR BID, Manchester Accommodation BID, Co-op Live, AO Arena, and BPI and supported by Manchester City Council.

Their desire to empower and equip attendees and performers with knowledge and a space for honest conversation has extended to their lineup, as the festival earlier issued a call out for new artists to perform at the 2024 edition, to which over 2,500 artists applied.

Tickets to Beyond The Music 2024 are now more affordable than ever, a standard Delegate Pass (including conference and festival access) is priced at £170, a Festival Day Ticket is £20, and a Festival 3-Day Ticket is available from £40 - first release tickets are available here.

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