Cheques, Hugs & Rock ‘n’ Roll: The Changing Face Of Artist Management SPEAKERS: Keynote - Tim Clark, ie:music Panel - Paul Bedford - Investment Director, Ingenious Martin Goldschmidt - MD Cooking Vinyl & Director, Essential Music & Marketing Peter Thompson - MD Vital Distribution, Integral’s parent company Chairman - Keith Harris, Keith Harris Music / PPL Director / Chairman, MusicTank Tickets MUST be booked and paid for in advance - no walk-up on the day. Drinks are included in the price. DESCRIPTION: Stressed, frequently under-appreciated and working longer hours than your average hedge fund manager, artist management is hardly the easiest of jobs. And, given the seismic scale of the current industry shake-up, it could be about to get even more complicated. 360 deals and self-release strategies open up a world of possibility to artists and managers willing to go against the industry norm. MusicTank’s latest think tank will dissect and evaluate the emerging trends of diversification and fragmentation of label services, to ascertain the best future configurations of management and label teams. Stick with an established label? Find an investor then pick and choose services? Is there a best release model for the 21st Century and if so, what …